info@karu.ac.ke (+254) 20 2176 713
KarU Website
info@karu.ac.ke (+254) 20 2176 713
KarU Website

Rael Kayume Birithia

View CV

A university Lecturer with immense knowledge in crop protection and extensive experience in research, teaching, networking and graduate training. Highly dedicated to improving crop production in smallholder farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa and increasing Africa’s competitiveness in the global arena.

Rael Kayume Birithia (PHD)

Publications

  1. Birithia R. Subramanian, S. Kuria, D. (2021). Farmers Knowledge of iris yellow spot disease and their preference for onion varieties: Its implications in Disease management. African Journal of Crop Science. Accepted. In press
  2. Oliver Kiplagat and Rael K. Birithia Gerald G. Githinji, Miriam Kinyua (2019). Evaluation of drought tolerance in some Kenyan bread wheat (Triticum Aestivum) at seedling stage. Journal of contemporary agricultural practices. Vo l.1 (1; 1-8)
  3. Birithia, R., Subramanian, S., Muthomi, J.W. and Narla, R.D. (2018). Seasonal dynamics and alternate hosts of thrips transmitted Iris yellow spot virus in Kenya. African Journal of Crop Science. Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 365 – 376
  4. Birithia, R., Subramanian, S., Muthomi, J.W. and Narla, R.D. (2018) Effects of entomopathogenic fungus and spider plant intercrop in control of onion thrips and iris yellow spot virus. International Journal of Agronomy and Agricultural Research Vol. 12, No. 6, p. 39-47.
  5. Githinji, G.G., Kinyua, M. G. Kiplagat, O. and Birithia, R.K. (2016). Evaluation of drought tolerance in mutant Kenyan bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) using in vitro techniques. International Journal on Agronomy and Agricultural Research. 9(2), 180-189.
  6. Githinji G.G., and Birithia R.K (2015). Effects of induced mutagenesis and single backcrossing on agronomic traits of wheat (Triticum L.).  Journal of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Volume 2 (2) 31-37.
  7. Birithia, R., Subramanian, S., Pappu, H.R., Muthomi, J.W, Narla, R.D. (2014). Resistance to Iris yellow spot virus and onion thrips among onion varieties grown in Kenya. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 34, 73-79
  8. Birithia, R., Subramanian, S., Pappu, H.R., Muthomi, J., Narla, R.D. (2013). Analysis of Iris yellow spot virus replication in vector and non-vector thrips. Plant pathology Doi 10.1111/ppa.1205.7
  9. Birithia R., Waceke, W., Lomo, P. and Masiga, D. (2012). Identification and distribution of Root knot nematodes in Kenya: Use of isozyme phenotypes and Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 32, 78-84
  10. Birithia, R., Subramanian, S., Villinger, J., Muthomi, J., Narla, R.D. and Pappu, H.R. (2012) First report of Tomato yellow ring virus (Tospovirus, Bunyaviridae) Infecting tomatoes in Kenya. Plant Disease 96, 1384
  11. Subramanian, S., Pappu, H.R., Birithia, R., Shem, O., Muthomi, J., Sseruwagi, P. and Narla, R.D. (2011). Diversity and distribution of Iris yellow spot virus infecting onions in Eastern Africa. Phytopathology 101: S17
  12. Birithia, R., Subramanian, S., Pappu, H.R., Sseruwagi, P., Muthomi, J. and Narla, R.D. (2011) First report of Iris yellow spot virus in Onion in Kenya and Uganda. Plant Disease 95, 1195.

Research Interests

Read More