CRP on Dryland Cereals - DC

Overview: FP2-1.22 - Improve grain and stover quality traits, including grain micronutrient content.



Leader: Alphonse Singbo, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics - ICRISAT

Team members: 3
Partner organizations: 1

Budget 2024
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0

Outputs: 4

  Activity/Product Description
    
At least 3 farmer-preferred Diversified Dual-Purpose Sorghum Populations identified and processed for release through farmer participation, to be used by processing industries and consumers in Nigeria. Increase in sorghum production and wide use by industries as farmer-preferred hybrid and OPVs are made available to farmers and private seed sectors.
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  Outputs
    
Code Type Output Name Leader Co-leader Deliverables Commodity View
FP2-1.22.1 On-station and multi-location testing across 11 locs of at least 18 sorghum hybrid parents and OPVs for adaptation, and grain and stover quality traits Charles Hash 0 Sorghum, Chickpea, Pearl millet
FP2-1.22.2 Dual/multipurpose sorghum (sweet sorghum and short internodes grain sorghum) testing on farm to identify adapted variety to farmers conditions and needs Charles Hash 0 Sorghum, Chickpea, Pearl millet, Sorghum, Chickpea, Pearl millet
FP2-1.22.3 Guinea type multipurpose sweet sorghum progenies advancing Charles Hash 0 Sorghum, Chickpea, Pearl millet, Sorghum, Chickpea, Pearl millet, Sorghum, Chickpea, Pearl millet
FP2-1.22.4 Stover and grain quality traits analyses of Sorghum BCNAM populations using near-infrared spectroscopy. Charles Hash 0 Sorghum, Chickpea, Pearl millet, Sorghum, Chickpea, Pearl millet, Sorghum, Chickpea, Pearl millet, Sorghum, Chickpea, Pearl millet
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