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Herbert Talwana

Email: haltalwana@agric.mak.ac.ug

Senior Lecturer,Makerere University , Uganda

Dr. Herbert Talwana’s main professional training is in Agricultural Sciences, particularly crop
sciences in which he holds a B.Sc. (Agric) and M.Sc. (Agric) from Makerere University in Uganda.
He received his Ph.D. in Agricultural Sciences from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium.
Dr. Talwana is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture,
Makerere University. He teaches Entomology, Nematology and Pest Management to Undergraduate
and Graduate students of the Faculty of Agriculture. He also contributes to other courses in the
Department.

His research program concentrates in the area of Nematology with a focus on nematode diagnostics,
management (with main emphasis on cultural control and Integrated Pest Management) and
Nematode – soil nutrient interactions. In this research, Dr. Talwana works with a number of
crops, including banana, cereals, and root and tuber crops. His other professional interests
include Research and Development of Integrated pest management (IPM) concepts, including
competency development training; Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Assessment of Research and
Development Investments in Agriculture, and Change Management and Personal Mastery as a soft-
skills tool to enhance teaching, research and consultancy.

Curriculum Vitae

Name: Dr. Herbert Talwana

Country of birth: Uganda

Nationality:  Ugandan

Position Title: Senior Lecturer

Institution: Makerere University , Uganda

Contact Address:

Department of Crop Science Faculty of Agriculture Makerere University P.O. Box 7062 Kampala, Uga

Email: haltalwana@agric.mak.ac.ug

Tel: +256 414 533580

Specialty Area:

-          Nematology

Education:

  B.Sc., Agriculture, Makerere University, Uganda

  M.Sc., Agriculture, Makerere University, Uganda

  Ph.D., Agricultural Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

Positions held (since terminal degree):

Expertise:

-          Nematode diagnostics

-          Nematode management (cultural control and Integrated Pest Management)

-          Nematode-soil nutrient interactions

-          Various crops- banana, cereals, root and tubers

Honors and Awards (since terminal degree):

A selection of major research accomplishments: Discoveries and first reports

A Selection of refereed journal publications (2002-present)

Coyne D. L. and Talwana, L. A. H. and Maslen N. R. 2003. Plant parasitic nematodes associatedwith root and tuber crops in Uganda. African Crop Protection. 9(2):87-98.

Talwana L. A. H., P. R. Speijer, C. S. Gold. R.L. Swennen, and D. De Waele 2003. A comparisonof the effects of Radopholus similis and Pratylenchus goodeyi on growth, root health and yieldof an East African highland-cooking banana (Musa AAA-group). International Journal of PestManagement. 49:199-204.

Book chapters:

Invited presentations at major international conferences (2002-present-Maximum 8)

Talwana L. A. H., P. R. Speijer, Swennen, R. L. and D. De Waele. 2002. Effect of soil nutrientamendments on nematode infection, reproduction and damage on bananas. Paper presentedat the The 20th Conference of the Soil Science Society of East Africa. 26 December 2002.

Talwana L. A. H., P. R. Speijer, D. De Waele and R.L. Swennen 2003. Effect of nematodeinfection on nutrient distribution in leaves of three banana cultivars in Uganda. Paperpresented at the 6th Conference of the African Crop Science Society, Nairobi, 12-17 October,2003.

Research Grants (2004 – present):

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