Cyprian Osinde

Teaching and research interests: Plant physiology, chemical ecology, Biotic Stress Science, Plant-Insect Interactions, Plant defense mechanisms, bio-fertilizer/ plant mineral nutrition, Direct and indirect defense systems in plants, sustainable pest control in plants by exploring secondary metabolites, Ethnobotany and Climate change

Coming soon

• Unlocking the potential of Micro-organisms used as biofertilizers for improved productivity per unit area.
• Understanding the mechanisms of activation, signal transduction and metabolic basics of plant defenses triggered through insect attack.
• Sustainable pest management by use of volatiles /metabolites in plants.

1. Cyprian Osinde, Wataru Sakamoto, Hiromi Kajiya-Kanegae, Islam S. Sobhy, Arthur K. Tugume, Anthony M. Nsubuga & Ivan Galis(2023) Identification of quantitative trait loci associated with sorghum susceptibility to Asian stem borer damage, Journal of Plant Interactions, 18:1, DOI: 1080/17429145.2022.2153182
2. Osinde C, Sobhy IS, Wari D, Dinh ST, Hojo Y, Osibe DA, Shinya T, Tugume AK, Nsubuga AM, Galis I. Comparative analysis of sorghum (C4) and rice (C3) plant headspace volatiles induced by artificial herbivory. Plant Signal Behav. 2023 Dec 31;18(1):2243064. doi: 10.1080/15592324.2023.2243064. Epub 2023 Aug 10. PMID: 37585707; PMCID: PMC10730142
3. Galis, I., Shinya, T., Alamgir, K., Sobhy, I., Tanabe, K., Miyake, A., Osinde, C., Nakabayashi, R. and Hojo, Y., 2017. Omics everywhere: How about in chemical ecology? In 33rd Conference for the International Society of Chemical Ecology (ISCE), Date: 2017/08/23-2017/08/27, Location: Kyoto, Japan.
4. Cyprian Osinde, and Joseph Okello Onen (2014). Adaptation Measures taken to preserve animal and Plant Species affected by climate change in Karamoja sub-region Uganda. The Impact of Climate change on Sub-Saharan Africa. Support Africa international. Nissau Germany
5. Opiro, R., Osinde, C., Okello-Onen, J., & Akol, A. M. (2013). Tick-repellent properties of four plant species against Rhipicephalus appendiculatus Neumann (Acarina: Ixodidae) tick species. J Agric Res Dev, 3(2), 17-21.
6. Hamilton, A., Eilu, G., Godbole, A., Gonbo, T., Huyin, H., Hussain, S.K., Jamet, F., Kamoga, D., Kariuki, P., Ahmad, A. and Khan, S.K., Osinde, C. Shengji, P., Zhiwei, Y., Fu, G., & Quangxin, Z. (2010). Conservation and development through medicinal plants: a case study from Ludian (Northwest Yunnan, China) and presentation of a general model. Biodiversity and conservation, 19, 2619-2636.