Prof. Dr. Maria R. Finckh
Fachgebietsleiterin
Tel.: ++55 42/98 15 62
Fax: ++55 42/98 15 64
Email: mfinckh@uni-kassel.de
Education and research conducted:
| 1986, Germany |
B.S. Biology, University of
Freiburg. |
1991, USA
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Ph.D. Botany and Plant
Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. |
| Since Feb. 1999 |
Professor of ecological plant
protection, University of Kassel, Germany. |
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Dec. 1997-Nov. 1998
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Risk
Assessment of Transgenically Disease Resistant Plants in the
Environment. Concentration on Sclerotinia sclerotiorum on rape and
other vegetable species and wild relatives of rape and on Puccinia
coronata on forage grasses, mainly Lolium perenne. |
May 1994 - Oct.1997 |
Collaboration with Drs. E. Gacek and J. Nadziak, Bakow, Poland on
development and evaluation of cultivar and species mixtures for
malting barley and animal feed production in Poland. Research
in collaboration with Dr. Thinlay in Bhutan on "Strategies for the
management of rice blast (caused by Pyricularia
grisea)".
Work on the genetics of virulence of Erysiphe graminis f.sp.
hordei to the durable Mlo-resistance in Barley. |
Feb. 1994 - April 1994 |
Consultant for the International Rice Research Institute IPM
Research Network, Los Banos, Philippines and FAO Intercountry
Programme for Integrated Pest Control in Rice in South and
Southeast Asia, Manila, Philippines. Development of learning tools
for farmers’ field schools for training in plant pathology
and gene deployment. Development of training materials on gene
deployment for the control of diseases and insect pests of rice for
the IPM Research Network. |
Jan. 1992 - Jan. 1994 |
International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos,
Philippines.
Work on the IRRI - US Environmental Protection Agency project on
global climate change: effects of elevated UV-B (290-320 nm)
radiation on susceptibility of rice to Pyricularia
grisea.
Work on UN developmental project with Drs. C.C. Mundt and R.J.
Nelson on strategies for the deployment of host resistance for the
control of bacterial blight of rice caused by Xanthomonas oryzae
pv. oryzae in the Philippines and Indonesia. |
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