Publications 2003

I Articles published in international refereed journals

1. Blomme G., Swennen R. and De Waele D., 2003. Multivariate analysis of nematode population densities and root damage parameters, and their relationship to plant growth characteristics of in vitro- and sucker-derived plants of six Musa spp. genotypes. International Journal of Nematology 13 (2):139-150.

2. Elsen A., Baimey H., Swennen R. and De Waele D., 2003. Relative mycorrhizal dependency and mycorrhiza-nematode interaction in banana cultivars (Musa spp.) differing in nematode susceptibility. Plant and Soil 256:303-313.

3. Elsen A., Beeterens R., Swennen R. and De Waele D., 2003. Effects of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus and two plant-parastic nematodes on Musa genotypes differing in root morphology. Biology and Fertility of Soils 38:367-376.

4. Elsen A., Declerck S. and De Waele D., 2003. Use of root organ cultures to investigate the interaction between Glomus intradices and Pratylenchus coffeae . Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69 (7):4308-4311.

5. Helliot B., Panis B., Frison E., De Clercq E., Swennen R., Lepoivre P. and Neyts J., 2003. The acyclic nucleoside phosphonate analogues, adefovir, tenofovir and PMEDAP, efficiently eliminate banana streak virus from banana (Musa spp.). Antiviral Research 59:121-126.

6. Helliot B., Swennen R., PouMay Y., Frison E., Lepoivre P. and Panis B., 2003. Ultrastructural changes associated with cryopreservation of banana (Musa spp.) highly proliferating meristems. Plant Cell Reports 21:690-698.

7. Moens T., Araya M., Swennen R., De Waele D. and Sandoval J., 2003. Effect of growing medium, inoculum density, exposure time and pot volume: factors affecting the resistance screening for Radopholus similis in banana (Musa spp.). Nematropica 33 (1):9-26.

8. Tadesse Y., Sági L., Swennen R. and Jacobs M., 2003. Optimisation of transformation conditions and production of transgenic sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) via microparticle bombardment. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture 75:1-18.

9. Talwana H., Speijer P. R., Gold C. S., Swennen R. and De Waele D., 2003. A comparison of the effects of the nematodes Radopholus similis and Pratylenchus goodeyi on growth, root health and yield of an East African highland cooking banana (Musa AAA-group). International Journal of Pest Management 49:199-204.

10. Tenkouano A. , Vuylsteke D., Okoro J., Makumbi D., Swennen R. and Ortiz R., 2003. Diploid banana hybrids TMB2x5105-1 and TMB2x9128-3 with good combining ability, resistance to Black Sigatoka and nematodes. HortScience 38(3):468-472.

11. Van den houwe I., Lepoivre P., Swennen R., Frison E. and Sharrock S., 2003. The world banana heritage conserved in Belgium for the benefit of small-scale farmers in the Tropics. Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter 135:18-23.

12. Viaene N., Durán L. F., Rivera J. M., Dueñas J., Rowe P. and De Waele D., 2003. Responses of banana and plantain cultivars, lines and hybrids to the burrowing nematode Radopholus similis. Nematology 5 (1):85-98.

13. Wuyts N., Elsen A., Van Damme E., Peumans W., De Waele D., Swennen R. and Sági L, 2003. Effect of plant lectins on the host finding behaviour of Radopholus similis. Nematology 5(2):205-212.

II Articles published in other scientific journals

1. Blomme G., Swennen R. and Tenkouano A., 2003. Assessment of rooting depth in banana (Musa spp.) under two cropping systems. MusAfrica 15: 2-3. http://bananas.bioversityinternational.org/files/files/pdf/publications/musafrica_en15.pdf

2. Blomme G., Swennen R. and Tenkouano A., 2003. Assessment of genotypic variation in the root architecture of Musa spp. under field conditions. Infomusa 12(1):24-29. http://bananas.bioversityinternational.org/files/files/pdf/publications/info12.1_en.pdf

3. Blomme G., Tenkouano A. and Swennen R., 2003. Relationship between plant growth characteristics and bunch weight in plantain (Musa spp. AAB genome). MusAfrica 15:3-5. http://bananas.bioversityinternational.org/files/files/pdf/publications/musafrica_en15.pdf

