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Researcher
Rony Swennen
- Disciplines:Biochemistry and metabolism, General biology, Plant biology, Systems biology, Agricultural plant production, Horticultural production, Molecular and cell biology, Biotechnology for agriculture, forestry, fisheries and allied sciences
Affiliations
- Crop Biotechnics (Division)
Member
From1 Aug 2020 → Today - Division of Crop Biotechnics (Division)
Member
From1 Aug 2005 → 31 Jan 2019
Projects
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- Characterizing natural occurrence and temperature-induced formation of 2n gametes in Musa spp. to facilitate triploid breeding in banana.From30 Aug 2020 → TodayFunding: BOF - doctoral mandates, FWO Strategic Basic Research Grant
- KUL International Musa GenebankFrom1 Jan 2020 → 31 Dec 2020Funding: Foreign private sponsor - undefined
- In depth analysis of the implementation of biocontrol organisms to manage Fusarium wilt in banana.From21 Aug 2019 → TodayFunding: BOF - doctoral mandates
- The quest for climate-smart bananas: screening the banana diversity from plant to cell levelFrom18 Jul 2019 → 27 Nov 2023Funding: BOF - doctoral mandates
- Management of the International Musa Genebank-Genebank core operationsFrom1 Jan 2019 → 31 Dec 2019Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Assess the growth potential of the banana cultivars in the ITC collectionFrom1 Jan 2019 → 31 Dec 2020Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Developing new in vitro micropropagation and cryopreservation techniques in coconutFrom1 Sep 2018 → 9 Oct 2023Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Assessing the conservation status of wild banana genetic resources by means of population genetics and distribution modellingFrom19 Mar 2018 → 17 Jan 2023Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Overcoming barriers to the conservation and use of banana seed germplasmFrom30 Jan 2018 → 5 Apr 2022Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Exploration of genetic diversity, drought tolerance and Fusarium resistance of wild bananas in Vietnam.From1 Jan 2018 → 31 Dec 2020Funding: International Cooperation and Mobility
Publications
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- Assessing the suitability of growth media in the glasshouse to standardize nematode resistance screening of banana (Musa spp.) against Radopholus similis(2025)Published in: NematropicaISSN: 0099-5444Issue: 1Volume: 55Pages: 65 - 72
- Reproductive success and polyploidization capacity in banana (Musa spp.):Influences of genetic, developmental, and environmental factors(2025)
- Qualitative phytochemical analysis, thin layer chromatographic profiling, and antimicrobial properties of banana cultivars(2025)Published in: Electronic Journal of BiotechnologyISSN: 0717-3458Volume: 78Pages: 64 - 75
- Suppression of Fusarium wilt in banana and growth promotion by the beneficial fungus Trichoderma asperellum TRC900 is cultivar-dependent(2025)Published in: Biological ControlISSN: 1049-9644Volume: 210
- Combined effects of inflorescence developmental age and environmental conditions during microgametogenesis on pollen viability, germination and size in Musa acuminata ssp.(2025)Published in: Annals of BotanyISSN: 0305-7364
- Estimation of seasonal, additive and non-additive genetic components in diploid banana (Musa spp.).(2025)Published in: EuphyticaISSN: 0014-2336Issue: 9Volume: 221
- Functional analysis of pollen tube growth dynamics in banana (Musa spp.)(2025)Published in: Scientia HorticulturaeISSN: 0304-4238Volume: 349
- Nematode Resistance Screening in Musa spp. Using Macropropagated Plantlets(2025)Published in: NematropicaISSN: 0099-5444Issue: 1Volume: 55Pages: 18 - 31
- Unlocking the power of gene banks: diversity in base growth temperature provides opportunities for climate-smart agriculture(2025)Published in: Food And Energy SecurityISSN: 2048-3694Issue: 1Volume: 14
- Toward Marker-Assisted Selection in Breeding for Fusarium wilt Tropical Race-4 Type Resistant Bananas(2024)Published in: J Fungi (Basel)ISSN: 2309-608XIssue: 12Volume: 10
Patents
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