Guinea-race Sorghum Hybrids: Bringing the benefits of hybrid technology to a staple crop in Africa

ICRISAT, - (2009) Guinea-race Sorghum Hybrids: Bringing the benefits of hybrid technology to a staple crop in Africa. Documentation. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India.

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In 1999, researchers from ICRISAT, the Malian Institut d’Economie Rural (IER), and the Institut National de l’Environment et des Recherches Agricoles (INERA), Burkina Faso, were faced with the question, “How would you go about improving the productivity of sorghum in West Africa so as to improve food security and increase farmer’s incomes, and do so by building on several thousand years of farmers’ selection for adaptation and quality of grain?” Their answer, “lets work together to find ways of unlocking the genetic potential of the predominant sorghums of West Africa.” These sorghums, an indigenous staple crop of West Africa belonging to the Guinea-race, combine excellent adaptation for these environments with high grain quality. Although having exceptional yield stability, their yield levels rarely exceed 2 tons/ha in farmer’s fields.

Item Type: Monograph (Documentation)
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Uncontrolled Keywords: Guinea, Staple Crop, Africa, Sorghum
Subjects: Mandate crops > Sorghum
Depositing User: Mr Siva Shankar
Date Deposited: 02 Mar 2012 05:32
Last Modified: 02 Mar 2012 05:32
URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/5672
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