Use of the West African pearl millet landrace Iniadi in cultivar development

    Andrews, D J and Kumar, K A (1996) Use of the West African pearl millet landrace Iniadi in cultivar development. Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter, 105. pp. 15-22. ISSN 0048-4334

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    Abstract

    Plant breeders generally use elite germplasm that has demonstrated its potential in terms of superior farmer-acceptable products and as good parents in breeding programmes. In pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) Iniadi, an early maturing and productive landrace from West Africa, has been exceptionally useful in both its transferability and its parental worth in breeding programmes in widely different geographic locations. Available information on the distribution, agronomic features and germplasm collections available is described. The use of Iniadi in cultivar development in India, West and Central Africa, southern and eastern Africa and the USA also is described. Although the use of Iniadi germplasm has contributed extensively to the genetic improvement of pearl millet, it does not appear to have created situations of potential genetic vulnerability. The information provided here demonstrates the value and impact of germplasm collections in pearl millet improvement.

    Item Type: Article
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    Uncontrolled Keywords: Germplasm, Iniadi
    Subjects: Mandate crops > Millets
    Depositing User: Mr Siva Shankar
    Date Deposited: 08 Oct 2012 10:17
    Last Modified: 14 Sep 2013 11:46
    URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/6170
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    Projects: International Sorghum and Millet Collaborative Res.(INTSORMIL)
    Funders: USAID grant no. DAN 1254-G-00-0021-00 & AID-DSAN-XII-G-0124
    Acknowledgement: The authors acknowledge the help of Dr K.N.Rai, Senior Scientist (breeding), Genetic Enhancement Division, ICRISAT Asia Center, Patancheru, India, Dr S.N.Lohani, Principal Scientist (Breeding), ICRISAT West African Programme, Bamako, Mali and Dr E.S.Monyo, Senior Scientist (breeding), SADC-ICRISAT Sorghum and Millet Improvement Programme, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
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