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1. Family name: Ngugi

2. First names: Eliud Kahiu

3. Nationality: Kenyan

4. Civil status: Married

5. Contacts: Phone number:+254-722558465 or + 254723356594; Email

address; kahiu.ngugi@ yahoo.com;kahiukahiu@gmail.com;knifengugi@aol.com

6. Higher Education Record

Institution [ Date from - Date to ] Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:

University of Cambridge 1988-1991 PhD Plant breeding & Genetics

University of Cambridge: 1986-

1988

MPHIL Plant breeding & Genetics

University of Nairobi, 1982-1984 Msc Plant breeding & Genetics

University of Nairobi: 1978-1981

B.Sc. Biochemistry

Other Training

Automated DNA sequencing and Genotyping, Labindia New Dehli-6th august-

24th August 2000

DNA Sequencing workshop by Perkin Elmer, CIMMYT INTL. Mexico, May 25-

26, 1999

Genetic Engineering of Maize and wheat ABC, CIMMYT INT Mexico 15

February 1998

Molecular Marker Applications to Plant Breeding, November 1998, CIMMYT

Mexico

Non-Radioactive AFLP workshop by Life Technologies, CIMMYT, INTL.

Mexico, October 14-21, 1998.

Bulletins and Extension manuals writing workshop, Mombasa, Kenya- April----

1995

Training of Trainers workshop on scientific writing and presentation, Thika,----

Kenya, 22 February-5 March, 1993

Regional workshop techniques for improvement of stress tolerance,

November 1995, Arusha, Tanzania-IAEA.

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Preparation of Research proposals for competitive funding, Muguga Kenya,--

---January 1993-KARI/USAID

IITA/UNDP Production course at Ibadan Nigeria, October, 1985

Advanced PCR- Genetic analysis support and training center, Labindia, New

Delhi

Foundation course on ABI Prism 310, Genescan, Delhi

7. POSITIONS HELD

a) Associate Professor (University of Nairobi) 2017-

b) Senior Lecturer- (University of Nairobi) 2002-2015

c) Principal Research Officer (Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, KARI

)1998-2002

d) Senior Scientist at ABC, Molecular and Genetic Engineering lab (CIMMYT,

Mexico) 1996-1999

e) Senior Research Officer (KARI) 1992-1997

f) Research Officer 1 (KARI) 1987-1992

g) Research Officer 2 (KARI) 1984-1987

h) Assistant Research Officer (Ministry of Agriculture) 1981-1984

8. Present position,: Associate Professor, University of Nairobi

9. Membership to societies:

Cambridge Philosophical society (joined 1988)

New York Academy of Sciences (joined

1995)(((((9((9((9(9YorcademScien

South African Plant Breeding Society (joined 2001)

Kenya Plant Breeding Society (joined 1999)

10. Summary of Qualifications

Dr. Ngugi is a holder of PhD in Plant breeding and Genetics an MPhil in Plant

breeding and Genetics, and BSc in biological sciences. He is a member of

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Cambridge Philosophical Society, The New York Academy of Sciences. He has

been included in Who’s Who In the World 1999, Editions. He is currently working as

a Senior Lecturer in Molecular Genetics and Plant Breeding, University of Nairobi

and also undertaking part-time consultancy. He has taught for 16 years at the

University of Nairobi as a Senior Lecturer. He teaches the following courses at the

university, molecular genetics and informatics, biometrical genetics, genomics and

informatics, plant breeding and biotechnology. He has supervise to graduation 3

PhD and 15 Msc research projects and currently supervising 6 PhD and 10 Msc

projects. His core areas of competence include; Breeding crops for drought

tolerance using DNA molecular markers (RFLPs, Microsatellites, AFLP, SSRs), QTL

analysis, Molecular mapping, DNA Sequencing, fragment analysis and Genotyping.

He has worked with Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) as a plant breeder

of grain legumes and underutilized crops for 14 years and together with a team

developed 14 varieties of common bean, cowpea, pigeonpea, mungbean, Dolichos

lablab that are currently under commercial cultivation in semi-arid areas of Kenya.

He also worked for KARI as a biotechnologist for 6 years, developing maize tolerant

to drought and resistant to insects and built a state of the art molecular genetics

laboratory at KARI, Katumani. Currently Dr Ngugi has been Principal Investigator to

4 regional and several national projects.

