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Germplasm From SADCC Countries Maintained At ICRISAT Center And Its Implications On National Programs

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Title Germplasm From SADCC Countries Maintained At ICRISAT Center And Its Implications On National Programs
 
Creator Mengesha, M H
Rao, S A
 
Subject Millets
Sorghum
 
Description The area covered by Southern African Development Coordination Conference
(SADCC) member countries extend from near the equator to about 30' S latitude
and 11'-41' E longitude. The area has a wide range of environmental
conditions ;and ecosystems~ dry areas in the Kalahari desert in Botswana;
tropical rainfall in Anqola; coastal climate in Mozambique to continental
Zambia; high plateaux in Angola and river basins in Zimbabwe; high altitudes
in Lesotho and low' elevations in Tanzania. The dominant cereal crop in the
region is maize (Zed mays L. ) followed by sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L. )
Moenche], pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L, ) R.Br. 1, and finger millet
[Eleusine coracana (L. ) Gaertn. ] Among the legumes, groundnut (Arachis
hypogaea L. ) is an important crop followed by chickpea (Cicer arietinurn L. ),
and then pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. 1, which is usually grown i n
backyards.
 
Date 1989
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/4591/1/CP_524.pdf
Mengesha, M H and Rao, S A (1989) Germplasm From SADCC Countries Maintained At ICRISAT Center And Its Implications On National Programs. In: Sixth Regional Workshop on Sorghum and Millets Improvement Program, 18-22 September 1989, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.