CRP on Dryland Cereals - DC

Overview: FP2-6 - Pearl Millet South Asia, East and Southern Africa

FP2-5 - FP2-7


Leader SK Gupta, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics - ICRISAT

Team members: 17
Partner organizations: 21

Budget 2024
USD : 0

Activities/Products:  26


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  Activities/Products
    
Code Activity/Product Name Leader Co-leader Total Outputs Output types View
FP2-6.1 Monitor virulence spectrum of pearl millet downy mildew Rajan Sharma 1
FP2-6.2 Characterization of virulence diversity of blast and DM Rajan Sharma 1
FP2-6.3 Screening of advanced breeding materials and segregating populations for downy mildew and blast reaction Rajan Sharma Rakesh Srivastava 1
FP2-6.4 Study mechanism of blast resistance in pearl millet Rajan Sharma 1
FP2-6.5 Development of trait-specific, adaptation-specifc, nutritionally rich and disease resistant diverse hybrid parents SK Gupta M. GOVINDARAJ 1
FP2-6.6 Generate information on heterotic pools existing in available pearl millet hybrid parents and populations SK Gupta Rajeev Varshney 1
FP2-6.7 Functional validation of the T1 transgenic tobacco plants P. Sudhakar Reddy Kiran Sharma 1
FP2-6.8 T1 generation of the tobacco transgenic plants will be developed for the stress inducible P. Sudhakar Reddy Kiran Sharma 1
FP2-6.9 Evaluation of hybrids at farmers field in western Rajasthan SK Gupta Rattan Yadav 1
FP2-6.10 Development of superior parental lines and hybrids for the arid (A1) zone Rakesh Srivastava P. Sudhakar Reddy 1
FP2-6.11 Continue multi-location evaluation of breeding materials SK Gupta A.K. Jayalekha 1
FP2-6.12 Develop bi-parental mapping populations and association mapping panel for flowering stage heat tolerance Rakesh Srivastava P. Sudhakar Reddy 1
FP2-6.13 Make Pearl millet Hybrids Using 130 CMS and R- lines from India and Mali Henry Fred Ojulong 1
FP2-6.14 Continue conversion of diverse seed parents to A4 and A5 cytoplasmic backgrounds SK Gupta 1
FP2-6.15 Mapping and development of breeder friendly marker kit for A1 & A4-systems of fertility restoration in pearl millet Rakesh Srivastava P. Sudhakar Reddy 1
FP2-6.16 Evaluate two sets of hyrids Henry Fred Ojulong Elias Letayo 1
FP2-6.17 Profile 100 pearl millet lines for nutrient content Henry Fred Ojulong Prakash I Gangashetty 1
FP2-6.18 Evaluate three pearl millet maturity group Henry Fred Ojulong Elias Letayo 1
FP2-6.19 Generate interspecific crosses involving P. violaceum accessions and pearl millet forage cultivars/germplasm Shivali Sharma Hari D. Upadhyaya 1
FP2-6.20 Evaluate high biomass hybrids (top crosses and 3-way hybrids) SK Gupta Michael Blummel 1
FP2-6.20 Establish, confirm or enhance breeding populations and/or heterotic pools for target ecologies through appropriate pre-breeding interventions. SK Gupta 9
FP2-6.22 Develop molecular, biochemical and physiological tools for increased efficiency of breeding selections SK Gupta 1
FP2-6.23 Improve grain yield and biomass production SK Gupta 3
FP2-6.24 Improve grain and stover quality traits, including grain micronutrient content SK Gupta 3
FP2-6.26 Improve tolerance or resistance to abiotic stresses SK Gupta 5
FP2-6.27 Improve tolerance or resistance to biotic stresses SK Gupta 1
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