4. Coessens S., Tshiunza M., Vargas M., Tollens E. and Swennen R., 2003. Performance of introduced cultivars under different farming conditions in North Western Nicaragua. Infomusa 12 (2):18-22. http://bananas.bioversityinternational.org/files/files/pdf/publications/info12.2_en.pdf

5. Daneel M., Dillen N., Husselman J., De Jager K. and De Waele D., 2003. Results of a survey on nematodes and diseases of Musa in household gardens in South Africa and Swaziland. Infomusa 12 (2):8-11 . http://bananas.bioversityinternational.org/files/files/pdf/publications/info12.2_en.pdf

6. Dosselaere N., Araya M. and De Waele D., 2003. Effect of pot volume on root growth, Radopholus similis reproductive potential and its damage on bananas. Infomusa 12(1):17-21. http://bananas.bioversityinternational.org/files/files/pdf/publications/info12.1_en.pdf

7. Severn-Ellis A. A., Daneel M., De Jager K. and De Waele D., 2003. Development of an aeroponic system to study the response of banana roots to infection with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense and Radopholus similis. Infomusa 12(1):22-24. http://bananas.bioversityinternational.org/files/files/pdf/publications/info12.1_en.pdf

III a) Papers presented at international congresses and symposia; published as a full article in the proceedings

1. Lepoivre P., Busogoro J. P., Etame J. J., El Hadrami A., Carlier J., Harelimana G., Mourichon X., Panis B., Stella Riveros A., Sallé G., Strosse H. and Swennen R., 2003. Banana-Mycosphaerella fijiensis interactions. Jacome L., Lepoivre P., Marin D., Ortiz R., Romero R., Escalant J. V. (ed.). Mycosphaerella leaf spot diseases of bananas: present status and outlook. Proceedings of the 2nd International workshop on Mycosphaerella leaf spot diseases of bananas. San José, Costa Rica. INIBAP, Montpellier, France:151-159. http://bananas.bioversityinternational.org/files/files/pdf/publications/mycosphaerella.pdf

2. Roux N., Toloza A., Busogoro J. P., Panis B., Strosse H., Lepoivre P., Swennen R. and Zapata-Arias F. J., 2003. Mutagenesis and somaclonal variation to develop new resistance to Mycosphaerella leaf spot diseases. Jacome L., Lepoivre P., Marin D., Ortiz R., Romero R., Escalant J. V. (ed.). Mycosphaerella leaf spot diseases of bananas: present status and outlook. Proceedings of the 2nd International workshop on Mycosphaerella leaf spot diseases of bananas. San José, Costa Rica. INIBAP, Montpellier, France:239-250. http://bananas.bioversityinternational.org/files/files/pdf/publications/mycosphaerella.pdf

3. Swennen R., Arinaitwe G., Cammue B. P. A., François I., Panis B., Remy S., Sági L., Santos E., Strosse H. and Van den houwe I., 2003. Transgenic approaches for resistance to Mycosphaerella leaf spot diseases in Musa spp. Jacome L., Lepoivre P., Marin D., Ortiz R., Romero R., Escalant J. V. (ed.). Mycosphaerella leaf spot diseases of bananas: present status and outlook. Proceedings of the 2nd International workshop on Mycosphaerella leaf spot diseases of bananas. San José, Costa Rica. INIBAP, Montpellier, France:209-238. http://bananas.bioversityinternational.org/files/files/pdf/publications/mycosphaerella.pdf

4. Vrydaghs L., Swennen R., Mbida Mindzie C., Doutrelepont H., De Langhe E. and de Maret P., 2003. The banana phytolith as a direct marker of early agriculture: A review of the evidence. Phytolith and starch research in the Australian-Pacific-Asian regions: the state of the art. Papers from a conference. CAR, ANU, Canberra, Australia, 1-3 August 2001. 177-185. .

