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International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics Western and Central Africa (ICRISAT - WCA)
Institution
Section overview
Description
The Regional hub for WCA is located in Niamey, Niger and scientists are also located in the research center in Bamako, Mali. Another research location is in Kano, Nigeria. ICRISAT's work covers approximately 20 countries in the Semi-Arid Tropics (SAT) of WCA. ICRISAT is currently endowed with core competencies in the areas of agronomy (2), soil science (2), pearl millet breeding (1), sorghum breeding (1), groundnut breeding (1), socio-economy (1) and GIS (1).
Activities
- Research
Coordinated projects
Involved in research projects
- Individual and combined effects of five quantitative trait loci on resistance to the parasitic weed Striga hermonthica in Sorghum bicolor under field conditions in Mali and Sudan
- Understanding the present distribution of parasitic weeds of the genus Striga and predicting its potential future geographic distribution in the light of climate and land use change
Contact
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics Western and Central Africa
(ICRISAT - WCA)
Via Paris B.P. 12404
Via Paris B.P. 12404 Niamey
Niger
Niger
Phone: +227-722529 / 725
Email: icrisatsc(@)cgiar.org