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Registered sorghum germplasm with sugar cane aphid resistance for global use
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Registered germplasm with sugar cane aphid resistance for global use in sorghum plant breeding programs.
https://lubbock.tamu.edu/
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Focus Areas:
Agriculture
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Problem
Sorghum plant resistance to the Sugar Cane Aphid.
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Solution
Provides sorghum germplasm with resistance to Sugar Cane Aphid for the development of sorghum varieties and hybrids with resistance.
Target Beneficiaries
Sorghum seed companies providing seed to small and large scale sorghum producers.
Innovation Description
Registration of RTx3410 through RTx3428 sorghum germplasm resistant to sugarcane aphid.
Competitive Advantage
This Sugar Cane Aphid (SCA) resistant germplasm provides seed companies with some of the first novel germplasm to incorporate into their plant breeding programs.
Milestone
Date Unknown
Funds RaisedVERIFIED
$876,284
TITLEDevelopment of biotic stress-resistant sorghum cultivars for Niger and Senegal
FOCUS AREAS
Agriculture