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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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