C. O. Orek

An Optimised Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide (CTAB)-Based Protocol for Extracting RNA from Young and Old Cassava Leaves

C. O. Orek · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2018

Ribonucleic acid (RNA) integrity, quality and quantity are critical in most plant molecular studies. Extracting high quality RNA from cassava leaves and other recalcitrant plant tissues are difficult due to the presence of polysaccharides, polyphenols and other secondary metaboli...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JABB/2018/45370

Response to Cassava Brown Streak Disease Infections in Local and Improved Cassava Genotypes under Field and Greenhouse Assays in Lower Eastern Kenya

I. N. Koima & C. O. Orek · International Journal of Pathogen Research · 2018

Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) is caused by two cassava brown streak viruses (CBSVs) transmitted by whiteflies (Bemisia tabaci). CBSD significantly inhibits cassava production in Kenya through losses of up to 100% in farmer-preferred but susceptible varieties. As a managemen...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpr/2018/v1i329616