McKnight Crop Research Program


Development of High Yielding Multiple Resistant Sweetpotato Germplasm for the Tropics
 Robert O.M. Mwanga-NAARI-Uganda
 George Ndamage-ISAR-Rwanda
 Edward E. Carey-CIP-Kenya
 Janice R. Bohac-USDA-ARS, U.S. Vegetable Laboratory-U.S.A.
 Merle Shepard-Clemson University-U.S.A.
 Paul G. Thompson-Mississippi State University-U.S.A.
 C.S. Prakash-Tuskegee University-U.S.A.


The Ecological Biochemistry of Proanthocyanidins (Condensed Tannins) and Related Flavonoids
in Zimbabwean Small Scale Farming Systems
 Lindela R. Ndlovu-University of Zimbabwe-Zimbabwe
 Jess D. Reed-University of Wisconsin, Madison-U.S.A.


Genetic Improvement of Chickpea and Pigeonpea
 P.K. Ranjekar-National Chemical Laboratory-India
 Clarence A. Ryan-Washington State University-U.S.A.


Integrated Pest Management in Non-Rice Food Crops in Indonesia: A University Partnership to
Ensure Sustainability
 Aunu Rauf-Institut Pertanian Bogor-Indonesia
 Samuel G. Turnipseed-Clemson University-U.S.A.


Reducing Vector Competence By Modification of Symbionts in Insect Vectors of Plant Viruses
 Shen Daleng, Li Chang-ben-Fudan University-Peoples Republic of China
 Roger Hull-John Innes Institute-U.K.
 Hans van den Heuvel-Agricultural University-The Netherlands
 Frank F. Richards, Serap Aksoy, Scott O'Neill-Yale University-U.S.A.
 Angray S. Kang-The Scripps Research Institute-U.S.A.


MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM
The McKnight Collaborative Crop Research Program will support research and training that addresses
food needs and enhances the capacity of scientists in less developed countries of Asia, Africa, and
Latin America. Projects must be closely and strategically linked to issues of food crop production.
Through this program, The McKnight Foundation seeks:


 o To support plant research on topics important to improved food production in less
 developed countries or regions of the world;


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