Events
4th Open Seminar in AY 2013
Developing Nitrogen and Phosphorus Deficiency Tolerant Rice Cultivars for sub-Saharan Africa
Uploaded Date: 2018-07-12
Program
| Date | 15 November, 2013 (Friday) 15:30 - 17:00 |
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| Venue | Lecture Room No.7, School of Agricultural Sciences, Nagoya University |
| Speaker | Dr. Esther Gikonyo (Principal Research Officer, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute(KARI), Kabete Center, Kenya / ICCAE Visiting Research Fellow) |
| Language | English |
Nitrogen (N) and Phosphorus (P) deficiencies are one of the major abiotic stresses limiting crop production in sub-Saharan Africa. Developing rice cultivars adaptable to low N and/or P may represent a more cost-effective and environmental benign solution than sole reliance on fertilizers. We are aiming at identifying morphological and physiological traits related to N and P deficiency tolerance in rice that will be useful for breeding low N and/or P adaptable cultivars. We screened 140 rice cultivars for adaptability to low N and P conditions and selected 8 cultivars that were used for subsequent characterization experiments. In my presentation, I will discuss results of the screening as well as the future plan towards development of N and/or P deficiency tolerant cultivars.
