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Profile
| Academic position | Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader |
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| Research fields | Ecology of Land Use,Ecology and Biodiversity of Plants and Ecosystems |
| Keywords | mistletoes, diversity, bioinformatics, Plant parts, Fungi |
| Honours and awards | 2024: Humboldt Alumni Networking Award 2021: Research Excellence Award from the Vice Chancellor of the University of Bamenda 2020: Affiliate of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) 2020: Executive committee member of TWAS Young Affiliate (TYAN) 2018: Technical and Logistic Secretary of the Cameroon Academy of Young Scientists (CAYS) 2017: Fulbright scholar award 2016: Postdoctoral Fellowship award in the university of the Free state Bloemfontein, South Africa 2008: TWAS-CAS postgraduate fellowship award |
Current contact address
| Country | Cameroon |
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| City | Bamenda |
| Institution | University of Bamenda |
| Institute | Department of Plant Sciences |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Gerhard Rambold | Abteilung Mykologie, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth |
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| Dr. Andreas Beck | Botanische Staatssammlung, Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns (SNSB), München |
| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/03/2021 |
Programme(s)
| 2020 | Georg Forster Research Fellowship Programme for Experienced Researchers |
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Publications (partial selection)
| 2025 | Kinge, Tonjock Rosemary and Sama, Nsah Francoline and Zemenjuh, Lilian Moforcha and Nsoh, Sirri Vera: {Conservation of forest fungi: Current situation and future perspectives}. In: Abdel Azeem, Ahmed M. and Gryzenhout, Marieka and Ghosh, Soumya and Mohammed, Teroj A., {Forest Fungi: Biodiversity, Conservation, Mycoforestry and Biotechnology}. Academic Press Elsevier, 2025. 425--436 |
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| 2025 | Febnteh, E. B. and Kinge, T. R. and Anjah, M. G. and Ogwu, M. C.: {Diversity of Pleurotus Species in Cameroon and Nigeria}. In: Izah, S. C. and Ogwu, M. C. and Akram, M., {Bioactive Compounds in Edible Mushrooms}. Cham: Springer, 2025. |
| 2025 | Ndeh, B. J. and Kinge, T. R. and Ogwu, M. C.: {State of Ganoderma Species in Africa: Diversity, Ethnomycological Value, Threats, and Conservation Status}. In: Izah, S. C. and Ogwu, M. C. and Akram, M., {Bioactive Compounds in Edible Mushrooms}. Cham: Springer, 2025. |
| 2025 | Tofel, Katamssadan H. and Azinue, Clementine and Fotso, Gabriel T. and Mabou, Lile C. N. and Tonjock, Rosemary: {The insecticidal activity of forest fungi for sustainable agriculture}. In: Abdel Azeem, Ahmed M. and Gryzenhout, Marieka and Ghosh, Soumya and Mohammed, Teroj A., {Forest Fungi: Biodiversity, Conservation, Mycoforestry and Biotechnology}. Academic Press Elsevier, 2025. 171--180 |
| 2024 | : {COVID-19 ERA: A Transdisciplinary Perspective by Women in Science-CaPROWN (Series 2)}. Authorspress, 2024 |
| 2024 | Tsakem, B. and Tchamgoue, J. and Kinge, R. T. and Tiani, G. L. M. and Teponno, R. B. and Kouam, S. F.: {Diversity of African fungi, chemical constituents and biological activities}. In: Fitoterapia, 178, 2024, 106154 |
| 2024 | : {The Transformative Development of Postcolonial Africa: Voices from Pure and Natural Scientists}. Cambridge Scholars, 2024 |
| 2023 | Bi, M. E. and Annih, M. G. and Mboh, K. S. and Kinge, T. R.: {Effect of Angular Leaf Spot Disease on Bean Inter-cropped with Maize in Foumbot and Bambili, Cameroon}. In: Journal of the Cameroon Academy of Sciences, 19, 2023, 209--220 |
| 2023 | Kinge, T. R. and Jefwa, Joyce Mnyazi and Houdanon, Roël D. and Kamalebo, Héritier Milenge and Abdel-Azeem, Ahmed M. and Gryzenhout, Marieka and Triebel, Dagmar and Weibulat, Tanja and Rambold, Gerhard: {Management and publication of scientific data on traditional mycological and lichenological knowledge in Africa}. In: The Lichenologist, 55, 2023, 169--179 |
| 2023 | Tonjock Kinge, R. and Moforcha Zemenjuh, L. and Manju Bi, E. and Ntsomboh-Ntsefong, G. and Mbong Annih, G. and Esoeyang Tambe Bechem, E.: {Molecular phylogeny and pathogenicity of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. elaeidis isolates from oil palm plantations in Cameroon}. In: Journal of Plant Protection Research, 63, 2023, 122--136 |
| 2022 | Kinge, T. R. and Ghosh, S. and Cason, E. D. and Gryzenhout, M.: {Characterization of the Endophytic Mycobiome in Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) from a Single Location Using Illumina Sequencing}. In: Agriculture, 12, 2022, 333 |
