Browsing School of Agriculture & Food Science by Author "Ngugi, Michael"

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    • Cassava production and limitation of propagation through tissue culture 

      Ogero, Kwame; Gitonga, NM; Ombori, Omwoyo; Ngugi, Michael (Contribution of Agricultural Sciences towards achieving the Millenium Development Goals, 2010)
      With the unrelenting increase in human population it is important that concerted efforts be made to increase crop productivity so as to match the expected increase in food demand. The gravity of this problem is well ...

    • In vitro micropropagation of cassava through low cost tissue culture 

      Ogero, Kwame O; Mburugu, Gitonga N; Mwangi, Maina; Ombori, Omwoyo; Ngugi, Michael (Maxwell Science Publishing, 2012)
      Adoption of drought-tolerant crops such as cassava can help alleviate food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa. However, production is constrained by lack of disease-free planting materials. This can be circumvented through ...

    • Low Cost Micropropagation of Local Varieties of Taro 

      Ngetich, Alex; Runo, Steven; Ombori, Omwoyo; Ngugi, Michael; Kawaka, Fanuel; Arusei, Perpetua; Gitonga, Nkanata (British Biotechnology Journal, 2015)
      Aims: This study was conducted to evaluate low cost protocol for the micropropagation of three varieties of taro (Dasheen, Eddoe and wild) from eastern Kenya. Study Design: The plants were grown in polythene bags arranged ...