Dr. Ir. Habimana Sylvestre

Academic rank: 
Senior Lecturer
Academic Leadership Position: 
Coordinator of Industrial & Academia Linkage
Email: 
s.habimana14@ur.ac.rw
Telephone: 
+250788486031
Twitter: 
@sylvaha
College: 
College of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Science (CAFF)
School/centre: 
School of Agriculture and Food Sciences
Department: 
Crop Science
Published Papers : 
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
1.Karangwa, A.  Ndungutse,V.  Fashaho,A. Habimana,S.  Manirere, JD. Nsengimana,V  Imanishimwe,C.   Rwubatse, B. & Nyagatare,G.(2024). Performance of conservation agriculture practices on the physical growth and yield of broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. italica) in Nyabihu District. Rwanda Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 3 (2): 229-248.
2.Fashaho, A. Karangwa, A.  Habimana,S.  Uwihirwe J. , Nyagatare ,G.  Imanishimwe C.(2024). Variations of soil properties along slope positions in Nyabihu, Rubavu, Ngororero and Rutsiro Districts of Western Rwanda: A baseline soil study for regenerative agriculture. Rwanda Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 3 (2): 3-12.
3.Kanyarwanda Theophile, Habimana Sylvestre, Umuhoza Karemera Noella Josiane, Musana Rwalinda Fabrice & Mukamuhirwa Alphonsine (2024). Effect of Organic and Industrial Fertilizers on Reducing Sugar, Specific Gravity, Dry Matter and Starch Composition of Fresh Harvested Irish Potato Varieties in Musanze District of Rwanda. Turkish Journal of Agriculture-Food Science and Technology,12(8):1254-1260 DOI: https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v12i8.1254-1260.5612
4.Karangwa, A.  Ndungutse,V.  Fashaho,A. Habimana,S.  Manirere, JD. Nsengimana,V
Mulinga,N  Imanishimwe,C.  Nshimirimana, P.  Rwubatse, B. & Nyagatare,G.(2024). Performance of different mulches on physical growth and yield of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in western Rwanda. Potato journal, 50 (2): 123-131.
5.Karangwa, A.  Ndungutse,V.  Fashaho,A. Habimana,S.  Manirere, JD. Nsengimana,V
Mulinga, N  Imanishimwe, C.  & Nyagatare,G.(2024). Influence of organic and inorganic fertilizers on growth and yield of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in Nyabihu district of Rwanda. Potato journal, 50 (2): 196-203.
6.Karangwa, A. Bazimenyera, J. D.  Muhinyuza, J.B, Habimana, S. Mizero, M. (2024). Effect of Imidacloprid Gaucho-Seed Coating on Mosaic Virus Transmission and the Dynamics of the Main Insect Pests of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Cultivation in Rwanda. Rwanda Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol 3, No. 1:151-161
7.Uwiringiyimana, T. Habimana, S. Umuhozariho, M.G. Bigirimana,V.P. Uwamahoro,F   Ndereyimana, A. Naramabuye F.X. (2024). Review on Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) Production, Nutrition and Health Benefits. Rwanda Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol 3, No. 1:71-87.
8.Erastus Dushimeyesu, Sylvestre Habimana, Fabrice Munyandamutsa, Patrick Rugwiro,Isaac Mubashankwaya, Drocelle Nyiransabimana (2024). The effect of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) organic fertilizer on the vegetative growth of Carrot (Daucus carota), Royal Chantenay variety. Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 12(2): 268-273DOI: https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v12i2.268-273.6435 
9.Marie Chantal Mutimawurugo, Joshua Otieno Ogweno, Nyokabi Isabel Wagara, Jean Baptiste Muhinyuza, Sylvestre Habimana, and Alphonsine Mukamuhirwa (2023). Biological Control of Potato Bacterial Wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum) Using Selected Plant Extracts. Journal of Horticultural Research, Vol.31(2):115-126. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/johr-2023-0031 (Published Online: Dec 23, 2023, Accepted: Sep 01, 2023)
10.Charles DUSHIMIRIMANA, Sylvestre HABIMANA and  Saidi Mbaraka RUMANZI, (2023). Evaluation Of Nutritional Value Of Yellow Maize (Zea mays L.) Grown Under Busogo Environmental Conditions In Rwanda. Presented in 3rd International Congress of the Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, held 13-16 September 2023 at Malatya/Türkiye. Pages 373-375.
