Swennen, R.+    

Firstname:R.+ 
Surname:Swennen 
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Institute:Katholieke Universiteit of Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium 
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2013

Ecological characteristics and cultivar influence optimal plant density of East African highland bananas (Musa spp., AAA-EA) in low input cropping systems, Ndabamenye, T.*, Van Asten, P., Blomme, G., Vanlauwe, B.+, Swennen, R.+, Annandale, J.* and Barnard, R.*, in: Scientia Horticulturae, volume 150, pages 299-311, ISSN 0304-4238, 2013. [DOI]
 

2012

Ecological characteristics influence farmer selection of on-farm plant density and bunch mass of low input East African highland banana (Musa spp.) cropping systems, Ndabamenye, T.*, Van Asten, P., Vanhoudt, N., Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+, Annandale, J.* and Barnard, R.*, in: Field Crops Research, volume 135, pages 126-136, ISSN 0378-4290, 2012. [DOI]
 

2011

CIALCA interventions for productivity increase of cropping system components in the African Great Lakes zone, Pypers, P., Bimponda, W.*, Birachi, E., Bishikwabo, K., Blomme, G., Carpentier, S. C., Gahigi, A.*, Gaidashova, S.*, Jefwa, J.*, Kantengwa, S., Kanyaruguru, J., Lepoint, P., Lodi-Lama, J., Manzekele, M.*, Mapatano, S.*, Merckx, R ., Ndabamenye, T.*, Ngoga, T.*, Nitumfuidi, J.*, Niyuhire, C.*, Ntamwira, J.*, Ouma, E., Sanginga, J. M., Sivirihauma, C., Swennen, R.+, Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Vigheri, N. and Walangululu, J.*, Abstract (Oral Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Variations in on-farm plant densities and their impact on yield in low input East African highland banana (Musa spp.) cropping systems: a case study of Rwanda, Ndabamenye, T.*, Van Asten, P., Vanhoudt, N., Blomme, G., Annandale, J.*, Swennen, R.+, Bagabe, M. C.*, Sallah, P. and Barnard, R., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Effect of plant density on growth and yield of East African highland banana (Musa spp.) in low input cropping systems in Rwanda, Ndabamenye, T.*, Van Asten, P., Blomme, G., Ragama, P., Swennen, R.+, Annandale, J.*, Vanlauwe, B. and Barnard, R., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Mitigating the impact of biotic constraints to build resilient banana systems in Central and Eastern Africa, Swennen, R.+, Blomme, G., Van Asten, P., Lepoint, P., Karamura, E. B.*, Njukwe, E. and Lorenzen, J., Abstract (Oral Presentation), p. 15 in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 

2010

Drought stress in EAH bananas, Van Asten, P., Lorenzen, J., Swennen, R.+, Fermont, A., Taulya, G., Hearne, S., zum Felde, A., Knops, A., Declerck, S., Collard, F. and Carpentier, S. C., Poster presentation: IITA R4D week 2010, 2010.
 

2008

Relationship between root and shoot growth traits during the plant crop and first ratoon in banana and plantain (Musa spp.) and its implications for perennial cultivation on degraded Ultisols in south-eastern Nigeria., Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+, Soka, G., Turyagyenda, L. and Tenkouano, A., Abstracts 133, P. 9 - 11, in the Book of Abstracts of the International e-Conference on Agricultural BioSciences 2008 (IeCAB 2008), held June 2 - 16, 2008.
 
Comparative study of shoot and root development in micropropagated and suckerderived banana and plantain (Musa spp.) plants, Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+, Tenkouano, A., Turyagyenda, L., Soka, G. and Ortiz, R.+, Abstracts 134, P. 20 - 21, in the Book of Abstracts of the International e-Conference on Agricultural BioSciences 2008 (IeCAB 2008), held June 2 - 16, 2008.
 
Relationship between root and shoot growth traits during the plant crop and first ratoon in banana and plantain (Musa spp.) and its implications for perennial cultivation on degraded Ultisols in south-eastern Nigeria, Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+, Soka, G., Turyagyenda, L. and Tenkouano, A., 2008.
 
Comparative study of shoot and root development in micropropagated and suckerderived banana and plantain (Musa spp.) plants, Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+, Tenkouano, A., Turyagyenda, L., Soka, G. and Ortiz, R., 2008.
 

2007

Sink competition and desuckering effects on field performance of triploid and tetraploid plantain genotypes, Tenkouano, A., Vuylsteke, D. and Swennen, R.+, in: Journal of Crop Improvement, volume 20, number 1/2, pages 31-51, 2007. [DOI]
 

2006

Influence of crop management practices in two locations on plantain response to plant parasitic nematodes, Olaniyi, M., Speijer, P., De Waele, D., Swennen, R.+ and Tenkouano, A., in: Niger Delta Biologia, volume 5, number 1, pages 1-3, 2006.
 
