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1: Developing technologies to ameliorate biotic and
abiotic stresses in sorghum
This
project intends to increase the productivity of sorghum
by developing methods that speed-up breeding for
resistance to abiotic stresses (drought, Al toxicity and
low phosphorus availability in the soil) and biotic
stresses (anthracnose and Turcicum
leaf blight) through the use of marker-assisted
selection (MAS). A faster breeding process will
guarantee a timely and robust response to threats of
production process.
This
project will involve 19 scientists from 11 institutions
from 5 countries. The project will train 4 BIO-EARN
postdoctoral students, 2 PhDs and 5 MSC students.
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