DFG-Forschergruppe / DFG-Reasearch Group
FOR 431

Protected cultivation - an approach to sustainable
vegetable production in the humid tropics



a collaborative project of the

Faculty of Horticulture,
Leibniz University of Hannover (LUH)

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok

Kasetsart University (KU), Bangkok,

Herrenhäuser Str. 2
30419 Hannover, Germany

P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand

50 Phahonyothin Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand







Publications from the projects


Nguyen, T.H.N., Borgemeister,C., Max, J., Poehling; H.M.(2009)
Manipulation of ultraviolet light affects immigration behaviour of Ceratothripoides claratris.
Journal of Economic Entomology, (accepted).
ABSTRACT
M.B. Hossain & H.-M. Poehling, (2009)
A comparative study of residual effects of Azadirachtin, Spinosad and Avermectin on Liriomyza sativae (Dip.: Agromyzidae) on tomatoes.
International Journal of Pest Management
ABSTRACT
M.B. Hossain, H.-M. Poehling, G. Thöming & C. Borgemeister (in press)
Effects of soil application of neem (NeemAzal®-U) on different life stages of Liriomyza sativae(Diptera: Agromyzidae) on tomato in the humid tropics
Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection, 115 (1)
ABSTRACT
Reimann S., R. Hauschild R., Hildebrandt U., Sikora, R.A., (in press)
Interrelationships between Rhizobium etli G12 and Glomus intraradices and multitrophic effects in the biological control of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita on tomato.
Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection
ABSTRACT
P.Kumar (2008)
Studies on loss of bio-efficacy of two indirect neem application over time (seed and soil) against Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) under semi-field conditions.
J. Asia Pac. Entomol.
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Cheerapha Panyasiri, Tipvadee Attathom and Hans-Michael Poehling 2007.
Pathogenicity of entomopathogenic fungi - potential candidates to control insect pests on tomato under protected cultivation in Thailand
Journal of Plant Diseases and Plant Protection, 114 (6), 278–287
ABSTRACT
Diogo, R. and Wydra, K. 2007.
Silicon-induced basal resistance in tomato against Ralstonia solanacearum is related to modification of pectic cell wall polysaccharide structure
(Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 70, 120-129)
Heine, G., Tikum, G., Horst, W.J. (2007)
The effect of silicon on the infection by and spread of Pythium aphanidermatum in single roots of tomato and bitter gourd
J. Exp. Bot. 58, 569-577.
ABSTRACT
P.Kumar and H.-M. Poehling (2007)
Effects of Azadirachtin, Abamectin, and Spinosad on Sweetpotato Whitefly (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) on Tomato Plants Under Laboratory and Greenhouse Conditions in the Humid Tropics
J. Econ. Entomol. 100(2): 411-420
ABSTRACT
Mutwiwa, U. N., Max, J., and H. J. Tantau (2007)
Effect of Greenhouse Cooling Method on the Growth and Yield of Tomato in the Tropics
Presentation at Deutscher Tropentag 9th to 11th October 2007 in Witzenhausen, Germany.
ABSTRACT
Mutwiwa, U. N., Tantau, H.J. and Salokhe, V.M. (2007)
Greenhouses in the Humid Tropics: Problems and Solutions.
Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Solar Radiation and Day Lighting (SOLARIS 2007) February 7th to 9th, 2007, New Delhi, India. Vol. 1: 238-247.
ABSTRACT
Mutwiwa, U. N., Tantau, H. J., Salokhe, V. M., and U. Schmidt (2007)
Phytomonitoring Transpiration of Tomatoes Grown in Naturally Ventilated Greenhouses in the Humid Tropics
Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium of Irrigation of Horticultural Crops to held in Mildura, Australia, from 28th August to 2nd September 2006. Accepted for publication in Acta Horticulturae.
ABSTRACT
Mutwiwa, U. N., Tantau, H. J., von Elsner B., and J. Max (2007)
Effects of NIR-Reflection Greenhouse Cooling on Blossom-End Rot and Fruit Cracking in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum, L.)
Proceedings of the 6th workshop on Sustainable Horticultural Production in the Tropics held from 6th to 9th December 2006 at Mtwapa, Kenya. Accepted for publication in African Journal of Horticultural Science.
ABSTRACT
Mutwiwa, U. N., von Elsner, B., Max, J., and, H. J. Tantau (2007)
Cooling Naturally Ventilated Greenhouses in the Tropics by Near-Infra Red Reflection. Presentation at “High Technology for Greenhouse System Management conference” (GREENSYS2007) 4th to 6th October 2007, in Naples, Italy. Accepted for publication in Acta Horticulturae.
ABSTRACT
