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Dr Crispus Mbaluto

Senior Research Officer
School of Life Sciences
Dr Crispus Mbaluto

Publications

Publications (1)

Mbaluto, CM. and Zytynska, SE., (2024). Rhizobacteria prime the activation of defence and nutritional responses to suppress aphid populations on barley

Journal articles (7)

Onyango, BO., Molecular characterization of wood ear mushrooms [Auricularia sp.] from Kakamega Forest in Western Kenya. Current Research in Environmental & Applied Mycology. 6 (1), 51-60

Mbaluto, C., Macrolepiota aberdarense, a new edible mushroom from Kenya. Current Research in Environmental & Applied Mycology. 8 (2), 247-253

Mbaluto, CM., Vergara, F., van Dam, NM. and Martínez-Medina, A., (2021). Root infection by the nematode Meloidogyne incognita modulates leaf antiherbivore defenses and plant resistance to Spodoptera exigua. Journal of Experimental Botany. 72 (22), 7909-7926

Martínez-Medina, A., Mbaluto, CM., Maedicke, A., Weinhold, A., Vergara, F. and van Dam, NM., (2021). Leaf herbivory counteracts nematode-triggered repression of jasmonate-related defenses in tomato roots. Plant Physiology. 187 (3), 1762-1778

Mbaluto, CM., Ahmad, EM., Mädicke, A., Grosser, K., van Dam, NM. and Martínez-Medina, A., (2021). Induced Local and Systemic Defense Responses in Tomato Underlying Interactions Between the Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne incognita and the Potato Aphid Macrosiphum euphorbiae. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12, 632212-

Mbaluto, CM., Ahmad, EM., Fu, M., Martínez-Medina, A. and van Dam, NM., (2020). The impact ofSpodoptera exiguaherbivory onMeloidogyne incognita-induced root responses depends on the nematodes’ life cycle stages. AoB PLANTS. 12 (4), plaa029-

Mbaluto, CM., Ayelo, PM., Duffy, AG., Erdei, AL., Tallon, AK., Xia, S., Caballero-Vidal, G., Spitaler, U., Szelényi, MO., Duarte, GA., Walker, WB. and Becher, PG., (2020). Insect chemical ecology: chemically mediated interactions and novel applications in agriculture. Arthropod-Plant Interactions. 14 (6), 671-684

Contact

crispus.mbaluto@essex.ac.uk

Location:

Colchester Campus

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