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Prof. Hassan Were

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Department of Agriculture and Land Use Management

School of Agriculture, Veterinary Sciences and Technology (MMUST)

P.O. Box 190-50100

Kakamega, KENYA

Office no. SPD Room 110

Kakamega-Webuye Road

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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-18

Prof. Hassan Were

Professor Hassan Were holds a doctorate degree in Molecular Plant Virology specializing in molecular and serological characterisation of plant viruses as well as plant disease epidemiology and surveillance. His areas of academic and research interest are in the fields of genetics, plant disease surveys, serological and metagenomic characterization of plant viruses including Illumina sequencing (miseq), NGS data analysis, transcriptomics and functional genomics. He has done extensive surveys and characterised viruses infecting cassava, Legumes, potato and rice in Western Kenya. He is currently the leader of Plant Virology research group in the department of Agriculture and Land Use Management (ALUM), School of Agriculture, Veterinary Sciences and Technology.

Some of his key published works include: -

  1. Maryrose Nyakio ,Mariam Were ,Clabe Wekesa ,Henry Lungayia ,Patrick Okoth ,and Hassan Were. Molecular Footprints of Potato Virus Y Isolate Infecting Potatoes
    (Solanum tuberosum) in Kenya. Published on 5th July 2024 in Wiley Advances in Virology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/2197725
  2. A. S. Mabele, H. K. Were, F. N. Muyekho, B. Mukoye. First report of Phasey bean mild yellows virus in Kenya with a new host record. published: 18 September 2022 in NEW DISEASE REPORT. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ndr2.12117
  3. Mabele, A. S. Were, H. K., Ndong’a, M. F. O., Mukoye, B., 2020 Occurrence and genetic diversity of Groundnut rosette assistor virus in western Kenya. Crop protection,139: 1-7. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2020.105381.
  4. Mabele, A. S. Were, H. K., Ndong’a, M. F. O., Mukoye, B., Orakha, O.P. and Torrance, L. 2020. Occurrence and distribution of groundnut rosette disease in Western Kenya. RUFORUM Working Document Series (ISSN 1607-9345), 2018, No. 17 (1): 725-732. Available from http://repository.ruforum.org
  5. Kariaga, M.G., Onamu, R.2 Wakhungu, J. & Were, H.K. 2020. Reaction of Rice Blast Pyricularia oryzae CAV. isolates on a set of improved rice varieties in Western Kenya indicator to presence of pathogenic strains. RUFORUM Working Document Series (ISSN 1607-9345), 2018, No. 17 (1): 811-820. Available from http://repository.ruforum.org
  6. Mangeni BC, Were HK, Ndong'a M, Mukoye B. 2020. Incidence and severity of bean common mosaic disease and resistance of popular bean cultivars to the disease in western Kenya. J Phytopathol. 2020;00:1–15. https://doi.org/10.1111/jph.12928
  7. Susan Jones, Graham Cowan , Stuart MacFarlane , Benard Mukoye , Bonphace Collins Mangeni, Hassan Were , Lesley Torrance, 2020. RNA sequence analysis of diseased groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) reveals the full genome of groundnut rosette assistor virus (GRAV). Virus research, 277: 197837.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2019.197837.
  8. Benard Mukoye, Millicent Florence Owuor Ndonga, Hassan Karakacha Were, 2019. Incidence of Groundnut Rosette Disease (GRD) and Genetic Diversity of Groundnut Rosette Assistor Virus (GRAV) in Western Kenya. International Journal of Genetics and Genomics. Vol. 7, No. 4, 2019, pp. 98-102. doi: https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijgg.20190704.12
  9. Benard Mukoye, Anthony Simiyu Mabele, Millicent Florence Owuor Ndonga, Bonphace Collins Mangeni and Hassan Karakacha Were, 2019. Distribution of groundnut rosette disease and sequence diversity of groundnut rosette virus associated satellite RNA (Sat-RNA) in Western Kenya. International Journal of Genetics and Genomics 2019; 7(4): 98-102. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5897/IJGMB2019.0178
