Dr. Umuhoza Karamera Noella Josiane

Academic rank: 
Senior Lecturer
Academic Leadership Position: 
Ag. Director of the University of Rwanda Center of Postgraduate Studies
Email: 
dcgs@ur.ac.rw/ umunolla@gmail.com
Telephone: 
+ 250 78 314 03 27
College: 
College of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Science (CAFF)
School/centre: 
School of Agriculture and Food Sciences
Department: 
Crop Science
Published Papers : 

Enhancing Crop Yield and Soil Fertility With Integrated Compost Management Using Tithonia and Alnus Biomass; ASSESSMENT OF THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF ORGANIC MANURE AND NPK (17-17-17) ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF CARROTS IN RWANDA; PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL DROPOUT AND COVID-19 IN NYAGATARE DISTRICT OF RWANDA: DO FAMILY CONFLICTS MATTER?; SHELF-LIFE AND NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF CARROT UNDER DIFFERENT ZERO ENERGY COOLING CHAMBERS STORAGE REGIMES; The potential of sustainable maize production under regenerative agriculture through mulching practices at the model farm of Busogo campus in Rwanda. Rwanda Journal of Agricultural Sciences; ASSESSMENT OF THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF ORGANIC MANURE AND NPK (17-17-17) ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF CARROTS IN RWANDA; Role of social factors in developing addictive behavior among youth in Rwanda: Reality from the Isange Rehabilitation Center; Impact of school feeding program on students' performance in Nyamasheke District of Rwanda. Symbiotic nitrogen-fixation and yield of soybean inoculated with acid-tolerant rhizobia strains following soil amendments under low soil pH conditions of Rwanda; Determination of abundance and symbiotic effectiveness of native rhizobia nodulating soybean and other legumes in Rwanda. Plant environment interactions; Perceptions on Drug Use and Behavioral Change Approach: Kanyanga in Rwanda. East African journal of health and Science; Social innovations in an emergency setting: opportunities and challenges for youth volunteers in curbing the spread of Covid-19 in Huye District, Rwanda; Phytochemistry Analysis and Anti-Bacterial Properties of Rwandese Medicinal Plants; Effect of Organic and Industrial Fertilizers on Reducing Sugar, Specific Gravity, Dry Matter and Starch Composition of Fresh Harvested Irish Potato Varieties in Musanze; International anatatolian agriculture food, environment and biology congress book; Sand amended with carbonized rice husk and goat manure as a propagation medium; Effect of seedling quality on growth yield and quality of tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum L.); Suitability of sand amended with carbonized rice husks and goat manure as a growing medium. Journal of Horticulture and Forestry; Proceedings. International conference on sustainable cereals and crops production system in the tropics (ICFST); Organic farming: exploration of organic amendments and Bioagents for sustainable agriculture;ERF4, an important transcriptional factor affected by MPK6 in Malus Xiojinensis and M. Baccata under iron deficiency condition; Low iron level improves salt tolerance by changing the redox regulatory mechanisms in Arabidopsis Thaliana. Pakistan Journal of Botany; Rice technology and its market value in Guinea: A case of Faranah Prefecture; The ethylene response factor AtERF4 negatively regulates the iron deficiency response in Arabidopsis thaliana; Effect of pre-harvest sprays of calcium chloride on post-harvest behavior in mango fruits (Mangifera indica L.) Cv. Mallika; Role of calcium chlorise spray on post-harvest behavior of mango fruits (Mangifera Indica L.) Cv. Raspuri; Effect of pre-harvest Calcium Chloride on Post-Harvest Behavior of Mango Fruits (Mangifera Indica L.) Cv. Alphonso; Effect of Calcium chloride sprays on ripening, shelf-life and physical chemical proprieties of mango fruits (Mangifera Indica L) Cv; Nutritional quality of carrot (Daucus carota L.) as influenced by farm yard manure.

Brief profile: 
Dr. Ir. UMUHOZA Karemera Noella Josiane is an agricultural scientist. She holds a Ph. D in Molecular Biology applied to Horticulture/Pomology/Agriculture (University of Beijing, China), a Master of Science in Horticulture/Pomology (Horticultural University of Bagalkot, India) and an Engineering Degree in Agriculture/Agro-economics specialization (Ecole Nationale d’Agriculture/ (National Institute of Agriculture), Thies, Senegal). She is currently the Ag. Director of the Centre of Postgraduate Studies at the University of Rwanda and a Senior Lecturer of Horticultural courses at the UR-CAVM (College of Agriculture, Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine). Dr. Ir. UMUHOZA has also served as the Ag. Director of continuing education and the Academic Secretary of the Department of Crop Sciences at UR-CAVM. She was the president of the Gender Club in UR-CAVM. Her education and career achievements include being selected in Africa for the AWARD of women in Agricultural Research and Development for the year 2015, earning the “Chinese Government Outstanding International Student Scholarship” AWARD in 2016 from the China Agricultural Council, and also getting a National Council for Science and Technology (NCST) AWARD by the Next Einstein Forum in 2019; writing and publishing a number of scientific articles as well as two books, one on calcium salt spray on mango fruits and another on Banana Production. Dr. Ir. UMUHOZA worked for two and half years as an expert in banana macro-propagation for the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA/CIALCA/CGIAR). Her work in the region was about giving trainings to farmers, their co-operatives and technicians from Rwanda Agricultural Board (RAB) on banana diseases, banana good husbandry, banana germplasm establishment, banana mother gardens management, banana macropropagation for its good extension in Rwanda and the sub-region (Uganda, Burundi and DR Congo), translation in Kinyarwanda of training materials, etc. Currently she is a permanent member of Rwandan Association for Women in Science and Engineering (RAWISE); permanent member of the business committee for the Association for Strengthening Agriculture Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA); permanent member of the technical committee of Rwanda Standard Board (RSB); focal point of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in the University of Rwanda (UR) and the Ambassador of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) in the University of Rwanda.
Research Area: 
Agriculture/Horticulture. Research ID (ORCID): https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2077-2991