Project
Development and Evaluation of Systems for Controlling Insect Pests of Sorghum/Millet by Integration of Resistant Varieties, Cultural Manipulation and Biological Control
Details
Project Code:
MSU-105
Start Date:
1984
End Date:
1991
CRSP Phase:
Not Available
Budget:
Not Available
Participants
Lead University:
Texas A&M University
Other Partners:
Collaborating Scientists' Institutions: Department of Agricultural Research (Botswana); SADCC/ICRISAT (Zimbabwe); IER, ICRISAT/Mali (Mali); ICRISAT (India), Escuela Agricola Panamericana (EAP) (Honduras)
Principal Investigator(s):
George L. Teets; Frank E. Gilstrup
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
None
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Overview
The goal of this project was to develop insect control strategies for sustainable sorghum/millet production, namely, plant resistance and biological control.
Objectives
1. Botswana sugarcane aphid research; 2. Mali sorghum bead bug research; 3. Niger millet stalk borer and millet head girdler biological control research; 4. Honduras sorghum midge, fall armyworm and sorghum stem borer research.
Outcomes
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