Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Genomics-Assisted Sorghum Breeding
Lead institutions: CHIBAS - Quisqueya University, Kansas State University and Cornell University
Award amount: $1,081,985
Focus countries: Haiti
Principal investigators: Gael Pressoir, Geoffrey Morris and Edward Buckler
U.S. collaborating institutions: Kansas State University, Cornell University
International collaborating institutions:Haiti - CHIBAS - Quisqueya University
By designing genomics-assisted breeding approaches in a NARS, the resulting technology will be better suited for adoption by other NARS globally. The tools and resources developed in this project will facilitate adoption of genomics-assisted breeding by partner programs in West and East Africa and will be diffused globally via breeding informatics initiatives (GOBII and BMS).
For more information about the project, contact:
Dr. Gael Pressoir, Research Director
Quisqueya University/CHIBAS
+509 3702 4904
gael.pressoir@chibas-bioenergy.org
Dr. Geoffrey Morris, Assistant Professor
Kansas State University
+1-785-532-3397
gpmorris@ksu.edu
Dr. Edward Buckler, Adjunct Professor
Cornell University
+607-255-4520
esb33@cornell.edu