11.Joyeuse Nyiranshuti, Sylvestre Habimana, Aloys Fashaho and Antoine Karangwa, (2023).  Influence Of Mulching Materials On Yield And Economic Returns Of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L) In Gisesero And Muhira Sites Of Rwanda. Presented in 3rd International Congress of the Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, held 13-16 September 2023 at Malatya/Türkiye. Pages396-401
12.Charles DUSHIMIRIMANA, Sylvestre HABIMANA, Saidi Mbaraka RUMANZI and Joyeuse Nyiranshuti, (2023).Evaluation Of Adaptability And Performance Of Yellow Maize (Zea mays L.) Under Busogo Environmental Conditions In Rwanda. Presented in 3rd International Congress of the Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, held 13-16 September 2023 at Malatya/Türkiye. Pages 367-372.
13.Sylvestre Habimana, Alphonsine Mukamuhirwa, Saidi Rumanzi Mbaraka,Innocent Ndikumana and Jean Paul Habinshuti (2023). Performance Evaluation of Upland Rice (Oryza Sativa L.) cultivars in Three Agro-Ecological Zones Of Rwanda. Presented in 3rd International Congress of the Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, held 13-16 September 2023 at Malatya/Türkiye. Pages 486-489
14.Jean Claude Abayisenga, Saidi Rumanzi Mbaraka, Christian Nkurunziza, Maurice Jules Shema,  Sylvestre Habimana,et al., (2023): Effect of Soil Application of Stabilized Ortho Silicic Acid Based Granules on Growth and Yield of Rice (Oryza sativa L.), Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 54:4, 444-452, DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2022.2112593
15.Erastus DUSHIMEYESU, Sylvestre HABIMANA & Fabrice MUSANA RWALINDA, (2023). Evaluation of the effects of drying methods on post-aflatoxin infection in maize. 6th International Anatolian Agriculture, Food, Environment and Biology Congress(Targid 2022) at Kütahya-Turkiye. Pages124-127.
16.Job Nyagashi, Noëlla Josiane Umuhoza Karemera, Sylvestre Habimana, Philippe Sibomana (2023).Impact of combined inorganic fertilizers with vermicompost on yield and quality of biofortified beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) in Rwanda. 6th International Anatolian Agriculture, Food, Environment and Biology Congress(Targid 2022) at Kütahya-Turkiye. Pages 102-108.
17.Erastus Dushimeyesu, Sylvestre Habimana, Fabrice Musana Rwalinda, James Mushayija, (2023). Evaluation Of The Effect Of Fertilization And Drying Methods On Pre And Post-Aflatoxin Infection In Maize Under Busogo Climatic Conditions. 6th International Anatolian Agriculture, Food, Environment and Biology Congress(Targid 2022) at Kütahya-Turkiye. Pages680-685.
18.Erastus Dushimeyesu, Sylvestre Habimana, Fabrice Musana Rwalinda (2023). Evaluation of yield decrease in common beans due to anthracnose (Colletotrichum lindemuthianum) below sub-temperate environment of Northwestern of Rwanda. 6th International Anatolian Agriculture, Food, Environment and Biology Congress(Targid 2022) at Kütahya-Turkiye. Pages 66-71.
19.Philippe Sibomana, Josiane Noella Karemera Umuhoza, Sylvestre Habimana & Job Nyagashi (2023). Physiological Variations of Tomato Varieties (Solanum lycopersicum L) Grown in The Environmental Conditions of Busogo, Musanze District, Rwanda. 6th International Anatolian Agriculture, Food, Environment and Biology Congress (Targid 2022) at Kütahya-Turkiye. Pages80-85.
