Progress 01/01/03 to 08/26/04
Outputs
4. What were the most significant accomplishments this past year? D. Progress report: This report serves to document research conducted under a Specific Cooperative Agreement between ARS and the National Agricultural Research Institute (INRAN), Niger, West Africa. Additional details of research can be found in the report for the parent CRIS 6202-22000-021-00D Pathogen Biology, Genetics, Population Dynamics, Spread, and Relationship with Host and Vectors. The goal of this project was to assess the effects of long smut and grain mold fungi on sorghum grown in the U.S. and in West Africa. No progress on the project was accomplished in FY 2004 because the collaborating scientist no longer works for INRAN. New cooperators to work on these important pathogens have been identified in Senegal, and a new Specific Cooperative Agreement will be implemented to formalize the work. Long smut and grain mold are serious fungal diseases of sorghum; long smut has not yet been
observed in the U.S. Work proposed under the current project, and to be conducted under the new project to be implemented, will screen different U.S. sorghum cultivars and commercial sorghum hybrids for resistance to long smut and grain mold in West African production environments. Data from these studies will provide the first definitive information on the vulnerability of U.S. sorghums to these important diseases, and will better position the U.S. sorghum production industry to effectively deal with these diseases so as to prevent them from becoming major obstacles to sorghum production in the U.S. This project was scheduled to expire in FY 2006, but was terminated in FY 2004 because of nonperformance by the cooperating partner.
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