Harmanto, H.J. Tantau and V.M. Salokhe (2006)
Microclimate and Air Exchange Rates in Greenhouses covered with Different Nets in the Humid Tropics
Biosystems Engineering 94 (2), 239-253
ABSTRACT
Harmanto, H.J. Tantau and V. M. Salokhe (2006)
Influence of Insect Screens with Different Mesh Sizes on Ventilation Rate and Microclimate of Greenhouses in the Humid Tropics
Agr. Engng. Intl.,2006 Vol. VIII. Manuscript BC 05 017.
ABSTRACT
Harmanto, H.J. Tantau and V. M. Salokhe (2006)
Optimization of Ventilation Opening Area of a Naturally Ventilated Net Greenhouse in Humid Tropical Environment
International Symposium on Greenhouse Cooling, ISHS, Almeria, Spain, Acta Horticulturae 719, 165-171.
ABSTRACT
Heine, G., Moran-Puente, D.W., Horst, W.J. (2006)
Manganese and Silicon-induced changes in the proteome of the leaf apoplast of tomato: contribution to the resistance against tomato Black Leaf Mold
Paper presented at the International Colloquium, Plant Nutrition meets Plant Breeding, Hohenheim, Sept. 26-28, 2006.
ABSTRACT
M.B. Hossain and H.-M. Poehling (2006)
Effects of a Neem-based Insecticide on Different Immature Life Stages of the Leafminer Liriomyza sativae on Tomato
Phytoparasitica 34(4):360-369
ABSTRACT
References Cited (PDF)
M. Babul Hossain and H.-M. Poehling (2006)
Non-target effects of three biorationale insecticides on two endolarval parasitoids of Liriomyza sativae (Dipt., Agromyzidae)
J. Appl. Entomol. 130(6-7), 360-367
ABSTRACT
Prabhat Kumar and H.-M. Poehling (2006)
Persistence of soil and foliar azadirachtin treatments to controlsweetpotato whitefly Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) on tomatoes under controlled (laboratory) and field (netted greenhouse) conditions in the humid tropics
J Pest Sci (2006) 79: 189–199
ABSTRACT
P.Kumar and H.-M. Poehling (2006)
UV-blocking Plastic Films and Nets Influence Vectors and Virus Transmission on Greenhouse Tomatoes in the Humid Tropics
Environ. Entomol. 35(4): 1069-1082
ABSTRACT
References Cited (PDF)
U. N. Mutwiwa, H. J Tantau and V. M. Salokhe (2006).
Response of Tomato Plants to Natural Ventilation and Evaporative Cooling methods.
International Symposium on Greenhouse Cooling, ISHS, Almeria, Spain, Acta Horticulturae 719, 447-454
ABSTRACT
RUMBOS, C., REIMANN, S., KIEWNICK, S. & SIKORA, R.A. (2006):
Interactions of Paecilomyces lilacinus strain 251 with the mycorrhizal fungus Glomus intraradices: Implications for Meloidogyne incognita control on tomato.
Biocontrol Science and Technology 16 (9) 981-986.
Thoeming, G. and H.-M. Poehling (2006)
Soil application of different neem products to control Ceratothripoides claratris (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on tomatoes grown under protected cultivation in the humid tropics (Thailand)
International Journal of Pest Management, 52 (3): 239-248
ABSTRACT
Wydra, K. and Beri, H. 2006.
Structural changes of homogalacturonan, rhamnogalacturonan I and arabinogalactan protein in xylem cell walls of tomato genotypes in reaction to Ralstonia solanacearum.
Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology 68, 41-50
U. Dhakal, V. Salokhe, H.Tantau and J. Max (2005).
Development of a Greenhouse Nutrient Recycling System for Tomato Production in Humid Tropics.
Agr. Engng. Intl., 2005, Vol. VII. Manuscript BC 05 008P.
ABSTRACT
Harmanto, V.M. Salokhe, M.S. Babel, H.J. Tantau (2005).
Water requirement of drip irrigated tomatoes grown in greenhouse in tropical environment
Agricultural Water Management, 2005, Vol. 71, 225–242.
ABSTRACT
Gregor Heine, George Tikum and Walter J. Horst (2005).
Spatial sensitivity of tomato and bitter gourd roots to Pythium aphanidermatum infection as affected by silicon nutrition.
In: Proceedings of the XVth International Plant Nutrition Colloquium: Plant nutrition for food security, human health and environmental protection, Tsinghua University Press, Bejing, China, pp. 814-815.
ABSTRACT
HEINE, G., TIKUM, G., HORST, W.J. (2005).
Silicon nutrition of tomato and bitter gourd with special emphasis on silicon distribution in root fractions.
J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 168, 600-606
SUMMARY
P. Kumar, H.-M. Poehling and C. Borgemeister (2005).
Effects of different application methods of azadirachtin against sweetpotato whitefly Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (Hom., Aleyrodidae) on tomato plants
J. Appl. Entomol., 2005, Vol. 129 (9/10), 489-497.
ABSTRACT
URBANUS N. MUTWIWA, CHRISTIAN BORGEMEISTER, BURKHARD VON ELSNER AND HANS-JUERGEN TANTAU (2005).
Effects of UV-Absorbing Plastic Films on Greenhouse Whitefly (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae)
