De La Pena Lavander, R and Cotter, M and Mourik, T A Van and Sauerborn, J (2012) A Model of the Potential Distribution of Striga hermonthica in the African Continent and its Prospection under Climate Change. In: Resilience of agricultural systems against crises:Tropentag symposium, 19-21 September 2012, Gottingen, Germany,.
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Abstract
The genus Striga (Orobanchaceae) comprises parasitic weeds recognised as a major problem for crop production in sub-Saharan Africa. Striga hermonthica is an obligate parasite of pearl millet, sorghum and other important crops in semi-arid and arid regions of the tropics, producing millions of hectares of yield loses and a great impact on human welfare in the rural areas where it occurs. Under the present situation and the possible scenarios within the framework of climate change Striga hermonthica’s current and future distribution needs to be estimated urgently, in order to efficiently target available prevention and management strategies. Using the maximum entropy (Maxent) approach for modelling species’ distributions, our research focuses on better describe the present distribution of Striga hermonthica and to predict potential future areas where this dangerous parasite could spread in the African continent.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Divisions: | UNSPECIFIED |
| CRP: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Subjects: | Others > Climate Change |
| Depositing User: | Mr Sanat Kumar Behera |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Feb 2013 13:15 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Feb 2013 13:15 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/6566 |
| Acknowledgement: | UNSPECIFIED |
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