Progress 06/01/02 to 05/30/07
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Progress Report Objectives (from AD-416) To grow out and evaluate exotic germplasm. Identify those lines with useful breeding value. Approach (from AD-416) Evaluate material in Puerto Rico and Mali. Evaluate in F1 hybrid combination. Enter data into GRIN. Significant Activities that Support Special Target Populations This report serves to document research conducted under a Specific Cooperative Agreement between ARS and the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. Additional details of research can be found in the report for the parent project 6202-21000-022-00D, Sorghum Genomics and Germplasm Evaluation. The goal of this project is to definitively evaluate sorghum germplasm accessions that are indigenous to Mali and the Sudan in order to identify productivity and grain quality traits that will be useful for incorporation into new sorghum varieties for U.S. farmers. In FY 2007, project scientists recorded important agronomic traits of Mali sorghum; the data complement earlier data obtained from the accessions. During the life of this project, more than 3,000 Mali/Sudan accessions were evaluated for a series of 20 agronomic traits that are critical for U.S. sorghum cultivars. The availability of this germplasm, and its agronomic characterization under this project, has significantly widened the genetic base of sorghum germplasm available to breeders in the U.S., and will significantly facilitate ongoing efforts by breeders to develop better sorghum varieties for U.S. producers which will increase productivity and profitability. The project ADODR has monitored the cooperator�s performance under this agreement by periodic communications, orally or in writing, and by more intensive interactions at major sorghum meetings which included appropriate discussions of work progress, problems, and priorities. This project expired in FY 2007.
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Progress 10/01/05 to 09/30/06
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Progress Report 4d Progress report. This report serves to document research conducted under a Specific Cooperative Agreement between ARS and the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. Additional details of research can be found in the report for the parent CRIS 6202-21000-022-00D Sorghum Genomics and Germplasm Evaluation. The goal of this project is to conduct detailed evaluations of sorghum germplasm that is indigenous to Mali and Sudan in order to identify productivity and grain quality traits that might be useful for incorporation into new sorghum varieties for U.S. farmers. In FY 2006, project scientists recorded phenotypic characterization of Mali sorghum for important agronomic traits; these observations will complement observations previously obtained on this germplasm. Work by this project will provide sorghum breeders with detailed and valuable genetic and phenotypic information for this large collection of sorghum germplasm. More than 3,000 accessions
have been evaluated thus far under the project for a series of 20 agronomic traits that are critical for U.S. sorghum cultivars. Evaluating this germplasm will widen the genetic base of U.S. breeding programs and will greatly facilitate development of new sorghum varieties that will perform better under biological and environmental stresses, thus enhancing sorghum production efficiency and profits for U. S. farmers.
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Progress 10/01/04 to 09/30/05
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4d Progress report. This report serves to document research conducted under a Specific Cooperative Agreement between ARS and the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. Additional details of research can be found in the report for the parent CRIS 6202-21000-022-00D Sorghum Genomics and Germplasm Evaluation. The goal of this project is to conduct detailed evaluations of sorghum germplasm that is indigenious to Mali and Sudan in order to identify productivity and grain quality traits that might be useful for incorporation into new sorghum varieties for U.S. farmers. In FY 2005, phenotypic characterization of Mali sorghum was conducted for important agronomic traits, and these observations will complement observations that were previously obtained on this germplasm. This work will ultimately provide sorghum breeders with genetic and phenotypic information for this large collection of sorghum germplasm. More than 3, 000 accessions have been evaluated thus far under
the project for a series of 20 agronomic traits that are critical for U.S. sorghum cultivars. Evaluating this germplasm will widen the genetic base of U.S. breeding programs, which will ultimately result in new varieties that perform better under biological and environmental stresses.
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Progress 10/01/03 to 09/30/04
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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 Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. Additional details of research can be found in the report for the parent CRIS 6202-21000-022-00D Sorghum Genomics and Germplasm Evaluation. The goal of this project is to provide definitive genetic characterization of important sorghum germplasm obtained from Mali and the Sudan. In FY 2004, characterization of Mali sorghum for important agronomic traits was accomplished; these observations will complement those obtained on this germplasm in a previous cooperative project. This work provides sorghum breeders with the required genetic information to improve sorghum germplasm, which will ultimately result in new varieties that perform better under biological and environmental stresses.
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