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Specialization/Expertise: |
Weed Ecology,
Parasitic Weeds, Agronomy, Crop Physiology. |
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Experience: |
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Since September 2007: Weed Scientist at AfricaRice. Research
on integrated weed management, parasitic weeds (e.g.
Rhamphicarpa fistulosa, Striga hermonthica, S.
asiatica), bird × weed interactions, effects of water
saving production methods on productivity and weed
competition, weed competitiveness of NERICA varieties,
farmer participatory technology development and local
innovations in weed control. |
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April 2006 –
September 2007: Post-Doctoral Fellow Cropping Systems Agronomy at
AfricaRice |
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September
2005 – April 2006: Associate Expert on Inland Valley Agronomy at
AfricaRice |
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November
2000 – September 2004: PhD research on defense mechanisms in sorghum
against the parasitic weed Striga hermonthica in Mali at
Wageningen University and ICRISAT - Mali. |
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September
1998 – September 1999: MSc research on effects of slash-and-burn on
soil fertility and conservation in Indonesia at Wageningen
University and ICRAF –South-East Asia.
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Major
Achievements: |
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More than 20 publications in
peer-reviewed (Science Citation Index) journals; More than 25 papers
presented at international conferences. |
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2009 CGIAR Promising Young Scientist Award (http://www.cgiar.org/newsroom/scientific.html) |
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Cissoko M, Boisnard A,
Rodenburg J, Press MC, Scholes JD. 2011. New Rice for Africa
(NERICA) cultivars exhibit different levels of
post-attachment resistance against the parasitic weeds
Striga hermonthica and Striga asiatica. New Phytologist, in
press |
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Jamil M, Rodenburg J,
Charnikhova T, Bouwmeester HJ. 2011. Pre-attachment Striga
hermonthica resistance of NERICA cultivars based on low
strigolactone production. New Phytologist, in press |
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Rodenburg J, Zossou N,
Gbehounou G, Ahanchede A, Touré A., Kyalo G, Kiepe P, 2011.
Rhamphicarpa fistulosa, a parasitic weed threatening
rain-fed lowland rice production in sub-Saharan Africa - A
case study from Benin. Crop Protection, in press |
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Rodenburg J, Bastiaans L,
2011. Host-plant defence against Striga: reconsidering the
role of tolerance. Weed Research, in press; DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3180.2011.00871.x |
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Rodenburg J, Meinke H,
Johnson, DE, 2011. Challenges for weed management in African
rice systems in a changing climate. Journal of Agricultural
Science 149, 427–435 |
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Rodenburg J, Riches CR, Kayeke
JM, 2010. Addressing current and future problems of
parasitic weeds in rice. Crop Protection, 29, 210-221 |
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Rodenburg J, Saito K, Glele
Kakaï R, Touré A, Mariko M, Kiepe P, 2009. Weed
competitiveness of the lowland rice varieties of NERICA in
the southern Guinea Savanna. Field Crops Research 114,
411-418. |
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Rodenburg J, Johnson DE, 2009.
Weed management in rice based cropping systems in Africa.
Advances in Agronomy 103, 149-218 |
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Demont M, Rodenburg J, Diagne
M, Diallo, S, 2009. Ex ante impact assessment of herbicide
resistant rice in the Sahel. Crop Protection 28, 728-736 |
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