Climate-smart flood and salinity tolerant African rice

Research project Tanzania produces over 80% of rice produced in East Africa, and any reduction in productivity will influence regional food security. However globally, Tanzania is among the 13 countries to be most affected by climate change with severe risks of incre ... Midterm report Objectives: Phenotyping for anaerobic germination (AG) and salinity tolerance is completed, but phenotyping for submergence tolerance is delayed. QTL mapping for salinity tolerance and AG is progressing, lines have been screened and ...
Period: 2020-04-1 to 2026-09-30 Countries: Kenya Tanzania Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Kenya Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania Project code: 19-03-KU Total grant: 11,834,862 DKK
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