info@karu.ac.ke (+254) 20 2176 713
My name is Daisy Mutuku, a Graduate Assistant at Karatina University, since 2015. I graduated with BSc. Horticultural Science and Management, and MSc. Soil Science from Karatina University. My areas of research interest are; Soil conservation and restoration of degraded soil biodiversity (surface & subsurface), understanding carbon budgets and GHG emission reductions, and role of woody encroachment/invasions on soil functions.
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Mutuku, D., Kamiri, H., Ndufa, James., Kiama, Stephen., Mware, Mugo., (2019). “Influence of Vegetation Cover and Topographic Position on Water Infiltration, Organic Matter Content and Aggregate Stability of Grassland Soils in Semi-Arid Kenya.” Advances in Agricultural Science 7 (2019), 04: 01-17
Research Activities
I am currently working with the KCSAP Project, “Integrated Land and Water Management Strategies for Restoration and Protection of Water Resources in Agro-Pastoral Systems -Kenya” (IMWAR) funded under Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture through Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization: KCSAP Project; Ref Number: FP04-3/1.