Joy Nyangasi Kirungu

Characterization of the late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins family and their role in drought stress tolerance in upland cotton

Richard Odongo Magwanga, Pu Lu, Joy Nyangasi Kirungu et al. · BMC Genetics · 2018 · 292 citations · Full text

Overexpression of Cotton a DTX/MATE Gene Enhances Drought, Salt, and Cold Stress Tolerance in Transgenic Arabidopsis

Pu Lu, Richard Odongo Magwanga, Joy Nyangasi Kirungu et al. · Frontiers in Plant Science · 2019 · 114 citations · Full text

Whole Genome Analysis of Cyclin Dependent Kinase (CDK) Gene Family in Cotton and Functional Evaluation of the Role of CDKF4 Gene in Drought and Salt Stress Tolerance in Plants

Richard Odongo Magwanga, Pu Lu, Joy Nyangasi Kirungu et al. · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · 2018 · 85 citations · Full text

Genome wide identification of the trihelix transcription factors and overexpression of <i>Gh_A05G2067</i> (<i>GT‐2</i>), a novel gene contributing to increased drought and salt stresses tolerance in cotton

Richard Odongo Magwanga, Joy Nyangasi Kirungu, Pu Lu et al. · Physiologia Plantarum · 2019 · 66 citations · Full text

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Functional characterization of Gh_A08G1120 (GH3.5) gene reveal their significant role in enhancing drought and salt stress tolerance in cotton

Joy Nyangasi Kirungu, Richard Odongo Magwanga, Pu Lu et al. · BMC Genetics · 2019 · 65 citations · Full text