CRP on Dryland Cereals - DC
Overview: FP2-3.4 - Develop early generations with resistance to drought and biotic stresses
Leader: Eric Manyasa, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics - ICRISAT
Team
members: 2
Partner
organizations: 7
Budget 2024
USD : 0
Outputs: 2
Activity/Product Description
Generate new early and high yielding breeding lines tolerant to abiotic and biotic stresses with farmer and market preferences for ESA. NARS will have access to early generations and finished products for their breeding programs and and later commercialization
Atlas
Outputs
| Code | Type | Output Name | Leader | Co-leader | Deliverables | Commodity | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP2-3.4.1 |
 |
Early generations with resistance to drought; high in Fe and Zn | Eric Manyasa | Henry Fred Ojulong | 5 | Sorghum | |
| FP2-3.4.2 |
|
Early sorghum generations with high yield, resistance to midge, leaf diseases | Eric Manyasa | 1 | Sorghum |
Partners
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics-ICRISAT
India, Hyderabad
CGIAR Center/Program (Center)
http://www.icrisat.org
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research-EIAR
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
National Agricultural Research System (NARS)
http://www.eiar.gov.et
Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization-KALRO
Kenya, Kisumu
National Agricultural Research System (NARS)
http://www.kalro.org/
Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute, Agricultural Research and Development Institute Ukiriguru-TARI - ARDI Ukiriguru
Tanzania, Mwanza
National Agricultural Research System (NARS)
https://www.tari.go.tz/#team)
National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute-NaSARRI
Uganda, Soroti
International Development Organizations (including Development Projects)
http://www.nasarri.go.ug/
