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A Model of the Potential Distribution of Striga hermonthica in the African Continent and its Prospection under Climate Change

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Title A Model of the Potential Distribution of Striga hermonthica in the African Continent and its Prospection under Climate Change
 
Creator De La Pena Lavander, R
Cotter, M
Mourik, T A Van
Sauerborn, J
 
Subject Climate change
 
Description 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.
 
Date 2012
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/6566/1/CP_2012.pdf
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,.