Project
Development of Improved Bean Cultivars for Highland Production Regions
Details
Project Code:
LAC6-A1
Start Date:
2002
End Date:
2007
CRSP Phase:
Not Available
Budget:
Not Available
Participants
Lead University:
University of Puerto Rico
Other Partners:
CIAT (Colombia); University of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico); INIAP (Ecuador); Cornell University (US); EAP (Honduras); INIAP (Ecuador); INIFAP (Mexico); CRDA (Haiti)
Principal Investigator(s):
James Kelly (US); Eduardo Peralta (Ecuador); Julio Villatoro (Guatemala)
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
None
Overview
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Objectives
1. Strengthen bean breeding programs in Ecuador and Guatemala with expanded emphasis on nurseries to evaluate performance, adaptation, disease resistance, understanding consumer markets, and stronger collaborative ties with CIAT and LAC CRSP colleagues in the lowland tropics. 2. Broaden the genetic base of the regional drought screening nursery and evaluate the nursery at sites in Ecuador and Guatemala. 3. Introgress new resistance sources into local bean germplasm.
Outcomes
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