Project
Breeding Sorghum for Tolerance to Infertile Acid Soils
Details
Project Code:
MSU-104
Start Date:
1992
End Date:
1997
CRSP Phase:
Not Available
Budget:
Not Available
Countries:
Colombia
Participants
Lead University:
Mississippi State University
Other Partners:
Collaborating Scientists' Institutions: ICA; Arauca Project; FENALCE (Colombia); SADCC/ICRISAT (Zimbabwe); Kenya Agriculture Research Institute, Kakamega Regional Research Center, SAFGRAD/ICRISAT (Kenya); University of Nebraska; Kansas State University; Texas A&M University (US)
Principal Investigator(s):
Lynn M. Gourley; Susana A. Goggi; Brian S. Baldwin
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
None
Overview
This project addresses, through breeding, three major production limiting constraints of tropical soils; low-input production on infertile soils, phytotoxic levels of Al and Mn, and low P availability. In addition to yield, every breeding project must strive to maintain disease resistance and grain quality as a goal.
Objectives
1. Screen and evaluate sorghum and pearl millet, in the laboratory and field, for sources of tolerance to infertile soils, low soil phosphorus (P) content and availability, and aluminum (A1) and manganese (Mn) toxicities. 2. Enhancement of elite U.S. and LDC sorghum germplasm with sources of tolerance to infertile soils, and Al and Mn toxicities. 3. Train selected U.S. and LDC personnel.
Outcomes
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