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Evaluation of minicore sorghum germplasm for resistance against multiple diseases

Grant No

Evaluation of minicore sorghum germplasm for resistance against diseases

Project Description

This project with Texas A&M University in collaboration with ICRISAT evaluated 248 accessions of sorghum for resistance to Anthracnose, resistance to head smut, and resistance to downy mildew. The project identified 14 and 102 accessions as potential sources of genes for resistance to Anthracnose and head smut, respectively.

Institute Name

Texas AgriLife Research

Institute Country

United States

List of Countries

United States
India

Crops

Crop	Seed or Veg type	Acc collected	Acc regenerated	Acc sent to CG	Acc introduced to genebank	Acc sent to Svalbard
Sorghum		0	0	0	0	0

Program Name

Global System Project

Donor

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Start Date

1st of January 2009

End Date

31st of December 2010

Status

Completed