Moses Ngugi
PhD student
Welcome to my research endeavours, where a profound dedication to environmental protection, agricultural sustainability, and grassland ecology converges to address the pressing global challenges of food security, desertification, pollution, and climate change.
Main research interests:
- Response of plants to abiotic stresses: drought and heat stress.
- Ecological restoration and sustainable grassland management.
- Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change modelling.
- Alleviation of heavy metal pollution in agricultural lands for safe food production.
Office
GUZ,6R22
+4970712974683
moses.ngugi@student.uni-tuebingen.de
Research projects
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