Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Author "Wagacha, J M"
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Control of Bean Rust using Antibiotics Produced by Bacillus and Streptomyces species - Translocation and Persistence in Snap Bean
Wagacha, J M; Muthomi, J W; Mutitu, E W; Mwaura, F B (Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2007)Antibiotic culture filtrates produced by Bacillus (CA5) and Streptomyces spp. were tested for translocation and persistence when applied on snap beans inoculated with rust (Uromyces appendiculatus) in greenhouse pot ... -
The occurrence of Fusarium species and mycotoxins in Kenyan wheat
Muthomi, J W; Ndung'u, J K; Gathumbi, J K; Mutitu, E W; Wagacha, J M (Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2008)presence of head blight-causing Fusarium species. Fungal contaminationwas determined by isolation on agar media, while mycotoxin analysis was by direct competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The wheat ...