Root and shoot development during the plant crop and the first ratoon of banana and plantain (Musa spp.) with implications for perennial cultivation on degraded Ultisols in south-eastern Nigeria, Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+, Turyagyenda, L. and Tenkouano, A., in: Proceedings of the 3rd annual Acrobat Conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 8, 2006., pages 354, 2006.
 

2005

Integrating morphological and molecular taxonomy in Musa: the African plantains (Musa spp. AAB group), De Langhe, E., Pillay, M., Tenkouano, A. and Swennen, R.+, in: Plant Systematics and Evolution, volume 255, number 3 and 4, pages 225-236, ISSN 0378-2697, 2005. [DOI]
 
Incidence of plant parasitic nematodes on plantain in south eastern Nigeria: West Africa, Rotimi, O., Speijer, P., De Waele, D. and Swennen, R.+, in: Niger Delta Biologia, volume 5, pages 10-13, 2005.
 
Effect of inoculum density of plant parasitic nematodes on the root reaction of a false horn and a french plantain, Rotimi, O., Speijer, P., De Waele, D. and Swennen, R.+, in: Niger Delta Biologia, volume 5, pages 32-47, 2005.
 
Influence of genotype and developmental stage on plant dry matter distribution and shoot-root ratio in banana and plantain, Blomme, G., Teugels, K., Swennen, R.+ and Tenkouano, A., in: African Crop Science Conference Proceedings, pages 175-181, African Crop Science Society, 2005.
 
Environmental influences on shoot and root growth in banana and plantain, Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+ and Tenkouano, A., in: African Crop Science Conference Proceedings, pages 1163-1167, African Crop Science Society, 2005.
 
Banana and plantain (Musa spp.) growth depends on size and physiological stage of planting material, Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+ and Tenkouano, A., in: African Crop Science Society Conference Proceedings, Entebbe, Uganda, 5-9 December 2005, pages 45-50, African Crop Science Society, 2005.
 

2004

Relationship between electrical capacitance and root traits, Blomme, G., Blanchaert, I., Tenkouano, A. and Swennen, R.+, in: InfoMusa, volume 13, pages 14-18, 2004.
 
Effect of nematodes on root and shoot growth of in vitro-propagated and sword sucker-derived plants of six Musa spp. genotypes, Blomme, G., De Beule, H., Swennen, R.+, Tenkouano, A. and De Waele, D., in: Nematology, volume 6, pages 593-604, 2004.
 
Progress in breeding and delivering improved plantain and banana to African farmers, Tenkouano, A. and Swennen, R.+, in: Chronica Horticulturae, volume 44, number 1, pages 9-15, ISSN 0578-039X, 2004.
 

2003

Diploid banana hybrids TMB2x5105-1 and TMB2x9128-3 with good combining ability, resistance to black sigatoka and nematodes, Tenkouano, A., Vuylsteke, D., Okoro, J., Makumbi, D., Swennen, R.+ and Ortiz, R., in: HortScience, volume 38, number 3, pages 468-472, ISSN 0018-5345, 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 banana (Musa AAA-group), Talwana, H., Speijer, P., Gold, C., Swennen, R.+ and De Waele, D., in: International Journal of Pest Management, volume 49, number 3, pages 199-204, ISSN 0967-0874, 2003.
 
Relative mycorrhizal dependency and mycorrhiza-nematode interaction in banana cultivars (Musa spp.) differing in nematode susceptilibity, Elsen, A., Baimey, H., Swennen, R.+ and De Waele, D., in: Plant and Soil, volume 256, number 2, pages 303-313, ISSN 0032-079X, 2003. [DOI]
 
Assessment of genotypic variation in the root architecture of Musa spp. under field conditions, Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+ and Tenkouano, A., in: InfoMusa, volume 12, number 1, pages 24-29, ISSN 1023-0076, 2003.
 

2002

Root system development during two crop cycles, and relationships between the mother plant root system and lateral shoot growth, in banana and plantain (Musa spp.), Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+ and Tenkouano, A., in: Desarrollo del sistema radical durante dos ciclos de cultivo en banano y platano (Musa spp.), pages 418-424, Carthagena, Colombia, 2002.
 

2001

Estimation of root development from shoot traits in plantain and banana (Musa spp.), Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+, Tenkouano, A., Ortiz, R. and Vuylsteke, D., in: InfoMusa, volume 10, number 1, pages 15-17, 2001.
 

2000

Nematode species densities, root damage and yield of bananas (Musa spp) in Uganda, Elsen, A., Speijer, P., Swennen, R.+ and De Waele, D., in: African Plant Protection, volume 6, number 2, pages 31-36, ISSN 1023-3121, 2000.
 
Assessment of variability in the root system characteristics of banana (Musa spp.) according to genome group and ploidy level, Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+ and Tenkouano, A., in: InfoMusa, volume 9, pages 4-7, 2000.
 
Early assessment of root system development in banana and plantain (Musa spp.), Blomme, G., Swennen, R.+, Tenkouano, A., Ortiz, R. and Vuylsteke, D., in: MusAfrica, volume 14, pages 7-10, 2000.
 

