Andrew Kiggundu

TL;DR: The results of collaborative research undertaken to understand the biology and epidemiology of maize lethal necrosis in East Africa and to develop disease management strategies are summarized, including identification of MLN-tolerant maize germplasm.

TL;DR: A thorough assessment of the current literature suggests that, whereas the non-specific inhibitory effects of recombinant protease inhibitors in plant food webs could often be negligible and their 'unintended' pleiotropic effects in planta of potential agronomic value, the innocuity of these proteins might always remain an issue to be assessed empirically, on a case-by-case basis.

TL;DR: Preliminary results from a confined field trial in Uganda are reported of transgenic bananas resistant to the deadly banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) disease, which is threatening banana production, the livelihoods of the smallholder growers in East and Central Africa, and the stability of food security in the region.

TL;DR: expression of the MNPR1 genes further directly related to PR gene expression known to be involved in fungal resistance and further characterisation through complementation of Arabidopsis npr1 mutants and overexpression studies in banana cultivars is the subject of ongoing and future work.

TL;DR: Evidence is provided for a multicomponent elicitor-inducible cystatin complex in tomato, including at least 10 Cystatin units produced via two metabolic routes, as shown by kinetic and stability assays with recombinant variants expressed in Escherichia coli.