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Publications - 2017/2018

  1. Mutiga, S. K., Rotich, F., Ganeshan, V. D., Mwongera, D. T., Mgonja, E. M., Were, V. M., ...& Ouédraogo, I. (2017). Assessment of the virulence spectrum and its association with genetic diversity in Magnaporthe oryzae populations from Sub-Saharan Africa. Phytopathology, 107(7), 852-863.
  2. Kiboi, M. N., Ngetich, K. F., Diels, J., Mucheru-Muna, M., Mugwe, J., & Mugendi, D. N. (2017). Minimum tillage, tied ridging and mulching for better maize yield and yield stability in the Central Highlands of Kenya. Soil and Tillage Research, 170, 157-166.
  3. Nthakanio, N. P., & Jacob, W. (2017). Emergence of Bio/Agro-Terrorism in Kenya.
  4. Ndirangu, S. N., Mbogoh, S. G., & Mbatia, O. L. E. (2017). Effects of Land Fragmentation on Food Security in Three Agro-ecological Zones of Embu County in Kenya.
  5. Ndirangu, S.N., Mbogoh, S. G., & Mbatia, O. L. (2017). An Analysis of the Impact of Agro-Ecological Zones on the Influence of the Key Factors That Affect Food Security: The Case of the Embu County in Kenya.
  6. Gladys, K. V. (2017). Rainfall and temperature variability and its effect on food security in Kitui County, Kenya.
  7. Mburugu, K. N., Mulwa, A. S., & Kyalo, D. N. (2017). Organizational Culture and Implementation of Electronic Project Monitoring Information System in Public Tertiary Institutions in Kenya.
  8. Lelelit, L. S., Macharia, D., & Mburugu, K. N. (2017). Influence of social-cultural factors on women participation in wildlife conservation projects: A case of Northern Rangeland Trust Samburu County.
  9. Ghilamicael, A. M., Boga, H. I., Anami, S. E., Mehari, T., & Budambula, N. (2017). Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Five Hot Springs in Eritrea.
  10. Ghilamicael, A. M., Budambula, N. L., Anami, S. E., Mehari, T., & Boga, H. I. (2017). Evaluation of prokaryotic diversity of five hot springs in Eritrea. BMC microbiology, 17(1), 203.
  11. Nyaga, M. N., & Muriithi, D. (2017). Effectiveness of Physical Exercise on Primary Dysmenorrhea among Female University Students.
  12. Mgonja, E.M., Park, C.H., Kang, H., Balimponya, E.G., Opiyo, S., Bellizzi, M., Mutiga, S.K., Rotich, F., Ganeshan, V.D., Mabagala, R. & Sneller, C., (2017). Genotyping-by-sequencing-based genetic analysis of African rice cultivars and association mapping of blast resistance genes against Magnaporthe oryzae populations in Africa. Phytopathology, 107(9), pp.1039-1046.
  13. Mukhwana, E. J., Kande, A., & Too, J. (2017). Transforming University Education in Africa: Lessons from Kenya. African Journal of Rural Development, 2(3), 341-352.
  14. Potouroglou, M., Bull, J.C., Krauss, K.W., Kennedy, H.A., Fusi, M., Daffonchio, D., Mangora, M.M., Githaiga, M.N., Diele, K. & Huxham, M., 2017. Measuring the role of seagrasses in regulating sediment surface elevation. Scientific reports, 7(1), p.11917.
  15. Muli, J. K., Mweu, C., Budambula, N., & Anami, S. E. (2017). Yeast Extract Peptone Based Co-cultivation Media Promotes Transient GUS Expression in Tropical Maize Genotypes.
  16. Musyoka, F. M. (2017). Analysis of Static Code Techniques for Vulnerability Detection: A reviewed Literature.
  17. Musyoka, F. M. (2017). Determinants of Mobile Apps in C++ Programming Course: A reviewed Literature.
  18. Nzivo, M. M., Lwembe, R. M., Odari, E. O., & Budambula, N. (2017). Human Herpes Virus Type 8 among Female-Sex Workers. J Hum Virol Retrovirol, 5(6), 00176.
  19. Mutinda, J., & Odero, T. (2017). Nurses’ Response to Ethical Dilemmas on Patient Care Issues in the Critical Care Set Up.