Journal of Economic Entomology, 2005, 98(4): 1221-1228.
ABSTRACT
U. Mutwiwa and H. J. Tantau (2005).
Suitability of a UV Lamp for Trapping the Greenhouse Whitefly Trialeurodes vaporariorum Westwood (Hom: Aleyrodidae).
Agricultural Engineering International: the CIGR Ejournal. Manuscript BC 05 004. Vol VII.
ABSTRACT
DAMMINI W.T.S. PREMACHANDRA, CHRISTIAN BORGEMEISTER AND HANS-MICHAEL POEHLING (2005).
Effects of Neem and Spinosad on Ceratothripoides claratris (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), an Important Vegetable Pest in Thailand, Under Laboratory and Greenhouse Conditions
Journal of Economic Entomology, 2005, 98(2): 438-448.
ABSTRACT
W. T. S. D. Premachandra, C. Borgemeister, E. Maiss, D. Knierim, and H.-M. Poehling (2005).
Ceratothripoides claratris, a New Vector of a Capsicum chlorosis virus Isolate Infecting Tomato in Thailand
Phytopathology, 2005, Vol. 95, No. 6, 659-663.
ABSTRACT
V.M. Salokhe and P. Soni (2005).
Microclimatic Response of Naturally Ventilated Tropical Net-houses to Cladding Properties
Invited Paper. In: Book of Abstracts, International Conference on Plasticulture and Precision Farming (ICPPF- 2005), November 17-21, 2005, New Delhi, India, pp. 5.
ABSTRACT
Salokhe, V.M., Soni, P., and H.J. Tantau (2005).
Effect of Net Size on Horizontal Temperature Gradients in Naturally-Ventilated Tropical Greenhouses
Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment (JFAE), 3(2):316-322.
ABSTRACT
Salokhe, V.M., Soni, P., and H.J. Tantau (2005).
Spatial Variability of Air-humidity Inside Naturally Ventilated Tropical Greenhouse Microclimate
International Agrophysics 19(4):329-336.
ABSTRACT
Soni, P., Salokhe, V.M., and H.J. Tantau (2005).
Effect of Screen Porosity on Selected Microclimatic Parameters of Naturally Ventilated Tropical Greenhouses
Manuscript BC 05 002. Vol. VII. April, 2005. Agricultural Engineering International, CIGR Journal of Scientific Research and Development.
ABSTRACT
Soni, P., Salokhe, V.M., and H.J. Tantau (2005).
Effect of Screen Size on Vertical Temperature Distribution in Naturally-Ventilated Tropical Greenhouses
Biosystems Engineering, 92(4):469-482.
ABSTRACT
Dannon, E. and Wydra, K. 2004.
Interaction between silicon amendment, bacterial wilt development and phenotype of Ralstonia solanacearum in tomato genotypes.
Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology 64: 233-243
Gregor Heine and Walter J. Horst (2004).
The role of silicon in the resistance of tomato against Pythium aphanidermatum.
Paper presented at the Deutscher Tropentag, Berlin, 2004.
ABSTRACT
Masadeh, B., von Alten, H., Grunewaldt-Stoecker, G. and R.A. Sikora, (2004)
Biocontrol of root knot nematodes using the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus intraradices and the antagonist Trichoderma viride in two tomato cultivars differing in their suitability as hosts for the nematodes.
Journal of Plant Diseases and Plant Protection 111 (4): 322-333
ABSTRACT
W.T.S.D. Premachandra, C. Borgemeister, A. Chabi-Olaye and H.-M. Poehling (2004).
Influence of temperature on the development, reproduction and longevity of Ceratothripoides claratris (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on tomatoes
Bulletin of Entomological Research, 2004, 94, 377-384.
ABSTRACT
SIKORA, R. A. &  REIMANN, S. (2004).
Suppressive soils, the edge of chaos and multitrophic strategies for biocontrol of pests and diseases in soil ecosystems.
IOBC Bulletin. Multitrophic Interactions in soil and integrated control. 27 (1) 251-258.
P. Soni and V.M. Salokhe (2004).
Greenhouse Automation and Its Viability under Tropical Conditions
Proceedings of Joint Conference of the 4th International Conference of the Asian Federation of Information Technology in Agriculture (AFITA) and the 2nd World Congress of Computers in Agriculture and Natural Resources (WCCA), August 9-12, 2004, Bangkok, THAILAND
ABSTRACT
Dammini W.T.S. PREMACHANDRA, Christian BORGEMEISTER, Oliver BERNDT, Ralf-Udo EHLERS 2 and Hans-Michael POEHLING (2003).
Laboratory bioassays of virulence of entomopathogenic nematodes against soil-inhabiting stages of Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
Nematology, 2003, Vol. 5(4), 539-547.
ABSTRACT
D. Knierim, R. Blawid, and E. Maiss
The complete nucleotide sequence of a capsicum chlorosis virus isolate from Lycopersicum esculentum in Thailand
ABSTRACT
D. Knierim and E. Maiss
Application of Phi29 DNA polymerase in identification and full-length clone inoculation of Tomato yellow leaf curl Thailand virus and Tobacco leaf curl Thailand virus
ABSTRACT

