Dora Chao Kilalo

Affiliation
Location
Kenya
Research Description

I am a lecturer in Crop Protection at the University of Nairobi, specializing in plant pathology, biological pest control, and sustainable agriculture. My work includes supervising research on fungal diseases in sorghum, exploring the use of Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana to manage storage and field pests, and studying arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in relation to crop health and agricultural practices. I also support community efforts to promote mushroom cultivation as an alternative protein source in dryland regions.

specializations
Agriculture
Biofertilizers
Climate Change
Fungal Biodiversity
Fungal Bioinformatics
Nutrient Cycling
Plant microbe interactions
Restoration
biomes
Afromontane
Agri-Ecosystems
Drylands