Dr. Emana Getu Degaga

College of Natural Sciences

Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

Associate Professor and Senior Researcher

Email: egetudegaga@yahoo.com

Qualifications

2002 Ph.D., Kenyatta University of Kenya

1994 M.Sc., Haramaya University

1982 M.Sc, Addis Ababa University

Publications (Selected)

1. Mesele Gemu, Emana Getu and Abdurazak Yosuf. 2013a. Pre-harvest assessment of Sitophilus zeamais (Motshulsky) and Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier) in major maize producing areas> Evidence from Southern Ethiopia. Discourse Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences 1 (6): 103-110.
2. Mesele Gemu, Emana Getu and Abdurazak Yosuf. 2013b. Management of Sitophilus zeamais (Motshulsky) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier) (Lepidoptera: Gelechidae) using locally available agricultural wastes in southern Ethiopia. Journal of Agricultural and Crop Research 1(1): 10-16.
3. Gemechu Keneni, Endashaw Bekele, Fassil Assefa, Muhammad Imtiaz, Tolessa Debele, Kifle Dagne and Emana Getu. 2013. Genetic variation and gains from selection for symbio-agronomic performance in Ethiopian chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) germplasm accessions. International Journal of Plant Breeding 7 (1): 22-35.
4. Asmare Dejen, Emana Getu, Ferdu Azerefegne and Amare Ayalew. 2013. Distribution and extent of Cotesia flavipes Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitism in Northeastern Ethiopia. Interantional Journal of Insect Science 5: 9-19.
5. Mesfin Wondafrash, Emana Getu and Geremew Tefere. 2012a. Survival and feeding of African Bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) affected by Neem, Azadirachata indica (A. Juss) extracts. World Journal of Agricultural Sciences 8(3):280-285.
6. Mesfin Wondafrash, Emana Getu and Geremew Terefe. 2012b. Life cycle parameters of African bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) affected by Neem, Azadirachta indica (A. Juss) extracts. 2012. Agricultural Research Journal 2(6): 335-345.
7. Mesfin Wondafrash, Emana Getu and Geremew Terefe. 2012c. Neem, Azadirachta indica (A. Juss) extracts negatively influenced growth and development of African Bolloworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Academic Journal of Entomology 5 (1) 22-27.
8. Amanuel Tamiru and Emana Getu. 2012. Effect of temperature and relative humidity on the development and fecundity of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research 102: 9-15.
9. Gemechu Keneni, Endashaw Bekele, Fassil Assefa, Muhammad Imtiaz, Tolessa Debele, Kifle Dagne and Emana Getu. 2012a. Phenotypic diversity for symbio-agronomic characters in Ethiopian chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) germplasm. African Journal of Biotechnology 11(63): 12634-12651
10. Gemechu Keneni, Endashaw Bekele, Fassil Assefa, Muhammad Imtiaz, Tolessa Debele, Kifle Dagne and Emana Getu. 2012b. Evaluation of Ethiopian chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) germplasm accessions for symbio-agronomic performance. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=8650541)
11. Gemechu Keneni, Endashaw Bekele, Muhammad Imtiaz, Kifle Dagne, Emana Getu and Fassil Assefa. 2012c. Genetic diversity and population structure of Ethiopian chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) germplasm accessions from different geographical origins as revealed by microsatellite markers. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter: 30:654-665
12. Chemeda Abedeta, Emana Getu, Emiru Seyoum and H. Hindorf. 2011. Incidence and Composition of ceratitid fruit flies in wild coffee, Coffee Arabica L., in Southern Ethiopia. Ethiop.J.Biol.Sci. 10 (2) 213-221.
13. Gemechu Keneni, Endashaw Bekele, Muhammad Imtiaz, Emana Getu, Kifle Dagne and Fassil Assefa. 2011a. Breeding chickpea (Cicer arietinum [Fabaceae]) for better seed quality inadvertently increased susceptibility to adzuki bean beetle (Callosobruchus chinensis [Coleoptera: Bruchidae]). International Journal of Tropical Insect Science: 31 (4): 249-261
14. Gemechu Keneni, Endashaw Bekele, Emana Getu, Muhammad Imtiaz, Tebkew Damte, Bayeh Mulatu and Kifle Dagne. 2011b. Breeding food legumes for resistance to storage insect pests: Potential and limitations. Sustainability 3(9): 1399-1415
15. Gemechu Keneni, Endashaw Bekele, Emana Getu, Muhammad Imtiaz, Kifle Dagne and Fassil Assefa. 2011c. Characterization of Ethiopian chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) germplasm accessions for response to infestation by adzuki bean beetle (Callosobruchus chinensis L.) I. Performance evaluation. Ethiopian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 21 (1&2) 41-65.
16. Gemechu Keneni, Endashaw Bekele, Emana Getu, Muhammad Imtiaz, Kifle Dagne and Fassil Assefa. 2011d. Characterization of Ethiopian chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) germplasm accessions for response to infestation by adzuki bean beetle (Callosobruchus chinensis L.) II. Phenotypic diversity. Ethiopian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 21 (1&2) 66-83.
17. Asmare Dejene, Emana Getu, Ferdu Azerefegne and Amare Ayalew. 2011. Efficacy of some botanicals on stem borers, Busseola fusca (Fuller) and Chilo partellus (Swinhoe). Biopestic. Int. 7 (1): 24-34.
18. Chemeda Abedeta, Emana Getu, Emiru Seyoum and Holger Hindorf. 2011. Coffee berry insect pests and their parasitoids in the Afromontane rainforest of southwestern Ethiopia. East African Journal of Sciences 5(1): 41-50.
19. Emana Getu. 2010. Biology, Ecology and management of cereal stem borers in Africa, with particular reference to Ethiopia. Ethiop. J.Biol.Sci 9(1):79-116.
20. Muluken Goftishu, Tadele Tefera and Emana Getu (2009). Biology of barely shoot fly Delia flavibasis Stein (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) on resistant and susceptible barely cultivars. Journal of Pest Science 82:67-71
21. Araya G/Selase and Emana Getu. 2009. Evaluation of botanical plants powders against Zabrotes subfasciatus (Boheman) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)in stored haricot beans under laboratory condition. African Journal of Agricultural Research 4:000-000.
22. Delenasaw Yewhalaw, Emana Getu and Emiru Seyoum. 2008. Evaluation on Potential of wild hosts as trap plants for managing gramineous stemborers in maize based agro-ecosystem. Journal of Economic Entomology 101(1) 50-55
23. Emana Getu. 2008. Molecular evidence of Cotesia flavipes (Cameron) (Hymenoptera: Bracondidae) establishment in Ethiopia. SINET: Ethiop.J.Sci. 31(2) 157-160
24. Eshetu Ahmed, Taye Tessema, Tesfaye Beshir, Abraham Tadese, and Emana Getu. 2008. Pests and pesticide use in flower farms in Ethiopia. Pest management Journal of Ethiopia 12: 19-35.
25. Emana Getu. 2007. Woolly whitefly Aleurothrixus floccosus (Maskell) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae): A new invasive alien insect pest of citrus fruit in Ethiopia. SINET:Ethiop J.Sci. 30(2) 155-158

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