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Steven Maina Runo

Kenyatta UniversityORCID 0000-0002-9043-2338Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1

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Joel Okoyo MasangaiD· 3 shared Baloua NebiéiD· 2 shared Chloee M. McLaughliniD· 2 shared Jesse R. LaskyiD· 2 shared Abdoulaye DialloiD· 1 shared Abhishek RathoreiD· 1 shared Adam L. HealeyiD· 1 shared Aissata Mamadou Ibrahim· 1 shared

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Strigolactone effects on Sorghum bicolor ecophysiology and symbioses

Chloee M. McLaughlin, Margarita Takou, Joel Okoyo Masanga, Erica H. Lawrence, Evelyn J. Abraham, Melanie G. Perryman, Anna Calabritto, Amandeep Cheema, Yuxing Xu, Baloua Nebié, Steven Runo, Joshua J. Kellogg, Roberta Croce, Daniel P. Schachtman, Huirong Gao, , Jesse R. Lasky

This study examines the effects of strigolactone mutants in Sorghum bicolor on ecophysiology and symbioses, revealing trade-offs in parasitic plant resistance and mycorrhizal interactions.

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · Jul 23, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

Expanding the repertoire of suicidal germination stimulants for control of parasitic weeds

Gracia D Mave, Thommas Mutemi Musyoka, Sylvia Mutinda, Francisca Mutindi, Willy Kibet, Esther Mary Munyoki Toili, Samuel Muiruri, Justus Onguso, Jaindra Nath Tripathi, Leena Tripathi, Steven Maina Runo

The paper identifies a new strigolactone analog using AlphaFold2-based in silico screening, offering a cost-effective method for suicidal germination of Striga weeds.

bioRxiv · Apr 16, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology

Delivering trait-enhanced varieties to African smallholders through a pangenomic breeding network

Fanna Maina, Jacques M. Faye, Alexander Wireko Kena, Cyril Diatta, Moctar Issiakou Tankari, Ardaly Abdou Ousseini, Ousmane Seyni Diakité, Aissata Mamadou Ibrahim, Oumarou Abdoulaye Moussa, Harou Abdou, Rabiou Abdou, Joseph Pascal Sène, Souleymane Bodian, Mbery Ndour, Diariétou Sambakhe, , Geoffrey P. Morris

The paper demonstrates how a global pangenomic breeding network can develop and deploy drought and pest-resistant sorghum varieties for smallholder farmers in Niger.

bioRxiv · Aug 7, 2025 · PreprintGenomics

Genomics of Root System Architecture Adaptation in Sorghum under Nitrogen and Phosphorus Deficiency

Joshua Magu, Joel Okoyo Masanga, Catherine Muui, Steven Maina Runo

This study identifies SNPs associated with root system architecture adaptations in sorghum under nitrogen and phosphorus deficiency using GWAS.

bioRxiv · May 7, 2025 · PreprintGenomics