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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
1 - 10 of 29
- Characterizing natural occurrence and temperature-induced formation of 2n gametes in Musa spp. to facilitate triploid breeding in banana.From30 Aug 2020 → TodayFunding: FWO Strategic Basic Research Grant, BOF - doctoral mandates
- 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 → 30 Sep 2023Funding: 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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- Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus communities and their response to soil phosphorous differ between wild and domesticated enset (Ensete ventricosum) in Southern Ethiopia(2021)
Authors: Rony Swennen, Olivier Honnay, Karen Vancampenhout
- Using semi-natural and simulated habitats for seed germination ecology of banana wild relatives(2021)
Authors: Simon Kallow, Bart Panis, Rony Swennen, Filip Vandelook
Pages: 14644 - 14657 - Traits that define yield and genetic gain in East African highland banana breeding(2021)
Authors: Rony Swennen
- Influence of bunch maturation and precursors on acrylamide formation in deep-fried chips of starchy bananas(2021)
Authors: Rony Swennen
Pages: 5417 - 5431 - Use of timelapse photography to determine flower opening time and pattern in banana (Musa spp.) for efficient hand pollination(2021)
Authors: Rony Swennen
- Development of the first axillary in vitro shoot multiplication protocol for coconut palms(2021)
Authors: Hannes Wilms, Rony Swennen, Bart Panis
- Maximizing genetic representation in seed collections from populations of self and cross-pollinated banana wild relatives(2021)
Authors: Simon Kallow, Bart Panis, Arne Mertens, Rony Swennen, Steven Janssens
- Pseudocercospora fijiensis, the cause of black Sigatoka in banana(2021)
Authors: Rony Swennen
Pages: 1 - 14 - How does Cultivar, Maturation, and Pre-Treatment Affect Nutritional, Physicochemical, and Pasting Properties of Plantain Flours?(2021)
Authors: Rony Swennen
- Consumer preferences and socioeconomic factors decided on plantain and plantain-based products in Cameroon and Nigeria(2021)
Authors: Rony Swennen
Patents
1 - 2 of 2
- Banana promoters (Inventor)
- BANANA PROMOTERS (Inventor)