20.Munyampundu Emmanuel, Rukangantambara Hamud and Habimana Sylvestre (2022).EFFECT OF PYMARC WITH NPK 17-17-17 AND INTRA-ROW SPACING ON SOIL AND BUSH BEAN (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.) YIELD IN VOLCANIC HIGHLAND, RWANDA. Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, 20 (2): 1-18.
21.Munyampundu E., , Rukangantambara, H., Habimana, S. Rutayisire , & Niyonkuru, (2022). Pyrethrum marc rates and intra-row spacing influence on selected soil chemical parameters and yield of bush bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) grown on andosol under rainfed conditions. Journal of Agriculture Science & Technology, 21 (4): 4-21
22.Nkundabashaka, V., Habimana, S., Niyonkuru, R., Kayijuka, C., Karangwa, A., Mbaraka, S. R., Musana, F. R., Mutamuliza, E. & Mutimawurugo, M. C. (2021). Assessment of water requirement for rice crop at Cyabayaga wetland in Nyagatare District, Eastern Province, Rwanda. African Journal of Biotechnology , 20(10), 389-397. https://doi.org/10.5897/AJB2021.17390
23.Mbaraka, S.R., Abayisenga, J.C., Nkurunziza, C.  Habimana, S. et al,(2021). Effect of Combined Application of Foliar Sprays of Orthosilicic Acid (OSA) with Basal NPK Fertilizer on Growth and Yield of Rice (Oryza sativa L.). Silicon, Springer Nature B.V. 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-021-01308-9 
24.Habimana, S., Mbaraka, S. R., Karangwa, A., Rucamumihigo, F. X., Musana, F. R., Mutamuliza, E., Gasangwa, I., Nkurunziza, C., Abayisenga, J. C. & Cyamweshi, A. R. (2021). Effect of intercropping aerobic rice with leafy vegetables on crop growth, yield and its economic efficiency. African Journal of Biotechnology , 20(7), 313-317. https://doi.org/10.5897/AJB2021.17360
25.Ismael Niyokwizigirwa, Sylvestre Habimana, Saidi Rumanzi Mbaraka, Innocent Nyamwasa et al., (2021). Assessment of Aboveground Insects Associated Within Farm Fields of Musanze District in Rwanda: Abundance and Diversity. The 2nd International Congress of the Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology (TURJAF) Congress at Cyprus West University. Pages 457-463.
26.Erastus Dushimeyesu, Sylvestre Habimana, Fabrice Musana Rwalinda, Ismael Niyokwizigirwa, et al., (2021). Impact of Maize Storage Methods on Aflatoxin Contamination In Eight Districts of Southern Province of Rwanda.  The 2nd International Congress of the Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology (TURJAF) Congress at Cyprus West University. Pages 313-319.
