Genome editing in organisms via random mutagenesis is a naturally occurring
phenomenon. As a technology, genome editing has evolved from the use of chemical and …

Maize (Zea mays L.) is the staple food in Kenya, and mapping the qualitative trait loci (QTL)
associated with resistance to maize stem borer pest is important towards marker assisted …

Cultivated tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) is a classic amphidiploid, and hybrids between
this cultivated species and closely related diploid Nicotiana relatives often exhibit heterotic …

Peanut is one of the major oilseed crops in the world and is a staple food crop for much of
the world. It also faces many challenges in production and possesses many opportunities in …

Tiller number is one of the key factors that influences rice plant type and yield components.
In this study, an EMS-induced rice tiller suppression mutant ts1 was characterized …

During the past few decades, significant progress has been made in plant breeding with
advances in understanding of genetic variation, cytogenetics, quantitative genetics, and …

Sorghum downy mildew (SDM), caused by obligate biotrophic fungi Peronosclerospora
sorghi, is an economically important disease of maize. The genetics of resistance was …

Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an important grain legume that serves as food and cash
crop for resource poor farmers in Asia and Africa. It is a self pollinated, allotetraploid crop …

The main objectives of my Ph. D. dissertation were to investigate the several aspect of
genetic diversity in maize (Zea mays ssp. mays) and its wild relative, Teosinte (Zea mays …

The cereal cyst nematode Heterodera filipjevi is an important plant parasite causing
substantial yield loss in wheat. The use of resistant cultivars is the preferable method to …