1984 Annual Report Part II, External Review Panel
Contains an Overview of activities undertaken by the Bean/Cowpea CRSP in 1984.
- Date of Publication: 1984
- Author(s): Bean/Cowpea CRSP
- Type of Document: Annual Report
- Region: Global
- Topic: Food Security, Innovation
CRSP: Bean/Cowpea
Database: Publication
Insect Pathogens in Cowpea Pest Management Systems for Developing Nations
To develop insect pathogens as pest management tools compatible with other insect control practices for small farms. In the United States, research will emphasize two insect […]
- Start Date: 1981
- End Date: N.D.
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: Boyce Thompson Institute
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Innovation
CRSP: Bean/Cowpea
Database: Project
Biology, epidemiology, genetics, and breeding for resistance to pathogens of beans with emphasis on those causing bacterial and rust diseases
To develop biological, epidemiological, genetic and breeding information on rust and bacterial pathogens, primarily rust and common blight of beans. To produce a multiple disease resistant […]
- Start Date: 1981
- End Date: N.D.
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: University of Nebraska, Lincoln
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Innovation
CRSP: Bean/Cowpea
Database: Project
Agronomic, Sociological and Genetic Aspects of Bean Yield and Adaptation
To improve the production of beans by small subsistence farmers through agronomic investigations. To conduct research aimed at understanding the daylength, temperature and genetic bases for […]
- Start Date: 1981
- End Date: N.D.
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: Cornell University
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Bean/Cowpea
Database: Project
Improvement of Bean Production in Honduras Through Breeding for Multiple Disease Resistance
To increase the production of beans through improved varieties resistant to major diseases and pests. Research in the U.S. will include identification of additional sources of […]
- Start Date: 1981
- End Date: 1988
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: University of Puerto Rico
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Innovation
CRSP: Bean/Cowpea
Database: Project
Improvement of Dry Bean Nutritional Quality and Acceptability
To improve the utilization, availability and nutrient quality of dry beans. To integrate post-harvest physiology, food technology and nutritional research with genetic and breeding programs for […]
- Start Date: 1981
- End Date: N.D.
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: Washington State University
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Innovation
CRSP: Bean/Cowpea
Database: Project
Appropriate technology for cowpea preservation and processing and a study of its socioeconomic impact on rural populations in Nigeria
To develop appropriate technology to increase cowpea processing efficiency and encourage increased utilization among Nigeria’s rural population and urban poor. In the U.S. this research will […]
- Start Date: 1981
- End Date: N.D.
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: University of Georgia
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Bean/Cowpea
Database: Project
A program to develop improved cowpea cultivars, management methods, and storage practices for semiarid zones
To increase seed production and yield stability of cowpeas grown in hot semiarid zones by subsistence farmers. The focal point of this research will be the […]
- Start Date: 1981
- End Date: 1988
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: University of California - Riverside
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Bean/Cowpea
Database: Project
Breeding Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) for disease, insect and stress resistance and determination of socioeconomic impact on smallholder farm families
To develop high yielding, widely adapted disease and insect resistant bean cultivars for the smallholder family. To estimate the economic viability of the new cultivars and […]
- Start Date: 1981
- End Date: N.D.
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: Washington State University
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Bean/Cowpea
Database: Project
Identification of Superior Bean-Rhizoo a Combination and Utilization in Cropping Systems Suitable to Small Farms in Brazil
Coming soon
- Start Date: 1981
- End Date: N.D.
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Bean/Cowpea
Database: Project