11. Specific Experience in the Region.

Country Date from - Date to

Kenya Citizen

Tanzania Conference, Researcher, consultant

2005,2006

Uganda Conference, Researcher, consultant 2005,

2007, 2009- 2010-2011

Rwanda Conference, Researcher, consultant 2005,

2006, 2007, 2009

Burundi Conference, Researcher, consultant 2005,

2006, 2007, 2009

Sudan Conference, Researcher, consultant

2006, 2007, 2009

Ethiopia Conference, Researcher, consultant 2005,

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2006, 2007, 2009

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12. Consultancy work done:

Date

from

–

Date

to

Locat

ion

Company/Clien

t

Positi

on

Description

June

– Oct

2006

Nairob

i,

Kenya

AATF (Dr G

Omanya)

Dr J Nang’ayo)

The African

Agricultural

Technology

Foundation-

(AATF)

P.O.Box-30709

Nairobi-

00100,Kenya

Tel:254-

204223700

Fax: 254-20 422

3701

Team

memb

er

Feasibility study on

technologies for

improving banana

resistance against

bacterial wilt in Sub-

Saharan Africa

commissioned

by AATF

Nov

2009

-May

2010

Nairob

i,

Kenya

AATF (Dr J

Nang’ayo)

The African

Agricultural

Technology

Foundation-

(AATF) P.O.Box

Team

memb

er

Feasibility study on

striga control in

sorghum in 10

African countries-

commissioned by

AATF- ISBN-9966-

775-12-9

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30709

Nairobi-

00100,Kenya

Tel:254-

204223700

Fax: 254-20 422

3701

May -

Augu

st –

2009

Nairob

i,

Kenya

ASARECA (Dr

Mcharo)

Plot 5 Mpigi

Road, Po Box

765, Entebbe,

Uganda)

Team

memb

er

Non-staple crops in

ASARECA member

countries

Commissioned by

ASARECA

(Jan-

April

2005

)

The

Nethe

rlands

Potato industry

stakeholders

(International

Agricultural

Research

Centre-

Wageningen) -

Team

memb

er

Assessed the ware

potato market chain

in the Netherlands

and developed

strategies for making

the potato industry

more competitive.

(Oct2014- march 2015)

Ugan

da,

Tanza

nia,

Moza

mbiqu

e, SA

AATF (Dr

Marechera)

Team

memb

er

Assessed regional

trade dynamics of

transgenic maize

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13. Thesis Titles

a). Ngugi, E.C.K., 1988. The determination and Inheritance of the response to

drought in Phaseolus vulgaris L. Beans, M.Phil. Dissertation, University of

Cambridge, England.

b) Ngugi, E.C.K., 1991. The Genetics of Carbon Isotope discrimination in cowpea

(Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) PhD. Dissertation, University of Cambridge,

Cambridge, England.

14. PAPERS PRESENTED IN PROCEEDINGS OF SYMPOSIA

(<2003)

1) Omanga, P.G.A., A. Shakoor and E.C.K. Ngugi (1986). Grain legumes

Production Strategies in the semi-arid areas of Kenya. J.M. Menyonga; T. Bezuneh

and A. Youndowei (Editors). Proceedings of an International - Drought

Symposium held at the Kenyatta conference centre, Nairobi, Kenya 19th-23rd

May, pp 351-360.

2) Ngugi, E.C.K., N.W. Galwey and R.B. Austin (1995). The inheritance of carbon

isotope discrimination in cowpeas as assessed from a dialled cross. World

Cowpea conference proceedings, Accra Ghana, 1995.

3) Ngugi E. K. (2001). The role of molecular markers in the improvement of drought

tolerance and insect resistance in maize. International conference on Biotechnology

organized by Biotechnology Trust Africa, September 2nd-5th, Nairobi, Kenya.

4) Ngugi K. (2001). Agricultural Biotechnology Global Genetic Revolution. The role

of molecular marker assisted breeding. Symposium organized by the African

Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) and Jomo Kenyatta University of

Agriculture and Technology, 30th October 2001.

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15. PAPERS PUBLISHED IN REFEREED JOURNALS (<2003)

1. Ngugi, E.C.K., N.W. Galwey and R.B. Austin (1994).Genotype environment

interaction in carbon Isotope discrimination and seed yield in cowpea (Vigna

unguiculata L.Walp) Euphytica 73: 213-224.

2. Ngugi, E.C.K., R. B. Austin, N. W. Galwey, and M. A. Hall (1994).Association

between Grain yield and Carbon Isotope discrimination in cowpea. European

Journal of Agronomy 5(1996) 9-17.

