SATREPSマダガスカルプロジェクト課題２「養分の吸収利用に優れた育種素材の開発」に参画する、パリアスカ　ファン　田中　特別研究員が、イネの生育調査のため、11月中旬から12月中旬にかけてマダガスカルに出張しました。

Our Project aims to develop cultivars suitable for Madagascar agro-ecological conditions. The field performance of selected rice breeding lines developed at JIRCAS has been evaluated in farmer’s fields of several rice producing areas of Madagascar. I have, therefore, traveled to Madagascar from 2021 Nov 19 to Dec 29 to establish field experiments for the cross population from the donor GP1103 and the local variety X265. The main objective is to confirm the effect of a previously reported total panicle QTL under field condition. In addition, together with our project counterparts (C/Ps) we have sown a set of selected breeding lines (under low- and up-land condition) to confirm both their field performance (yield), and suitability for the producing area using a farmer participatory approach (for variety selection). Furthermore, we have installed new equipment (distilled water machine, autoclaved and small fume hood) to enhance the local research capabity in our Project laboratory.