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PHD-Thesis (finished) associated with the projects


Knierim, D. (2007).
Molecular characterization of Capsicum chlorosis virus, Tomato yellow leaf curl Thailand virus, Tobacco leaf curl Thailand virus and RNA-mediated virus resistance in Nicotiana benthamiana Domin.
Dissertation, University of Hannover.
ABSTRACT with full thesis as PDF
Mutwiwa, U. (2007).
Investigations of the Effects of Different Cooling Methods on Microclimate and Plant Growth in Tropical Greenhouses.
Dissertation, University of Hannover.
Harmanto (2006).
Evaluation of net greenhouse for tomato production in the tropics.
Dissertation, University of Hannover.
ABSTRACT with full thesis as PDF
Babul Hossain (2006).
Effects of Azadirachtin and the natural pesticides Spinosad and Avermectin on the leafminer Liriomyza sativae (Diptera: Agromyzidae) and its parasitoids on tomatoes under protected cultivation in the humid tropics
Dissertation, University of Hannover.
ABSTRACT
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Prabhat Kumar (2006).
Management of Sweetpotato Whitefly Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) on tomato using biorational pesticides (Neem, Abamectin and Spinosad) and UV-absorbing nets and films as greenhouse cover in the humid tropics
Dissertation, University of Hannover.
ABSTRACT
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Ajwang, P. (2005).
Prediction of Effects of Insect-proof Screens on Climate in Naturally Ventilated Greenhouses in Humid Tropics.
Dissertation, University of Hannover.
Beri, H. (2005).
Chemical and molecular analysis of the cell wall composition of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) in relation to resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum, causal agent of bacterial wilt.
Doktorarbeit. Universität Hannover.
ABSTRACT with full thesis as PDF
Heine, G. (2005).
Silicon nutrition and resistance against Pythium aphanidermatum of Lycopersicon esculentum and Mormodica charantia.
Dissertation, University of Hannover.
ABSTRACT with full thesis as PDF
Masadeh, B. (2005)
Biological Control of Meloidogyne incognita (Tylenchida: Meloidogynidae) on Tomato using Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Rhizobacteria
Dissertation, University of Hannover.
ABSTRACT with full thesis as PDF
Gunda Thöming (2005).
Soil application of neem products in IPM: Controlling Frankliniella occidentalis and Ceratothripoides claratris (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in vegetable crops.
Dissertation, University of Hannover.
ABSTRACT
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Premachandra, D. (2004).
Biology, population dynamics, vector potential and management of Ceratothripoides claratris on tomato in central Thailand / von W. T. S.
Dissertation, University of Hannover.
ABSTRACT with full thesis as PDF

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Funding Agencies
The German Research Foundation (DFG)
The German Ministry for Economic Co-operation (BMZ)
The Leibniz University of Hannover (LUH)
The Federal State of Lower Saxony, Germany
 
Technical Co-operation and Backstopping
Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center (AVRDC)
PO Box 42, Shanhua, Tainan 741, Taiwan
Phone: +886 6 583 7801, Fax: +886 6 583 0009
Email: avrdcbox@netra.avrdc.org.tw
 
Project Co-ordination
Prof. Hans-Michael Poehling & Prof. Christian Borgemeister
Institute of Plant Diseases and Plant Protection (IPP)
Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419 Hannover, Germany
Phone: +49 511 7622641, Fax: +49 511 7623015
Email: poehling@ipp.uni-hannover.de


last update:
January 2008