Search Results - "Kiirika, Leonard Muriithi"

Phenotypic and molecular characterization of resistance induction by single and combined application of chitosan and silicon in tomato against Ralstonia solanacearum by Kiirika, Leonard Muriithi, Stahl, Frank, Wydra, Kerstin

“…Silicon (Si) and chitosan (Chi) treatments induced resistance in tomato against bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum. Gene expression analysis…”
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The Mitochondrial Complexome of Medicago truncatula by Kiirika, Leonard Muriithi, Behrens, Christof, Braun, Hans-Peter, Colditz, Frank

“…Legumes (Fabaceae, Leguminosae) are unique in their ability to carry out an elaborate endosymbiotic nitrogen fixation process with rhizobia proteobacteria. The…”
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In vitro antifungal potential of citral and nanoencapsulated citral against Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici by Portia, Osei-Obeng, Leonard, Muriithi Kiirika, Aggrey, Bernard Nyende

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Antifungal activity of citral against Fusarium wilt in tomatoes and induction of the upregulation of glucanase, chitinase, and thaumatin-like protein plant defense genes by Osei-Obeng, Portia, Kiirika, Leonard Muriithi, Nyende, Aggrey Bernard

“…Fusarium wilt of tomatoes, caused by the soil-borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp lycopersici (FOL), is one of the devastating diseases of tomatoes, causing…”
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Silencing of the Rac1 GTPase MtROP9 in Medicago truncatula Stimulates Early Mycorrhizal and Oomycete Root Colonizations But Negatively Affects Rhizobial Infection by Kiirika, Leonard Muriithi, Bergmann, Hannah Friederike, Schikowsky, Christine, Wimmer, Diana, Korte, Joschka, Schmitz, Udo, Niehaus, Karsten, Colditz, Frank

“…RAC/ROP proteins (p-related GTPases of plants) are plant-specific small G proteins that function as molecular switches within elementary signal transduction…”
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Differential proteomics analysis of Frankliniella occidentalis immune response after infection with Tomato spotted wilt virus (Tospovirus) by Ogada, Pamella Akoth, Kiirika, Leonard Muriithi, Lorenz, Christin, Senkler, Jennifer, Braun, Hans-Peter, Poehling, Hans-Michael

“…Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) is mainly vectored by Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande, and it potentially activates the vector's immune response. However,…”
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The alternative Medicago truncatula defense proteome of ROS-defective transgenic roots during early microbial infection by Kiirika, Leonard M, Schmitz, Udo, Colditz, Frank

“…ROP-type GTPases of plants function as molecular switches within elementary signal transduction pathways such as the regulation of ROS synthesis via activation…”
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Appraisal of determinants of orange-fleshed sweet potato production and utilization in Isiolo County, Kenya by Kavoo, AM, Mwajita, RM, Kariuki, LW, Kiirika, LM

“…Micronutrient deficiency remains a leading challenge among children and pregnant women in arid and semi-arid areas (ASALs) of Kenya. An important strategy for…”
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