HUB TO SPOKE - Aphid resistant wheat for the smallholder farmer in Africa

HUB TO SPOKE - 为非洲小农提供抗蚜虫小麦

• 批准号: 132166
• 金额: $ 11.56万
• 依托单位: ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: BEIS-Funded Programmes
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2016 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=132166
• 关键词: HUB; SPOKE; Aphid; resistant; wheat

Seed-Co are the largest seed company in Africa, operating in 13 countries in Eastern, Central, Westernand Southern Africa and have developed varieties suitable for different environmental conditions as wellas for the smallholder farmer, therefore any pest resistance traits will benefit farmers in Africa andfurther afield. Smallholder farmers face difficult challenges in protecting their crops against pests anddiseases in these countries. Aphid pests can cause severe damage and yield losses to wheat. This projectwill identify wheat lines which show resistance to aphids, which can be bred into wheat varietiessuitable to be grown in rain-fed, low-potential environments, thereby safeguarding the yield ofsmallholder farmers and reducing the reliance on expensive and environmentally unfriendly pesticides.By doing this we hope to contribute to the food and income security of the African smallholder farmer.

Seed-Co是非洲最大的种子公司，业务遍及非洲东部、中部、西部和南部13个国家，并开发了适合不同环境条件以及小农的品种，因此任何抗虫特性都将使非洲及其他地区的农民受益。在这些国家，小农在保护农作物免受病虫害方面面临着艰巨的挑战。蚜虫害虫会对小麦造成严重损害和产量损失。该项目将鉴定对蚜虫具有抗性的小麦品系，将其培育成适合在雨养、低潜力环境中生长的小麦品种，从而保障小农的产量并减少对昂贵且对环境不友好的农药的依赖。通过这样做，我们希望为非洲小农的粮食和收入安全做出贡献。