A5057193988- Banana Cultivation and Research
- Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
- Cassava research and cyanide
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Botanical Research and Applications
- Plant and animal studies
- Plant and soil sciences
- Papaya Research and Applications
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Genetics and Plant Breeding
- Agricultural pest management studies
- Botanical Research and Chemistry
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Psidium guajava Extracts and Applications
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Ion Channels and Receptors
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
- Oil Palm Production and Sustainability
- Seed and Plant Biochemistry
- Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration
Meise Botanic Garden
2024
Bioversity International
2011-2015
Ghent University Hospital
2013
Alliance Bioversity International - CIAT
2011-2013
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
2006-2007
Ghent University
2000-2005
Research Institute for Nature and Forest
2004
There is a growing call for inventories that evaluate geographic patterns in diversity of plant genetic resources maintained on farm and species' natural populations order to enhance their use conservation. Such evaluations are relevant useful tropical subtropical tree species, as many these species still undomesticated, or incipient stages domestication local can offer yet-unknown traits high value further domestication. For outcrossing such most trees, inbreeding depression be an issue,...
For most crops, like Capsicum, their diversity remains under-researched for traits of interest food, nutrition and other purposes. A small investment in screening this a wide range is likely to reveal many traditional varieties with distinguished values. One objective study was demonstrate, Capsicum as model crop, the application indicators phenotypic geographic effective criteria selecting promising genebank accessions multiple uses from crop centers diversity. second evaluate expression...
The sensory quality and the contents of quality-determining chemical compounds in unfermented fermented cocoa from 100 cacao trees (individual genotypes) representing groups nine genotype spectra (GG), grown at smallholder plantings municipality Waslala, Nicaragua, were evaluated for two successive harvest periods. Cocoa samples using a technique mimicking recommended on-farm practices. was assessed by experienced tasters, seven major taste quantified near infrared spectrometry (NIRS)....
Significant cocoa production in the municipality of Waslala, Nicaragua, began 1961. Since 1980s, its economic importance to rural smallholders increased, and region now contributes more than 50% national bean production. This research aimed assist local farmers develop high-value based on optimal use cacao biodiversity. Using microsatellite markers, allelic composition genetic structure was assessed from 44 representative plantings two unmanaged trees. The population at Waslala consists only...
Peach palm (Bactris gasipaes Kunth) has had a central place in the livelihoods of people Americas since pre-Columbian times, notably for its edible fruits and multi-purpose wood. The botanical taxon includes both domesticated wild varieties. Domesticated var is believed to derive from one or more three types var. chichagui identified today, although exact dynamics location domestication are still uncertain. Drawing on combination molecular phenotypic diversity data, modeling past climate...
Abstract Background Humans threat the populations of tree species by overexploitation, deforestation, land use change, and climate change. We present a novel assessment at intraspecific level to support conservation genetic resources 80 socioeconomically viable in South America. In this assessment, we evaluate status Ecogeographic Range Segments ( ERS s). s are groups specific certain ecological zone particular grid cell species’ geographic occupancy. Methods used location records determine...
Southern Ecuador is considered to be a centre of biodiversity the so-called highland papayas. In Ecuador, this group, which comprises lesser-known Andean Caricaccae that grow, mostly in wild, above 1000 mas1, consists Carica pubescens (A. DC.) Solms-Laub., C. stipulata Badillo, x heilbornii candicans A. Gray, weberbaueri Harms., parviflora microcarpa Jacq, monoica Desf. and new endemic species palandensis Van den Eynden & Damme. At moment only natural hybrid nm. pentagona commercially known...
Abstract Aim Application of environmental envelope modelling ( EEM ) for conservation planning requires careful validation. Opinions experts who have worked with species interest in the field can be a valuable and independent information source to validate because their first‐hand experience occurrence absence. However, use model validation is limited subjectivity feedback. In this study, we present method on basis cultural consensus theory formalize expert evaluations. Methods We developed,...