Saikai, K.    

Firstname:K. 
Surname:Saikai 
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Institute:IITA - Kenya 
Homepage:http://www.iita.org 

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Publications as Author



2026

From waste to value: fluopyram-treated banana fibre boosts potato productivity in kenyan smallholder farmer fields, Atandi, J., Choptiany, J. M. H., Kisaakye, J., Orage, C., Omayio, D. O.*, Saikai, K., Haukeland, S. and Coyne, D., in: Crops, pages 1-16, ISSN 2673-7655, 2026. [DOI]
 
Potential for banana fibre paper for controlling nematode pests in potato production in Kenya, Atandi, J., Orage, C., Kisaakye, J., Omayio, D. O.*, Saikai, K., Choptiany, J. M. H., Haukeland, S. and Coyne, D., in: African Crop Science Journal, volume 34, number 1, pages 75-88, ISSN 1021-9730, 2026. [DOI]
 

2025

Banana fibre paper technology: impact of repeated use on plant-parasitic nematodes and yield of potatoes and peas, Atandi, J., Orage, C., Nyambura, E. I., Kiriga, A., Omayio, D. O.*, Saikai, K., Haukeland, S., Kisaakye, J. and Coyne, D., in: Nematropica, volume 55, number 1, pages 44-64, ISSN 0099-5444, 2025. [DOI]
 
Assessing the suitability of growth media in the glasshouse to standardize nematode resistance screening in banana (MUSA SPP.), Mpanda, H. J., Swennen, R., Nakato, V., Kisaakye, J., Saikai, K., Venkataramana, P. B.*, Brown, A. and Coyne, D., in: Nematropica, volume 55, number 1, pages 65-72, ISSN 0099-5444, 2025. [DOI]
 
Nematode resistance screening in Musa Spp. using macropropagated plantlets, Olajide, E., Cortada, L., Saikai, K., Amah, D., Coyne, D., Bert, W., Swennen, R. and Kolombia, Y. A., in: Nematropica, volume 55, number 1, pages 18-31, ISSN 0099-5444, 2025. [DOI]
 
High-throughput resistance phenotyping of banana (Musa spp.) against Radopholus similis, Kisitu, J., Saikai, K., Coyne, D., Kanaabi, R., Kisaakye, J., Swennen, R. and Nakato, V., in: Journal of Nematology, volume 57, number 1: e2025, pages 1-11, ISSN 0022-300X, 2025. [DOI]
 

2023

Potential of cavalcade, Centrosema pascuorum, leaves for controlling Meloidogyne javanica and quantification of active phytochemicals, Beesa, N., Chinnasri, B., Sasnarukkit, A., Dethoup, T., Jindapunnapat, K., Kiriga, A., Saikai, K., Haukeland, S. and Coyne, D., in: Nematology, volume 25, pages 1019-1032, ISSN 1388-5545, 2023. [DOI]
 
Biocontrol-based strategies for improving soil health and managing plant-parasitic nematodes in coffee production, Saikai, K., Oduori, C. A., Situma, E., Njoroge, S.*, Murunde, R.*, Kimenju, J.*, Miano, D.*, Haukeland, S. and Coyne, D., in: Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 14, number -: 1196171, pages 1-14, ISSN 1664-462X, 2023. [DOI]
 

2021

Revisiting the modified Baermann extraction method: extraction efficiency of Radopholus similis using different extraction materials, Saikai, K., Wanjala, S., Oduori, C. A. and Coyne, D., in: Nematology, pages 1-4, ISSN 1388-5545, 2021. [DOI]