III b)Papers presented at international congresses and symposia; not published or only published as an abstract

1. Benson E., Panis B., Geuns J., Swennen R., Harding K., Bremner D., Lynch P., Hargreaves A., Bonner P., Dussert S., Chabrillange N., Damiano C. , Forni C., Beninati S., Alessandro L., Bruno P., Schumacher H. M., Heine-Dobbernack E., Takagi H., Maggioni L. and Engelmann F., 2003. Establishing cryopreservation methods for conserving European plant germplasm. Congress on In Vitro Biology 2003 . Portland, Oregon, U.S.A., 31 May - 4 June 2003. 53-A. Abstract.http://www.sivb.org/inva_39_s03.1-59.pdf

2. Blomme G., Teugels K., Blanckaert I., Sebuwufu G., Swennen R. and Tenkouano A., 2003. Methodologies for root system assessment in bananas and plantains (Musa spp.) . Banana Root System: towards a better understanding for its productive management. International symposium. Abstracts booklet. San José, Costa Rica, 3-5 November 2003. 33-35.

3. Carpentier S., Panis B. and Swennen R., 2003. A comparative study of sample preparation methods for 2D PAGE analysis of plant tissue. Proteomic Forum 2003. International Meeting on Proteome Analysis. T.U. München, Germany, 14-17 September 2003. 85. Abstract.http://www.wzw.tum.de/proteomik

4. De Bolle M. F. C., Francois I. E., Aerts A., Broekaert W. F., Remy S., Swennen R. and Cammue B. P. A., 2003. Heterologous expression of plant defensin genes in the monocot banana (Musa sp.) using a polyprotein strategy. 7th International Congress on Plant Molecular Biology. Barcelona, Spain, 16-21 June 2003. Abstract.

5. De Bolle M. F. C., Francois I. E., Broekaert W. F., Remy S. and Cammue B. P. A., 2003. Heterologous expression of plant defensin genes in the monocot banana (Musa sp.) using a polyprotein strategy. XIth International Congress on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. St. Petersburg, Russia, 18-27 July 2003. Abstract.

6. Elsen A., 2003. The effect of AMF-nematode interaction on root development of different Musa genotypes. International Symposium. Banana Root System: towards a better understanding for its productive management. San José, Costa Rica, 3-5 November 2003. 87-89. Abstract.

7. Remy S., Coemans B., Santos E., Buysse S., Möller-Nielsen N., Cannaerts B., Thiry E., Swennen R. and Sági L., 2003. Promoter tagging in banana. 7th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology. Barcelona, Spain, 23-28 June 2003. Poster abstract.

8. Wuyts N., Lognay G., Sági L., De Waele D. and Swennen R., 2003. Secondary metabolites in roots and root exudates and implications for nematode resistance in banana (Musa spp.). International Symposium. Banana Root System: towards a better understanding for its productive management. San José, Costa Rica, 3-5 November 2003. 91-94. Abstract.

IV b) Papers presented at other scientific meetings; not published or only published as an abstract

Jacobsen K., Fogain R. and De Waele D., 2003. Cropping systems of the Cameroon Highlands: A case study of the Western Province of Cameroon, with emphasis on nematodes. Proceedings of the Xth Annual Conference of the Cameroonian Bioscience Society. Yaoundé, Cameroon, 9-11 January 2003.

VIIa Books as author

1. Atkinson H., Dale J., Kunert K., Sági L., Viljoen A. and Escalant J. V., 2003. Strategies for banana transofrmation to address the major constraints to banana and plantain production in Africa. Background document for a workshop organized by INIBAP, IPGRI, NARO and Rockefeller Foundation. Kampala, Uganda, 19-21 August 2003. INIBAP, Montpellier, France: 149 pp.

2. Atkinson H., Dale J., Harding R., Kiggundu A., Kunert K., Muchwezi J. M., Sági L. and Viljoen A., 2003. Genetic transformation strategies to address the major constraints to banana and plantain production in Africa. INIBAP, Montpellier, France: 130.

3. Carlier J., De Waele D. and Escalant J. V., 2003. Vézina A., Picq C. (ed.). Global evaluation of Musa germplasm for resistance to Fusarium wilt, Mycosphaerella leaf spot diseases and nematodes. Performance evaluation. INIBAP Technical Guidelines 7. International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain, Montpellier, France: 57 pp. http://bananas.bioversityinternational.org/files/files/pdf/publications/tg7_en.pdf

4. Strosse H., Domergue R., Panis B., Escalant J. V. and Côte F., 2003. Vézina A., Picq C. (ed.). Banana and Plantain embryogenic cell suspensions. INIBAP Technical Guidelines 8. INIBAP, Montpellier, France: 31 pp. http://bananas.bioversityinternational.org/files/files/pdf/publications/tg8_en.pdf