Gitonga Nkanata

Influence of Different Types of Organic Manure on Growth and Yield of Slender Leaf (Crotalaria brevidens)

Lucy Gacheri Thiauru, Gitonga Nkanata, Peter Masinde & Victor Kiptoo Kemboi · Asian Journal of Agricultural and Horticultural Research · 2026

Slender leaf (Crotalaria brevidens) is an underutilised leguminous leafy vegetable with potential contributions to food security, dietary diversity and soil fertility. This study evaluated the influence of different organic manure sources on root nodulation, vegetative growth and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajahr/2026/v13i3481

Low Cost Micropropagation of Local Varieties of Taro (Colocasia esculenta spp.)

Alex Ngetich, Steven Runo, Omwoyo Ombori, Michael Ngugi, Fanuel Kawaka, Arusei Perpetua & Gitonga Nkanata · Biotechnology Journal International · 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 in a completely randomized block design (CRBD) replicated...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BBJ/2015/15614