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Evaluation of pearl millet germplasm for sustainable production under changing climate: Heat Tolerance

Grant No

Evaluation of pearl millet germplasm for sustainable production

Project Description

This project with ICRISAT evaluated 238 accessions of pearl millet for tolerance to heat and for overall agronomic performance. The project identified 27 accessions as potential sources of genes for tolerance to heat.

Institute Name

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, India(ICRISAT)

Institute Country

India

List of Countries

India

Crops

Crop	Seed or Veg type	Acc collected	Acc regenerated	Acc sent to CG	Acc introduced to genebank	Acc sent to Svalbard
Pearl Millet		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