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Program Research on  Breeding Systems 

Development of a novel gene transfer method that will bypass intellectual property constraints currently limiting gene transfer in plants

Grantee: Center for the Application of Molecular Biology to International Agriculture

Principal Investigator: Richard Jefferson

Country:  Australia

Grant No: 2004 FS 042

Amount:$250,000

To enhance the ability of breeders to improve cassava and tropical fruits by over-expression of known genes that allow breeders to control the timing and extent of flowering in collaboration with the Max Planck institute

Grantee: International Center for Tropical Agriculture

Principal Investigator: Joseph Tohme

Country: Colombia

Grant No: 2004 FS 034

Amount: $280,140

To determine the potential value of pearl millet top-cross hybrids in West Africa by assessing levels of hybrid vigor across different growing environments during the 2004 growing season

Grantee: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

Principal Investigator: Eva Weltizien Rattunde

Country:  India

Grant No: 2004 FS 049

Amount: $ 45,825

To identify the specific genes in the rice and pearl millet that are induced when cereals are exposed to the water deficits or drought conditions in collaboration with the university of Georgia

Grantee: University of Hyderabad

Country: Hyderabad, India

Grant No: 2003 FS 132

Amount: $23,625

 

 

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