PUBLICATIONS BY MEMBERS OF STAFF FY 2024/2025

1. Masheti, Y., Muthomi, J. W., Muiru, M., Arunga, E. E., & Gepts, P. (2024). Inoculum sources and management of bean scab caused by Elsinoë phaseoli. Journal of Phytopathology, 172, e13355.https://doi.org/10.1111/jph.13355
2. Kasiera, W., Pozo, M.I., Toroitich, K., Karanja,, Odhiambo, M., Jaramillo, J., Hundt, B., Langevelde, F. V., & Nkoba, K. (2024). When size matters: effectiveness of three endemic African stingless bees as watermelon pollinators. Apidologie, 55 (48). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-024-01092-6
3. Maindi, N., Nyarindo, W.N., Ndirangu, S.N., & Isaboke, H.N. (2024). Collective action typologies and their implications for policy targeting: The case of smallholder households from the central region of Kenya. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 101288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2024.101288
4. Opemo, J., Ngoo,L., & Kawira, M. (2024). Impact of Reducing Waiting Time in Solar Water Heating Systems by Installing Instantaneous Water Heaters in Commercial Premises , Journal of Renewable Energy, 5561397, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/5561397
5. Mwikamba, E.M., Githaiga, M.N., Huxham, M. & Briers, R.A. (2024). Understanding the drivers of seagrass loss in Kenya: Evidence for the impacts of population and fishing. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 34(7), e4229. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.4229
6. Kibet, S., Mudalungu, C.M., Kimani, N.M., Makwatta, J. O., Kabii, J., Sevgan, S., Kelemu, S., & Tanga, C. M. (2024). Unearthing Lactococcus lactis and Scheffersomyeces symbionts from edible wood-boring beetle larvae as a bio-resource for industrial applications. BMC Microbiology, 24, 282. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-024-03428-9
7. Manyenya, S., Nthiwa, D., Lutta, H. O., Muturi, M., Nyamota, R., Mwatondo, A., Watene, G., Akoko, J.,& Bett, B. (2024). Multiple pathogens co-exposure and associated risk factors among cattle reared in awildlife-livestock interface area in Kenya. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 11:1415423. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2024.1415423
8. Sumba, O. J., Ocharo N. K., & Mugambi, P. J. (2024). Exchange rate and inflation dynamics in Kenya: Does the threshold level matter?. Heliyon, 10(15). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e35726
9. Mwanza, S. S., Mudalungu, C. M., Kimani, N. M., Mokaya, H. O., Ochieng, B. O., Juma, S., & Tanga, C. M. (2024). Nutritional and antioxidant properties of two species of edible scarab beetles (Cetonia aurata and Oryctes rhinoceros). Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. https://doi.org/10.1163/23524588-00001009
10. Njau, S. N., Parker, T. A., Duitama, J., Gepts, P., & Arunga, E. E. (2024). QTL mapping for pod quality and yield traits in snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). Frontiers. Plants Science15:1422957. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1422957
11. Mumo, C. K., Muturi, P. W., Gichimu, B. M. (2024). A Modified Climate-Smart Push-Pull Technology for the Management of Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in the Semiarid Lands of Kenya. International Journal of Agronomy, 8038142, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/8038142