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Genetic characterization and evaluation of agronomic and nutritional traits of adapted pearl millet resources from West Sudan as basis for novel crop improvement strategies

Grant No

Genetic characterization and evaluation of pearl millet from West Sudan

Project Description

This project with Agricultural Research Corporation (ARC) collaborating with University of Hohenheim, Germany and University of Elfasher, Sudan evaluated 225 pearl millet accessions for over 22 agro-morphological characteristics. During the project, 3 accessions showed both high yield performance and high nutrient concentrations. Some evaluated genotypes showed tolerance to head miner, a serious yield constraint in pearl millet production in areas of Sudan.

Institute Name

Agricultural Research Corporation (ARC-PGRU)

Institute Country

Sudan

List of Countries

Sudan

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 2010

End Date

31st of December 2011

Status

Completed