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Major biotic stresses affecting maize production in Kenya and their implications for food security. PeerJ 11:e15685 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7717\/peerj.15685\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7717\/peerj.15685<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Njeru, F., Zwaenepoel, O., Haesaert, G., Misinzo, G., De Jonghe, K., &amp; Gettemans, J. (2024). Development of nanobodies against the coat protein of maize chlorotic mottle virus. 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