Browsing by Author "Machuka, Jesse"

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Glossina Proteolytic Lectin Does Not Require a Carbohydrate Moiety for Enzymatic or Trypanosome-Transforming Activities

Muluvi, Geoffrey M.; Amin, Daniel N.; Kamita, Shizuo G.; Machuka, Jesse; Hammock, Bruce D.; Osir, Ellie O. (Entomological Society of America, 2006)

The developmental cycle of the cyclically transmitted African trypanosome involves an obligatory passage through the tsetse fly, Glossina spp. This intricate relationship requires the presence of molecules within the insect ...
Optimisation of parameters for agrobacterium-mediated transformation of sweet potato

Muluvi, Geoffrey M.; Machuka, Jesse; Njagi, W.; Gichuki, S. T.; Macharia, C. (2010)

An Agrobacterium-mediated transformation and somatic regeneration protocol was adapted for a Kenyan sweet potato variety, KSP36. A model cultivar, CTP560 was used as a control. For selection of transformed explants paramomycin ...
The use of phosphomannos isomerase gene as a selectable marker for the recovery of transgenic dryland Kenyan Maize genotypes

Mburu, Kenneth N. (2019-03-21)

Maize is a very important food crop in Kenya with its annual consumption being estimated at 98 Kg per person. Maize yield and production in Kenya is 1.7 ton/ha and 2.7 million tons annually and is on the decline due to ...

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