CRP on Dryland Cereals - DC

Overview: FP2-3.14 - Improve tolerance or resistance to abiotic stresses

FP2-3.13 - FP2-3.2


Leader: Eric Manyasa, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics - ICRISAT

Team members: 2
Partner organizations: 1

Budget 2026
USD : 0

Outputs: 2

  Activity/Product Description
    
Information on drought tolerance of 25 sorghum lines in the variety/hybrid development pipeline in three agroecologies; Information on tolerance to Striga and drought, and on nutrient uptake in 5100 wild sorghum accessions. Increase in sorghum production and use for different end uses, as farmer-preffered hybrid and OPVs are made available; he NARS will have access to drought tolerant breeding lines and finished products for their breeding programs and and later commercialization. Commercialized cultivars will have better poductivity for food security and income.
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  Outputs
    
Code Type Output Name Leader Co-leader Deliverables Commodity View
FP2-3.14.1 Evaluate at least 25 drought-tolerant sorghum varieties in 3 dryland agroecologies in Tanzania for adapation and stability. Eric Manyasa 0 Sorghum
FP2-3.14.2 Characterize 5100 wild sorghum collection from Ethiopia and Sudan for striga, drought and nutrient uptake using GBS Eric Manyasa 0 Sorghum
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