PROPOSAL:	ICA4-2000-30012	ACRONYM	ISCIMAS
AREA:	FP5 - INCO2, 1.2.1	Call number / date:	-
PROJECT TYPE:	Shared Cost	EU CONTRIBUTION:	526,776
STARTING DATE:	2001-01-01	DURATION:	36 months

Coordinator: Dr.ir. H. Bouwmeester, Plant Research International B.V, Department of Biochemistry/Cell Physiolo, PO Box 16, NL -6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands, Email: h.j.bouwmeester@plant.wag-ur.nl

Project Description:
Striga species are parasitic weeds of tropical crops such as maize and sorghum and they are one of the most serious causes of crop losses in Africa. The roots of the host species of Striga excrete chemical stimulants which evoke germination of Striga seeds. The proposal aims to elucidate and exploit the central role of GS in the interaction between crop and Striga. This will be achieved by a number of different approaches, such as an inventory of existing Striga avoiding cropping techniques, experiments under controlled conditions and in the field, and a biochemical and molecular analysis of GS production. The data will be integrated into a crop growth and Striga population dynamics model and a resistance management strategy designed. Results of experiments and model explorations will be evaluated using farmer participatory methods .

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Consortium:
Co-ordinator: Contact Person: BOUWMEESTER, Harro (Dr) Department: CELL CYBERNETICS Organisation: Plant Research International B.V. 6700 AA WAGENINGEN NETHERLANDS Tel: +31-31-7475882 Fax: +31-31-7418094 h.j.bouwmeester@plant.wag-ur.nl Participants Contact Person: TRAORÉ, Doulaye (Dr) Organisation: Institut National d'Etudes et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA) Station de Farako-Bâ CRREA-Ouest 01 B.P. 910 Bobo-Dioulasso 01 Bobo Dioulasso BURKINA FASO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact Person: BEALE, Mike (Dr) Department: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES - LONG ASHTON RESEARCH STATION (LARS) Organisation: University of Bristol Long Ashton Research Station BS41 9AF BRISTOL UNITED KINGDOM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact Person:MENKIR, Abébé (Dr) Department: CROP IMPROVEMENT DIVISION Organisation: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Oyo Road 5320 IBADAN NIGERIA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact Person:KATILÉ, Sériba (Dr) Department: STATION DE RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE DE CINZANA Organisation: Institut d'Economie Rurale (IER) 214 - Ségou Cinzana Ségou MALI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact Person:VAN AST, Aad (Mr) Department: DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SCIENCES Organisation: Wageningen University P.O. Box 430 6700 AA WAGENINGEN NETHERLANDS

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