Staff profile

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Biodata Staff
profile

Name:

Jonne Rodenburg

Nationality:

Dutch

Position held:

Weed Scientist

Year of Employment:

3 years, since September 2004

Qualifications:

·	November 2005: PhD in Production Ecology and Resource Management. Wageningen University.
·	November 1999: MSc Tropical Agronomy. Wageningen University.

Specialization/Expertise:

Weed Ecology, Parasitic Weeds, Agronomy, Crop Physiology.

Experience:

·	Since September 2007: Weed Scientist at WARDA. Research on parasitic weeds Rhamphicarpa fistulosa, Striga hermonthica, S. asiatica, and S. aspera, weed competitiveness of NERICA varieties, farmer participatory technology development and local innovations in weed control.
·	April 2006 – September 2007: Post-Doctoral Fellow Cropping Systems Agronomy at WARDA.
·	September 2005 – April 2006: Associate Expert on Inland Valley Agronomy at WARDA.
·	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.
·	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.

Major Achievements:

·	Rodenburg, J, Bastiaans L, Schapendonk AHCM, Putten PEL van der, Ast A van, Dingemanse NJ, Haussmann BIG, 2008. CO2-assimilation and chlorophyll fluorescence as indirect selection criteria for host tolerance against Striga. Euphytica 160, 75-87.
·	Rodenburg J, Diagne A, Oikeh S, Futakuchi K, Kormawa PM, Semon , Akintayo I, Cissé B, Sié M, Narteh L, Nwilene F, Diatta S, Sere Y, Ndjiondjop MN, Youm O, Keya SO, 2006. Achievements and Impact of NERICA on Sustainable Rice Production in sub-Saharan Africa. International Rice Commission Newsletter 55, 45-58.
·	Rodenburg J., Bastiaans L., Kropff M.J., 2006. Characterization of host tolerance to Striga hermonthica. Euphytica 147, 353-365.
·	Rodenburg J., Bastiaans L., Kropff M.J., Ast A. van, 2006. Effects of host plant genotype and seed bank density on Striga reproduction. Weed Research 46, 251-263.
·	Rodenburg J., Bastiaans L., Weltzien E., Hess D.E., 2005. How can field selection for Striga resistance and tolerance in sorghum be improved? Field Crops Research 93, 34-50.
·	Rodenburg J., Stein A., Noordwijk M. van, Ketterings Q.M., 2003. Spatial Variability of soil pH and phosphorus in relation to soil run-off following slash-and-burn land clearing in Sumatra, Indonesia. Soil & Tillage Research 71, 1-14.