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Jean Baptiste Muhinyuza

22 Aug 2022

Crop science
Email :mujohnbapt25@gmail.com
Research Area
Potato breeding

JEAN-BAPTISTE MUHINYUZA

Associate Professor/Senior Research Fellow in University of Rwanda, College of Agriculture Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (UR-CAVM)
PhD in Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, African Centre for crop Improvement (ACCI), University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) South Africa (SA)
Master of Science in Plant Pathology, Michigan State University (MSU) (United States of America) (USA)
Bsc in Biological Sciences, University of Burundi (UB), Burundi.


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
From April 1995- September 2015 : Responsible for coordinating and implementing research activities related to roots and tubers especially Irish Potato in Rwanda at ISAR and RAB ; Part time Lecturer a NUR, ISAE and UR.
From September 2015-2018 : Senior Lecturer at University of Rwanda (UR) teaching plant breeding and genetics and supervising students from BSc. to PhD levels.
December 2016 -March 2017. FAO Consultant on “Current status of the formal and informal potato seed system and potential options for potato quality declared planting material (QDPM) in Rwanda”.
From February 2018-Presesnt, Associate professor in Plant Breeding at University of Rwanda (UR) teaching plant breeding and genetics and supervising students from BSc. to PhD levels


Published Papers
1. Mulugeta, T., Muhinyuza, J.B., Gows, R. Matsaunyane, L., Andreasson, E. Alexanderson, E., 2020. Botanicals and plant strengtheners for potato and tomato cultivation in Africa. Journal of Integrative Agriculture 2020, 19 (2) : 460-427. DOI : 10.1016/S2095-3119(19)62703-6.

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