Beed, F.D. Person

selected publications

• article

  • The development of a multiplex PCR assay for the detection of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense lineage VI strains in East and Central Africa.  European Journal of Plant Pathology.  158:495-509. 2020
  • Virulence Diversity of Phakopsora pachyrhizi Isolates From East Africa Compared to a Geographically Diverse Collection.  Plant Disease.  101:1194-1200. 2017
  • Global cropland connectivity: A risk factor for invasion and saturation by emerging pathogens and pests.  bioRxiv.  106542. 2017
  • An explicit AFLP-based marker for monitoring Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. strigae in tropical soils.  Biological Control.  89:42-52. 2015
  • Development of a lateral flow device for in-field detection and evaluation of PCR-based diagnostic methods for Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum, the causal agent of banana xanthomonas wilt.  Plant Pathology.  64:559-567. 2015
  • First Report of 16SrII-C Subgroup Phytoplasma Causing Phyllody and Witches’-broom Disease in Soybean in Tanzania.  Plant Disease.  99:886-886. 2015
  • Promoting effect of Fusarium oxysporum [f.sp. strigae ] on abundance of nitrifying prokaryotes in a maize rhizosphere across soil types.  Biological Control.  83:37-45. 2015
  • First report of Phakopsora pachyrhizi causing rust on soybean in Malawi..  Plant Disease.  99:420-420. 2015
  • Incomplete systemic movement of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum and the occurrence of latent infections in xanthomonas wilt‐infected banana mats.  Plant Pathology.  64:81-90. 2015
  • Host range studies ofFusarium oxysporumf.sp.strigaemeant for the biological control ofStriga hermonthicaon maize and sorghum 2015
  • First Report of Phakopsora pachyrhizi on Soybean Causing Rust in Tanzania.  Plant Disease.  98:1586-1586. 2014
  • Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. strigae strain Foxy 2 did not achieve biological control of Striga hermonthica parasitizing maize in Western Kenya.  Biological Control.  77:7-14. 2014
  • Fine-tuning banana Xanthomonas wilt control options over the past decade in East and Central Africa.  European Journal of Plant Pathology.  139:271-287. 2014
  • Managing the biological environment to promote and sustain crop productivity and quality..  Food Security.  6:169-186. 2014
  • Management of RTB-critical pests and diseases under changing climates, through risk assessment, surveillance and modeling, 29-31 January, 2014, Kabale, Uganda 2014
  • Spread of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum in banana plants: implications for management of banana Xanthomonas wilt disease.  Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology-revue Canadienne De Phytopathologie.  35:458-468. 2013
  • Risk of banana Xanthomonas wilt spread through trade.  Journal of Crop Protection.  2:151-161. 2013
  • Assesment of pesticide use during vegetable production in costal areas of Tanzania. Proceedings of the 11th African Crop Science Society Conference, 14 - 17 October 2013, Entebbe Uganda 2013
  • Assessment of tomato and pepper pests and diseases in coastal areas of Tanzania. Proceedings of the 11th African Crop Science Society Conference, 14 - 17 October 2013, Entebbe Uganda 2013
  • Development of ELISA for the detection of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum, the causal agent of BXW: banana Xanthomonas wilt 2013
  • High Potassium, Calcium, and Nitrogen Application Reduce Susceptibility to Banana Xanthomonas Wilt Caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum..  Plant Disease.  97:123-130. 2013
  • Processes and partnerships for effective regional surveillance of banana (Musa spp.) diseases 2013
  • Risk of banana Xanthomonas wilt spread through trade 2013
  • Use of DNA capture kits to collect Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum and banana bunchy top virus pathogen DNA for molecular diagnostics 2013
  • A strategy for banana research and development in Africa: a synthesis of results from the conference banana2008, held 5-9 October 2008, Mombasa, Kenya 2012
  • Program and Book of Abstracts of the Scientific Review and Planning Workshop: Management of critical pests and diseases of RTBs through enhanced risk assessment and surveillance (CRP-RTB) and modelling climate impacts on pests and diseases 2012
  • Development of a specific molecular tool for detecting Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum.  Plant Pathology.  60:443-452. 2011
  • First report ofCercospora beticolaon lettuce (Lactuca sativa) in Bénin 2011