3. Ngugi, E.C.K and N.W. Galwey, (1988), Green house Measurements of drought

response in Phaseolus vulgaris and Phaseolus acutifolis. Bean Improvement

Cooperative, Annual Report 33:130-131.

4. Ngugi, E.C.K. A. Shakoor and P.G.A Omanga (1985). Breeding for resistance

against some of the major pests of the cowpea and pigeon pea. Insect Science

and its Application 6:365-367.

5. Austin, R.B.P.Q Craufurd, M. A. Hall, B.D.S. Pinheiro and E.C.K. Ngugi (1990).

Carbon Isotope discrimination as a means of evaluating drought tolerance in

barley, rice and cowpeas. Bull Soc Bot. Fr. 137, Actualities Botaniques 1:21-30.

6. Shakoor, A., E.C. K. Ngugi, M.S. Muthoka and J.W. Kamau (1984). Improvement

of cowpea varieties for dry areas in Kenya. E. Africa Agri. For. J. 44:306-311.

7. Shakoor, A., E.C.K. Ngugi, P.G.A. Omanga and M.S. Muthoka (1984)-

Development of drought resistant high yielding pigeon pea lines. E. Africa. Agric.

For J. 44: 312-317.

8. Shakoor, W.K. Rono and E.C. K. Ngugi (1984) Performance of early maturing

determinate chickpea varieties in dry areas of Kenya. E. Africa. Agric. For J. 44:

319-325.

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9. Waite, B.H.A. Shakoor, W. Songa and E.C.K. Ngugi (1984). Principal diseases

of Pigeon pea, Chickpea and Green gram in the semi-arid area of Kenya. E. Africa.

For j. 44:364-375.

10. Shakoor, A., M. S. Muthoka and E.C.K. Ngugi (1982). Development of early-

maturing pigeonpea in Kenya. International Pigeon pea Newsletter No2.

p18.ICRISAT, Andra Pradesh, India.

16. PAPERS PRESENTED IN PROCEEDINGS OF SYMPOSIA- (2002-

2015)

1) Ngugi K. (2002). Molecular marker breeding for drought tolerance in a tropical

maize population developed for semi-arid Kenya; In International workshop on

biotechnological interventions for dryland agriculture opportunities and

constraints, July 2002, Hyderabad, India. pp 41-55.

2) Ngugi K. and Muthamia Z. (2003). Locating Quantitative Trait Loci for maize stem

borer resistance in Kenya through molecular markers. African Crop Science

Journal; 213-219.

3) Ngugi K. and Muthamia Z. (2003). Improvement of drought tolerance through

molecular markers in a tropical maize population bred for semi-arid areas of

Kenya. African Crop Science Journal ;315-328.

4) Aluka, Pauline, Kahiu Ngugi, P Musoli, P Cubry, Philippe Davrieux, Fabrice

Ribeyre, Fabienne Guyot, T Bernard, De Bellis Fabien, Pinard Fabrice, Kytere

Denis, Ogwang James, Dufour Magali and Leroy Thierry (2008). Genetic diversity

of Robusta coffee as evaluated by simple sequence repeats molecular markers.

Proceedings of the 1st all Africa congress on biotechnology. Harnessing the

potential of biotechnology for food security and socioeconomic development in

Africa, 22nd- 26th September 2008, grand regency hotel, Nairobi, Kenya, p 232-

235.

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5. K Ngugi and Z Gitau (2006) Marker assisted selection for striga resistance in

Kenyan farmer preferred sorghum varieties: KARI- Biannual conference: 2006.

6. Kahiu Ngugi and Zachary Muthamia: 2004. Molecular marker assisted selection

for drought tolerance in a maize population bred for semi-arid Kenya. Resilient

Crops for Water Limited Environments; Proceedings of a workshop Held at

Cuernavaca Mexico, 24th-28 May 2004 (Eds Poland D., Sawkins, M., Ribaut J-M.,

and Hoisington D) p 265-269.

7. Gichuru, E. K, Combes, M-C., Mutitu, E. W., Ngugi, E. C. K., Betrand, B.,

Lashermes, P. (2006) Characterization and genetic mapping of a gene conferring

resistance to coffee berry disease (Colletotrichum kahawae) in Coffee arabica L

21st International Scientific Colloquim on Coffee. Montpellier, France, 11-15th

September.