27.Alexandre Rutikanga, Nyirimana Claude, Cecile Kagoyire, Christian Nkurunziza, Sylvestre Habimana, Nicolas Uwitonze & Teddy Mutoni (2020). Climate-Smart Staking Strategies for Boosting Yield of Iron-Fortified Climbing Beans. Rwanda Journal of Social & Applied Sciences 06(1): 35-45
28.Qasimullah Ryan, K. N. Geetha, Rahmatullah Hashimi, Rafiq Atif and Sylvestre Habimana (2020). Growth and Yield of Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] as Influenced by Organic Manures and Superabsorbent Polymers. Journal of Experimental Agriculture International: 42(6):77-85. DOI: 10.9734/JEAI/2020/v42i630541  
29.Habimana S., Kalyana Murthy K.N., Mudalagiriyappa M., Nanja Reddy Y.A.., Vasantha Kumari R. & Hanumanthappa D.C., (2019). Impact of aerobic rice‐leafy vegetables intercropping systems on weed management. – Advances in Horticultural Sciences, 33(3): 365-373   DOI: 10.13128/ahs-24266 
30.Sylvestre Habimana, Kurlahally Nagappa Kalyana Murthy, Dimba Chowdappa Hanumanthappa, Kothathi Shivanna Somashekar & Matnahalli Ramaiah Anand, (2019). Standardization of agrotechniques for weed management in aerobic rice (Oryza sativa L.). Journal of Plant Protection Research 59 (2): 273–280. DOI: 10.24425/jppr.2019.129292
31.Atom Atanasio Ladu Stansluos, Ali Öztürk, Selçuk Kodaz, Arash Hossein Pour & Habimana Sylvestre, (2019). Genetic Diversity in Sweet Corn (Zea mays L. saccharata) Cultivars Evaluated by Agronomic Traits. Mysore J. Agric. Sci., 53 (1): 1-8.
32.Habimana Sylvestre, K. N. Kalyana Murthy & D. C. Hanumanthappa,(2018). Effect of Different Weed Management Practices on Growth and Yield of Aerobic Rice (Oryza sativa L.). Mysore J. Agric. Sci., 52 (2): 263-270.
33.HABIMANA SYLVESTRE AND K.N. KALYANA MURTHY, (2018). Influence of weed management practices on soil microbial populations, soil nutrient status and biological yield of aerobic rice (Oryza sativa L.). J. Soil Biol. Ecol. 38 (1&2): 120-129.
34.Agnes Imoya P. O., Prasanna K. T., Anantha K., Habimana Sylvestre, (2018). Soil Nutrient Status&Microbial Communities as Influenced by Bio-Fuel Trees Plantation. Environ. & Ecol., 36 (4A): 1213-1220.
35.Habimana Sylvestre & V. R. Ramakrishna Parama, (2017). Space debris: Reasons, types, impacts and management. Indian J. Radio & Space Physics., 46: 20-26.
36.Habimana Sylvestre, Ngezahimana Jean Bosco, Nyabyenda Emmanuel and Umulisa Christine, (2014). Growth and yield of Watermelon as affected by different spacing and mulching types under Rubona conditions in Rwanda. Scholarly J. Agril. Sci.. 4(10), pp. 517-520
37.Tuyishime, O., Sallah, P.Y.K. and Habimana, S., (2014). Performance of elite Maize composites and population Hybrids in the mid-altitude zone of Rwanda. Scholarly J. Agril. Sci. 4(10): 521-525.
38.Sylvestre HABIMANA and Martin HAKIZAYEZU, (2014). Biocide effect of alkaloids, saponins and flavonoids extracted from chilli against Brevicoryne brassicae, cabbage aphids. Sky J.Agril. Res., 3(11):234-239.
Brief profile: 
Dr.Ir. Habimana Sylvestre is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher at University of Rwanda, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Sciences (UR-CAFF). He holds a PhD & MSc. in Agronomy; two Postgraduate Diplomas (PGD in Higher Education, and PGD in Agriculture Extension Management), B.Sc.in crop production and Advanced diploma in agro-forestry. He is also serving as Coordinator of Industrial & Academia Linkage at University. He is an agricultural scientist and development practitioner with over 15 years’ experience leading regional programs in crop research, plant nutrition, soil fertility management, and farmer capacity building. He has a proven expertise in coordinating multi-country projects, developing strategic partnerships, and strengthening HLIs and university-based agricultural training. He is very adept at linking scientific research to policy and practice, with a strong record of mobilizing resources and managing donor-funded initiatives. His track record of impactful work across East Africa, enhancing sustainable crop productivity and farmer livelihoods. He supervised numerous research works at post & undergraduate levels at University. He has published different research papers in national and international peer reviewed-journals.
Research Area: 
Agronomy & Extension Research ID number (ORCID): https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2773-295X