  • Micro-organisms; climate change and genetic resources for food and agriculture: state of knowledge, risks and opportunities. Special Information Seminar delivered at FAO, Rome, 16 July 2011 2011
  • The effect of participation in the Ugandan National Agricultural Advisory Services on willingness to pay for extension services 2011
  • The impact of climate change on interdependence for microbial genetic resources for agriculture 2011
  • The need for culture collections to support plant pathogen diagnostic networks..  Research in Microbiology.  161:472-479. 2010
  • Identification of Xanthomonas vasicola (formerly X. campestris pv. musacearum), causative organism of banana xanthomonas wilt, in Tanzania, Kenya and Burundi.  Plant Pathology.  59:403-403. 2010
  • Access and benefit sharing under the aegis of the convention on biological diversity. Report on the Eighth and Ninth Sessions of the Ad hoc Open-ended Working Group 2010
  • BXW-Research questions? (knowledge gaps?): paper presentation at the workshop to develop an agreed work plan to strengthen extension capacity for coping strategies to BXW in Eastern DRC and other constraints to banana production, Goma, 1-5 November, 2010 2010
  • Banana bunchy top disease: IITA-FAO Regional Surveillance Workshop 2010
  • DNA capturing methods: paper presented at the Regional Training Workshop for Banana Disease Surveillance in 7 Countries organized by FAO and IITA in Rwanda 25-29 January, 2010 2010
  • Epidemiology of BXW: paper presentation at workshop to develop an agreed work plan to strengthen extension capacity for coping strategies to BXW in Eastern DRC and other constraints to banana production , Goma, 1-5 November, 2010. Goma, DRC 2010
  • GPG2 non-plant taxa survey. Summary of results 2010
  • Improved BXW detection and diagnosis: paper presentation at the workshop to develop an agreed work plan to strengthen extension capacity for coping strategies to BXW in Eastern DRC and other constraints to banana production, Goma, 1-5 November, 2010 2010
  • Invasive floating water weeds - killing life and commerce. CGIAR SP-IPM Technical Innovation Brief 2010
  • Lab-based diagnostic methods: paper presented at Regional Disease Surveillance Workshop for Banana in 7 countries organized by FAO and IITA in Rwanda 25-29 January, 2010 2010
  • Review of IPDN activities in East Africa 2010
  • Scale and scope of the problems due to BXW in Eastern DRC (North and South Kivu and Province Oriental): an expert evaluation of existing information 2010
  • Systematic disease management 2010
  • Trouble-shooting methods, interpretation and reporting of results-lab diagnosis: paper presented at the Regional Training Workshop for Disease Surveillance in 7 countries organized by FAO and IITA in Rwanda 25-29 January, 2010 2010
  • Integrating Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. strigae into cereal cropping systems in Africa..  Pest Management Science.  65:572-580. 2009
  • First Report of Bacterial Wilt of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Caused by Ralstonia solanacearum in Benin.  Plant Disease.  93:549-549. 2009
  • First Report of Smut on Imperata cylindrica Caused by Sporisorium schweinfurthianum in South Africa..  Plant Disease.  93:322-322. 2009
  • BBTV in sub-Saharan Africa: status and needs 2009
  • Farmer's guide: ebikooko nendwara z'ebitookye 2009
  • Identification of Xanthomonas vasicola (formerly X. campestris pv. musacearum), causative organism of banana xanthomonas wilt, in Tanzania, Kenya and Burundi 2009
  • The role of International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in biological control of weeds 2009
  • A strategy to transform the banana sector in Africa 2008
  • Fungi to counter witchweed 2008
  • Increasing capacity for plant healthcare 2008
  • The International Plant Diagnostic Network in West Africa: how to link farmers, extension, research and governments to improve pre-emptive disease control to safeguard food security and trade 2008
  • Development of ISSR's to characterise biotypes of Imperata cylindrica from Se USA and West Africa and Fi ELD tests of plant pathogens for suitability as biocontrol agents 2005
  • Lutte biologique contre les mauvaises herbs: introduction a la lutte biologique contre le chiendent 2005
  • IMPECCA and survey results 2003
  • Nitrogen affects host capacity to carry epidemics of yellow rust Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici 2003
  • Surveillance of potential pathogenic fungi associated with water hyacinth in Lake Kainji, Nigeria 2003

