Botswana Agronomic Research
This projects’ goals include: Improve and stabilize rainfed sorghum and millet crop yields by studies of sustainable systems for improving rain and soil-water use efficiency through […]
- Start Date: 1984
- End Date: 1991
- Project Code: KSU-107
- Lead University: Kansas State University
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: International Sorghum and Millet (INTSORMIL)
Database: Project
Agronomy and Cropping Systems
This project focused on determining the water use efficiency of grain sorghum and pearl millet following soybeans in rotation. Study the ”rotational effect” in grain sorghum-soybeans […]
- Start Date: 1984
- End Date: 1991
- Project Code: NU-113
- Lead University: University of Nebraska, Lincoln
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: International Sorghum and Millet (INTSORMIL)
Database: Project
Mineral Uptake and Utilization in Sorghum and Pearl Millet
Experiments were conducted in Mali and Niger to determine nitrogen response of sorghums and pearl millets in several locations.
- Start Date: 1984
- End Date: 1991
- Project Code: NU-114
- Lead University: University of Nebraska, Lincoln
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: International Sorghum and Millet (INTSORMIL)
Database: Project
Mechanisms of Drought and High Temperature Resistance in Sorghum and Pearl Millet
This project sought to understand the basic physiological factors involved in plant stress resistance and susceptibility.
- Start Date: 1984
- End Date: 1991
- Project Code: NU-123
- Lead University: University of Nebraska, Lincoln
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: International Sorghum and Millet (INTSORMIL)
Database: Project
Pearl Millet Breeding
Through collaboration with partners this project focused on improving drought tolerance, seed size and density, seedling stand establishment, lodging resistance, and grain yield of pearl millet.
- Start Date: 1984
- End Date: 1991
- Project Code: KSU-101
- Lead University: Kansas State University
- Region: Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, US and Canada
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: International Sorghum and Millet (INTSORMIL)
Database: Project
Breeding Sorghum for Developing Countries
This project aims to use the variability created from crosses between two complementary germplasm groups–recently bred high yield tropical food quality sorghums and elite U.S. lines–in […]
- Start Date: 1984
- End Date: 1991
- Project Code: NU-115
- Lead University: University of Nebraska, Lincoln
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: International Sorghum and Millet (INTSORMIL)
Database: Project
Breeding Pearl Millet for Developing Countries
The principal objectives of this project are to supply collaborating scientists at LDC locations with both useful genetic material and information on how best to select […]
- Start Date: 1984
- End Date: 1991
- Project Code: NU-118
- Lead University: University of Nebraska, Lincoln
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: International Sorghum and Millet (INTSORMIL)
Database: Project
Development of Agronomically Superior Germplasm Including Varieties, Hybrids and Populations Which Have Improved Nutritional Value and Good “Evident” Grain Quality for Utilization in Developing Countries
The major focus of this project is to develop high yielding sorghum varieties with acceptable food quality and good nutritional value for utilization in developing countries.
- Start Date: 1984
- End Date: 1991
- Project Code: PRF-103A
- Lead University: Purdue University
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: International Sorghum and Millet (INTSORMIL)
Database: Project
Breeding Sorghum Varieties and Hybrids with Improved Grain Quality, Drought Resistance and Striga Resistance
To strengthen sorghum research capabilities of collaborating scientists in less developed countries, thereby accelerating the rate at which the production and utilization of sorghum is enhanced. […]
- Start Date: 1984
- End Date: 1991
- Project Code: PRF-107
- Lead University: Purdue University
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: International Sorghum and Millet (INTSORMIL)
Database: Project
Breeding for Productivity in Sorghum
The principal objective of this project was to bring together in a deliberately focused manner all those traits which cause the production of higher yielding sorghums […]
- Start Date: 1984
- End Date: 1991
- Project Code: TAM-121
- Lead University: Texas A&M University
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: International Sorghum and Millet (INTSORMIL)
Database: Project
