Department of Plant Sciences & Landscape Architecture Seminar
Exploiting chemical ecology and plant behavior for developing sustainable crop protection strategies for Africa
presented by Dr. Zeyaur Khan
Thomas Odhiambo Distinguished Research Fellow
Principal Scientist and Leader, Habitat Management Programme
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology , Kenya
Wednesday March 29, 2017
4:00 PM
W.B. Young 327
Dr. Khan is recognized for his significant contribution to Africa by enhancing food security and environmental sustainability, through scientific research into the complex mechanisms that govern the ecology of plant–insect interactions and plant signalling in smallholder cereal–livestock production systems, leading to development of push–pull, an ecological, pro-poor agricultural innovation, and its adaptation to climate change to ensure its long term sustainability; and for leading a research-based extension system for wide-scale dissemination of push–pull, in which natural and social scientists work closely with farmers and extension agents to ensure that research serves the evolution and spread of the technology.
Louis Malassis Prize for Outstanding Career in Agricultural Development, 2015
The World Academy of Sciences Prize for Agriculture, 2011
International Integrated Pest Management Achievement Award, 2009
For more information, contact: Ana Legrand at ana.legrand@uconn.edu