Project
Sorghum Improvement in Honduras and Central America
Details
Project Code:
TAM-131
Start Date:
1981/10/01
End Date:
1991
CRSP Phase:
Not Available
Budget:
Not Available
Countries:
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras
Participants
Lead University:
Texas A&M University
Other Partners:
Collaborating Scientists' Institutions: SRN, EAP (Honduras); CENTA (El Salvador); ICTA (Guatemala); ICRISAT (Mexico); Purdue University, Mississippi State University (US)
Principal Investigator(s):
D.H. Meckenstock
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
None
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Overview
This project focused on improving the quality of life of rural families who produce sorghum through the conservation of biodiversity and enhancement of traditional sorghum varieties to reduce yield loss and increase their productivity and utilization.
Objectives
To improve the quality of life of rural families who produce sorghum through the conservation of biodiversity and enhancement of traditional sorghum varieties to reduce yield loss and increase their productivity and utilization. To support sorghum research in the region through joint planning and coordination of research activities, collection and evaluation of local sorghum, development of new biotechnologics, joint release of enhanced germplasm, and training of local scientists. To transfer new sorghum technologies through on-farm demonstrations and publications of research results.
Outcomes
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