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Dr. Sylvia Henga

Lecturer —, Department of Agricultural Sciences & Technology

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Dr. Sylvia Henga

Lecturer —, Department of Agricultural Sciences & Technology

Academic Qualifications

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.

Refereed Journal Articles

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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-
  4. 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)
  5. 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)
  6. 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)
  7. Henga S.A., Assessment of the effect of Media and container on germination of Jatropha curcas, International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Academy

Conference Papers

  1. 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