Dr. Anique Godjo
Anique Godjo
I hold a Degree of Agricultural Engineer (Faculty of Agronomy, University of Parakou, Benin), a Master of Science in nematology from Ghent University (Belgium), and a PhD from Ghent University (2013-2018) in nematology. My thesis work focused on entomopathognic nematodes (EPNs) and their symbiotic bacteria to control fruit flies in mango cultivation in Benin.
After obtaining my doctoral degree, I joined my home university (University of Parakou) to pursue a research career in Benin. I work in the laboratoire de phytotechnie, d’amélioration et de protection des plantes (LaPAPP) as a Research Assistant in the department of crop protection at the Faculty of Agronomy. In that lab, I am involved in several research works related to the sustainable production of tropical crops, molecular biology, microbiology and the biological control of crop pests using EPNs or fungi.
Currently, I work as a researcher is a project dealing with the sweet potato breeding for resistance to Potyvirus in Benin. In addition to my research on sweet potato breeding for virus susceptibility, I am involved in several research programs in collaboration with the Laboratory of Diagnosis and Integrated Management of Plant Bio-Aggressors at the same University that deal with nematodes studies and biological control of insect pests. I also work as the project's principal investigator, ‘Entomopathogenic nematodes formulations for biological control of mango fruit fly soil stages’. I am also involved in a project to describe new mermithidae nematode samples collected in the maize field in northern Benin. My routine tasks include using microscopy for morphological analyses and molecular techniques such as DNA extraction, PCR, and qPCR.
Scientific Publications
Research papers
Godjo A, Chabi N, Zadji L, Dossou P, Batcho O, Baimey H, Decraemer W, Willems A, Afouda L (2020) Evaluation of the ability of indigenous isolates of Heterorhabditis taysearae and Steinernema sp. to control mango fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis under laboratory, semi-field and field conditions in Northern Benin. Crop Protection, 149 Novembre 2021, 105754. doi: 10.1016/j.cropro.2021.105754
Godjo A, Afouda L, Baimey H, Couvreur M, Zadji L, Houssou G, Bert W, Willems A, Decraemer W (2019) Steinernema kandii n. sp., a new Steinernema species (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) from Northern Benin. Nematology, 21: 107-128, doi: 10.1163/15685411-00003201
Godjo A, Zadji L, Decraemer W, Willems A, Afouda L (2018) Pathogenicity of indigenous entomopathogenic nematodes from Benin against mango fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) under laboratory conditions. Biological Control 117:68-77. doi: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2017.10.009
Godjo A, Afouda L, Baimey H, Decraemer W, Willems A (2018) Molecular diversity of Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus bacteria, symbionts of Heterorhabditis and Steinernema nematodes retrieved from soil in Benin. Archives of Microbiology 200:589-601. doi: 10.1007/s00203-017-1470-2
Other publications
Godjo* A, DecraemerW, WillemsA, Afouda L (2017) Impact of temperature on the infectivity of Heterorhabditis taysarae and Steinernema sp. isolates from Benin to late instar larvae of Bactrocera dorsalis. Proceedings 69th International Symposium on Crop Protection (ISCP), Communications in Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, 82:245-247.
Zadji* L, Baimey H, Afouda L, Houssou G, Godjo A, Waeyenberge L, De Sutter N, Moens M, Decraemer W (2013). Entomopathogenic nematodes as an alternative bio-control tool to pesticides for the management of Macrotermes bellicosus, a termite pest on citrus in Benin. In: Actes du 4ème Colloque des sciences, cultures et technologies de l’UAC-Benin.
Afouda L, Godjo A, Sere Y, Nouatin G, Akossou A (2010) Transmission de Pyricularia grisea (herbert) barr par les semences aux plantules de riz au Benin. Annales des Sciences Agronomiques (12) 2 spécial : 11-22, 2009 ISSN 1659-5009.
Honors, Scholarships and Awards
- Winner of an early career scientist grant to attend the ICN (International Congress of Nematology) in Antibes, rescheduled to May 2022.
- 2019 African-German Network of Excellence in Science- Programme Advocating Women in Science (AGNES-PAWS) Grant for junior researchers.
- Special Research Fund (BOF) - Ghent University (UGent) for Doctoral Scholarship Program 2013-2017 (Grant number: 01W00713) at Ghent University.
- Research grant by the Applied Research Component of the Regional Fruit Fly Control Project in West Africa (CORAF/WECARD) to support part of the doctoral research at the University of Parakou, Benin.
- VLIR-UOS scholarship for Master of Science in Nematology (2011-2013) at Ghent University.
- Benin-Government scholarship for Agricultural Engineer courses (2002-2008) at the University of Parakou, Benin.
Anique's hosting lab in Belgium
Dr Ellen De Keyser & D
Dr Emmy Dhooghe & Dr Ellen De Keyser (Plant Sciences)
Caritasstraat, 39; 9090 Melle; Belgium
