Denis Gitonga @Denis_Gitonga1
Post doctorate associate at University of Florida -Focused on Integrated Management Strategies of phytoparasitic nematodes | Tweets and opinions are my own. Miami, USA Joined May 2013-
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Denis Gitonga is our new Regulatory Nematologist with the Florida Department of Agriculture, I think they hired a good one!
I'm delighted to advertise our new fully funded PhD project: Can regenerative farming techniques increase the biocontrol potential of entomopathogenic nematodes against the cabbage stem flea beetle? Supervisors: Fisayo Daramola, Neil Havis, @DrMattBack. e4-dtp.ed.ac.uk/e5-dtp/supervi…
Congratulations, Dr. @Denis_Gitonga1! Proud moment for our lab as you defended your PhD in Nematology at the University of Florida this afternoon!
Sharing our newest publication on another tropical fruit host for Meloidogyne enterolobii in Florida. #nematode #dragonfruit bsppjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…
UF Nematology alumni and current grad students at #SON2024
UFs team NemaGators came in second place in the Cobb Bowl graduate student competition. Great job guys!
Meet our lab members participating and representing our lab at #SON2024 Annual Meeting in Park City, Utah.
Class field trip. Today we visited UF Nematology alum @roody32609 with BASF in Morrisville NC and also Syngenta Crop Protection in Greensboro NC.
Happy International Women’s Day. On this day, NemAfrica honors our mentor and supervisor @Shaukeland2 #InvestinWomen, #accelerate #progress.
For her continued support, belief and dedication towards empowering NemAfrica, we honor and appreciate Prof @CortadaLaura #InvestinWomen, #accelerate #progress.
Anatomical changes caused by root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita in Ridge gourd root. A- Nematode invaded B- Normal root @NSI_IARI @SON_nemaweb @activeplantnema @UFcropnematodes @UCDavisEntomolo @Sampath69078681 @Young_Nemas
A major milestone completed - passed my PhD qualifying exams 🥳. I’m now a doctoral candidate!! I’m grateful to my advisor @UFnema_southFL and all my committee members for their support and guidance. #PhD
A New Root-Knot Nematode species, Meloidogyne karsseni n. sp. (Nematoda: Meloidogynidae), From Mexico and a Taxonomic Update on M. paranaensis From Guatemala dlvr.it/Sxr54x
Please RT… Our lab in Fort Lauderdale, FL is looking for a Biological Scientist to work on nematodes. This is a permanent job. Interested please use the link below to apply: explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/5280…
Microbes Inc. sponsored graduate student travel awards at #SON2023. Thank you to Microbes Inc. and congratulations to this year's award winners!
Good to see @NemAfrica alumni at #son2023. @CalvinceOrage of @uidaho with a poster on banana paper technology trials in Kenya. PhD research presentations by @Denis_Gitonga1 of @FloridaState on Integrated Management Strategies on PPNs and @davidkihoro9 of @UNLincoln on Xiphinema.
Our new publication shows that guava growers in South FL are struggling with high prevalence of #guava root-knot #nematode due to very limited control options (specially nematicides) available for use. rdcu.be/dd0MQ

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