8. Gichuru, E. K, Combes, M-C. Mutitu, E. W., Ngugi, E. C. K., Omondi, C.O,

Betrand, B., Lashermes, P. (2008). Towards the development of sequence based

markers for resistance to coffee berry disease (Colletotrichum kahawae). 22nd

International Scientific Colloquim on Coffee. Campinas, Brazil, 14-19th

September. Paper No. B202.

9. Walker, K., Kabashi, A., Abdelnour-Nocera, J., Ngugi, K., Underwood, J.,

Elmirghani, J.,Prodanovic, M. (2008). Interaction design for rural agricultural sensor

networks. Proc. iEMSs 4th Biennial Meeting - Int. Congress on Environmental

Modelling and Software: Integrating Sciences and Information Technology for

Environmental Assessment and Decision Making, iEMSs 2008 Volume 3, 2008, pp

1660-1668.

10. K Ngugi (2011). Introgressing Striga resistance QTLs into farmer preferred

sorghum varieties in Kenya. ECA workshop on Striga, 19th-22nd September, 2011.

11. S.Osama, E. Ngugi, D. Kiambi, S. de Villiers (2012). Marker Assisted

Introgression of Striga Resistance QTLs Into Ochuti, a Farmer Preferred sorghum

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variety in Kenya. Proceedings of the African Crop Science Society, Yoaunde,

Cameroon, October 2012.

12. Ngugi A.J, Ngugi E.K, Kiambi D. and De villiers S (2013).Marker Assisted Introgression of striga resistance QTL into farmers preferred sorghum variety Ochuti.

1ST

ASARECA General Assembly and Scientific Conference December , 2012 ,Entebbe, Uganda.

13. D Kiambi, A Mohamed, R Ali, C Mugoya, C Masiga, T Abraha, S Deshpande, K

Ngugi, J Kayeke, R Olupot, T Niyibigira, Y Byaruhanga

, Tom Hash (2013).

Evaluation of Marker Assisted Breeding of Striga Resistant Sorghum Varieties in

Eastern and Central Africa (ECA Presentation for the World Congress on Parasitic

Plants, Sheffield University, UK 15-20 July 2013.

14. Tadesse Y, K Ngugi, S de Villiers, E Mutitu ,T Abraha, N Abraha, M Woldetsion

D Kiambi , C Mugoya and C Masiga (2013). Introgression of Striga resistance genes

into an Eritrean farmer preferred sorghum variety through Marker Assisted Breeding.

2nd ASARECA General Assembly and Scientific Conference, December 9th- 13th

Bujumbura, Burundi.

15. Kahiu Ngugi and Naaman Arodi (2015). Phenotypic Evaluation and

Determination of Nutrient Composition of High Yielding Elite Sorghum Genotypes

Bred For Semi- Arid Areas of Kenya. KAPAP CGS Collaborative Research

Stakeholders Conference, July 2015, KALRO HQs, Nairobi, Kenya.

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17. PUBLICATIONS IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS (2003- 2016)

1. Kahiu Ngugi, Alex Nabiswa ,and Josiah Kinama 2012: Adaptation of Jatropha

curcas L in the agro-ecological environments of Kenya: Genotype-Environment

Interactions Analysis; Biofuels 3 (5); 354- 359.

2. Kahiu Ngugi, Alex Nabiswa Jacob Kithinji, Alice Muchugi 2013.Genetic

divergence in Jatropha curcas L.; a potential bio-fuel crop in Kenya. Biofuels 4 (3)

313-322.

3. Kahiu Ngugi and Cecilia Onyango: 2012. The analysis of the molecular diversity

of Kenya Sorghum germ-plasm using mcrosatellites. J. Crop Sci. Biotech. 15 (3) :

189 ~ 194.

4. Ngugi K and Mawsili R.; Phenotypic diversity in sorghum land races from Kenya.

2010. African Crop Science Journal, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 165 – 173.

5. Ngugi K, Kimani W. and Kiambi D: 2010. Introgression of the stay-green trait into

a Kenyan farmer preferred sorghum variety. 2011. African Crop Science Journal,

Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 141 – 146.

6. Kahiu Ngugi, Wilson Kimani, Dan Kiambi, Eunice W. Mutitu, 2013. Improving

Drought Tolerance in Sorghum bicolor L. Moench: Marker-Assisted Transfer of the

Stay-Green Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) from a Characterized Donor Source into a

Local Farmer Variety. International Journal of Scientific Research in Knowledge

(IJSRK), 1(6), pp. 154-162.

