Researcher
Arne Mertens
- Disciplines:Biochemistry and metabolism, General biology, Plant biology, Systems biology, Agricultural plant production, Horticultural production, Molecular and cell biology, Biotechnology for agriculture, forestry, fisheries and allied sciences
Affiliations
- Crop Biotechnics (Division)
Member
From1 Aug 2020 → Today - Division of Crop Biotechnics (Division)
Member
From19 Mar 2018 → 31 Jul 2020 - Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Conservation (Division)
Member
From16 Feb 2017 → 18 Mar 2018
Projects
1 - 1 of 1
- Assessing the conservation status of wild banana genetic resources by means of population genetics and distribution modellingFrom19 Mar 2018 → 17 Jan 2023Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
Publications
1 - 10 of 15
- The description, distribution and habitat of wild banana species in northern Viet Nam(2023)
Authors: Steven Janssens, Arne Mertens
Pages: 479 - 504 - Phylogeography and conservation gaps of Musa balbisiana Colla genetic diversity revealed by microsatellite markers(2022)
Authors: Arne Mertens, Yves Bawin, Rony Swennen, Bart Panis, Filip Vandelook, Steven Janssens
Pages: 2515 - 2534 - Diversity of Fusarium associated banana wilt in Northern Viet Nam(2022)
Authors: Arne Mertens, Rony Swennen, Filip Vandelook, Bart Panis, Steven Janssens
Pages: 53 - 76 - Diversity of Fusarium associated banana wilt in northern Viet Nam(2022)
Authors: Arne Mertens, Rony Swennen, Bart Panis, Steven Janssens
Pages: 53 - 76 - Banana seed genetic resources for food security: status, constraints, and future priorities(2022)
Authors: Simon Kallow, Arne Mertens, Steven Janssens, Filip Vandelook, Rony Swennen, Bart Panis
- Drying banana seeds for ex situ conservation(2022)
Authors: Simon Kallow, Arne Mertens, Steven Janssens, Filip Vandelook, Pieter Verboven, Rony Swennen, Bart Panis
Pages: 1 - 16 - Maximizing genetic representation in seed collections from populations of self and cross-pollinated banana wild relatives(2021)
Authors: Simon Kallow, Bart Panis, Arne Mertens, Rony Swennen, Steven Janssens
- Genetic diversity and structure of Musa balbisiana populations in Vietnam and its implications for the conservation of banana crop wild relatives(2021)
Authors: Arne Mertens, Yves Bawin, Simon Kallow, Rony Swennen, Filip Vandelook, Bart Panis, Steven Janssens
- Conservation status assessment of banana crop wild relatives using species distribution modelling(2021)
Authors: Arne Mertens, Rony Swennen, Filip Vandelook, Bart Panis, Steven Janssens
Pages: 1 - 18 - Evolution of pollination syndromes and corolla symmetry in Balsaminaceae reconstructed using phylogenetic comparative analyses(2021)
Authors: Arne Mertens, Steven Janssens, Erik Smets
Pages: 267 - 280