Muiruri, K. S.    

Firstname:K. S. 
Surname:Muiruri 
Email:s.muiruri@cgiar.org 
Institute:IITA - Kenya 
Homepage:http://www.iita.org 
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2025

Loss of function of MusaPUB genes in banana can provide enhanced resistance to bacterial wilt disease, Tripathi, L., Ntui, V. O., Muiruri, K. S., Shah, T. and Tripathi, J., in: Communications Biology, volume 8, number -: 708, pages 1-12, ISSN 2399-3642, 2025. [DOI]
 
Genetic improvement of banana for resistance to Xanthomonas wilt in East Africa, Musabyemungu, A., Tripathi, J., Muiruri, K. S., Gaidashova, S.*, Rukundo, P.* and Tripathi, L., in: Food and Energy Security, volume 14, number 1: e70048, pages 1-15, ISSN 2048-3694, 2025. [DOI]
 

2024

Advancements and challenges in gene editing for improvement of vegetatively propagated crops, Tripathi, J., Muiruri, K. S. and Tripathi, L., in: Current Opinion in Plant Biology, volume 82, number -: 102653, pages 1-8, ISSN 1369-5266, 2024. [DOI]
 

2023

Improvement of nutraceutical traits of banana: new breeding techniques, Tripathi, J., Ntui, V. O., Malarvizhi, M.*, Muiruri, K. S., Ravishankar, K.* and Tripathi, L., pages 1-33, Springer, ISBN 978-981-19-3627-2, 2023. [DOI]
 

2022

Genome editing for sustainable agriculture in Africa, Tripathi, L., Dhugga, K. S., Ntui, V. O., Runo, S.*, Syombua, E. D., Muiruri, K. S., Wen, Z. and Tripathi, J., in: Frontiers in Genome Editing, volume 4, number : 876697, pages 1-20, ISSN 2673-3439, 2022. [DOI]
 
Cassava (Manihot esculenta) dual use for food and bioenergy: a review, Fathima, A. A.*, Sanitha, M.*, Tripathi, L. and Muiruri, K. S., in: Food and Energy Security, volume 12, number 1: e380, pages 1-26, ISSN 2048-3694, 2022. [DOI]
 

2021

Mechanisms and approaches towards enhanced drought tolerance in cassava (Manihot esculenta), Muiruri, K. S., Ntui, V. O., Tripathi, L. and Tripathi, J., in: Current Plant Biology, volume 28, number -: 100227, pages 1-7, ISSN 2214-6628, 2021. [DOI]
 

2019

CRISPR/Cas9 editing of endogenous banana streak virus in the B genome of Musa spp. overcomes a major challenge in banana breeding, Tripathi, J., Ntui, V. O., Ron, M., Muiruri, K. S., Britt, A. B. and Tripathi, L., in: Communications Biology, volume 215, number -: 46, pages 1-11, ISSN 2399-3642, 2019. [DOI]
 
Molecular basis of disease resistance in banana progenitor Musa Balbisiana against Xanthomonas Campestris pv. Musacearum, Tripathi, L., Tripathi, J., Shah, T., Muiruri, K. S. and Katari, M. S., in: Scientific Reports, volume 9, number : 7007, pages 1-17, ISSN 2045-2322, 2019. [DOI]