7. Kahiu Ngugi, Rachael Maswili, Cecilia Muchira. 2013. Assessment of

relationships in Kenyan Sorghum land-races by Simple Sequence Repeat molecular

markers. International Journal of Scientific Research in Knowledge (IJSRK), 1(8), pp.

276-287.

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8. Kahiu Ngugi , Jerono Cheserek, Cecilia Muchira , George Chemining’wa 2013.

Anthesis to Silking Interval Usefulness in Developing Drought Tolerant Maize.

Journal of Renewable Agriculture (JRA), 1(5): 84-90.

9. Kahiu Ngugi, Charles Orek, Agnes Mwang’ombe. 2013. Morphological and

Physiological Measurement of the Stay-Green Trait in Transgenic and Non-

Transgenic Cassava under Green-House Water Stress Conditions. Journal of

Renewable Agriculture (JRA), 1(5): 77-83.

10. Kahiu Ngugi, Juma Ongeta Collins, Cecilia Muchira 2013. Combining,

Earliness, Short Anthesis to Silking Interval and Yield based Selection Indices Under

Intermittent Water Stress to Select for Drought Tolerant Maize. Australian Journal

Crop Science .Australian Journal of Crop Science (AJCS). 7(13):2014-2020.

11. Theogene Niyibigira, Kahiu Ngugi, Santie Devilliers, Dan Kiambi, Eunice

Mutitu, Sarah Osama , Abigail J. Ngugi, Mohamed Abdalla, Rasha Ali, Charles

Mugoya, Clet Masiga, Daphrose Gahakwa. 2013. Introgressing Striga resistance

from a mapped donor source into a Rwandan adapted sorghum variety. Journal of

Renewable Agriculture, 1(1) 6-10.

12. Peter Kaloki, Kahiu Ngugi, Said Silim, Mary Mburu. 2013. Assessing genetic

variability in chickpea genotypes grown under optimum and high field temperature

environments in Kenya. Asian Academic Research Journal of Multi-disciplinarity: 1

(8) 105-120.

13. Joseph Kamau, Rob Melis, Mark Laing, John Derera, Paul Shanahan and Eliud

C. K. Ngugi. 2011. Farmers’ participatory selection for early bulking cassava

genotypes in semi-arid Eastern Kenya. Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science

Vol. 3(3), pp. 44-52

14. Joseph Kamau, Rob Melis, Mark Laing, John Derera, Paul Shanahan and Eliud

Ngugi. 2010. Combining the yield ability and secondary traits of selected cassava

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genotypes in the semi-arid areas of Eastern Kenya - Journal of Plant Breeding and

Crop Science Vol. 2(7). p. 181-191.

15. Joseph Kamau, Rob Melis, Mark Laing, Paul Shanahan, Jon Derera, Kahiu

Ngugi and Yusuf Migwa. Farmers’ Perceptions of Production Constraints and

Preferences in Cassava Grown in Semi-Arid Areas of Kenya.

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.(2016)5(3):844859.http://dx.doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.201

6.503.0989

16. Gichuru, E. K, Combes, M-C., Mutitu, E. W., Ngugi, E. C. K., Betrand, B.,

Lashermes, P..Identification of microsatellite, AFLP and SCAR markers of a locus

carrying a major gene for resistance to coffee berry disease caused by

Colletotrichum kahawae in Coffea arabica L. Plant Pathology 2008. 57, 1117–1124.

17. Olweny C. O., Ngugi K, Nzioki H and Githiri S M.2008. Evaluation of Smut

inoculation techniques in sugarcane seedlings. Proc S Africa Sugar Techno Ass. 81:

478- 481.

18. Simon E. Bull, Rob W. Briddon, William S. Sserubombwe, Kahiu Ngugi, Peter

G. Markham1 and John Stanley. 2006. Genetic diversity and phylogeography of

cassava mosaic viruses in Kenya. Journal of General Virology 87, 3053–3065.

19. Simon E. Bull, Rob W. Briddon, William S. Sserubombwe, Kahiu Ngugi, Peter

G. Markham and John Stanley. 2007. Infectivity, pseudorecombination and

mutagenesis of Kenyan cassava mosaic begomoviruses Journal of General

Virology, 88, 1624–1633.

