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ACSS AWARDS 2009

27/10/2009

ACSS AWARDS 2009

Announce the winners of ACSS awards for 2009

At the 9^th ACSS conference, Cape Town, South Africa (Sept 28 � Oct 01, 2009), the LOC proved that each paper and poster can be evaluated. The awards consist of a certificate and a cash amount. At the same time two Council Awards were presented to outstanding scientists:

AWARD

NAME(Presenting author)

TITLE

Best Paper

Mr Silvano Assanga

Combining ability of early quality protein maize (QPM) inbred lines adapted to the mid-altitude ecology of East Africa.

2^nd Best Paper

Mrs Annette Collett

The protection of agricultural land through the use of supporting information systems.

Best Poster

Mrs Jeannie van Biljon

The effect of rotational crops on different nematode species in an organic cotton farming system.

2^nd Best Poster

Ms Rhoda Nungo

Promoting finger millet by partners along the value chain in Western Kenya.

Cassava Research

(Nassar Prize)

Ms Teddy Amuge

Genotyping Ugandan Cassava breeding populations using SSR markers associated with resistance to Cassava Mosaic Disease.

Resource Poor

Ms C M Onyango

Feasibility of commercial production of Amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) leaf vegetable by small-scale farmers in Kenya.

SPECIAL AWARDS

To a woman researcher for outstanding contributions to crop production in Africa.

Prof. Agnes Wakesho Mwang`ombe, Kenya

To a scientist for outstanding contribution to crop production in Africa.

Prof. Kallunde Pilly Sibugo, Tanzania

ACSS Council Awards 2009:

1-ACSS Award to a woman researcher for outstanding contribution to crop production in Africa.

2-ACSS Award to a scientist for outstanding contribution to crop production in Africa..

9th ACSS Conference, LOC prizes (certificate and cash):

1-Scientific paper at the conference that had the greatest impact on resource poor agriculture in Africa.
2-Scientific paper presented at the conference with the best contribution towards cassava breeding in Africa (Nassar Prize).
3-Best and second best oral presentation.
4-Best and second best poster presentation.

Immediate Past President, African Crop Science Society Council, Prof. Kasem Zaki Ahmed, Department of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt, ET-61517, (ahmed_kz@yahoo.com)
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