| 2022 | Krasylenko, Y. and Kinge, T. R. and Sosnovsky, Y. and Atamas, N. and Tofel, K. H. and Horielov, O. and Rambold, G.: {Consuming and consumed: Biotic interactions of African mistletoes across different trophic levels}. In: Biotropica, 00, 2022, 1--17 |
| 2022 | Manju, E. B. and Mbong, G. A. and Kinge, T. R. and Fokunang, E. T. and Fokunang, C.: {Cultural, morphological and pathogenic variability of Phytophthora colocasiae isolate from taro in Cameroon}. In: African Crop Science Journal, 31, 2022, 51--63 |
| 2022 | Pambuka, G. T. and Kinge, T. R. and Ghosh, S. and Cason, E. D. and Nyaga, M. M. and Gryzenhout, M.: {Plant and Soil Core Mycobiomes in a Two-Year Sorghum--Legume Intercropping System of Underutilized Crops in South Africa}. In: Microorganisms, 10, 2022, 2079 |
| 2021 | Pambuka, G. T. and Kinge, T. R. and Ghosh, S. and Cason, E. D. and Nyaga, M. M. and Gryzenhout, M.: {Baseline Data of the Fungal Phytobiome of Three Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) Cultivars in South Africa Using Targeted Environmental Sequencing}. In: Journal of Fungi, 7, 2021, 978 |
| 2021 | Okungbowa, F. I. and Kinge, T. R.: {Fusarium Species and Their Associated Mycotoxins in Foods and Their Products in Africa}. {Food Security and Safety: African Perspective}. Springer, 2021. 749--761 |
| 2021 | Gryzenhout, M. and Ghosh, S. and Tchotet, J. M. and Vermeulen, M. and Kinge, T. R.: {Ganoderma: Diversity, Ecological Significances, and Potential Applications in Industry and Allied Sectors}. {Industrially Important Fungi for Sustainable Development: Biodiversity and Ecological Perspectives}. Springer, 2021. 295--334 |
| 2021 | Teke, N. A. and Bi, M. E. and Ndam, L. M. and Kinge, T. R.: {Nutrient and mineral components of wild edible mushrooms from the Kilum-Ijim forest, Cameroon}. In: African Journal of Food Science, 15, 2021, 152--161 |
| 2020 | Kinge, T. R. and Wiysahnyuy, L. F. and Awah, T. M. and Nkuo-Akenji, T.: {Current Statistics in Science, Technology, and Innovation in higher education in Cameroon and the establishment of gender participation}. In: African Journal of Rural Development, 5, 2020, 105--142 |
| 2020 | Kinge, T. R. and Goldman, G. and Jacobs, A. and Nderitu, G. and Gryzenhout, M.: {The first checklist of macrofungi for South Africa}. In: MycoKeys, 63, 2020, 1--48 |
| 2019 | Kinge, T. R. and Cason, E. D. and Valverde, A. and Nyaga, M. and Gryzenhout, M.: {Endophytic seed mycobiome of six sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) cultivars from commercial seedlots using an Illumina sequencing approach}. In: Mycosphere, 10, 2019, 739--756 |
| 2018 | Teke, N. A. and Kinge, T. R. and Bechem, E. and Nji, T. M. and Ndam, L. M. and Mih, A. M.: {Ethnomycological study in the Kilum-Ijim mountain forest, Northwest Region, Cameroon}. In: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 14, 2018, 25 |
| 2017 | Teke, N. A. and Kinge, T. R. and Bechem, E. and Mih, A. M. and Kyalo, M. and Stomeo, F.: {Macro-fungal diversity in the Kilum-Ijim forest, Cameroon}. In: Studies in Fungi, 2, 2017, 47--58 |
| 2017 | Tonjock, R. K. and Nkengmo, A. A. and Nji, T. M. and Ache, N. A. and Mih, A. M.: {Species Richness and Traditional Knowledge of Macrofungi (Mushrooms) in the Awing Forest Reserve and Communities, Northwest Region, Cameroon}. In: Journal of Mycology, 2017, 2017, 2809239 |
| 2016 | Njouonkou, A. L. and De Crop, E. and Mbenmoun, A. M. and Kinge, T. R. and Biye, E. H. and Verbeken, A.: {Diversity of Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms Used in the Noun Division of the West Region of Cameroon}. In: International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, 2016, |
| 2016 | Kinge, T. R. and Djidjou, T. A. M. and Nji, T. M. and Ache, N. A. and Mih, A. M.: {Effect of local substrates on the growth and yield of Pleurotus ostreatus K. in the Northwest Region, Cameroon}. In: Current Research in Environmental and Applied Mycology, 6, 2016, 11--19 |
| 2013 | Tonjock, R. K. and Enow, A. E. and Ebai, M. T. and Nji, T. M. and Afui, M. M.: {The first checklist of macrofungi of Mount Cameroon}. In: Mycosphere, 4, 2013, 694--699 |
| 2012 | Tonjock, R. K. and Afui, M. M. and Coetzee, M. P. A.: {Molecular phylogenetic relationships among species of Ganoderma in Cameroon}. In: Australian Journal of Botany, 60, 2012, 526--538 |
| 2011 | Tonjock, R. K. and Ebai, M. T. and Afui, M. M. and Egbe, A. E. and Njouonkou, L. and Nji, T. M.: {Ethnomycology Studies of Macro-Fungi (Mushrooms) in the Mount Cameroon Region}. In: International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, 13, 2011, 299--305 |
| 2011 | Tonjock, R. K. and Mih, A. M.: {Ganoderma ryvardense sp. nov. Associated with Basal Stem Rot disease of oil palm in Cameroon}. In: Mycosphere, 2, 2011, 179--188 |