CRSP International Sorghum and Millet (INTSORMIL) : CRSPs

Economic and Sustainability Evaluation of New Technologies in Sorghum and Millet Production in INTSORMIL-Priority Countries

This project focused on diffusing new technologies including Striga resistant cultivars in West and East Africa. It also made recommendations to expedite the introduction of these […]

Start Date: 1997
End Date: 2002
Project Code: PRF-205
Lead University: Purdue University

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic: Innovation, Policy

CRSP: International Sorghum and Millet (INTSORMIL)

Database: Project

Sustainable Management of Insect Pests

This project emphasized collaborative research and education. The IPM approach was used to develop strategies to manage insect pests economically, ecologically, and environmentally. For effective IPM, […]

Start Date: 1997
End Date: 2002
Project Code: WTU-200
Lead University: West Texas A&M University

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa, US and Canada
Topic: Innovation

CRSP: International Sorghum and Millet (INTSORMIL)

Database: Project

Striga Biotechnology Development and Technology Transfer

The overall objective of this research was to further the understanding of the biological interactions between Striga and its hosts, and to devise control strategies based […]

Start Date: 1997
End Date: 2002
Project Code: PRF-213
Lead University: Purdue University

Region: Global
Topic: Innovation

CRSP: International Sorghum and Millet (INTSORMIL)

Database: Project

Low Input Ecologically Defined Management Strategies for Insect Pests on Sorghum

This project used information from the project’s collaborative laboratory research investigations in developing cultural, biological and chemical control tactics for implementation in insect pest management programs […]

Start Date: 1997
End Date: 2002
Project Code: MSU-205
Lead University: Mississippi State University

Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Topic: Innovation

CRSP: International Sorghum and Millet (INTSORMIL)

Database: Project

Enhancing the Utilization of Grain Sorghum and Pearl Millet through the Improvement of Grain Quality Via Genetic and Nutritional Research

This research is focused on identification and characterization of germplasm sources that have improved grain quality and nutritional value characteristics. Breeding projects to assemble these genes […]

Start Date: 1997
End Date: 2002
Project Code: KSU-220
Lead University: Kansas State University

Region: Global
Topic: Innovation

CRSP: International Sorghum and Millet (INTSORMIL)

Database: Project

Agroecology and Biotechnology of Fungal Pathogens of Sorghum and Millet

A sorghum growth model was coupled with ergot prediction model developed in South Africa to evaluate ergot potential on a specific maturity genotype at different planting […]

Start Date: 1997
End Date: 2002
Project Code: KSU-211
Lead University: Kansas State University

Region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, US and Canada
Topic: Innovation

CRSP: International Sorghum and Millet (INTSORMIL)

Database: Project

Pearl Millet Germplasm Enhancement for Semiarid Regions

The primary objective of this project is to develop pearl millet materials possessing agronomic, yield, and quality characteristics that address production constraints common to both LDC’s […]

Start Date: 1992
End Date: 1997
Project Code: KSU-101
Lead University: Kansas State University

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic: Innovation

CRSP: International Sorghum and Millet (INTSORMIL)

Database: Project

Biological Control Tactics for Sustainable Production of Millet

This project focused on finding solutions to pests of sorghum and millet, which are key pests and constraints to production in the U.S. and West Africa.