1999

Nematode reproduction and damage to Musa sword suckers and sword sucker derived plants, Speijer, P., Boonen, E., Vuylsteke, D., Swennen, R.+ and De Waele, D., in: Nematropica, volume 29, number 2, pages 193-203, ISSN 0099-5444, 1999.
 

1995

Transient gene expression in transformed banana (Musa cv. Bluggoe) protoplasts and embryogenic cell suspensions, Sagi, L., Remy, S., Verelst, B., Panis, B., Cammue, B. P. A., Volckaert, G. and Swennen, R.+, in: Euphytica, volume 85, pages 89-95, 1995.
 
Genetic transformation of banana and plantain (Musa spp.) via particle bombardment, Sagi, L., Panis, B., Remy, S., Schoofs, H., De Smet, K., Swennen, R.+ and Cammue, B. P. A., in: Nature Biotechnology, volume 13, pages 481-485, 1995.
 
Genetic transformation in Musa species (Banana), Sagi, L., Remy, S., Verelst, B., Swennen, R.+ and Panis, B., in: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, volume 34, pages 214-227, 1995.
 
Variability in storage potential of banana shoot cultures under medium term storage conditions, Van den Houwe, I., De Smet, K., Tezenas du Montcel, H. and Swennen, R.+, in: Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, volume 42, number 3, pages 269-274, 1995.
 
Plantain production in an alley cropping system on an Ultisol in southeastern Nigeria, Ruhigwa, B. A., Gichuru, M., Swennen, R.+ and Tariah, N. M.*, in: Alley farming research and development: proceedings of an international conference on alley farming, 14-18 September 1992, pages 268-277, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 1995.
 
Cryopreservation of germplasm of banana and plantain, Panis, B. and Swennen, R.+, in: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, volume 32, pages 381-397, 1995.
 
Phenotypic diversity and pattern of variation in West African plantains (Musa spp. AAB group), Swennen, R.+, Vuylsteke, D. and Ortiz, R., in: Economic Botany, volume 49, pages 320-327, 1995.
 

1994

Transient gene expression in electroporated banana (Musa spp., cv. Bluggoe, ABB group) protoplasts isolated from regenerable embryogenic cell suspensions, Sagi, L., Remy, S., Verelst, B., Panis, B., Swennen, R.+ and Volckaert, G., in: Plant Cell Reports, volume 13, pages 262-266, 1994.
 
Improvement of bananas for black sigatoka and Panama disease resistance through genetic manipulation, De Smet, K., Panis, B., Sagi, L., Cammue, B. P. A. and Swennen, R.+, in: African Crop Science Journal, volume 2, number 1, pages 1-7, ISSN 1021-9730, 1994.
 
Economic analysis of cut-and-carry, and alley cropping systems of mulch production for plantains in south-eastern Nigeria, Ruhigwa, B. A., Gichuru, M., Spencer, D. and Swennen, R.+, in: Agroforestry Systems, volume 26, pages 131-138, ISSN 0167-4366, 1994.
 
Regeneration of plants from protoplasts of Musa species (banana), Panis, B., Sagi, L. and Swennen, R.+, in: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, volume 29, pages 102-114, 1994.
 
The use of RAPD for identifying and classifying Musa germplasm, Howell, E., Newbury, J., Swennen, R.+, Withers, L. A. and Ford-Lloyd, B., in: Genome, volume 37, pages 328-332, 1994.
 
Development and performance of tetraploid hybrids of plantain (Musa spp., AAB group) with black sigatoka resistance, Vuylsteke, D. and Swennen, R.+, in: Biological and integrated control of highland banana and plantain pests and diseases: proceedings of Research Coordination Meeting, 12-14 November 1991, Cotonou, Benin, pages 324-335, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Benin Station, 1994.
 

1993

Plant regeneration through direct somatic embryogenesis from protoplasts of banana (Musa spp.), Panis, B., Van Wauwe, A. and Swennen, R.+, in: Plant Cell Reports, volume 12, pages 403-407, 1993.
 
Genetic improvement of plantains and bananas at IITA, Vuylsteke, D., Ortiz, R. and Swennen, R.+, in: InfoMusa, volume 2, number 1, pages 10-12, 1993.
 

1992

The applicability of embryogenic cell suspension cultures from vegetative tissues to different banana varieties, Dhed'a, D., Panis, B., Swennen, R.+ and Vuylsteke, D., in: Banana Newsletter, volume 15, pages 43-44, 1992.
 
Freeze-preservation of embryogenic Musa suspension cultures, Panis, B., Dhed'a, D. and Swennen, R.+, pages 183-195, Academic Press Inc., ISBN 978-0120441402, 1992.
 

1991

Somaclonal variation in plantains (Musa spp, AAB group) derived from shoot-tip culture, Vuylsteke, D., Swennen, R.+ and De Langhe, E., in: Fruits, volume 46, number 4, pages 429-439, 1991.