prof gitonga mburugu – Meru University of Science and Technology

TITLE	YEAR
Nitrogen fixation by common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in pure and mixed stands in semi-arid south-east Kenya JM Maingi, CA Shisanya, NM Gitonga, B Hornetz European Journal of Agronomy 14 (1), 1-12	2001
Somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration from immature embryos of tropical maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines O Ombori, NM Gitonga, J Machuka Biotechnology 7 (2), 224-232	2008
Biological nitrogen fixation by promiscuous soybean (Glycine max L. Merril) in the central highlands of Kenya: response to inorganic fertilizer soil amendments. E Mugendi, N Gitonga, R Cheruiyot, J Maingi World journal of agricultural sciences 6 (4), 381-387	2010
Low technology tissue culture materials for initiation and multiplication of banana plants NM Gitonga, O Ombori, KSD Murithi, M Ngugi African Crop Science Journal 18 (4)	2010
Low cost tissue culture technology in the regeneration of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L) Lam) KO Ogero, GN Mburugu, M Mwangi, MM Ngugi, O Ombori Res J Biol 2 (2), 71-78	2012
Population levels of indigenous bradyrhizobia nodulating promiscuous soybean in two Kenyan soils of the semi-arid and semi-humid agroecological zones JM Maingi, NM Gitonga, CA Shisanya, B Hornetz, GM Muluvi Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics …	2006
Crop water relationships and thermal adaptation of Kathika beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and green grams (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek) with special reference to temporal patterns … B Hornetz, CA Shisanya, NM Gitonga Journal of Arid Environments 48 (4), 591-601	2001
In vitro micropropagation of cassava through low cost tissue culture KO Ogero, GN Mburugu, M Mwangi, O Ombori, M Ngugi Asian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 4 (3), 205-209	2012
Effect of inoculating selected climbing bean cultivars with different rhizobia strains on nitrogen fixation G Gicharu, N Gitonga, H Boga, R Cheruiyot, J Maingi Int. J. Microbiol. Res 1, 25-31	2013
Studies on the Ecophysiology of Locally Suitable Cultivars of Food Crops and Soil Fertility Monitoring in the Semi-arid Areas of Southeast Kenya: A Final Report on a … B Hornetz, CA Shisanya, NM Gitonga Geographische Gesellschaft Trier	2000
Nitrogen fixation by Vigna radiata L. Wilczek in pure and mixed stands in SE-Kenya NM Gitonga, CA Shisanya, B Hornetz, JM Maingi Symbiosis 27 (3), 239-250	1999
Interaction ofPhaseolus vulgaris with thermotolerant isolates ofRhizobium leguminosarum biovarphaseoli from Kenyan soilsInteraction dePhaseolus vulgaris avec des isolats thermo … NM Gitonga, D Widdowson, SO Keya MIRCEN journal of applied microbiology and biotechnology 5 (4), 493-504	1989
Cost-effective nutrient sources for tissue culture of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) KO Ogero, NM Gitonga, M Mwangi, O Ombori, M Ngugi African Journal of Biotechnology 11 (66), 12964-12973	2012
Biological nitrogen fixation in selected legumes of the semi-arid Makueni District of Southeast Kenya JM Maingi, CA Shisanya, NM Gitonga, B Hornetz Der Tropenlandwirt-Journal of Agriculture in the Tropics and Subtropics 100 …	1999
Enhanced utilization of biotechnology research and development innovations in eastern and central Africa for agro-ecological intensification CW Masiga, C Mugoya, R Ali, A Mohamed, S Osama, A Ngugi, D Kiambi, … Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid …	2014
