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., 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

2. 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