We study the epidemiology and management of tropical crop diseases, mathematically and numerically. We develop and analyse dynamical models describing plant-parasite interactions, in order to better understand, predict and control the evolution of damages in crops. We focus on pests and pathogens that affect major staple food and cash crops.
- Cocoa plant mirids
PhD student: Myriam DJOUKWE TAPI*, 2014-June 2020
Supervisors: S. Bowong, Y. Dumont, L. Bagny-Beilhe - Plantain plant-parasitic nematodes
PhD student: Israël TANKAM CHEDJOU*, Dec. 2015-April 2021
Supervisors: J. J. Tewa, S. Touzeau, F. Grognard, L. Mailleret - Coffee berry borers
PhD student: Yves FOTSO FOTSO*, Jan. 2017-Jan. 2022
Supervisors: B. Tsanou, S. Touzeau, F. Grognard, S. Bowong - Coffee leaf rust
Master (2017-2018) & PhD student: Clotilde DJUIKEM*, Oct. 2019-
Supervisors: F. Grognard, S. Touzeau, S. Bowong - Maize stalk borer
PhD student: Janvier Pesser NTAHOMVUKIYE, 2016-2020
Supervisor: S. Bowong- Development and analysis of an ODE model representing the pest life cycle
- Integration of the pest resource and of the temperature impact on the pest dynamics (pest development, reproduction and survival)
- Introduction of control strategies (cultural practices, chemicals and alternative control) to reduce the damages in a maize field
J.P. Ntahomvukiye, A. Temgoua, S. Bowong. Study of the population dynamics of Busseola fusca, maize pest. Acta Biotheoretica 68(4): 379-397, 2018. DOI: 10.1007/s10441-018-9335-x – HAL Id: hal-01860837
Janvier Pesser Ntahomvukiye. PhD in Applied Mathematics, University of Douala, February 2020.
- Cabbage diamondback moth
- Master student: Michel MOUGANG, 2017-2019
Supervisor: S. Bowong- Development and analysis of an ODE model representing the dynamics of the pest population competing for the cabbage leaf resource
- Impact of environmental factors on the pest dynamics
Michel Mougang. Mathematical modeling of Plutella xylostella, pest of cabbage. Master thesis in Mathematics and Applications, University of Douala, October 2019. Supervisor: S. Bowong.
- PhD student: Aurélien Vanes KAMBEU YOUMBI, 2020-
Supervisor: B. Tsanou
Subject: Modelling, analysis and control of cabbage pests: case of Plutella xylostella
- Master student: Michel MOUGANG, 2017-2019
- Papaya mealybug
PhD student: Martin DOUNTIO, 2020-
Supervisor: S. Bowong
Subject: Estimation of damages caused by Paraccocus marginatus papaya pest: modelling, analysis and control
* PhD students under the joint supervision of Cameroonian and French scientists
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