Mengesha, M H and Rao, S A (1989) Germplasm From SADCC Countries Maintained At ICRISAT Center And Its Implications On National Programs. In: Sixth Regional Workshop on Sorghum and Millets Improvement Program, 18-22 September 1989, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
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Abstract
The area covered by Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC) member countries extend from near the equator to about 30' S latitude and 11'-41' E longitude. The area has a wide range of environmental conditions ;and ecosystems~ dry areas in the Kalahari desert in Botswana; tropical rainfall in Anqola; coastal climate in Mozambique to continental Zambia; high plateaux in Angola and river basins in Zimbabwe; high altitudes in Lesotho and low' elevations in Tanzania. The dominant cereal crop in the region is maize (Zed mays L. ) followed by sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L. ) Moenche], pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L, ) R.Br. 1, and finger millet [Eleusine coracana (L. ) Gaertn. ] Among the legumes, groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L. ) is an important crop followed by chickpea (Cicer arietinurn L. ), and then pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. 1, which is usually grown i n backyards.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Subjects: | Mandate crops > Millets Mandate crops > Sorghum |
| Depositing User: | Library ICRISAT |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Dec 2011 10:51 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Dec 2011 10:51 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/4591 |
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