CURRICULUM VITAE – LAWRENCE KENYON – 31 OCTOBER 2013
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Family name:
Kenyon
First name(s):
Lawrence
Date of birth:
4th August 1962
Nationality and Civil status:
British, Married, Two children.
Address: AVRDC-The World Vegetable Center
PO Box 42 Shanhua, Tainan 74199 ; Taiwan
Telephone: +886 (0)6 583 7801 x 350 Fax +886 (0)6 583 0009
E-mail: Lawrence.kenyon@worldveg.org
6. Project Role: Crop Protection - Plant Pathologist/Virologist with special interest in plant disease
ecology and control in smallholder vegetable production systems.
7. Positions Held:
Jan. 2009 – present; Plant Pathologist/Virologist, Head of Virology, AVRDC, Taiwan
July 2007 – Jan. 2009 – Freelance Plant Pathology/crop Protection consultant, UK
2000 – 2007 - Senior Scientist, (Crop Protection and Plant Pathology Specialist) in the Natural
Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, UK.
1991 – 2000 – Higher Scientific Officer (Crop Protection and Plant Pathology), Natural Resources
Institute, UK
8. Brief description of position’s responsibilities:
The head of virology leads and directs the plant virology work at AVRDC Headquarters and
collaborates with local staff at the AVRDC Regional Centers. This includes monitoring current
and emerging virus diseases of vegetables, fundamental research on virus identification,
characterization and diagnosis, as well as research on virus ecology, epidemiology and control
strategies. It also includes support to genetic resources and breeding groups through development
of robust pathogenicity screening techniques and their use in screening germplasm accessions,
breeders’ lines and segregating/mapping populations for resistance. The role also involves
supervising, mentoring and training staff and other trainees associated with the Headquarters and
the Regional Centers.
9. Education:
Institution
Portsmouth Polytechnic, UK. Oct 1980 – July 1983
University of Reading, UK. Oct 1983 – Oct 1984
University of East Anglia, UK. 1986 - 1990
Degree(s) and /or diploma(s) obtained:
BSc Biology (2:1 Hons): Applied Biology
MSc Technology of Crop Protection
PhD Plant Pathology
10. Language skills: (1 = excellent, 5 = basic)
Language
English
French
Spanish*
Reading
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Speaking
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Writing
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11. Membership of professional bodies:
 American Phytopathology Society (APS),
 Association of Applied Biologists (AAB, Virology conveners group),
 British Society for Plant Pathology (BSPP),
 International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC)
 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS),
 Tropical Agriculture Association (TAA),
12. Key skills and experience:
 More than twenty years experience of research and consultancy in the field of Crop Protection
Technology and Plant Pathology/Virology for horticultural, field and plantation crops (mainly
tropical) in Africa, Asia, Pacific and Latin America.
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Experience of training and teaching from the development and delivery of extension and training
materials for resource-poor farmers through to MSc and PhD student mentoring, supervision and
lecturing.
Knowledge of food safety and quality assurance systems for export horticultural growers
(including the design and management of product and input traceability systems) to meet the
requirements of EU Food Law, EUREPGAP and specific retailer protocols for access to EU
markets.
Experience in research project formulation, grant application preparation, administration,
management and appraisal.
13. Selected/Recent Publications:
Bousalem M., Durand O., Scarcelli N., Lebas B. S. M., Kenyon L., Marchand J. L., Lefort F.,
Seal S. E. (2009) Dilemmas caused by endogenous pararetroviruses regarding the
taxonomy and diagnosis of yam ( Dioscorea spp.) badnaviruses: analyses to support
safe germplasm movement. Archives of Virology, 154, 297-314.
Coyne D. L., Claudius-Cole A. O., Kenyon L., Baimey H. (2010) Differential effect of hot
water treatment on whole tubers versus cut setts of yam (Dioscorea spp.). Pest
Management Science, 66, 385-389.
de la Peña R. C., Kadirvel P., Venkatesan S., Kenyon L., Hughes J. (2010) Chapter 8.
Integrated Approaches to Manage Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Viruses In: Biocatalysis
and Biomolecular Engineering, pp. 105-132 Eds C. T. Hou & J.-F. Shaw. Wiley.
Fahleson J., Nakyanzi M., Okori P., Seal S. E., Kenyon L., Dixelius C. (2009) Genetic
analysis of Mycosphaerella fijiensis in the Ugandan Lake Victoria region. Plant
Pathology, 58, 888-897.
Gniffke P. A., Shieh S. C., Lin S. W., Sheu Z. M., Chen J. R., Ho F. I., Tsai W. S., Chou Y.
Y., Wang J. F., Cho M. C., Schafleitner R., Kenyon L., Ebert A. W., Srinivasan R.,
Kumar S. (Year) Pepper research and breeding at AVRDC – The World Vegetable
Center. . In: XV EUCARPIA Meeting on Genetics and Breeding of Capsicum and
Eggplant, 2-4 September 2013 2013 Turin, Italy. pp. 305-311.
