J. W. Kimenju

Influence of Farming Practices on the Chemical Properties of Soil in Small Scale Tea Farms in Kirinyaga and Tharaka-Nithi Counties of Kenya

I. H. Mogeni, W. M. Muiru & J. W. Kimenju · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2019

Soil chemical properties are important for growth of plants as they determine the nutrient availability for their uptake. Farming practices are treatments applied to farms in efforts to maximize crop productivity. Experiments were set up in Kangaita, Kirinyaga County, and Weru, T...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2019/v29i230137

Cultural, Morphological and Pathogenic Variability among Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. phaseoli Causing Wilt in French Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

P. K. Maina, P. M. Wachira, S. A. Okoth & J. W. Kimenju · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2017

Aim: This study aimed at evaluating cultural, morphological and pathogenic variability among Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. phaseoli strains isolated from French beans. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Methodology: The French beans showing Fusarium wilt symptoms were obtained from...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAMB/2017/32684

Co-occurrence and Diversity of Soil Trichoderma and Fusarium species from Different Land Use Intensities in Machakos County, Kenya

P. K. Maina, P. M. Wachira, S. A. Okoth, J. W. Kimenju & J. M. Mwangi · Archives of Current Research International · 2016

Soil fungi are important components of the soil biota and their diversity is a good indicator of soil health. Soil fungi respond differently to land use practices and to their relative populations. The co-occurrence and diversity of Trichoderma and Fusarium species against variou...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ACRI/2016/24894

Distribution and Diversity of Indigenous Trichoderma species in Machakos County, Kenya

P. K. Maina, P. M. Wachira, S. A. Okoth & J. W. Kimenju · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015

Aim: This study was undertaken in order to determine the effect of land-use intensification on occurrence, distribution, and diversity of Trichoderma fungus. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Distribution of Study: Mycology Laboratory, University of Nairobi between M...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2015/18034