  20. Kairu, A., Upton, C., Huxham, M., Kotut, K., Mbeche, R., & Kairo, J. (2018). From shiny shoes to muddy reality: understanding how meso-state actors negotiate the implementation gap in participatory forest management. Society & Natural Resources, 31(1), 74-88.
  21. Namu, J., Karuri, H., Alakonya, A., Nyaga, J., & Njeri, E. (2017). Distribution of parasitic nematodes in Kenyan rice fields and their relation to edaphic factors, rainfall and temperature. Tropical Plant Pathology, 1-10.
  22. Enström, S., Nthiwa, D., Bett, B., Karlsson, A., Alonso, S., & Lindahl, J. F. (2017). Brucella seroprevalence in cattle near a wildlife reserve in Kenya. BMC research notes, 10(1), 615.
  23. Koech, C. C., Lwembe, R. M., Odari, E. O., & Budambula, N. (2018). Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of HTLV/HIV Co-Infection among People who inject Drugs (PWIDs): A Review.
  24. Mukhwana, E.J., Koskei, L.J & Oure, O.S (2018). Gender and Diversity among staff of Public Universities in Kenya
  25. Ojola, P. O., Nyaboga, E. N., Njiru, P. N., & Orinda, G. (2018). Overexpression of rice thaumatin-like protein (Ostlp) gene in transgenic cassava results in enhanced tolerance to Colletotrichum gloeosporioides f. sp. manihotis. Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology.
  26. Mukhwana, E. J., & Koskei, L. J. (2018). Tackling the challenge of staffing young upcoming Public Universities in Kenya.
  27. Jackline, T. E., Njoka, F. M., Ombori, O., & Njau, P. N. (2018). Introgression of Stem Rust Resistance into Popular Kenyan Wheat Varieties to Improve Production.
  28. Veale, C. G., Chen, W., Chaudhary, S., Kituyi, S. N., Isaacs, M., Hoppe, H. ... & Viljoen, A. (2018). NMR structural elucidation of channaine, an unusual alkaloid from Sceletium tortuosum. Phytochemistry Letters, 23, 189-193.
  29. Migose, S. A., Bebe, B. O., de Boer, I. J. M., & Oosting, S. J. (2018). Influence of distance to urban markets on smallholder dairy farming systems in Kenya. Tropical animal health and production, 1-10.
  30. Ghilamicael, A. M., Boga, H. I., Anami, S. E., Mehari, T., & Budambula, N. L. (2018). Potential human pathogenic bacteria in five hot springs in Eritrea revealed by next generation sequencing. PloS one, 13(3), e0194554.
  31. Muli, J. K., Budambula, N., Mweu, C., & Anami, S. E. (2018). Drought Response in Selected Tropical Inbred Maize Lines and Relative Expression of PARP2 Gene under Limited Water Conditions.
  32. Huxham, M., Whitlock, D., Githaiga, M., & Dencer-Brown, A. (2018). Carbon in the coastal seascape: How interactions between mangrove forests, seagrass meadows and tidal marshes influence carbon storage. Current Forestry Reports, 1-10.
  33. Ndegwa, D. W andKinyua J.M (2018). Strategic Measures Employed by National Drought Management Authority for Drought Mitigation in Kenya. International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovation, Sept 6(1):802- 812
  34. Marangu, J. M., Thiong’o, J. K., & Wachira, J. M. (2018). Chloride Ingress in Chemically Activated Calcined Clay-Based Cement. Journal of Chemistry, 2018.
  35. Mugweru, J., Liu, J., Makafe, G., Chiwala, G., Wang, B., Wang, C., ... & Zhang, T. (2018). Mutation EthAW21R confers co-resistance to prothionamide and ethionamide in both Mycobacterium bovis BCG and Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv.
  36. Ghilamicael, A. M., Budambula, N. L. M., Anami, S. E., Mehari, T., & Boga, H. I. (2018). Thermotolerant bacteria of biotechnological potential from hot springs in Eritrea. African Journal of Microbiology Research, 12(22), 512-524.
  37. Methuselah Mang’erere Nyamwange, Ezekiel Mugendi Njeru, Monicah Mucheru-Muna, Felix Ngetich. (2018). Soil management practices affect arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi propagules, root colonization and growth of rainfed maize. Aims Agriculture and Food, 3(2): 120-134. Doi:10.3934/agrfood.2018.2.120.