Iddi K. N., Cheke R. A., Kenyon L. (2006) Phylogenies of the sunbirds (Nectariniidae) and
flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae) based on analyses of vocalizations. J. Ornithol., 147
(Suppl.1), 185.
Kadirvel P., de la Peña R., Geethanjali S., Kenyon L., Tsai W. S., Hanson P. (2010) OP4.4
Mapping of QTLs associated with resistance to a virus causing Tomato yellow leaf
curl disease (TYLCD) in tomato. In: SOL2010 (7th Solanaceae Conference)
http://www.sol2010.org/sol2010/files/file/SOL2010_Abstracts.pdf. Dundee, Scotland.
Kadirvel P., Hanson P., Symonds R., Sreenivasa Rao E., Ebert A., Gniffke P. A., Wang J.-F.,
Chen H.-M., Galvez H., Kenyon L., de la Peña R., Schafleitner R. (2010) Molecular
breeding in vegetable crops: Opportunities and challenges. In: 2nd National Workshop
on Marker-Assisted Selection for Crop Improvement. ICRISAT, Patancheru, A.P,
India: ICRISAT.
Kadirvel P., la Peña R., Schafleitner R., Huang S., Geethanjali S., Kenyon L., Tsai W.,
Hanson P. (2013) Mapping of QTLs in tomato line FLA456 associated with resistance
to a virus causing tomato yellow leaf curl disease. Euphytica, 190, 297-308.
Kenyon L., Anandajayasekeram P., Ochieng C. M. O. (2006) A synthesis / lesson-learning
study of the research carried out on root and tuber crops commissioned through the
DFID RNRRS research programmes between 1995 and 2005. In. Chatham, Kent,
UK.: Natural Resources Institute & IFPRI-ISNAR.
Kenyon L., Kubiriba J., Murekezi C., Ragama P., Wheeler T., Chancellor T. C. B.,
Tushemereirwe W., Gowen S. (Year) Banana streak virus disease in Uganda. Poster
No 1449 (Abstract 23.34) In: 8th International Congress of Plant Pathology
(ICPP2003), 2-7 February 2003 2003 Christchurch, New Zealand. ICPP.
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Kenyon L., Lebas B. S. M., Seal S. E. (2008) Yams (Dioscorea spp.) from the South Pacific
Islands contain many novel badnaviruses: implications for international movement of
yam germplasm. Archives of Virology, 153, 877-889.
Kenyon L., Lebas B., Seal S., Lebot V. (Year) Viruses infecting Dioscorea yams in the South
Pacific Islands (Poster). In: 12th Symposium of the International Society for Tropical
Root Crops: Potential of Root Crops for Food and Industrial Resources. September
10-16, 2000, 2002 Eds M. Nakatani & K. Komaki Tsukuba, Japan. ISTRC2000, pp.
395-397.
Kenyon L., Morse S., Asiabaka C. C. (2002) Assessing the research and development needs
for yam in Nigeria and Ghana. (Poster). In: British Society of Plant Pathology
Presidential meeting 2002: Plant Pathology and Global Food Security. Imperial
College, London, UK.
Kenyon L., Seal S. E., Lebas B. S. M. (Year) Diversity of viruses infecting Dioscorea yams.
In: Association of Applied Biology Meeting "Advances in Plant Virology", CIRAD,
Montpellier, France 29 September - 1 October 2003., 29 September - 1 October 2003
2003 CIRAD, Montpellier, France. CIRAD, Montpellier, France.
Kenyon L., Shoyinka S. A., Hughes J. d. A., Odu B. O. (Year) An overview of viruses
infecting Dioscorea yams in sub-Saharan Africa. In: Plant Virology in Sub-Saharan
Africa, 4-8 June 2001 2001 IITA Ibadan, Nigeria. IITA, pp. 432-439.
Knierim D., Deng T. C., Tsai W. S., Green S. K., Kenyon L. (2010) Molecular identification
of three distinct Polerovirus species and a recombinant Cucurbit aphid-borne yellows
virus strain infecting cucurbit crops in Taiwan. Plant Pathology, 59, 991-1002.
Knierim D., Tsai W. S., Deng T. C., Green S. K., Kenyon L. (2013) Full-length genome
sequences of four polerovirus isolates infecting cucurbits in Taiwan determined from
total RNA extracted from field samples. Plant Pathology, 62, 633-641.
Knierim D., Tsai W.-S., Kenyon L. (2013) Analysis of sequences from field samples reveals
the presence of the recently described pepper vein yellows virus (genus Polerovirus)
in six additional countries. Archives of Virology, 158, 1337-1341.
Lebas B., Kenyon L., Seal S. (Year) Prevalence et Variabilite Genetiques des Virus Infectant
les Ignames du Pacifiique Sud. In: Aussois 2001, 2001.
