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Identification of molecular markers linked to a gene conferring resistance to coffee berry disease (Colletotrichum kahawae) in Coffea arabica by Gichuru, E.K, Agwanda, C.O, Combes, M.C, Mutitu, E.W, Ngugi, E.C.K, Bertrand, B, Lashermes, P

“…Coffee berry disease (CBD) caused by Colletotrichum kahawae is a major constraint to Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica) production in Africa. One source of…”
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Mechanisms of biochar and vermicompost in suppression of root rot fungal disease of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L) by Samuel Were, Rama Narla, E. W. Mutitu, J.W Muthomi, Luiza Munyua, Dries Roobroeck, Bernard Vanlauwe, Janice Thies

“…Composts and biochar improve soil fertility and also suppress fungal soil-borne diseases through their ability to promote beneficial microbial communities. The…”
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Biochar and vermicompost soil amendments reduce root rot disease of common bean (Phaseolous Vulgaris L.) by Samuel A. Were, Rama Narla, E. W. Mutitu, J.W. Muthomi, Liza M. Munyua, Dries Roobroeck, Bernard Vanlauwe, Janice E.

“…Common bean production is constrained by root rot complexes resulting to as much as 70% losses in Kenya. This study sought to establish the effect of soil…”
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Susceptibility of Kenyan Wheat Varieties to Head Blight, Fungal Invasion and Deoxynivalenol Accumulation Inoculated with Fusarium graminearum by MUTHOMI, J. W., OERKE, E.-C., DEHNE, H.-W., MUTITU, E. W.

“…Fifteen wheat varieties commercially grown in Kenya were tested for their susceptibility to head blight and mycotoxin accumulation after inoculation with…”
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Identification of Selected Actinomycete Isolates and Characterization of Their Antibiotic Metabolites by Muiru, W.M., Mutitu, E.W., Mukunya, D.M.

“…Three antagonistic actinomycetes coded as 14P, 28P and CS35 were isolated from the soil and identified based on morphological, physiological and color…”
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Control of Bean Rust using Antibiotics Produced by Bacillus and Streptomyces species - Translocation and Persistence in Snap Beans by JM Wagacha, JW Muthomi, EW Mutitu, FB Mwaura

“…Antibiotic culture filtrates produced by Bacillus (CA5) and  Streptomyces spp. were tested for translocation and persistence when applied on snap beans…”
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Characterization of Fusarium culmorum isolates by mycotoxin production and aggressiveness to winter wheat by MDTHOMI, J. W, SCHÜTZE, A, DEHNE, H.-W, MUTITU, E. W, OERKE, E.-C

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The occurrence of Fusarium species and mycotoxins in Kenyan wheat by Muthomi, J.W., Ndung’u, J.K., Gathumbi, J.K., Mutitu, E.W., Wagacha, J.M.

“…Freshly harvested wheat grain samples were collected during the 2004 growing season to determine the presence of head blight-causing Fusarium species. Fungal…”
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Effects of postharvest handling practices on quality of groundnuts and aflatoxin contamination by Dambolachepa, H.B., Muthomi, J.W., Mutitu, E.W., Njoroge, S.M.

“…The increased cases of aflatoxin contamination are exacerbated by poor post-harvest management practices, coupled with adverse climatic conditions at harvest…”
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Variation among Fusarium species and isolates infecting wheat ears based on aggressiveness, mycotoxin production and RAPD-PCR analysis by MUTHOMI, J. W, OERKE, E.-C, MUTITU, E. W, SCHADE-SCHUETZE, A, DEHNE, H.-W

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EFFICACY OF CULTURAL METHODS IN THE CONTROL OF RHIZOCTONIA SOLANI STRAINS CAUSING TOMATO DAMPING OFF IN KENYA by Muriungi, S.J, Mutitu, E.W, Muthomi, J.W

“…Rhizoctonia damping off of tomato caused by Rhizoctonia solani can be a serious problem in most intensive production environments. Recent increase in…”
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Characterisation offusarium graminearum andF. culmorum isolates by mycotoxin production and aggressiveness to wheat by Muthomi, J, Dehne, H, Oerke, E, Mutitu, E, Hindorf, H

“…A total of 27Fusarium culmorum isolates from Germany and 41F. graminearum isolates from Kenya were investigated for aggressiveness and mycotoxin production on…”
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Rhizobacteria-induced changes in tomato metabolism and their relationship to induced resistance against Fusarium oxysporum f.sp lycopersici by Mwangi, M, Hauschild, R, Mutitu, E W, Sikora, R A

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Identification of molecular markers linked to a gene conferring resistance to coffee berry disease ( Colletotrichum kahawae ) in C offea arabica by Gichuru, E. K., Agwanda, C. O., Combes, M. C., Mutitu, E. W., Ngugi, E. C. K., Bertrand, B., Lashermes, P.

“…Coffee berry disease (CBD) caused by Colletotrichum kahawae is a major constraint to Arabica coffee ( Coffea arabica ) production in Africa. One source of…”
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Evaluation of Genetic Variability of Kenyan, German and Austrian Isolates of Exserohilum turcicum using Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism DNA Marker by Muiru, W.M., Koopmann, B., Tiedemann, A.V., Mutitu, E.W., Kimenju, J.W.

