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Loss-of-Function Mutation of Soybean R2R3 MYB Transcription Factor Dilutes Tawny Pubescence Color by Yan, Fan, Githiri, Stephen M, Liu, Yajing, Sang, Yu, Wang, Qingyu, Takahashi, Ryoji

“…Pubescence color of soybean is controlled by two genes, and . In the presence of a dominant allele, dominant and recessive alleles of the locus generate tawny…”
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Quantitative trait locus mapping of soybean maturity gene E5 by Dissanayaka, Auchithya, Rodriguez, Tito O., Di, Shaokang, Yan, Fan, Githiri, Stephen M., Rodas, Felipe Rojas, Abe, Jun, Takahashi, Ryoji

“…Time to flowering and maturity in soybean is controlled by loci E1 to E5, and E7 to E9. These loci were assigned to molecular linkage groups (MLGs) except for…”
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New pre‐attachment Striga resistant sorghum adapted to African agro‐ecologies by Mallu, Tesfamichael S, Mutinda, Sylvia, Githiri, Stephen M, Odeny, Damaris, Runo, Steven

“…BACKGROUND Pre‐attachment resistance to the parasitic plants Striga hermonthica and S. asiatica occurs in sorghum mutants designated low germination stimulant…”
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Mechanisms of pre-attachment Striga resistance in sorghum through genome-wide association studies by Mallu, Tesfamichael S., Irafasha, Gilles, Mutinda, Sylvia, Owuor, Erick, Githiri, Stephen M., Odeny, Damaris A., Runo, Steven

“…Witchweeds ( Striga spp.) greatly limit production of Africa’s most staple crops. These parasitic plants use strigolactones (SLs)—chemical germination…”
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QTL analysis of net-like cracking in soybean [Glycine max] seed coats by Oyoo, M.E., Tsukuba Univ., Ibaraki (Japan), Githiri, S.M, Benitez, E.R, Takahashi, R

“…There are two types of seed coat cracking that are controlled genetically in soybean: Type I with irregular cracks and Type II with net-like cracks. This study…”
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Screening sweetpotato genotypes for tolerance to drought stress by Kivuva, Benjamin M., Githiri, Stephen M., Yencho, George C., Sibiya, Julia

“…•Genotype, environment, and their interaction significantly differed on different traits measured at (P≤0.05), across sites.•Drought stress reduced fresh…”
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QTL analysis of cleistogamy in soybean by Khan, Nisar A, Githiri, Stephen M, Benitez, Eduardo R, Abe, Jun, Kawasaki, Shinji, Hayashi, Takeshi, Takahashi, Ryoji

“…Early-maturing cultivars of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] native to the shores of the Sea of Okhotsk (Sakhalin and Kuril Islands) and eastern Hokkaido…”
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A single-base deletion in soybean flavonol synthase gene is associated with magenta flower color by Takahashi, Ryoji, Githiri, Stephen M, Hatayama, Kouta, Dubouzet, Emilyn G, Shimada, Norimoto, Aoki, Toshio, Ayabe, Shin-ichi, Iwashina, Tsukasa, Toda, Kyoko, Matsumura, Hisakazu

“…The Wm locus of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] controls flower color. Dominant Wm and recessive wm allele of the locus produce purple and magenta flower,…”
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QTL Analysis of Low Temperature-Induced Browning in Soybean Seed Coats by Githiri, Stephen M, Yang, Daijun, Khan, Nisar A, Xu, Donghe, Komatsuda, Takao, Takahashi, Ryoji

“…Exposure of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] to chilling temperatures at flowering stage induces browning around the hilum of the seed coats. The brown…”
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Analysis of Flavonoids in Flower Petals of Soybean Near-isogenic Lines for Flower and Pubescence Color Genes by Iwashina, Tsukasa, Githiri, Stephen M, Benitez, Eduardo R, Takemura, Tomoko, Kitajima, Junichi, Takahashi, Ryoji

“…W1, W3, W4, and Wm genes control flower color, whereas T and Td genes control pubescence color in soybean. W1, W3, Wm, and T are presumed to encode flavonoid…”
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Levels of control of Chilo partellus stem borer in segregating tropical Bt maize populations in Kenya by Murenga, M G, Githiri, S M, Mugo, S N, Olubayo, F M

“…In Kenya, stem borers destroy an estimated 400,000 metric tons, or 13.5%, of farmers' annual maize harvest costing about US$80 millions. Bacillus thuringiensis…”
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