Description: Das Projekt "Biological Control of Striga hermonthica in Sudan" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Universität Hohenheim, Institut für Tropische Agrarwissenschaften (Hans-Ruthenberg-Institut) (490), Fachgebiet Agrarökologie der Tropen und Substropen (490f) durchgeführt. Striga hermonthica is a parasitic flowering plant belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae. It is a root parasite that can attack sorghum, maize, millet and several grass weeds in the semi arid Tropics. In Sudan Striga is considered as the main constraint in sorghum production, the main staple food for the majority of Sudanese people. Several means of control are used to control Striga either chemically or physically, however these means are either inefficient or very costly. The biological control is an additional recent tool for the control of parasitic weeds. Several fusarium species were isolated from Striga in Sudan and they were found to be highly efficient in controlling Striga. The main objectives of this study are to (i) test the efficacy of formulated fusarium spp. in controlling Striga under field conditions; (ii) determine the optimum dose of the mycoherbicide to be used; and (iii) identify toxins produced by these bioagents for environmental safety.
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Origin: /Bund/UBA/UFORDAT
Tags: Main ? Hirse ? Süßgräser ? Mais ? Biopharmazeutikum ? Agrarökologie ? Unkraut ? Sudan ? Blütenpflanze ? Lagerstätte ? Toxin ? Pflanzenwurzel ? Deuteromycet ? Agrarwissenschaften ? Chemikaliensicherheit ? Ackerland ? Bodenqualität ? Familie ? Parasit ? Studie ? Tropengebiet ? Unkrautbekämpfung ? Trockengebiet ? Biologische Schädlingsbekämpfung ? Umweltsicherheit ? Produktion ? Lebensmittel ? Umwelt ? Gebiet ? Sicherheitsanalyse ? Sicherheitsüberprüfung ? Bodeneffizienz ? Vorgabe ? Werkzeug ? Wirksamkeit ? Blume ? neu ? unter ? Steuerung ? Verhältnis ?
Region: Baden-Württemberg
Bounding boxes: 9° .. 9° x 48.5° .. 48.5°
License: cc-by-nc-nd/4.0
Language: Deutsch
Time ranges: 2003-04-01 - 2006-03-31
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