@article{MTMT:36127808,
	title = {Determinants of Pesticide Safety Adherence among Tomato Farmers in Kenya: Individual and Structural Factors for Sustainable Agriculture},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/36127808},
	author = {Ndirangu, Ziporah Wanjiku and Egri, Zoltán and Muhoro, Arthur},
	doi = {10.20900/jsr20250028},
	journal-iso = {JSR},
	journal = {JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABILITY RESEARCH},
	volume = {7},
	unique-id = {36127808},
	year = {2025},
	eissn = {2632-6582}
}

@mastersthesis{MTMT:36480670,
	title = {Biological contra Chemical Diversity and Their Practical, Insecticidal Aspects in Lichenology},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/36480670},
	author = {Muhoro, Arthur},
	doi = {10.54598/006070},
	unique-id = {36480670},
	year = {2025}
}

@article{MTMT:34741626,
	title = {The algal partnership is associated with quantitative variation of lichen specific metabolites in Cladonia foliacea from Central and Southern Europe},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34741626},
	author = {Farkas, Edit and Xu, Maonian and Muhoro, Arthur and Szabó, Krisztina and Lengyel, Attila and Heiðmarsson, Starri and Viktorsson, Elvar Örn and Ólafsdóttir, Elín Soffia},
	doi = {10.1007/s13199-024-00982-8},
	journal-iso = {SYMBIOSIS},
	journal = {SYMBIOSIS},
	volume = {92},
	unique-id = {34741626},
	issn = {0334-5114},
	abstract = {Lichen specific metabolites (LSMs) have interesting biological activities and quantitative variations may be present intraspecifically. For example, variations in medullary fumarprotocetraric acid (FA) and cortical usnic acid (UA) were observed in the lichen Cladonia foliacea , but the mechanism of variation is not well understood. The current study aimed to characterise the quantitative variation of FA and UA and to investigate the association between lichen metabolite content and ecological / biological variables. Fungal and algal trees were constructed using fungal (nrITS, RPB2) and algal (nrITS) loci, respectively. Using a chiral chromatographic method, the contents of (-)-UA were determined in 29 C. foliacea specimens and range from 6.88 to 34.27 mg/g dry wt. The FA contents were lower and varied from 1.44 to 9.87 mg/g dry wt. Although the fungal tree showed two well resolved clades, no significant differences of UA or FA contents were found between the two fungal clades. However, a significantly higher UA/FA ratio as well as a unique habitat were found to be associated with specimens which contained the alga Asterochloris lobophora than those specimens associated other Asterochloris algae. Taking all predictive variables into account (i.e. substrate type, elevation, collection season, photobiont identity), the multivariate data analysis indicated that photobiont identity explained most of the variance of LSM contents in C. foliacea . Thus future LSM biosynthetic studies should take the photobiont into consideration when dealing with intraspecific quantitative variation.},
	year = {2024},
	eissn = {1878-7665},
	pages = {403-419},
	orcid-numbers = {Farkas, Edit/0000-0002-5245-1079; Xu, Maonian/0000-0002-4346-8020; Lengyel, Attila/0000-0002-1712-6748}
}

@CONFERENCE{MTMT:34789855,
	title = {Acetone extract of Cladonia foliacea (Huds.) Willd., a potential biopesticide as oral toxic sugar bait against Anopheles gambiae},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34789855},
	author = {Muhoro, Arthur and Eric, Ochomo and Farkas, Edit},
	booktitle = {1st Debrecen Online Conference on Infectious Diseases in a One Health context (DOCIDOH) : Book of abstracts},
	unique-id = {34789855},
	year = {2024},
	pages = {27-27},
	orcid-numbers = {Farkas, Edit/0000-0002-5245-1079}
}

@article{MTMT:34790168,
	title = {Concentration data of (+)-usnic acid enantiomer from some European and African samples of Flavoparmelia caperata (Parmeliaceae, lichenised Ascomycota) - results of a preliminary study},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34790168},
	author = {Edit, FARKAS and Paul, M. KIRIKA and Krisztina, SZABÓ and Muhoro, Arthur},
	journal-iso = {CRYPTOGAMIE MYCOL},
	journal = {CRYPTOGAMIE MYCOLOGIE},
	unique-id = {34790168},
	issn = {0181-1584},
	year = {2024},
	eissn = {1776-100X}
}

