Author

Charles KKG

Associate Professor in Soil sc, University of Nairobi - Cited by 3,414 - soil and water - management - Remote sensing and GIS

Biography

Currently a Professor in LARMAT and previous Chairman of Dept of Soil Sc and ,Dept of LARMAT.  A specialist in soil and water management. Has over 126 publications of which 58 are in refereed journals, 42 published book chapters, 18 in refereed proceedings, 30 proceeding papers, 5 manuals and 15 soil survey advisory reports.
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Nitrogen and phosphorous uptake by potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) and their use efficiency under potato-legume intercropping systems
HI Gitari, NN Karanja, CKK Gachene, S Kamau, K Sharma, ...Field Crops Research 222, 78-84, 2018201
97
2018
Assessment of soil organic carbon fractions and carbon management index under different land use types in Olesharo Catchment, Narok County, Kenya
BM Sainepo, CK Gachene, A KarumaCarbon balance and management 13 (1), 1-9, 2018201
78
2018
Controlling soil erosion in smallholder potato farming systems using legume intercrops
SO Nyawade, CKK Gachene, NN Karanja, HI Gitari, ...Geoderma Regional 17, e00225, 2019201
74
2019
Short-term dynamics of soil organic matter fractions and microbial activity in smallholder potato-legume intercropping systems
SO Nyawade, NN Karanja, CKK Gachene, HI Gitari, ...Applied Soil Ecology 142, 123-135, 2019201
66
2019
Revisiting intercropping indices with respect to potato-legume intercropping systems
HI Gitari, SO Nyawade, S Kamau, NN Karanja, CKK Gachene, MA Raza, ...Field Crops Research 258, 107957, 2020202
65
2020
Optimizing yield and economic returns of rain-fed potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) through water conservation under potato-legume intercropping systems
HI Gitari, CKK Gachene, NN Karanja, S Kamau, S Nyawade, K Sharma, ...Agricultural water management 208, -66, 2018201
59
2018
Potato-legume intercropping on a sloping terrain and its effects on soil physico-chemical properties
HI Gitari, CKK Gachene, NN Karanja, S Kamau, S Nyawade, ...Plant and Soil 438, 447-460, 2019201
53
2019
Assessment of soil fertility and potato crop nutrient status in central and eastern highlands of Kenya
JN Mugo, NN Karanja, CK Gachene, K Dittert, SO Nyawade, ...Scientific reports 10 (1), 7779, 2020202
45
2020
Intercropping optimizes soil temperature and increases crop water productivity and radiation use efficiency of rainfed potato
SO Nyawade, NN Karanja, CKK Gachene, HI Gitari, ...American Journal of Potato Research 96, 457-471, 2019201
39
2019
Optimizing soil nitrogen balance in a potato cropping system through legume intercropping
SO Nyawade, NN Karanja, CKK Gachene, HI Gitari, ...Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 117, 43-59, 2020202
38
2020
Susceptibility of soil organic matter fractions to soil erosion under potato-legume intercropping systems in central Kenya
S Nyawade, N Karanja, C Gachene, M Parker, E Schulte-GeldermannJournal of Soil and Water Conservation 73 (5), 567-576, 2018201
37
2018
Enhancing climate resilience of rain-fed potato through legume intercropping and silicon application
S Nyawade, HI Gitari, NN Karanja, CKK Gachene, E Schulte-Geldermann, ...Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 4, 566345, 2020202
33
2020
Effect of potato hilling on soil temperature, soil moisture distribution and sediment yield on a sloping terrain
SO Nyawade, NN Karanja, CKK Gachene, E Schulte-Geldermann, ...Soil and Tillage Research 184, 24-36, 2018201
31
2018
Soil and water conservation: An overview
CKK Gachene, SO Nyawade, NN KaranjaZero Hunger, 810-823, 2020202
30
2020
Increasing potato equivalent yield increases returns to investment under potato-legume intercropping systems
HI Gitari, SO Nyawade, S Kamau, CK K Gachene, NN Karanja, ...Open Agriculture 4 (1), 623-629, 2019201
25
2019
Agronomic assessment of phosphorus efficacy for potato (Solanum tuberosum L) under legume intercrops
HI Gitari, N Shadrack, S Kamau, NN Karanja, CKK Gachene, ...Journal of Plant Nutrition 43 (6), 864-878, 2020202
25
2020
Response of potato crop to selected nutrients in Central and Eastern highlands of Kenya
JN Mugo, NN Karanja, CK Gachene, K Dittert, HI Gitari, ...Cogent Food & Agriculture 7 (1), 1898762, 2021202
17
2021
Yield and evapotranspiration characteristics of potato-legume intercropping simulated using a dual coefficient approach in a tropical highland
SO Nyawade, HI Gitari, NN Karanja, CKK Gachene, ...Field Crops Research 274, 108327, 2021202
16
2021
Effect of rangeland rehabilitation on the herbaceous species composition and diversity in Suswa catchment, Narok County, Kenya
NJ Ombega, SM Mureithi, OK Koech, AN Karuma, CKK GacheneEcological Processes 6 (1), 1-9, 2017201
14
2017
A Geopedological approach to soil classification to characterize soils of upper kabete campus field, University of Nairobi, Kenya
SM Mwendwa, JP Mbuvi, G Kironchi, CKK GacheneTropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems 23 (2), 2020202
13
2020

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