International e-Conference on Agricultural BioSciences 2008
(IeCAB 2008)

Posters and Power Point Presentations

Book of Abstracts (Volume 1) is available here

FULL PAPERS of the e-Conference available here starting July 2008

Foreword

The International e-Conference on Agricultural BioSciences 2008 (IeCAB 2008) held from June 2 - 16, 2008 is unique in that participants will exhibit their presentations and interact entirely electronically, i.e. on the internet. One major reason behind the conception of the e-conference is a desire to reduce the costs of participation, and thereby increase the number of participants from developing countries. Participants incur no expenses for transportation, hotel accommodation, per diem, visa, etc since the conference can be attended from the office, home or any other place with internet access. 

The 1st e-Conference has been received very positively with numerous high quality presentations being entered from all continents. In addition to publishing the abstracts online, participants have an opportunity to electronically exhibit a poster (also online) and to publish full papers in the Journal of Applied Biosciences (ISSN 1997-5902).

A list and weblinks to the Posters and Power point presentations for some of the abstracts presented in eConference is available below. The entire abstracts are available in Volume 1 of the Book of Abstracts (click here) or can be accessed through the link indicated above. A weblink to Volume 2 with additional abstracts will be added once their review is finalized. All full papers will be published in a special volume of the Journal of Applied Biosciences to be issued in July-August 2008. Links to all outputs of this e-conference can be accessed at http://www.e-conference.elewa.org/agriculture.

 

Links to individual Posters and Power Point Presentations are below.

Lamers J.P.A, Feil P.R, Bayverdiyeva N, Guliyeva Y, Djafarov F. Transfer to paid Agricultural Extension. Poster No. IeCAB08-143, International e-conference on Agricultural Biosciences 2008.

Addis Temesgen, Azerefegne Ferdu, Blomme Guy  and Kanaujia Kashiram . Biology of Enset Root Mealybug (Cataenococcus ensete Williams and Matile-Ferrero) and its Distribution in Southern Ethiopia, Poster No. IeCAB08-130, International e-conference on Agricultural Biosciences 2008

M. Mwangi and Sarah Muthoni. Implementing banana macropropagation in Kenya - potential and challenges. Poster No. IeCAB08-x02, International e-conference on Agricultural Biosciences 2008.

Blomme Guy, Turyagyenda Laban Frank, Soka Geofrey and Rony Swennen. Changes in leaf lamina shape and size during banana shoot development. Poster No. IeCAB08-132, International e-conference on Agricultural Biosciences 2008.

Addis T, Turyagyenda L. F, Tameru A and Blomme G. The role of contaminated garden tools in mechanical transmission of Xanthomonas wilt in banana and enset (Ensete ventricosum) in Ethiopia. Poster No. IeCAB08-131, International e-conference on Agricultural Biosciences 2008.

S. Muthoni and Maina M.  Managing poultry cannibalism in Kenya. Poster No. IeCAB08-x03, International e-conference on Agricultural Biosciences 2008.

Blomme G, Swennen R, Tenkouano A, Turyagyenda F. L, Soka G andOrtiz R.Comparative study of shoot and root development in micro-propagated and sucker-derived banana and plantain (Musa spp.) plants. Poster No. IeCAB08-134, International e-conference on Agricultural Biosciences 2008.

Mwangi M. and S. Muthoni. Biotechnology for medicinal plants in East Africa. Poster No. IeCAB08-x04, International e-conference on Agricultural Biosciences 2008.

Blomme G, Swennen R, Soka G. E, Turyagyenda F. L. and Tenkouano A. 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. Poster No. IeCAB08-133, International e-conference on Agricultural Biosciences 2008.

Maina Mwangi. Yam (Dioscorea sp.): how will this crop be revived to enhance food security in East Africa? Poster No. IeCAB08-x01, International e-conference on Agricultural Biosciences 2008.

Ssekiwoko Fred, Turyagyenda Laban Frank, Mukasa Hannington, Eden-Green Simon and Guy Blomme. Systemicity of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum in inflorescence-infected banana plants in Uganda. Poster No. IeCAB08-136, International e-conference on Agricultural Biosciences 2008.