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Title/Qualifications: PhD
Department/Unit/Section: Agriculture Science and Technology
Contact Address: P.O. Box 43844-00100
Position: Lecturer
Area of Specialization: Plant Breeding and Genetics, Seed Science and Trade, Biotechnology, Agriculture

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RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Development of new and improved Rice varieties (Oryza Sativa) through plant breeding to enhance food security

  • Applied biotechnology/molecular approach to crop improvement for instance use of Marker assisted selection techniques

  • Mitigating climate change using bio-fuel crops (Application of tissue culture in plant propagation, especially in crops such as Jatropha curcas

  • Improvement of seed value chain to ensure use of High Quality Seeds, especially the certification process and farmer adoption.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

  • Sylvia A HengaongoingFingerprinting and Relating juvernile characters of Rice to yield and yield components NACOSTI & Kenyatta UniversitySylvia A Henga2006- 2010Development of Roots and Shoots in-vitro and optimization of germination conditions of Jatropha curcasVillage E-Science for Life

RESEARCH

  • Sylvia A Henga, ongoing, Fingerprinting and Relating juvernile characters of Rice to yield and yield components, NACOSTI & Kenyatta University
  • Sylvia A Henga, 2006- 2010, Development of Roots and Shoots in-vitro and optimization of germination conditions of Jatropha curcas, Village E-Science for Life

 PUBLICATION

  • Ndungu, J., Danga, B., Henga, S., & Makumbi, D. (2023). Estimation of Combining Ability of Maize Inbred Lines for High Plant Density Tolerance in Medium Altitudes of Kenya. International Journal of Agriculture, 8(2), 54–79. https://doi.org/10.47604/ija.2066

  • Selamawit A.G; Danga O. Danga, O.B; Henga S.A; Fekadu Gurmu: Evaluatingndices for selection of drought tolerant Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) genotypes in Ethiopia. International Journal of Agricultural Science and Food Technology, August 2021, DOI:10.17352/2455-815X.000115

  • Selamawit. A.G; Benjamin.O. B.; Henga. S.A Phenotypic characterization of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) genotypes in Ethiopia for selection of those possessing optimal dual-purpose: International Journal of Agricultural Science and Food Technology, IJASFT March 2021, DOI:10.17352/2455-815X.000095-

  • Henga S.A, Muriira G, M.W.Githendu, W.M.Thagana Fingerprinting and Accessing Relatedness of Selected Rice (Oryza sativa L) Genotypes in Kenya. International organisation of Scientific Research (IOSR)

  • Henga, S.A, Githendu,M, Thagana W, Rice seedling, vegetative growth and vigour as influenced by seed storage period.African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology(AJEST)

  • Henga, S.A, Githendu,M, Thagana W, Assessing Seed Vigor Characters of Selected Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Genotypes Using Accelerated ageing method. Asian Journal of Agricultural and Horticultural Research (AJAHR)

  • Henga S.A., Assessment of the effect of Media and container on germination of Jatropha curcas, International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Academy

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