Browsing Articles: Department of Water and Agricultural Resources Management by Author "Arunga, Esther E."
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Characterization of Kenyan French Bean genotypes into gene pool affiliations using allele specific markers
Arunga, Esther E.; Odikara, Shadrack O. (ACADEMIC JOURNALS, 2020-07)French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is a major export crop in Kenya where it serves as a cash crop for smallholder farmers and a source of employment. However, there is limited information on characterization of available ... -
Genetic diversity of determinate French beans grown in Kenya based on morpho-agronomic and simple sequence repeat variation
Arunga, Esther E.; Kinyua, Miriam; Ochuodho, Julius; Owuoche, James; Chepkoech, Emy (Academic Journals, 2015-08)French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Kenya is cultivated predominantly in the Central, Eastern and Rift Valley provinces. Despite its importance as an export commodity, there has been little breeding effort devoted to ... -
Loss of pod strings in common bean is associated with gene duplication, retrotransposon insertion and overexpression of PvIND
Parker, Travis A.; Cetz, Jose; Lopes de Sousa, Lorenna; Kuzay, Saarah; Lo, Sassoum; Floriani, Talissa de Oliveira; Njau, Serah; Arunga, Esther E.; Duitama, Jorge; Jernstedt, Judy; Myers, James R.; Llaca, Victor (2022-06)Fruit development has been central in the evolution and domestication of flowering plants. In common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), the principal global grain legume staple, two main production categories are distinguished by ... -
Resistance to Pythium root rot and anthracnose among Kenyan common bean genotypes and marker-assisted introgression of resistance genes
Misango, Shamir; Otsyula, Reuben; Arunga, Esther E. (Taylor and Francis, 2022-12)ABSTRACT Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important food legume crop and major protein source in Kenya and many parts of the world. However, the yields are low due to the diseases like anthracnose caused by ...