20. Tadesse Yohannes, Abraha Tesfamichael, Dan Kiambi, Rolf Folkertsma, C.

Tom Hash, Kahiu Ngugi, Eunice Mutitu, Negusse Abraha, Mussie Weldetsion,

Charles Mugoya, Clet W. Masiga, Santie de Villiers. 2014. Marker-assisted

introgression improves Striga resistance in an Eritrean Farmer-Preferred Sorghum

Variety. Field Crops Research 173 (2015) 22–29.

21. Titus O Magomere, Eliud K Ngugi, Solomon I Shibairo, Eunice Mutitu, Silas D

Obukosia. 2014. Evaluation of Multiplex PCR in detection of Crop Alleles and

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Differential Hybridizations among Weedy Sorghum Populations. Journal of Biological

Sciences 14 (7): 460-471.

22. Titus O Magomere, Eliud K Ngugi, Solomon I Shibairo, Eunice Mutitu, Silas D

Obukosia. 2015. Real time PCR mediated determination of the spontaneous

occurrence of Sorghum bicolor alleles in wild sorghum populations. African Journal

of Biotechnology. Vol.14 (7), pp. 551-568.

23. Titus O. Magomere , Eliud K. Ngugi , Silas D. Obukosia , Eunice Mutitu and

Solomon I. Shibairo. 2015. The Population Structure Of Wild Sorghum Species In

Agro-Ecological Zones Of Western Kenya. African Journal of Biotechnology . African

Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 14(17), pp. 1475-1492.

24. Titus O. Magomere , Silas D. Obukosia, Solomon I. Shibairo ,Eliud K. Ngugi ,

Eunice Mutitu . 2015. Evaluation of Relative Competitive Ability and Fitness of

Sorghum bicolor × Sorghum halepense and Sorghum bicolor ×Sorghum

sudanense F1 Hybrids.J. Biol. Sci., (15) pp.1-15. ISSN 1727-3048.

25. Ngugi K, Aluka P, Bakomeza F, Neumbe B, Kyamuhangire R, Ngabirano H.

Sensory and organoleptic cup attributes of Robusta coffee (Coffea canephora Pierre

ex A. Froehner). Journal of Agricultural Studies. 2016;4(1). ISNN 2166-0379. DOI:

10.5296/jas.v4i1.

26. K Ngugi, P Aluka and D Maina (2016). Variation of Mineral Micronutrient

Elements in Robusta Coffee (Coffea canephora Pierre ex A. Froehner) As Measured

by Energy Dispersive X -Ray Fluorescence (2016). Annual Research & Review in

Biology 9(2): 1-13, 2016, Article no.ARRB.23068 ISSN: 2347-565X, NLM ID:

101632869.

27. P Aluka, F Davrieux, K Ngugi, R Omaria, F Gerard, T Leroy, M Dufour and P

Fabrice (2016). The Diversity of Green Bean Biochemical Compounds in Robusta

Coffee (Coffea canephora Pierre ex A. Froehner) as Evaluated by Near Infrared

Spectroscope. American journal of Experimental Agriculture, Article no.AJEA.23004

ISSN: 2231-0606.

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28. Kahiu Ngugi, Abigail J. Ngugi, Sarah Osama, Charles Mugoya (2016).

Combating Striga Weed in Sorghum by Transferring Resistance Quantitative Trait

Loci Through Molecular Marker Assisted Introgression J. Plant Breed. Genet. 2015

Available Online at ESci-Journals. Journal of Plant Breeding &

Genetics.ISSN:2305297X(Online).230121X(Print).http://www.escijournals.net/JPBG.

29. Tadesse Yohannes, Kahiu Ngugi, Emanuel Ariga, Tesfamichael Abraha, Nasser

Yao,Pauline Asami, Monday Ahonsi. Genotypic Variation for Low Striga Germination

Stimulation in Sorghum “Sorghum bicolor (L.)Moench” Landraces from Eritrea.

American Journal of Plant Sciences, 2016,7, 2470-2482.

.http://www.scirp.org/journal/ajps.ISSN Online: 2158-2750.ISSN Print: 2158-2742

30. A Diagnostic Appraisal of Sorghum Farming in Striga Endemic Areas of Eritrea.

Tadesse Yohannes, Kahiu Ngugi, Emmanuel Ariga, Monday Ahonsi, Nasser Yao,

Tesfamichael Abraha.Journal ofAgriculturalScience.Vol 9, No 5 (2017. DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5539/jas.v9n5p133

8. INTERNET STATISTICS OF PUBLICATIONS IN SEARCH

ENGINES / WEBSITES

1) Research Gate- No of publications- 43, No of reads- >2800; No of citations 245

(Goggle scholar-398), RG statistics- >67.5% of RG contributors; RG score 18.69;

RG Impact- 20.35; Most read researcher in department-attained - July 2017-. Most

read paper in dept; attained, October 2017.