Mumford J., Knight J., Kenyon L. (2008) Honeybee Health (risks) in England and Wales. In:
Report to the National Audit Office. London: Imperial College Consultants.
Nair R. M., Schafleitner R., Kenyon L., Srinivasan R., Easdown W., Ebert A. W., Hanson P.
(2012) Genetic improvement of mungbean. SABRAO JOURNAL OF BREEDING
AND GENETICS, 44, 177-190.
Seal S. E., Kenyon L., Lebas B. S. M., Muller E., Iskra-Caruana M.-L., Marchand J.-L.
(Year) Detection, diversity and integration of yam badnaviruses. In: Association of
Applied Biology Meeting "Advances in Plant Virology" 29 September - 1 October
2003, 2003 CIRAD, Montpellier, France. CIRAD, Montpellier, France.
Shih S. L., Tsai W. S., Lee L. M., Wang J. T., Green S. K., Kenyon L. (2010) First Report of
Tomato yellow leaf curl Thailand virus Associated with Pepper Leaf Curl Disease in
Taiwan. Plant Disease, 94, 637-637.
Shih S.-L., Tsai W.-S., Lee L.-M., Kenyon L. (2013) Molecular Characterization of
Begomoviruses Infecting Sauropus androgynus in Thailand. Journal of
Phytopathology, 161, 78-85.
Teycheney P.-Y., Muller E., Seal S. E., Kenyon L., Harper G., Hull R., Iskra-Caruana M.-L.
(Year) Genetic Diversity Of Badnaviruses and Its Impact On Germplasm Movement.
In: The world of microbes; XIIth International Congress of Virology, 27th July to 1st
August 2002, 2002 Paris,. SFM, Société Française de Microbiologie, Paris (FRA);
IUMS, International Union of Microbiological Societies, Paris (FRA), p. 195.
Tsai W. S., Abdourhamane I. K., Kenyon L. (2010) First Report of Pepper veinal mottle
virus Associated with Mosaic and Mottle Diseases of Tomato and Pepper in Mali.
Plant Disease, 94, 378-378.
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Tsai W. S., Abdourhamane I. K., Knierim D., Wang J. T., Kenyon L. (2010) First Report of
Zucchini yellow mosaic virus Associated with Leaf Crinkle and Yellow Mosaic
Diseases of Cucurbit Plants in Mali. Plant Disease, 94, 923-923.
Tsai W. S., Hu C. J., Shung D. P., Lee L. M., Wang J. T., Kenyon L. (2011) First Report of
Squash leaf curl Philippines virus Infecting Chayote (Sechium edule) in Taiwan. Plant
Disease, 95, 1197-1197.
Tsai W. S., Jan F.-J., Green S. K., Shih S. L., Lee L. M., Kenyon L. (2009) Molecular
Characterization and Resistance Screening of Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Thailand
Virus in Taiwan. In: The 5th International Bemisia Workshop. Guangzhou, China.
Tsai W. S., Kenyon L., Green S. K., Shih S. L., Lee L. M., Aquino M. U., Jan F.-J. (2010)
Molecular diversity of tomato- and pepper-infecting begomoviruses in the Philippines.
Plant Pathology Bulletin (Taiwan, ROC), 19, 97-98.
Tsai W. S., Shih S. L., Kenyon L., Green S. K., Jan F. J. (2011) Temporal distribution and
pathogenicity of the predominant tomato-infecting begomoviruses in Taiwan. Plant
Pathology, 60, 787-799.
Tsai W. S., Shih S. L., Lee L. M., Wang J. T., Duangsong U., Kenyon L. (2013) First Report
of Bhendi yellow vein mosaic virus Associated with Yellow Vein Mosaic of Okra
(Abelmoschus esculentus) in Thailand. Plant Disease, 97, 291-291.
Tsai W. S., Shih S. L., Rauf A., Safitri R., Hidayati N., Huyen B. T. T., Kenyon L. (2013)
Genetic diversity of legume yellow mosaic begomoviruses in Indonesia and Vietnam.
Annals of Applied Biology, 163, 367-377.
Tsai W. S., Shih S. L., Venkatesan S. G., Aquino M. U., Green S. K., Kenyon L., Jan F. J.
(2011) Distribution and genetic diversity of begomoviruses infecting tomato and
pepper plants in the Philippines. Annals of Applied Biology, 158, 275-287.
Tsai W., Shih S., Safitri R., Huyen B., Kenyon L. (2012) Molecular identification of legumeinfecting begomoviruses in Southeast Asia. In: 2012 APS Annual Meeting, p. 122.
Providence, Rhode Island, USA: American Phytopathological Society.
Venkatesan S. G., Tsai W.-S., De La Peña R. C., Green S. K., Kenyon L., Hughes J. (2012)
Expression of the Full-length Coat Protein Gene of Tomato leaf curl Taiwan virus is
Not Necessary for Recovery Phenotype in Transgenic Tomato. Journal of
Phytopathology, 160, 213-219.
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