Managing soybean for enhanced food production and soil bio-fertility in smallholder systems through maximized fertilizer use efficiency EM Njeru, JM Maingi, R Cheruiyot, GN Mburugu International Journal of Agriculture and Forestry 3 (5), 191-197	2013
Plant regeneration via somatic embryogenesis of tropical maize (Zea mays L.) commercial hybrid lines O Omwoyo, NM Gitonga, JM Machuka Journal of Tropical Microbiology and Biotechnology 4 (1), 24-31	2008
Variation in nitrogen fixation among three Bush Bean cultivars grown in Kenya when inoculated with three Rhizobia Strains GK Gicharu, NM Gitonga, B Hamadi, RC Cheruiyot, JM Maingi Greener Journal of Agricultural Sciences 3 (11), 748-754	2012
Low Cost Micropropagation of Local Varieties of Taro A Ngetich, S Runo, O Ombori, M Ngugi, F Kawaka, P Arusei, N Gitonga British Biotechnology Journal	2015
Evaluating the macropropagation efficiency of banana varieties preferred by farmers in Eastern and Central Kenya RM Muasya, MR Kasyoka, M Mwangi, N Kori, N Gitonga	2010
Evaluation of nitrogen fixation using 15N dilution methods and economy of a maize-tepary bean intercrop farming system in semi-arid SE-Kenya CA Shisanya, NM Gitonga Advances in Integrated Soil Fertility Management in sub-Saharan Africa …	2007
Response of Two Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas L. Lam) Varieties Regenerated on Low Cost Tissue Culture Medium KO Ogero, GN Mburugu, M Mwangi, O Ombori, MN Mugambi Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology. B 2 (5B), 534	2012
A low-cost medium for sweet potato micropropagation KO Ogero, NM Gitonga, M Mwangi, O Ombori, M Ngugi African Crop Science Conference Proceedings 10, 57-63	2011
Nodulation and nitrogen fixation in promiscuous and non promiscuous soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) varieties in Eastern Kenya MN Gitonga, GW Gatheri, R Cheruiyot, JM Maingi Journal of Tropical Microbiology and Biotechnology 6 (1)	2010
Cassava production and limitation of propagation through tissue culture K Ogero, NM Gitonga, O Ombori, M Ngugi Contribution of Agricultural Sciences towards achieving the Millenium …	2010
Antibiotic resistance of bacteria isolated from Nairobi River N Budambula, EC Mwachiro, NM Gitonga	2006
Enhancing farmers’ access to disease-free sweetpotato planting materials through low cost tissue culture for food security and poverty alleviation in Eastern Africa. K Ogero, M Mwangi, NM Gitonga, O Ombori, M Ngugi	2014
Nitrogen fixation in faidherbia albida (chev) Del NM Gitonga	2012
Banana distribution and their seed systems in central and eastern Kenya. MR Kasyoka, M Mwangi, N Kori, JJ Mbaka, N Gitonga 10th African Crop Science Conference Proceedings, Maputo, Mozambique, 10-13 …	2011
Response of two sweet potato varieties regenerated on low cost tissue culture medium KO Ogero, NM Gitonga, M Mwangi, O Ombori, M Ngugi African Crop Science Conference Proceedings 10, 411-415	2011
A revised medium for rapid growth and bio assays with tobacco tissue cultures. LT Bedada, MS Seth, SM Runo, W Tefera, J Machuka, SE Anami, … Biotechnology 10 (6), 285-295	2010
Preferred banana varieties and their seed systems in Eastern and Central provinces of Kenya RM Muasya, MR Kasyoka, J Mbaka, N Kori, N Gitonga, M Mwangi	2010
Preferred banana varieties and their seed systems in Eastern and Central provinces of Kenya MR Kasyoka, M Mwangi, J Mbaka, N Kori, N Gitonga, R Muasya Second RUFORUM Biennial Regional Conference on” Building capacity for food …	2010
