Search Results - "Runo, Steven M."

Genomics of sorghum local adaptation to a parasitic plant by Bellis, Emily S., Kelly, Elizabeth A., Lorts, Claire M., Gao, Huirong, DeLeo, Victoria L., Rouhan, Germinal, Budden, Andrew, Bhaskara, Govinal B., Hu, Zhenbin, Muscarella, Robert, Timko, Michael P., Nebie, Baloua, Runo, Steven M., Chilcoat, N. Doane, Juenger, Thomas E., Morris, Geoffrey P., dePamphilis, Claude W., Lasky, Jesse R.

“…Host–parasite coevolution can maintain high levels of genetic diversity in traits involved in species interactions. In many systems, host traits exploited by…”
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Praziquantel sensitivity of Kenyan Schistosoma mansoni isolates and the generation of a laboratory strain with reduced susceptibility to the drug by Mwangi, Ibrahim N., Sanchez, Melissa C., Mkoji, Gerald M., Agola, Lelo E., Runo, Steven M., Cupit, Pauline M., Cunningham, Charles

“…[Display omitted] •We isolated S. mansoni miracidia from 72 Kenyan adults and children.•We found no evidence of S. mansoni with reduced praziquantel…”
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Assessment of genetic diversity of pumpkins (Cucurbita spp.) from western Kenya using SSR molecular markers by Nyabera, Lameck A., Nzuki, Inosters W., Runo, Steven M., Amwayi, Peris W.

“…Pumpkins ( Cucurbita spp.) are among most neglected and underutilized crops cultivated for food and medicine. The major constraint to pumpkin production is…”
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Adding injury to infection: The relationship between injury status and genetic diversity of Theileria infecting plains zebra, Equus quagga by King'ori, Edward M., Obanda, Vincent, Ndambiri, Ephantus M., Runo, Steven M., Chiyo, Patrick I.

“…Asymptomatic tick-borne infections are a common feature in wild herbivores. In human-dominated habitats, snare injuries to wild herbivores are common and are…”
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Genetic variability of sorghum landraces from lower Eastern Kenya based on simple sequence repeats (SSRs) markers by Catherine, W Muui, Reuben, M Muasya, Duncan, T Kirubi, Steven, M Runo, Arthur, Karugu

“…The aim of this study was to estimate the genetic variability of sorghum landraces grown in lower eastern Kenya based on simple sequence repeats (SSRs)…”
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Drought tolerance in transgenic tropical maize (Zea mays L.) by heterologous expression of peroxiredoxin2 gene-XvPrx2 by Miccah, S Seth, Leta, T Bedada, Steven, M Runo, Mathew, P Ngugi, Revel, Iyer, Jennifer, A Thomson, Emmarold, E Mneney, Richard, O Oduor

“…Transformation of a tropical maize inbred genotype (CML144) with the Xerophyta viscosa peroxiredoxin2 (XvPrx2) gene was reported. The protective role of…”
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Lipid profile and levels of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids present in jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) Lam. (Moraceae) seeds and variation in different treatments by Redemtor, Awuor Ojwang, Steven, M. Runo, Mwanza, Ben, Dorington, O. Ogoyi

“…The intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids especially omega-3 is projected to be way below the recommended intake in Kenya. Thus, there is need to find other…”
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