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DR HANNAH KARURI PUBLICATIONS

Publications in Journals:

  1. Karuri, H. 2023. Nematode community response to intensive tomato production in the tropics. Rhizosphere, 25: 10068.
  2. Mokuah, D., Karuri, H. and Nyaga, J.M., 2023. Food web structure of nematode communities in irrigated rice fields. Heliyon, 9: e13183.
  3. Leiririo, J.L., Karuri, H., & Nyaga, J. M. 2022. Nematode-based soil food web condition in mung bean under semi-arid conditions, Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 100465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2022.100465
  4. Kemboi, B., Karuri, H., Nyaga, J. and Kingsbury, A. 2022. Vertical distribution of plant-parasitic nematodes in sweet potato. Journal of Nematology, 54: 1-12.
  5. Maina, S., Karuri, H. and Mugweru, J., 2022. Nematode diversity and its association with soil properties in monocrop pigeon pea. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 9: 100336.
  6. Maina, S., Karuri, H. and Mugweru, J., 2022. Nematode assemblages, food web indices and metabolic footprints in maize-pigeon pea agro-ecosystems. Heliyon, e10189.
  7. Kanyi, N., Karuri, H., Nyasani, J. and Mwangi, B. 2022. Termite species and functional groups in maize intercrop systems in Machakos County, Kenya. Crop Protection, 153: 10588
  8. Karuri, H. (2022). Root and soil health management approaches for control of plant-parasitic nematodes in sub-Saharan Africa. Crop Protection, 105841.
  9. Kanyi, N.C., Karuri, H., Nyasani, J.O. and Mwangi, B., 2021. Land use effects on termite assemblages in Kenya. Heliyon 7, e08588.
  10. Maina, S., Karuri, H.W and Ng’endo R. 2021. Free-living nematode assemblages associated with maize residues and their ecological significance. Journal of Nematology, 53: e2021-38.
  11. Karuri, H.W. 2021. Nematode community structure and functional guilds differ in tea fields and tropical forest. Geoderma 392, 115006.
  12. Maina, S., Karuri, H. and Ngend’o, R. 2020. Nematode metabolic footprints, ecological and functional indices in tropical maize-beans agro-ecosystems under different farming practices. Acta Oecologica 108: 103622
  13. Maina, H., Karuri, H., Rotich, F. and Nyabuga, F., 2020. Impact of low-cost management techniques on population dynamics of plant-parasitic nematodes in sweet potato. Crop Protection 137:105311.
  14. Maina S., Karuri H., and Ng’endo RN., (2019). Nematode soil food webs in maize agro-ecosystems and their implication on plant-parasitic nematodes. Phytoparasitica. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-019-00769-4
  15. Namu, J., Alakonya, A., Karuri, H., Nyaga, J., Masanga, J. Njeri, Editah. (2019). Response of Selected Kenyan Rice Cultivars to Infection by Root Knot Nematode (Meloidogyne incognita). J. Crop Sci. Biotech. 2019 (March) 22 (1) : 47 ~ 54
  16. Namu J., Karuri H. W., A. Alakonya, Nyaga, J.M, and E. Njeri (2017).  Distribution of parasitic nematodes in Kenyan rice fields and their relation to edaphic factors, rainfall and temperature. Tropical Plant Pathology https://doi.org/10.1007/s40858-017-0194-9
  17. Karuri H. W., Olago, D., Neilson, R., Njeri, E., Opere, A. and Ndegwa, P.  2017. Plant parasitic nematode assemblages associated with sweet potato in Kenya and their relationship with environmental variables. Tropical Plant Pathology 42:1-12. DOI 10.1007/s40858-016-0114-4
  18. Karuri H. W., Olago, D., Neilson, R.,  Mararo, E. and Villinger, J. 2017. A survey of root knot nematodes and resistance to Meloidogyne incognita in sweet potato varieties from Kenyan fields. Crop protection 92:114-121.
  19. Karuri, H.W., Amata, R., Amugune, C.N. and Waturu, C.N. 2014. Interaction of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.vasinfectum and the fungal feeding nematode Aphelenchus avenae on Bt cotton.  Journal of Plant Pathology 96: 183-188.
  20. Karuri, H.W., Amata, R., Amugune, C.N. and Waturu, C.N. 2013. Reproduction of root knot nematode (Meloidogyne icognita) on Bt cotton expressing Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab2 protein. Journal of Applied Biosciences 69:5487-5495.
  21. Karuri, H.W., Amata, R., Amugune, C.N. and Waturu, C.N. 2013. Effect of Bt cotton expressing Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab2 protein on soil nematode community assemblages in Mwea, Kenya. Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, 19:2864-2879.
  22. Karuri, H.W., Amata, R., Amugune, C.N. and Waturu, C.N. 2013. Nematode diversity in soil from a field trial with decomposing Bt cotton expressing Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab2 protein. Spanish Journal of Agricutural Research, 11:968-979.
  23. Karuri, H.W., Amata, R., Amugune, C.N. and Waturu, C.N. 2013. Effect of transgenic cotton expressing Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab2 protein on entomopathogenic nematodes, Steinernema karii and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 8:4280-4284.
  24. Karuri, H.W., Amata, R., Amugune, C.N. and Waturu, C.N. 2010. Occurrence and distribution of soil nematodes in cotton production areas of Kenya. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 5:1889-1896.
  25. Karuri, H.W., E.M. Ateka, R. Amata, A.B. Nyende, A.W.T. Muigai, E. Mwasame and S.T. Gichuki, 2010. Evaluating diversity among Kenyan sweet potato genotypes using morphological and SSR markers. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology 12:33–38.
  26. Opiyo, S.A., Ateka, E.M., Owuor, P.O., Manguro, L.O.A. and Karuri, H.W. 2010. Survey of sweet potato viruses in Western Kenya and detection of cucumber mosaic virus. Journal of Plant Pathology 92:795-799.
  27. Karuri, H.W., Ateka, E.M., Amata, R., Nyende, A.B. and Muigai, A.W.T. 2009. Morphological markers cannot reliably identify and classify sweet potato genotypes based on resistance to sweet potato virus disease and dry matter content. Journal of Applied Biosciences, 15: 820-828.
  28. Karuri, H.W., E.M. Ateka, R. Amata, A.B. Nyende and A.W.T. Muigai, 2009. Characterization of Kenyan sweet potato genotypes for SPVD resistance and high dry matter content using simple sequence repeat markers. African Journal of Biotechnology 8: 2169-2175.

Book/Book Chapters:

  1. B. Niere and Karuri, H.W. (2018). Nematode Parasites of Potato and Sweet Potato in Sikora R.A., D. Coyne, J. Hallmann and P. Timper (Eds) Plant Parasitic Nematodes in Subtropical and Tropical Agriculture.  Boston MA. CABI. PP 222-251. ICCN 2017047194, 2017050991; ISBN 9781786391254, 9781786391261, 9781786391247.