Huong Thi Thu Le

Area of Expertise

Biocontrol of plant parasitic nematology, rice stress physiology and rice cropping system, climate change adaptation in agriculture

Current Research

Influence of root-associated bacteria on the tolerance of rice towards iron toxicity in lowland rice

Research Countries

Vietnam, Germany

Professional Experience

Current FSC Status

Alumna

Year of FSC Scholarship

2013

Institute during FSC Scholarship

Institute for Plant Production and Agroecology, University of Hohenheim, Germany

Home Institute

Institute of Tropical Biology

Doctoral Institute

Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), University of Bonn, Germany

Dissertation

Biological of the rice root-knot nematode

Degrees

Ph.D.

Important Publications

Renaud, F.G., Le, T.T.H., Lindener, C., Guong, V.T., Sebesvari, Z., 2013. Resilience and changes in agro-ecosystems facing increasing sea-level rise and salinity intrusion in Ben Tre Province, Mekong Delta. Climate Change, submitted.

Sebesvari, Z., Le, T.T.H., Toan, P.V., Arnold, U., Renaud, F.G., 2012. Agriculture and Water Quality in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. In: Renaud, F., Kuenzer, C. (Eds.): The Mekong Delta System - Interdisciplinary Analyses of a River Delta. Springer.

Sebesvari, Z., Le, T.T.H., Renaud, F., 2011. Climate Change Adaptation and Agrichemicals in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. In: Steward, M., Coclanis, P. (Eds.): The Mekong Delta: Environmental Change and Agricultural Sustainability. Springer.

Sebesvari, Z., Le, T.T.H., Renaud, F., 2009. Impacts of Climate Change on Pesticide Fate in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Pesticide Behaviour in Soils, Water and Air 14-16, Proceedings, September 2009, New York, UK.

Le T.T.H., Padgham, J.L., Sikora, R.A., 2009. Biological control of Meloidogyne graminicola on rice using endophytic and rhizosphere fungi. International Journal of Pest Management.