Commercial micro-propagation of Banana. JN Buah, JW Tachie-Menson, IS Arvanitoyannis, O Vaitsi, A Mavromatis, … Biotechnology 14 (1), 799-823	2008
Performance of improved cowpea varieties in the ASALs of eastern Kenya under integrated soil fertility management JM Kimiti, B Vanlauwe, DW Odee, NM Gitonga Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Tropical Soil Biology …	2007
Performance of improved cowpea varieties in the ASALs of eastern Kenya under integrated soil fertility management [abstract][on line] JM Kimiti, B Vanlauwe, DW Odee, NM Gitonga	2007
Isolation, molecular characterization and evaluation of local isolates of bacillus thuringiensis against the larger grain borer Prostephanus Truncatus (Horn) And The Maize … NM Gitonga, JM Songa, J Machuka, JM Wamaitha, NK Maniania, … Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Nairobi (Kenya)	2006
Recent advances in engineering plant tolerance to abiotic stress: Achievements and limitations. J Muoma, O Ombori, M Jesse, A Aharoni, S Dixit, R Jetter, E Thoenes, … Biotechnology 9 (4), 2463-2480	2004
Regime shift in the global sea-surface temperatures: Its relation to El Nino-Southern Oscillation events and dominant variation modes. CW Recha, CA Shisanya, GL Makokha, RN Kinuthia, AC Chipanishi, … Asian Journal of Applied Sciences 1 (2), 339-360	2003
Our objective was to define sensitive morphological indicators that could be used to discriminate between drought sensitive and drought tolerant potato cultivars before final … M Röhrig, H Stützel European Journal of Agronomy 14 (1), 31-41	2001
In vitro regeneration by indirect organogenesis of selected kenyan maize genotypes using shoot apices. RA Omer, J M. Matheka, S Runo, A M. Ali, E Kuria, C Masiga, C Mugoya, … Biotechnology 11 (4), 1985-1988	2000
Ical Nitrogen Fixation: A Case Study of Semi-Arid Soils in SE-Kenya NM Gitonga, CA Shisanya, B Hornetz AFRICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1 (3), 29-33	2000
Development of an efficient plant regeneration protocol for sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.). R Hammond, JN Buah, PA Asare, S Acheampong, D Ajithkumar, S Seeni, … Asian Journal of Biotechnology 6 (2), 422-426	1998
Transformation of recalcitrant maize elite inbreds using in vitro shoot meristematic cultures induced from germinated seedlings. O Ombori, NM Gitonga, J Machuka, ALC Dornelles, FIF Carvalho, … Biotechnology 7 (2), 524-531	1997
Effect of Rhizobium inoculation and fertiliser nitrogen and phosphorus on the grain yield of beans in Western Kenya. CA Shisanya, JM Anderson, JSI Ingram, SKA Danso, G Hardarson, … Journal of Agronomy 2 (3), Pages: 232-Pages: 232	1993
Food Legumes. N Bildirici, N Azkan, S Oehirali, M Engin, MF Gavras, B Partier, M Gok, … Journal of Agronomy 4 (3), pp: 11-17-pp: 11-17	1989
Interaction ofPhaseolus vulgaris with thermotolerant isolates ofRhizobium leguminosarum biovarphaseoli from Kenyan soils SO Keya, D Widdowson, NM Gitonga	1989
In vitro Micropropagation of Cassava Through Low Cost Tissue Culture O Ombori, N Michael, M Mwangi, NM Gitonga, KO Ogero
Assessment of Physico-chemical Properties of Kasarani Section of River Thome, Nairobi A Karanja, K Kotut, NM Gitonga
Gibson Kamau Gicharu Nkanata Mburugu Gitonga Hamadi Boga Richard Chelule Cheruiyot John M. Maingi NM Gitonga
Enhancing access to disease-free sweetpotato planting materials through low cost tissue culture for food security and poverty alleviation in Eastern Africa KO Ogero, M Mwangi, NM Gitonga, O Ombori, M Ngugi
In Vitro Micropropagation of Cassava through Low Cost Tissue Culture M Mwangi, KO Ogero, GN Mburugu, O Ombori, M Ngugi