Improving nitrogen use efficiency of crops and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture

Published on 21 January 2014

Research Areas

Agrobiodiversity, Crops

Countries

Colombia, Japan

Timeline

Start Date: 1 April 2013 | End Date: 31 March 2014

Overview

This project aims to identify QTL for Nitrogen Use Efficiency trait, particularly biological nitrification inhibition (BNI) in Brachiaria and to assess the benefit of BNI trait in cropping system; and to develop a cassava network in Asia to strengthen collaborative research on molecular breeding, seed system and capacity building for cassava improvement.

Tags

asia, BNI, brachiaria, casava, qtl