2) Academia edu- No of publications-45; No of reads->2700; most read paper:

anthesis to silking interval; Top 3-5%.

19. Consultancy Reports

1. J Mbwika, K Ngugi, H Odame and J Wekunda, 2009. AATF [African

Agricultural Technology Foundation]. Feasibility Study on Technologies for

Improving Banana for Resistance Against Bacterial Wilt in Sub-Saharan

Africa. Nairobi, Kenya: African Agricultural Technology Foundation. ISBN

9966-775-06-4

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2. J Mbwika, H Odame and EK Ngugi, 2011. AATF [African Agricultural

Technology Foundation]. Feasibility Study on Striga Control in Sorghum.

Nairobi, Kenya: African Agricultural Technology Foundation. ISBN 9966-775-

12-9

3. Hannington Odame, Mwaburi Mcharo, Kahiu Ngugi, Elsie Kangai and

Philliph Musyoka 2011. Association For Strengthening Agricultural Research

in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA).High Value Non-Staple Crops

Programme, ed, 2010. ASARECA: Entebbe Uganda. ISBN 978-92-95070-61-

5.

4. Regional Market and Trade Analysis In Deploying Water Efficient Maize for

Africa (WEMA) transgenic products. Agriculture Development Associates (AD

Associates) Ltd. 2015

20. Books Published

1. Kahiu Ngugi, 2012. Genetic diversity of Kenyan sorghum germplasm; molecular

diversity of Kenyan sorghum Germplasm using simple sequence repeats. LAP

Lambert Academic Publishing GmbH & Co.KG. ISBN:978-3-8465-4436-5

2.Kahiu Ngugi 2012: Marker assisted selection for drought tolerance and Striga

resistance : Introgressing Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) in farmer preferred varieties

of sorghum. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing GmbH & Co.KG. ISBN:978-3-8473-

7213-4.

3. Kahiu Ngugi and P. Aluka 2017. Harnessing the genetic, biochemical and

quality diversity of Robusta Coffee. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing GmbH &

Co.KG. SBN (978-3-330-02412-0).

4 Hannington Odame, Mwaburi Mcharo, Kahiu Ngugi, Elsie Kangai and Phillip

Musyoka 2011. Value Chain Analysis of the High Value Crops Sub-Sector in East

and Central Africa. ASARECA: Entebbe Uganda. ISBN 978-92-95070-61-5.

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21. Book Chapters

1. Ngugi, K. and Mugo S. (2000). The use of genetic diversity in maize breeding in

Kenya. In C. Almekinders and Walter De Boef (editors), In Encouraging Diversity:

Crop Development and Conservation in Plant Genetic Resources Jun 1 2000 Connie

Almekinder (Editor), Walter De Boef (Editor) Publisher: Practical Action (June 1

2000);ISBN-10: 1853395102;ISBN-13: 978-1853395109; 156- 160.

2. Clet Wandui Masiga, Charles Mugoya, Rasha Ali, Abdalla Mohamed, Sarah

Osama, Abigail Ngugi, Dan Kiambi, Santie de Villiers, Kahiu Ngugi, Theogene

Niyibigira…. 2014. Enhanced Utilization of Biotechnology Research and

Development Innovations in Eastern and Central Africa for Agro-ecological

Intensification. In’ Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the

Humid Highland Systems of Sub-Saharan Africa’ Editors: Bernard Vanlauwe, Piet

van Asten, Guy Blomme.ISBN: 978-3-319-07661-4 (Print) 978-3-319-07662-1

(Online).

