Geo-Biosphere Interactions

Moses Ngugi

PhD student

Main research interests:

  1. Drought impacts on the Rhizosphere Microbiome
  2. Root-Rhizosphere Interactions in Climate Stress Mitigation
  3. Phenology and Below-Ground Carbon Allocation Shift in Changing Climates
  4. Grassland Management for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Resilience

 

Office
GUZ,6R22

+4970712974683
moses.ngugispam prevention@student.uni-tuebingen.de

Research projects

KAAD: Responses to Drought Stress Across Diverse Cropping Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa

TERRA pre-initiative: A joint project on the subject of Africa at the Universities of Hohenheim and Tübingen  'Belowground traits of Kenyan grasslands: Establishing and maintaining functional diversity'

 

 

CV

Since 2023
PhD student

at GBI group of the University of Tuebingen

2018-2021
Masters of Science in Agronomy

at Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya.

2013-2017
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education and Extension

at Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya

Selected publications

  1. Ngugi, M.M., Stock, S.C., Mganga, K.Z., Loginova, I., Munene, R., Mweu, B., Akuja, T., Dippold, M.A., 2025. Belowground traits of perennial grasses shape restoration strategies in tropical grasslands. Plant and Soil. doi:10.1007/s11104-025-07858-w
  2. Ngugi, M. M., Gitari, H. I., Muui, C. W., & Gweyi‐Onyango, J. P. (2022). Growth tolerance, concentration, and uptake of heavy metals as ameliorated by silicon application in vegetables. International Journal of Phytoremediation, 24(14), 1543–1556. doi.org/10.1080/15226514.2022.2045251
  3. Ngugi, M. M., Gitari, H. I., Muii, C., & Gweyi‐Onyango, J. P. (2021). Cadmium mobility, uptake, and accumulation in spinach, kale, and amaranths vegetables as influenced by silicon fertilization. Bioremediation Journal, 26(2), 113–127. doi.org/10.1080/10889868.2021.1924111

Awards

Der Katholische Akademische Ausländer-Dienst( KAAD) Stipendium,2022