Alexandra

Dr. agr. Phytopathology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, (03-08);
M. agr. Phytopathology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, (00-02);
B. Sc. (agr.) Environmental Biology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, (96-99)

Nematodes
Fungal diseases
Fusarium wilt
Biological and other non-chemical control
Host pathogen interactions
Genotype x Environment interaction
Agronomy
Water management (irrigation and drainage)
Soil and root health management
Organic production
Production systems
Integrated crop management

PostDoc Plantain Agronomist at IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria: effects of density and irrigation on yield of Musa AAB cv. 'Agbagba'; field trial comparing 7 plantain varieties; baseline survey of cocoa-cassava-plantain fields in Cameroom & Nigeria
Doctoral & masters research on endophytic fungi to control R. similis in commercial banana plantations in C. America (at CATIE, Costa Rica & University of Bonn, Germany, in cooperation with Bioversity International and Del Monte Guatemala & Costa Rica)