Fulbright Visiting Scholar from Vietnam

Dr. Chau Nguyen graduated from National Hanoi University (1975), with a PhD from the National Center for Sciences and Technology (NCST) of Vietnam (1987), and a MSc of Gent University, Belgium (1996). In Vietnam he is working as Senior Nematologist and Head of the Nematology Department, Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (IEBR), NCST. With a supporting grant of Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program he has been visiting Jim Baldwin’s Laboratory for the past eleven months, and will return to Vietnam on December 2, 2003.

During recent months Dr. Nguyen has utilized excellent UCR facilities to complete taxonomic work on materials from Vietnam including pin nematodes (Paratylenchus spp.) with description of three new species, Apratylenchus canophorus gen.n. & sp.n., Bursaphelenchus dalatiensis spec. n. and spiral nematodes (Helicotylenchus spp.) with description of four new species. Currently he is also working on new species of Acrobeles from Vietnam.

Dr. Nguyen’s primary interest is taxonomy of plant parasitic and entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) in Vietnam. In addition, he has been involve in some other practical aspects of nematology such as integrated management of some important agricultural nematodes (e.g. root-knot nematodes, Meloidogyne spp.) and development of EPN for biological control of insect pests in Vietnam.

Dr. Nguyen’s Nematology team in Vietnam consists of twelve young staff. Most of these are graduates of the International Nematology Course in Belgium. With this limited staff, his team has been conducting a large number of taxonomy and applied nematology studies ranging from work on plant parasites, free-living terrestrial and aquatic species included marine nematodes.

Current projects underway by his nematology team in Vietnam include:

• Biodiversity of plant and soil nematodes in tropical forest ecosystems of Vietnam. National Fundamental Program in Natural Science (2001-2005).
• Database of taxonomy and systematics of plant parasitic and free-living nematodes in Vietnam. NCST Project (1990-2003).
• Entomopathogenic nematodes and development of EPN biotechnology for biocontrol of insect pests in Vietnam. National Biotechnology Program (2001-2005).
• Impact of Mangrove exploitation on the Benthic ecosystem and the assessment of tools for sustainable management (IMABE). VLIR Cooperative Initiative Program (Belgium).
  
  

Dr. Nguyen has published 3 books, 68 original research papers and 15 published contributions to academic conferences.

Some recent publications include:

1. Nguyen, N.C., Nguyen, V.T. (2001). Plant Parasitic Nematodes in Vietnam. Publ. House "Science and Technics", Hanoi: 312 (in Vietnamese).
2. Nguyen, N.C., Nguyen, V.T. (2001). Four plant parasitic species of virus vector nematodes of the families Diphterophoridae (Micoletzki, 1922) Thorne, 1935 and Longidoridae Thorne, 1935 from Vietnam. Journal of Biology, 23(2), 7-10 (in Vietnamese with English summary-in press).
3. Nguyen, N.C., Nguyen, V.T. (2001). Two new species of criconematids (Nematoda: Criconematoidea) from Cat Tien National Conserved Forest, Vietnam. Journal of Biology 23 (4), 6-11 (in Vietnamese with English summary).
4. Nguyen, V.T., Nguyen, N.C. (2001). Four new species of Helicotylenchus genus (Nemata: Tylenchida) from Vietnam. J. Advances in Natural Science and Technology 2 (3), 77-88.
5. Nguyen, N.C., Nguyen, V.T. (2001). Plant parasitic nematodes associated with coffee plantations in some North provinces and Western Highland, Vietnam. In: Sel. Col. Sci. Rep. EBR, Publ. House "Science and Technics", Hanoi: 185-197 (in Vietnamese with English summary).
6. Phan K.L., Nguyen N.C. & Moens, M. (2001). Steinernema sangi sp. n. (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) from Vietnam. Russian Journal of Nematology 9, 1-7.
7. Phan K.L., Nguyen N.C. & Moens, M. (2001). Steinernema loci sp. n. and Steinernema thanhi sp. n. (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) from Viet Nam. Nematology 3, 503-514
8. Nguyen, N.C. (2002). Entomopathogenic nematode biotechnology for biocontrol of insect pests in Vietnam. Advances in Natural Science and Technology 41, 12-19.
9. Nguyen, N.C., Phan, K.L., Nong, V.H., Nguyen, D.T.& Le, T.B. (2002). Application of DNA techniques for identification of entomopathogenic nematodes Steinernema and Heterorhabditis from Vietnam. Journal of Biology 24, 67-74 (in Vietnamese with English summary).
10. Nguyen, N.C. (2003). Principles of Plant Parasitic Nematodes and Their Control. Publ. House "Science and Technics", Hanoi: 312 (in Vietnamese).
11. Phan K.L., Subbotin, S.A., Nguyen N. C. & Moens, M. (2003). Heterorhabditis baujardi sp. n. (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae) from Vietnam. Nematology 5, 367-382.
12. Phan, K.L., Nguyen, N.C. & Moens, M.(2003). Natural distribution of entomopathogenic nematodes (Rhabditida: Steinernema and Heterorhabditis) in Vietnam. In: Problems of basic research in Life Sciences, Hanoi University Press, 670-673 (in Vietnamese with English summary).
13. Nguyen, N.C. & Baldwin, J.G. 2003. Plant parasitic nematode species of Paratylenchus Micoletzky, 1922 in Viet Nam. In: Problems of basic research in Life Sciences, Hanoi University Press, 555-558 (in Vietnamese with English summary).
14. Lai, P.H., Nguyen, N.C. (2003) Development and reproduction in great wax moth (Galleria mellonella) of some entomopathogenic nematode strains. In: Problems of basic research in Life Sciences, Hanoi University Press, 463-466 (in Vietnamese with English summary).
15. Nguyen, N.C., Trinh, P.Q., Subbotin, S.A., Madani, M. & Moens, M. (2003). Radopholus durianphilus sp. n. from Western Highland, Vietnam. Nematology (in press).
16. Lai, P.H., Pham, H.T., Nguyen, N.C., Vu, T.M. Pathogenicity effect and reproduction capacity of Steinernema carpocapsae TL on sugarcane scarabid Alissonotum sp. Bulletin of Plant Protection (in Vietnamese with English summary, in press).
17. Lai, P.H., Pham, H.T., Vu, T.M. & Nguyen, N. C. Pathogenicity effect of some EPN trains to cutworm (Agrotis ypsilon). Bulletin of Plant Protection (in Vietnamese with English summary, in press).
18. Lai, P.H., Pham, H.T., Vu, T.M. & Nguyen, N. C. Control effect of some EPN products to tobacco cutworm (Agrotis ypsilon) in field condition. Bulletin of Plant Protection (in Vietnamese with English summary, in press).