  10. Mangeni Bonphace Collins, Were Hassan Karakacha, Mukoye Benard, Ndong’a Milicent, 2019. First Full Length Genome Sequence of Bean Common Mosaic Necrosis Virus (BCMNV) Isolated from Common Bean in Western Kenya. International Journal of Genetics and Genomics. 7, No. 4, pp. 132-135.DOI:https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijgg.20190704.1810
  11. Mangeni Bonphace Collins, Ndong’a Millicent, Mukoye Benard, Were Hassan Karakacha, 2019. Evaluation of Common Bean Cultivars Resistance to the Bean Common Mosaic Necrosis Virus in Western Kenya. International Journal of Genetics and Genomics. Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 115-118. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijgg.20190704.15
  12. Murere L W, Mukoye B and Were, H K., 2019. Variability of Bean Common Mosaic Disease on Common Bean Cultivars at Different Growth Stages in Western Kenya. International Journal of Academic and Applied Research, Vol. 3 Issue 9: 11-19
  13. Mabele A.S., Were H.K., Ndong’a M.F.O. Mukoye B., 2019. Distribution, Molecular detection and Host range of groundnut rosette Assistor Virus in Western Kenya. Journal of Plant Sciences, 7(5): 100 – 105.
  14. Adego Antony Kigaru,a Nils Poulicard,b Agnès Pinel-Galzi,b Benard Mukoye,a Denis Fargette,b Hassan Karakacha Wéré,a Eugénie Hébrard, 2018. Full-Length Genome Sequences of Recombinant and Nonrecombinant Sympatric Strains of Rice yellow mottle virus from Western Kenya. Genome Announcements, Volume 6 Issue 8 e01508-17. https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.01508-1710.
  15. Devang M, Matthias H, Mariam W, Andrea P, Syed, Hassan Were, Wilhelm G and Hervé Vanderschuren 2018. A new full-length circular DNA sequencing method for viral-sized genomes reveals that RNAi transgenic plants provoke a shift in geminivirus populations in the field. Nucleic Acids Research, 914. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gky914.
  16. Mangeni B.C., Ndong’a M, Mukoye B and Were H.K. 2018. Incidence and severity of Bean common mosaic disease and resistance of popular bean cultivars to the disease in western Kenya. The African Journal of Rural Development. In Press. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/jph.12928
  17. Mabele A.S., Were H.K., Ndong’a M.F.O. Mukoye B., Orakha P.O., and Torrance L. 2018. Occurrence and Distribution of Groundnut Rosette disease in western Kenya. The African Journal of Rural Development. In Press
  18. L W Murere, B Mukoye, M Kollenberg, and HK Were. 2018. Distribution of BCMD and Response of Common Bean Varieties to Bean Common Mosaic Virus in Western Kenya. Vol. 2 Issue 9, September – 2018, Pages: 1-7
  19. L W Murere, B Mukoye, M Kollenberg, and HK Were. 2018. Effect of Seed Quality and Legume Diversification on Management of Bean Common Mosaic and Bean Common Mosaic Necrosis Viruses in Western Kenya. IJAAR, 2 issue 8: 1-6
  20. W. Wosula, B.C. Mangeni, B. Mukoye, R.K. Leitich, M. Ndong’a, W. Arinaitwe, J. Ogecha, M.M. Abang and H.K. Were. (2017). Pest status of Black bean aphid on common bean in Agro-ecological zones of western Kenya. International Journal of Innovative Research and Development. Vol. 6(3), pp. 17-21.
  21. Leitich, RK, Arinaitwe W, Mukoye1 B, Omayio DO, Osogo AK, Were HK, Muthomi JW, Otsyula RM, Abang M M, 2017. Mapping of Angular Leaf Spot Disease Hotspot Areas in Western Kenya Towards Its Management. American Journal of Applied Scientific Research, 2: 75-81
  22. Kariaga, MG Wakhungu J, and Were HK, 2016. Identification of Rice Blast (Pyricularia Oryzae Cav.) Races from Kenyan Rice Growing Regions Using Culture and Classical Charaterization. Journal of Research in Agriculture and Animal Science, 4:16 – 24
  23. Were, M. N., B, Mukoye, A. K. Osogo, B C Mangeni, P A Nyamwamu, VK Ogemah, J V Muoma, S Winter, HK Were. 2016. Occurrence and Distribution of Begomoviruses Infecting Cassava in Western Kenya. Plant. Vol. 4, No. 6, 2016, pp. 108-113. doi: https://doi.org/10.11648/j.plant.20160406.18

 

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