Publications about the Project

Dr. Ruth Amatha

• What influences uptake of alternative pest management practices by potato farmers? Evidence from six counties in Kenya (2021)
• Management of aflatoxins in maize during storage using plant products and diatomaceous earth (2024)

Hillary Cheruiyot

PD Dr. David Kariuki

Dr. Ronald Maul

Dr. Thorsten Meiners

• Effect of Cropping Systems on the Dispersal of Myotoxigenetic Fungi by Insects in Pre-harvest Maize in Kenya (2024)

• The role of maize sap beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) and maize weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionodae) in the spread of Aspergillus flavus in pre-harvest maize in Kenya (2024)

Stephen Muchiri

PD Dr. Katherine Munoz

Ginson Riungu

• Effect of Cropping Systems on the Dispersal of Myotoxigenetic Fungi by Insects in Pre-harvest Maize in Kenya (2024)

• The role of maize sap beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) and maize weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionodae) in the spread of Aspergillus flavus in pre-harvest maize in Kenya (2024)

M.Sc. Christian Roder

PD Dr. Gabriele E. Schaumann

PD Dr. Markus Schmidt-Heydt:

• Analysis of the competitiveness between a non‑aflatoxigenic and an aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus strain on maize kernels by droplet digital PCR (2024)
• Formation of B‑ and M‑group aflatoxins and precursors by Aspergillus flavus on maize and its implication for food safety (2022)

• Comparative analysis of the genomes and aflatoxin production patterns of three species within the Aspergillus section Flavi reveals an undescribed chemotype and habitat-specific genetic traits (2024)

• Whole-genome sequence of an Aspergillus parasiticus strain isolated from Kenyan soil (2023)

• The Production of Mycotoxins as an Adaptation to the Post-Harvest Environment (2021)

Julius Albert – Dissertification:

• Aflatoxins in the Soil Environment – Occurence, Fate and Consequences for the Soil Microbiome and Associated Functions (2024)