Other Memberships/Affiliations
American Society of Microbiology
Degrees:
2013
Master
Biological Systems and Organisms
2010
Undergraduate
Biological Systems and Organisms
Publications resulting from Research
Wahome, C., Ombori, O., Maingi, J., Njeru, E., Nchore, S., Kimiti, J., & Muthini, M. (2023). Response of micropropagated tissue culture banana (Musa spp.) to acclimatization using arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. African Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, 4(2), 50-58. https://doi.org/10.33886/ajpas.v4i2.410 (refereed article)
Wahome CN, Maingi JM, Ombori O, Njeru EM, Muthini M and Kimiti JM (2023) Diversity and abundance of bacterial and fungal communities in rhizospheric soil from smallholder banana producing agroecosystems in Kenya. Frontiers in Horticulture. 2:1061456. doi: 10.3389/fhort.2023.1061456 (refereed article)
Caroline N. Wahome, John M. Maingi, Omwoyo Ombori, Jacinta M. Kimiti, Ezekiel M. Njeru, "Banana Production Trends, Cultivar Diversity, and Tissue Culture Technologies Uptake in Kenya", International Journal of Agronomy, vol. 2021, Article ID 6634046, 11 pages, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6634046 (refereed article)
Wahome CN, Maingi JM, Ombori O, Njeru EM, Muthini M and Kimiti JM (2023) Diversity and abundance of bacterial and fungal communities in rhizospheric soil from smallholder banana producing agroecosystems in Kenya. Frontiers in Horticulture. 2:1061456. doi: 10.3389/fhort.2023.1061456 (refereed article)
Caroline N. Wahome, John M. Maingi, Omwoyo Ombori, Jacinta M. Kimiti, Ezekiel M. Njeru, "Banana Production Trends, Cultivar Diversity, and Tissue Culture Technologies Uptake in Kenya", International Journal of Agronomy, vol. 2021, Article ID 6634046, 11 pages, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6634046 (refereed article)
CBAS Conference, 15th - 17th Nov 2022
2025
held Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
The potential of low-cost tissue culture technology application in sustainable micro-propagation of banana seedlings in Kenya.
CBAS Conference, 15th - 17th Nov 2022
2025
Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
Improvement of survival and growth of tissue culture banana (Musa spp.) seedlings for smallholder farmers through acclimatization using arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi.
Kenyatta University Biennial Research and Innovation Conference
2025
Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
Banana cultivar diversity, smallholder production practices and awareness of tissue culture technologies in Kisii, Nyamira and Embu Counties, Kenya