Dr. Günther Manske

 
 
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Area of Specialization
Academic Co-ordinator of the International Doctoral Program for Development Research at ZEF
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Department The Doctoral Program is an interdiscplinary program at ZEF
Current Research Topics Contacts to national and international research centers and universities, development of educational concepts, curricula development and implementation, donor contacts, stipend management, student and alumni networking
Further Research Topics Agricultural Engineer: Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture /Resource Management, Plant Physiologist, Plant Breeding, Plant Nutrition, Rhizosphere, Soil Biology, Nutrient and Water Efficiency; Nutritional Quality
Contacts / Partners / Funding Institutions Federal Ministery of Germany for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), national and international foundations / sponsors; partnerships with universities and national and international research centers (CGIAR etc.)
Publications

Manske, G.G.B., 1990. Genetic analysis of the efficiency of VA Mycorrhiza with Spring Wheat. I. Genotypical differences and reciprocal cross between an efficient and non-efficient variety. In: El Bassam, N. et al. (eds.). Genetic Aspects of Plant Mineral Nutrition, Kluwer, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 397-405.

G.G.B. Manske, A.B. Lüttger, R.K. Behl, and P.L.G. Vlek, 1995. Nutrient Efficiency Based on VA Mycorrhizae (VAM) and Total Root Length of Wheat Cultivars Grown in India. Angew. Bot. 69, 108-110.

Paul L.G. Vlek, A.B. Lüttger and G.G.B. Manske, 1996. The potential contribution of arbuscular mycorrhiza to the development of nutrient and water efficient wheat. In: Tanner, D.G, Payne, T.S. and Abdalla, O.S. (eds.). The Ninth Regional Wheat Workshop for Eastern, Central and Southern Africa, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia: CIMMYT, pp. 28-46.

Egle K., Manske G.G.B., Römer W. and Vlek P.L.G, 1999. Improved phosphorus efficiency of three new wheat genotypes from CIMMYT in comparison with an older Mexican variety. J. Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 162, 353-358

G.G.B. Manske, R.K. Behl, A.B. Lüttger and P.L.G. Vlek. 2000. Enhancement of mycorrhizal (VAM) infection, nutrient efficiency and plant growth by Azotobacter chroococcum in wheat: Evidence of varietal effects. In: Narula N. (ed.). Azotobacter in Sustainable Agriculture. CBS Publishers & Distributors, New Dehli, India

G.G.B. Manske, J.I. Ortiz-Monasterio R., M. van Ginkel, R.M. González, S. Rajaram, E. Molina and P.L.G. Vlek, 2000. Traits Associated with Improved P-Uptake Efficiency in CIMMYT´s Semidwarf Spring Bread Wheat Grown on an Acid Andisol in Mexico, Plant and Soil 221: 189 - 204

Günther Manske, Nigatu Tadesse, Maarten van Ginkel, Matthew Reynolds and Paul L.G. Vlek, 2000. Root Morphology of Wheat Genotypes Grown in Residual Moisture. In: S.W. Breckle, M. Veste and W. Wucherer (Eds.), Sustainable Land Use in Deserts, Springer-Verlag, Berlin

G.G.B. Manske, J.I. Ortiz-Monasterio R., M. van Ginkel, R.M. González, R.A. Fisher, S. Rajaram, and P.L.G. Vlek, 2001. Importance of P uptake efficiency vs. P utilization for Wheat Yield in an Acid and Calcareous Soil in Mexico, European Journal of Agronomy 14 (4), pp 261-274

Manske, G.G.B., I.J. Ortiz-Monasterio and P.L.G. Vlek, 2001. Techniques for measuring genetic diversity in roots. In: Reynolds, M.P., I.J. Ortiz-Monasterio and A. McNab (eds.), Application of Physiology in Wheat Breeding, Mexico, D.F.: CIMMYT, pp. 208-218

Ortiz-Monasterio, I.J., Manske, G.G.B., and van Ginkel, M. , 2001. Nitrogen and Phosphorus Use Efficiency. In: Reynolds, M.P., I.J.Ortiz-Monasterio and A. McNab (eds.), Application of Physiology in Wheat Breeding, Mexico, D.F.: CIMMYT, pp. 200-207

Günther G.B. Manske and Paul L.G. Vlek, 2002. Root architecture – wheat as a model plant. In Waisel Y, Eshel A. and Kafkafi U. (eds). Plant Roots: The Hidden Half, Third Edition, New York; Marcel Dekker, pp. 249-259

Manske, GGB, Ortiz-Monasterio, JI, van Ginkel, RM, Rajaram, S and Vlek, PLG, 2002. Phosphorus use efficiency in tall, semi-dwarf and dwarf near-isogenic lines of spring wheat. Euphytica 125 (1), pp. 113-119

 
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