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Steven Maina Runo
Affiliation : Kenyatta University · Pan African University Institute for Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation
- 45Publications (affiliation in Kenya)
Research profile
Steven Maina Runo has 45 indexed publications (2008–2025). Their work appears mainly in “Pest Management Science”, “AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY” and “Molecular Genetics and Genomics”. Their most cited article, “Interspecific RNA Interference of SHOOT MERISTEMLESS-Like Disrupts Cuscuta pentagona Plant Parasitism” (2012), has been cited 141 times. 13 of these publications date from the last three years of activity. Their work is co-authored with at least 12 researchers, including institutions in India, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Nigeria.
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- Molecular breeding for stress tolerance in sesame
- Making genome editing a success story in Africa
- Africanizing genome editing for food sustainability
- Cholera in Zambia: Explanatory Factors and Mid-term Impact of the Sustainable Development Goals
- Evaluation of granular formulated strigolactone analogs for Striga suicidal germination
- The persistent challenge of cholera in Africa: a complex interplay of factors
- Resolving intergenotypic Striga resistance in sorghum
- CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Mutagenesis of Carotenoid Cleavage Dioxygenase (CCD) Genes in Sorghum Alters Strigolactone Biosynthesis and Plant Biotic Interactions
- Composition, structure, and functional shifts of prokaryotic communities in response to co-composting of various nitrogenous green feedstocks
- Strigolactone biosynthesis lgs1 mutant alleles mined from the sorghum accession panel are a promising resource of resistance to witchweed (Striga) parasitism
- Population dynamics and insecticide resistance in Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), an invasive pest on tomato in Kenya
- Farmers’ perceptions on tomato early blight, fungicide use factors and awareness of fungicide resistance: Insights from a field survey in Kenya
- Essential plant nutrients impair post‐germination development of Striga in sorghum
- Genome Editing for Sustainable Agriculture in Africa
- Diversity and Phosphate Solubilization Efficiency of Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria Isolated from Semi-Arid Agroecosystems of Eastern Kenya
- Mechanisms of pre-attachment Striga resistance in sorghum through genome-wide association studies
- Postharvest treatments of banana (Musa acuminata cv. ‘Grand Nain’, AAA) during cold and ripening temperatures with chitosan and chitosan nanoparticles to alleviate chilling injury and maintain antioxidant activity
- In-vitro sensitivity of Alternaria solani isolates to azoxystrobin and difenoconazole fungicides in Kenya and detection of Cyt b mutations associated with azoxystrobin resistance
- Nutrient content of sorghum hybrid lines between Gadam and hard coat tannin sorghum cultivars
- GWAS provides biological insights into mechanisms of the parasitic plant (Striga) resistance in sorghum
- Combining host plant defence with targeted nutrition: key to durable control of hemiparasitic Striga in cereals in sub‐Saharan Africa?
- Physiological and ecological warnings that dodders pose an exigent threat to farmlands in Eastern Africa
- New pre‐attachment Striga resistant sorghum adapted to African agro‐ecologies
- Assessment of genetic diversity of pumpkins (Cucurbita spp.) from western Kenya using SSR molecular markers
- Genetic markers associated with insecticide resistance and resting behaviour in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes in selected sites in Kenya
- Two-tier witchweed (Striga hermonthica) resistance in wild pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) 29Aw
- Genomics of sorghum local adaptation to a parasitic plant
- Regulatory influences of methyl jasmonate and calcium chloride on chilling injury of banana fruit during cold storage and ripening
- Witchweed’s Suicidal Germination: Can Slenderleaf Help?
- Metagenomics analysis of cocoa bean fermentation microbiome identifying species diversity and putative functional capabilities
- Towards Managing and Controlling Aflatoxin Producers Within Aspergillus Species in Infested Rice Grains Collected from Local Markets in Kenya
- Habits of a highly successful cereal killer, Striga
- KSTP 94, an Open-pollinated Maize Variety Has Postattachment Resistance to Purple Witchweed (Striga hermonthica)
- Novel Sources of Witchweed (Striga) Resistance from Wild Sorghum Accessions
- Response of a wild-type and modern cowpea cultivars to arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation in sterilized and non-sterilized soil
- Drought tolerant tropical maize (Zea mays L.) developed through genetic transformation with isopentenyltransferase gene
- Genetic variability of sorghum landraces from lower Eastern Kenya based on simple sequence repeats (SSRs) markers
- Praziquantel sensitivity of Kenyan Schistosoma mansoni isolates and the generation of a laboratory strain with reduced susceptibility to the drug
- A virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) system for functional genomics in the parasitic plant Striga hermonthica
- Genetic structure and diversity of East African taro [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott]
- A new double right border binary vector for producing marker-free transgenic plants
- Interspecific RNA Interference of SHOOT MERISTEMLESS-Like Disrupts Cuscuta pentagona Plant Parasitism
- Striga parasitizes transgenic hairy roots of Zea mays and provides a tool for studying plant-plant interactions
- RNA interference as a resistance mechanism against crop parasites in Africa: a ‘Trojan horse’ approach
- Long‐distance transport of mRNA via parenchyma cells and phloem across the host–parasite junction in Cuscuta
Publication venues
- Pest Management Science × 3
- AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY × 3
- Molecular Genetics and Genomics × 2
- Plants People Planet × 2
- Heliyon × 2
- Food Science & Nutrition × 2
Publications per year
- 20251
- 20245
- 20237
- 20226
- 20217
- 20203
- 20192
- 20182
- 20172
- 20162
Collaborations
Partner institutions : Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology · Kenya Medical Research Institute · International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology · University of Embu · International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Co-authors’ countries : India · Ethiopia · Bangladesh · Nigeria
Co-authors
- Amos Emitati Alakonya
- Sylvia Mutinda
- Jesse S. Machuka
- Joel Okoyo Masanga
- Mark Wamalwa
- Willy Kibet
- Damaris A. Odeny
- Stephen Mwangi Githiri
- Justus Onguso
- Emmanuel Ehinmitan
- Beenzu Siamalube
- Maina Ngotho
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