“…Eighty nine Exserohilum turcicum isolates comprising 56 Kenyan, 26 German and 7 Austrian isolates were isolated from diseased maize plants and cultured on…”
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Efficacy of cultural methods in the control of rhizoctonia solani strains causing tomato damping off in Kenya by Muriungi, SJ, Mutitu, EW, Muthomi, JW

“…Rhizoctonia damping off of tomato caused by Rhizoctonia solani can be a serious problem in most intensive production environments. Recent increase in…”
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Abstracts of papers presented at an international workshop on management of soilborne pathogens sponsored by the United States-Israel binational agricultural research and development fund (bard): March 1–5,1998 Ramat Rachel, Jerusalem, Israel by Cook, R. J., Katan, J., Chet, I., Rodriguez-Kabana, R., Taylor, C. R., Kloepper, J. W., Satour, M. M., Lazarovits, G. L., Conn, K. L., Tenuta, M., Kritzman, G., Besri, M., Sneh, B., Duniway, J. M., Stanghellini, M. E., Hoitink, H. A. J., Hadar, Y., Cohen, R., Chefetz, B., Chen, Y., Gamliel, A., Spiegel, Y., Bar-Eyal, Meira, Oka, Y., Sharon, Edna, Harman, G. E., Weller, D. M., Thomashow, L. S., Tuzun, S., Zehnder, G. W., Murphy, J. F., Wilson, M., Sikora, E., Park, K. S., Rabinowitch, H. D., Kraft, J. M., Coyne, Claire, Blok, W. J., Slomp, C. P., Termorshuizen, A. J., Lamers, J. G., Chemin, L., Ismailov, Z., Fridlender, B., Brown, A., Mutitu, E. W., Murtiungi, S., Tjamos, E. C., Cook, RJ, Gullino, M. L., Garibaldi, A., Lamprecht, S. C., Martin, F., Mazzola, M., Frank, Z. R., Krikun, J., Ashri, A., Ben-Yephet, Y., Hill, J. L., Hobbs, S. K., Primo, P. Di, Cartia, G., Peretz, Y., Becker, E., Grinstein, A., Reuven, Michal, Mor, I., White, J. G., Petch, G. M., Wang, P. -H., Korolev, Nadia

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Abstracts of papers presented at an international workshop on management of soilborne pathogens sponsored by the United States-Israel binational agricultural research and development fund (bard) by Cook, R. J, Katan, J, Chet, I, Rodriguez-Kabana, R, Taylor, C. R, Kloepper, J. W, Satour, M. M, Lazarovits, G. L, Conn, K. L, Tenuta, M, Kritzman, G, Besri, M, Sneh, B, Duniway, J. M, Stanghellini, M. E, Hoitink, H. A. J, Hadar, Y, Cohen, R, Chefetz, B, Chen, Y, Gamliel, A, Spiegel, Y, Bar-Eyal, Meira, Oka, Y, Sharon, Edna, Harman, G. E, Weller, D. M, Thomashow, L. S, Tuzun, S, Zehnder, G. W, Murphy, J. F, Wilson, M, Sikora, E, Park, K. S, Rabinowitch, H. D, Kraft, J. M, Coyne, Claire, Blok, W. J, Slomp, C. P, Termorshuizen, A. J, Lamers, J. G, Chemin, L, Ismailov, Z, Fridlender, B, Brown, A, Mutitu, E. W, Murtiungi, S, Tjamos, E. C, Cook, RJ, Gullino, M. L, Garibaldi, A, Lamprecht, S. C, Martin, F, Mazzola, M, Frank, Z. R, Krikun, J, Ashri, A, Ben-Yephet, Y, Hill, J. L, Hobbs, S. K, Primo, P. Di, Cartia, G, Peretz, Y, Becker, E, Grinstein, A, Reuven, Michal, Mor, I, White, J. G, Petch, G. M, Wang, P. -H, Korolev, Nadia

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Variation among Fusarium species and isolates infecting wheat ears based on aggressiveness, mycotoxin production and RAPD-PCR analysis / Variabilität von Aggressivität, Mykotoxinbildung und RAPD-PCR-Muster zwischen Fusarium-Arten und -Isolaten von Weizenähren by Muthomi, J. W., Oerke, E.-C., Mutitu, E. W., Schade-Schuetze, A., Dehne, H.-W.

“…Fusarium species from Germany and Kenya were investigated for the variation in mycotoxin production, aggressiveness on wheat ears and PCR-based DNA…”
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Characterization of Fusarium culmorum isolates by mycotoxin production and aggressiveness to winter wheat / Charakterisierung von Isolaten von Fusarium culmorum anhand der Mykotoxinbildung und Aggressivität an Winterweizen by Muthomi, J. W., Schütze, Anja, Dehne, H.-w., Mutitu, E. W., Oerke, E.-C.

“…Twenty seven isolates of Fusarium culmorum were investigated for their aggressiveness on ears and leaves of wheat as well as for mycotoxin production by…”
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