Research Publications for 2022/2023 Financial Year
- Farm factors influencing soil fertility management patterns in upper Eastern Kenya.
- Performance of vermicomposted wastes for tomato (Lycopersicon Esculentum Mill.), production. A case study of Embu, Kenya.
- Factors influencing adoption of improved cultivars of macadamia (Macadamia spp.) among small-scale farmers in Embu County, Kenya.
- Determinants of farmers’ knowledge on soil and water conservation technologies in dry zones of Central Highlands, Kenya.
- Adoption of banana (Musa spp.) production technologies among small-scale farmers in Embu West Sub-County, Kenya.
- Effect of on-farm testing on adoption of banana production technologies among smallholder farmers in Meru region, Kenya.
- Morphological and molecular characterization of Alternaria Solani and Phytophthora infestans isolates from Tomato farms in Kenya.
- Determinants of farmers’ perceptions of climate variability, mitigation and adaptation strategies in the Central highlands of Kenya.
- Performance assessment of crosses between gadam and hardcore tannin sorghum in hybrid lines production.
- Essential oils as biocontrol agents of early and late blight diseases of tomato under greenhouse condition.
- Heterosis in Chickpea for grain productivity in Embu County, Kenya.
- Homogenous Land –use sequences in heterogeneous small scale systems of Central Kenya: Land-use categorization for enhanced greenhouse gas emission estimation.
- Farm factors influencing soil fertility management patterns in upper Eastern Kenya
- Determinants of farmers’ perception of climate variability, mitigation and adaptation strategies in central highlands of Kenya.
- Effects of variety, spacing and Nitrogen application on Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) growth and yield in Embu County, Kenya.
- Greenhouse gas fluxes from selected soil fertility management practices in humic Nitisols of upper Eastern Kenya.
- Rosemary(Rosmarinus officinalis L.) growth rate , oil yield and oil quality under differing amendments
- Nutrients content of sorghum hybrid lines between gadam and hard coat tannin sorghum cultivars.
- Nutrients and organic carbon losses by erosion and their economic and environmental implications in the drylands of Kenya.
- Influence of drought on interactions between Rhopalosiphum padi and ground dwelling predators- A mesocosm study.
- QTL mapping of traits associated with dual Resistance to African stem borer(Busseola fusca) and spotted stem borer (Chilo partellus) in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)
- Foliar Diseases and the associated fungi in rice cultivated in Kenya.
- Nutrient content of sorghum hybrid lines between Gadam and hard tannin sorghum cultivars.
- Loss of pod strings in common bean is associated with gene duplication, retrotransposon insertion and overexpression of PvIND.
- Determinants of soil fertility information needs and access among smallholder farmers in the central highlands of Kenya.
- Making more effective use of human behavioural science in conservation interventions.
- CropPol: A dynamic, open and global database on crop pollination.
S/No |
Title of the Grant |
Amount (EUR/$/£) |
Funding Agency |
Date Awarded |
Staff from the Department |
1. |
Horn of Africa Alumni Challenge |
3,000 |
Nuffic Global Development |
3/6/2022 |
Dr. Bernard Gichimu |
2. |
Alumni research networking grant |
€3,000 |
Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation, Germany |
30/3/2022 |
Dr. Mark Otieno |
3. |
QR Research Project Funding |
£4,773 |
Harper Adams University, UK |
29/3/2022 |
Dr. Mark Otieno |
4. |
Orchid Conservation Grant |
$3,820 |
American Orchid Society, USA |
25/2/2022 |
Dr. Mark Otieno |
5. |
Grassroots Demonstration Project Funding |
$3,500 |
Center of Excellence for Global Food Security and Defense (CEGFSD), USA |
17/5/2022 |
Dr. Mark Otieno |
6. |
Biodiversity Conservation Grant |
$148,377 |
JRS Biodiversity Foundation, USA |
11/6/2022 |
Dr. Mark Otieno |