Browsing by Author "Muli, Joshua K."
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Agro-Morphological Characterization of Kenyan Slender Leaf (Crotalaria brevidens and C. ochroleuca) Accessions
Mwakha, Fridah A.; Gichimu, Bernard M.; Neondo, ohnstone O.; Kamau, Peter K.; Odari, Eddy O.; Muli, Joshua K.; Budambula, Nancy (Hindawi, 2020-04)Slender leaf (Crotalaria spp) is among the indigenous and underutilized vegetables in Kenya whose production is limited to the Western and Coastal regions of the country. For a long time, this crop has been neglected in ... -
Competence of Tropical Maize Lines to Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation and the Expression of Maize Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase (PARP2) Gene under Drought Stress.
Muli, Joshua K. (Kenyatta University, 2017)Drought stress affects many maize growing regions in sub-Saharan Africa. As population increases, the gap between maize supply and demand increases. There is, therefore, need to develop maize lines that are tolerant to ... -
Drought Response in Selected Tropical Inbred Maize Lines and Relative Expression of PARP2 Gene under Limited Water Conditions
Muli, Joshua K.; Budambula, Nancy; Mweu, Cecilia; Anami, Sylvester E. (Science Publishing Group, 2018-04)Drought is the leading single factor that limits maize production thus inhibiting the crops genetic potential. In response to drought, maize and other plants synthesize Poly ADP-Ribose (PAR) protein. This process is ... -
Genetic diversity and population structure of wild and cultivated Crotalaria species based on genotyping-by-sequencing
Muli, Joshua K.; Neondo, Johnstone O.; Kamau, Peter K.; Michuki, George N.; Budambula, Nancy L. (Plos One, 2022-09)Crotalaria is a plant genus that is found all over the world, with over 700 species of herbs and shrubs. The species are potential alternative food and industrial crops due to their adaptability to different environments. ... -
Genetic diversity and use of African indigenous vegetables especially slender leaf
Muli, Joshua K.; Neondo, Johnstone O.; Kamau, Peter K.; Budambula, Nancy (Taylor and Francis, 2020-10)African indigenous (AIVs), and traditional, vegetables play a role in food security. This review examines distribution, use, diversity, and techniques used to study AIVs with special interest on Crotalaria ... -
Genetic Transformation of Sweet Potato for Improved Tolerance to Stress: A Review
Imbo, Mary C.; Budambula, Nancy; Mweu, Cecilia M.; Muli, Joshua K.; Anami, Sylvester E. (2016-10)The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas Lam) is a major staple food in many parts of the world. Sweet potato leaves and tubers are consumed as food and livestock feed. Biotic and abiotic stresses affect yield leading to a ... -
A hybridization technique for orphan legumes: development of an artificial interspecific pollination protocol for Crotalaria spp.
Wasonga, Mercy A.; Arunga, Ester E.; Neondo, Johnstone O.; Muli, Joshua K.; Kamau, Peter K.; Budambula, Nancy (Taylor and Francis, 2020-08)rotalaria brevidens: and C. ochroleuca commonly grown as vegetables have been extensively studied. However, information on breeding techniques is scanty. This study aimed to develop an artificial interspecific pollination ... -
Plant Hybridization as an Alternative Technique in Plant Breeding Improvement
Mwangangi, Immaculate M.; Muli, Joshua K.; Neondo, Johnstone O. (2019-05)For ages, plant breeders have relied on the genetic variability that results from sexually crossing plants within the same species. However, the variability that exists within species populations is inadequate, hence the ... -
Yeast Extract Peptone Based Co-cultivation Media Promotes Transient GUS Expression in Tropical Maize Genotypes
Muli, Joshua K.; Mweu, Cecilia; Budambula, Nancy; Anami, Sylvester E. (2017)Background and Objective: Tropical maize is the most cultivated crop in sub-Saharan Africa and is a staple food to over 220 million people. This study, evaluated the competence of four tropical maize (Zea mays L.) inbred ...