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1 Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

2 Coffee Research Institute, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), Ruiru, Kenya

3 Sugar Research Institute, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), Kisumu, Kenya

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