• document

  • Abstracts of Presentations at the 2015 APS Annual Meeting 2015
  • Micro-organism genetic resources for food and agriculture and climate change 2015
  • First Report ofXanthomonas euvesicatoriaCausing Bacterial Spot Disease in Pepper in Northwestern Nigeria 2014
  • Integrated pest management (IPM) of soybean 2014
  • Ecofriendly bioherbicide approach for Striga control 2013
  • Genetic diversity of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense in east and central Africa based on vegetative compatibility, ribosomal DNA polymorphism and phylogenetic analysis. Proceedings (Poster) of the International Banana Symposium, Taiwan, 19-22 November 2012
  • Mycotoxin contamination in Tanzania: quantifying the problem in maize and cassava in households and markets. Proceedings (Poster) of the 7th Conference of the World Mycotoxin Forum and 13th IUPAC International Symposium on Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins 2012
  • The importance of non-plant biodiversity for crop pest management: enabling conservation and access 2012
  • A 10-year strategy for the banana sector in Africa 2011
  • Climate change and micro-organism genetic resources for food and agriculture: state of knowledge, risks and opportunities 2011
  • First report of anthracnose caused byColletotrichum gloeosporioideson onion (Allium cepa) in Bénin 2011
  • First report ofAecidiumcantense(potato deforming rust) onSolanum macrocarpon(African eggplant) in Bénin 2011
  • Bacterial diagnostics 2010
  • Opening remarks and workshop objectives: paper presented at the Regional Training Workshop for Banana Disease Surveillance in 7 Countries organized by FAO and IITA in Rwanda 25-29 January, 2010 2010
  • Panama disease; recognition, impact and control methods: paper presented at the Regional Training Workshop for Disease Surveillance in 7 countries organized by FAO and IITA in Rwanda 25-29 January, 2010 2010
  • The International Plant Diagnostic Network (IPDN) in Africa: improving capacity for diagnosing diseases of banana (Musa spp.) and other African crops 2010
  • Why manage non crop biodiversity 2010
  • Impact of climate change on the interdependency between countries in the use and exchange of microorganisms 2009
  • The witch menace 2009
  • Advanced plant disease diagnostic training: an international short course 2008
  • Plant Pathology Activities Supported by CIALCA 2008
  • Biocontrol using Fusarium oxysporum: a critical component of integrated Striga management 2007
  • Biological control of Imperata cylindrica in West Africa using fungal pathogens 2007
  • Development of the International Plant Diagnostic Network (IPDN): a multinational collaboration 2006
  • Diagnosing plant disease: a network solution 2006
  • Genetic diversity of Imperata cylindrica: the implications for fungal biocontrol 2006
  • Mycoherbicides for weed control 2005
  • A week in the life of Fen Beed at Biological Control Center for Africa, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Cotonou, Republic of Benin, West Africa 2004
  • Biological control of Imperata cylindrica in SE USA and West Africa 2004
  • Control of Weeds in West Africa using Fungal Pathogens 2004
  • Development of plant pathogens as bioherbicides for weed control 2004
  • Mycoherbicide for water hyacinth 2003
  • Nitrogen affects resistance of wheat (Triticum aestivum cv. Brigadier) to Stagonospora nodorum 2003
  • Use of Alternaria eichhorniae to control the invasive aquatic weed water hyacinth in Africa 2003
  • Fungal pathogen workshop in Benin 2002
  • IMPECCA scientists modelling in Benin 2001
  • Survey of water hyacinth pathogens along Niger river 2001

• editorial article

  • First report of Banana bunchy top virus in banana and plantain (Musa spp.) in Angola.  Plant Pathology.  58:402-402. 2009

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  • Plant Disease Diagnostic Capabilities and Networks.  Annual Review of Phytopathology. 15-38. 2009

• review

  • Soybean production in eastern and southern Africa and threat of yield loss due to soybean rust caused by Phakopsora pachyrhizi.  Plant Pathology. 176-188. 2016