@article{MTMT:35059731,
	title = {Concentration Data of (+)-Usnic Acid Enantiomer from Some European and African Samples of Flavoparmelia caperata (L.) Hale (Parmeliaceae, Lichenised Ascomycota) – Results of a Preliminary Study},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35059731},
	author = {Farkas, Edit and Kirika, Paul M. and Szabó, Krisztina and Muhoro, Arthur},
	doi = {10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2024v45a7},
	journal-iso = {CRYPTOGAMIE MYCOL},
	journal = {CRYPTOGAMIE MYCOLOGIE},
	volume = {45},
	unique-id = {35059731},
	issn = {0181-1584},
	year = {2024},
	eissn = {1776-100X},
	pages = {71-82},
	orcid-numbers = {Farkas, Edit/0000-0002-5245-1079}
}

@CONFERENCE{MTMT:35071265,
	title = {Az uzneasav hatása az Anopheles gambiae-re Nyugat-Kenyában},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35071265},
	author = {Muhoro, Arthur and Ochomo, Eric and Farkas, Edit},
	booktitle = {VII. Magyar Mikológiai Konferencia - Absztraktkötet},
	unique-id = {35071265},
	year = {2024},
	pages = {177-178},
	orcid-numbers = {Farkas, Edit/0000-0002-5245-1079}
}

@CONFERENCE{MTMT:35428934,
	title = {Másodlagos zuzmóanyag enantiomerek hatása kenyai malária-vektor szúnyogokra},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35428934},
	author = {Muhoro, Arthur and Ochomo, Eric and Farkas, Edit},
	booktitle = {13. Magyar Ökológus Kongresszus (2024) Előadások és poszterek összefoglalói},
	unique-id = {35428934},
	year = {2024},
	pages = {123-123},
	orcid-numbers = {Farkas, Edit/0000-0002-5245-1079}
}

@article{MTMT:35466494,
	title = {A study on the effectiveness of (+)-usnic acid as oral toxic sugar bait against adult male and female Anopheles gambiae},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35466494},
	author = {Muhoro, Arthur and Ochomo, Eric Odhiambo and Njangiru, Isaac Kinyua and Kosgei, Jackline Jeruto and Rasaki, Laide Abbas and Farkas, Edit},
	doi = {10.1186/s12936-024-05141-4},
	journal-iso = {MALARIA J},
	journal = {MALARIA JOURNAL},
	volume = {23},
	unique-id = {35466494},
	issn = {1475-2875},
	year = {2024},
	eissn = {1475-2875},
	orcid-numbers = {Farkas, Edit/0000-0002-5245-1079}
}

@article{MTMT:35628128,
	title = {Potential of Cladonia Foliacea Extract as an Oral Toxic Insecticide Against Adult Anopheles Gambiae, Malaria Vector in Western Kenya},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35628128},
	author = {Muhoro, Arthur and Kosgei, J. J. and Njangiru, I. K. and Rasaki, L. A. and Farkas, Edit},
	doi = {10.1556/034.66.2024.3-4.7},
	journal-iso = {ACTA BOT HUNG},
	journal = {ACTA BOTANICA HUNGARICA},
	volume = {66},
	unique-id = {35628128},
	issn = {0236-6495},
	abstract = {Plasmodium falciparum is primarily transmitted by Anopheles gambiae . Malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum is a major public health issue in western Kenya and sub-Saharan Africa, accounting for 90% of malaria deaths. The primary methods of malaria prevention are indoor residual spraying and the use of insecticide-treated nets. These tools face challenges such as mosquito resistance to insecticides as well as their toxic effect to the non-target organism, therefore this study aims to explore the application of lichen secondary metabolites as potential oral biological insecticides by assessing mosquito mortality in varying concentrations. Lichen secondary metabolites were extracted from Cladonia foliacea thalli. Bioassay experiments were conducted on A. gambiae Kisumu strain mosquitoes. Mortality rates were measured after ingesting sugar bait and lichen extracts in different concentrations. Three test replicates and negative control were used, with mortality measured after 4, 24, 48, and 72 hours. Analysis using three-way analysis of variance with twoway interactions was performed using R program to determine the effect of different lichen extract concentrations, time of exposures and mosquito sex on mortality. Our results showed that the ingestion of C. foliacea extract at 50 mg/ml and a post-exposure period of 24 to 48 hours had a maximum effect on the mortality rate of targeted male and female A. gambiae . No statistical difference was found between male and female mosquitoes in mortality. Our study confirms firstly that the extract of C. foliacea is a promising oral toxic agent against adult malaria vector A. gambiae .},
	year = {2024},
	eissn = {1588-2578},
	pages = {233-250},
	orcid-numbers = {Farkas, Edit/0000-0002-5245-1079}
}