Duncan George Odhiambo

Growth and Gas Exchange Responses of Maize and Banana Plants in an Intercrop with Agroforestry Tree Species in Vihiga County, Kenya

Wamalwa Dennis Simiyu, David Mutisya Musyimi, Phoebe Anyango Sikuku & Duncan George Odhiambo · Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science · 2021

Agroforestry trees have been reported to improve soil fertility through nitrogen fixation, coupled with leaves and twig decomposition. High human population pressure in Vihiga County has led to reduced land area under farming. This has resulted into increased demand for food and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrcs/2021/v6i330119

Soil Microbial Biomass, Microbial Population and Diversity in Maize-Banana Based Agroforestry System in Kisii County, Kenya

Buyela Daniel Khasabulli, Musyimi David Mutisya, Sikuku Phoebe Anyango, Bonface Ombasa Manono & Duncan George Odhiambo · Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science · 2023

Soil microbes are involved in many important ecosystem processes including nutrient acquisition, biogeochemical cycling and soil aggregation. Soil microbial diversity affects the soil belowground dynamics and fate of carbon and nutrients. Soil microbes are important for agricultu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4203