Plant Breeding Unit deals with teaching, research and outreach in Plant genetics, breeding and biotechnology. It hosts M.Sc in Plant Breeding and Biotechnology and PhD in Genetics and Plant Breeding. The Unit has developed and/or registered varieties of dry beans, snap beans, pigeon pea, sorghum and onions. Some of the research programmes include breeding for resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses in dry bean, snap bean, maize, sorghum and wheat, nutritional quality breeding in dry bean, snap bean and maize and genetic diversity of Jathropha.
Plant Breeding Unit deals with teaching, research and outreach in Plant genetics, breeding and biotechnology. It hosts M.Sc in Plant Breeding and Biotechnology and PhD in Genetics and Plant Breeding. The Unit has developed and/or registered varieties of dry beans, snap beans, pigeon pea, sorghum and onions. Some of the research programmes include breeding for resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses in dry bean, snap bean, maize, sorghum and wheat, nutritional quality breeding in dry bean, snap bean and maize and genetic diversity of Jathropha.
Prof. P. M. Kimani received both an M. Sc. in Agronomy and PhD in Genetics and Plant Breeding from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in a record three and half years in July 1983. He has extensive research and teaching experience in genetics and plant breeding, agronomy, seed science and technology which he has taught to both undergraduate and graduate students in the last 29 years. His major interests include teaching, variety development, agronomy of both field and horticultural crops and technology transfer among smallholder farmers. Prof. Kimani has worked for several years with smallholders in most of the high, medium potential and arid and semi-arid areas of Kenya in developing, testing of new varieties on-farm and development of informal seed dissemination channels and farmer
He is a plant breeder who has broad experience in this field, he obtained his training from the following Institution. University of Cambridge 1988-1991 PhD Plant breeding & Genetics, University of Cambridge: 1986-1988 MPHIL Plant breeding & Genetics, University of Nairobi: 1982-1984 Msc Plant breeding and Genetics, University of Nairobi: 1976-1980 B.Sc.
he is also a member of Kenya Plant Breeding Society.
Dr.Juliana J. Cheboi is a Tutorial fellow of Plant breeding at the University of Nairobi, Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection. She teaches and conducts research and outreach programs in Plant breeding and Agriculture related Courses. She holds several other positions such as the chairman, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences exhibition committee, Departmental deputy examination coordinator and mentorship programme. She is a member of legume breeding community of practice (COP) and African Plant Breeding Association (APBA) with interest in breeding for biotic and abiotic stresses to enhance food and nutritional security. She is very keen on working with drought resilient crops with great potential to alleviate malnutrition and food security among the rural and urban poor in Kenya and in the Sub-Saharan Africa where drought and climate change effects are huge. She is highly motivated, self-driven, results-focused person who is passionate about economic, social and spiritual transformation of individuals, Country and the African Continent.
Mr. Angwenyi Maobe holds Bachelor Biotechnology from, Higher Diploma in Applied Biology from Technical University of Kenya and Diploma in Applied Biology from Technical University of Mombasa. He has worked with environmental and agricultural consultancy and research firms before joining University of Nairobi they include AgriQ international formerly Quest Technical and Agricultural Consultancy Services and International Center for Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe).
Sicily Muchira is a Senior Technologist, in the Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya. She holds a Higher National Diploma in Biotechnology from the Kenya Polytechnic (now Technical University of Kenya). She has attended several courses on Plant Tissue Culuture and DNA extraction and is highly skilled in these areas. Her duties include preparation of Biotechnology practicals for students, assisting students in their research projects and maintenance of Tissue culture/molecular laboratories. She also participates in plant disease diagnostics advisory work and crop improvement projects in the department.
Shivachi is a technologist with a diploma in technology in biochemistry , he has broad experience fron UoN Biochemistry department,CEBIB among others. He hands on experience in Molecular and Tissue Culture techniques.