22. LIST OF SUPERVISED AND GRADUATED MSC THESES

1. Caleb O. Olweny, 2008. Evaluation of inoculation techniques and screening

markers for smut (Ustilago scitaminea syd) resistance in sugarcane

2. Henga S. Amondi, 2010: Regenerating callus, roots and shoots of Jatropha

curcas (L) in-vitro and optimized seed germination

3. Waweru F. Muchiri, 2010. Phenotypic evaluation of Phaseolus vulgaris L.

(common bean) under drought stress in Kenya

4. Niyibigira Theogene, 2012. Transferring Striga resistance from a resistant

donor source into a Rwandan adapted sorghum variety

5. Kaloki, Peter, 2012. Genetic variability and heritability of chickpea (Cicer

arientinum L.) genotypes in normal and elevated temperatures

6. Munyiri Arthur Karugu, 2009. Assessing phenotypic and genotypic diversity of

Kenyan sorghum germplasm under drought stress conditions

7. Nabwisa W. Alex, 2012. Assessment of genetic diversity in Jatropha curcas

germplasm used as biofuel feedstock in Kenya

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8. Maswili K . Rachael., 2009. Assessment of phenotypic and genotypic diversity

in sorghum land-races of Kenya

9. Orek O. Charles, 2009. Analyzing the stay-green characteristic of cassava

(Manihot esculenta) under green-house conditions

10. Kimani, M . Wilson, 2011. Transferring drought tolerance QTL of the stay-

green characteristic in sorghum into a Kenyan variety

11. Cheserek J. Jerono, 2010. Developing drought tolerant maize genotypes in

Kenya; selection for anthesis to silking interval

12. Osama, K. Sara, 2013. Marker assisted introgression of striga resistance

from N13 to farmer preferred sorghum variety (Ochuti)

13. Ngugi W Abigail, 2013. Marker assisted breeding of striga resistance in

farmers preferred sorghum variety (Ochuti)

14. Ongeti C Juma. 2013. Breeding maize for drought tolerance in Kenya;

selection for anthesis to silking interval

15. Tadesse Yohannes, 2013: Marker assisted breeding for Sriga resistance in an

Eritrean sorghum variety

23. PHD THESES SUPERVISED AND GRADUATED

1. Gichuru Elijah Kathurima, 2007. Characterization of genetic resistance to

coffee berry disease (Colletotricum kahawae waller and bridge) in Arabica

coffee (Coffea Arabica L) introgressed from coffea canephora Pierre.

2. Pauline, Aluka, 2013. Genetic and Phenotypic diversity in (Coffea canephora)

in Uganda and the effect of environment on quality.

3. Titus O Magomere 2014. Interspecific hybridization between sorghum bicolor,

S.halepense and S. Sudanese and its implications in hybrid vigour

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24. RESEARCH PROJECTS CORDINATED AS PRINCIPAL

INVESTIGATOR

1. Developing maize resistant to drought and Insect pests using biotechnology-

2002-2007- Funded by DGIS- Netherlands Government- 1.05 M USD

2. Ameliorating drought tolerance in sorghum through the application of

Biotechnology. 2007-2011. BIOEARN- SIDA – Swedish Government- 500,000

USD

3. Fighting Striga in sorghum; enhancing productivity in the Eastern Africa region

by deploying resistance genes- ASARECA- 2004- 2009.- 435,000 USD

4. Fighting Striga in sorghum; enhancing productivity in the Eastern Africa region

by deploying resistance genes- ASARECA- 2009- 2011.- 510,000 USD

5. Designing Agricultural Internet technologies- 2 M Kshs

6. Conquering Hunger In Kenya; CHE and NCST – 2008-2010- 3 M Kshs

7. Conquering Hunger In Kenya; CHE and NCST – 2010-2012- 1.8 M Kshs

8. Analysing Genetic Diversity in Jatropha curcas through molecular markers-

NCST 2009-2013- 6 M Kshs

9. Sorghum value chain Kenya and its implication in increasing productivity

2010-2015 –KAPAP- 4 M Kshs

10. Harnessing the genetic resources of sorghum to improve drought tolerance

and striga resistance through innovative, genomic, value addition and

participatory approaches- Multidiscpilinary Research of the National Research

Fund (2017)- 20 M

11. Cassava advancement and nurturing by discovery of disease resistance

genes (2017-2018)- 100 M

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25. DEPARTMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1) Departmental Research coordinator – 2003-2010

2) Faculty- research, Seminar, publications co-ordinator- 2007-2009

3) College research coordination team (member)- 2010-2012

4) Departmental curriculum development- member (2012-2015)

26. CO-ORDINATION ROLES

1) National coordinator- AFRA program of IAEA- 1995-1996.

2) National Grain legumes coordinator, KARI (Kenya Agricultural Research Institute)-

1993- 1995.

3) FAO/UNDP/GOK Project Coordinator , KARI Katumani

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