?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F8161%2F&rft.title=TAC+reviw+on+plant+breeding+methods+Background+Papers&rft.creator=ICRISAT%2C+-&rft.subject=Pearl+Millet&rft.subject=Pigeonpea&rft.subject=Groundnut&rft.subject=Genetics+and+Genomics&rft.description=Research+and+technology+development+ensuing+from+genetic+improvement%2C+to+create+more+flexibility+in+1977+the+Genetic+Resources+and+Enhancement+Program(GREP)+was+established+at+ICRISAT+to+help+developing+countries+to%3A+1.+Rescue+and+preserve+endangered+crop+biodiversity%3B+2.+Introduce+and+apply+new+biotechnological+tools+to+the+need+of+the+semi-arid+tropics%3B+3.+Identify+valuable+new+traits+for+resistance+to+biological+and+environmental+stresses%3B+and+4.+Improve+breeding+populations+as+a+vehicle+for+sharing+new+traits+with+national+agricultural+research+systems(NARS).%0D%0AThe+director+of+the+program+is+based+at+ICRISAT'S+facilities+in+India%2C+where+the+center's+gemebank+and+biotechnology+labs+are+located.+Particular+problems+will+require+special+strategies+involing+partners+throughout+the+semi-arid+tropcs(SAT)%2C+especilly+in+Sub-Saharan+Africa.+The+development+of+breeding+population+will+emphasize+vigorous+NARS+partnership+with+greater+direct+ICRISAT+involvement+in+Africa%2C+Genetic+resources+conservation+and+delivery+of+improved+germplasm+are+the+focus+of+GREP+activities+in+Africa.+Likewise%2C+GREP+scientist+are+conserving+and+enhancing+crop+genetic+resources+applying+conventional+and+new+tools+at+our+headquarters+in+India.+Other+scientist+are+also+identifying+useful+characteristies+to+improve+crop+adaptation+in+the+SAT&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics&rft.date=2000&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F8161%2F1%2FRP%252010053.pdf&rft.identifier=++ICRISAT%2C+-++(2000)+TAC+reviw+on+plant+breeding+methods+Background+Papers.++Other.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics%2C+Patancheru%2C+Andhra+Pradesh%2C+India.+++++