ACADEMIC STAFF PROFESSIONAL PROFILE FORM Personal Data Name: Wilson M. Thagana PhD Department/Unit/Section: Agricultural Science and Technology (AST) Contact Address: Kenyatta University, 43844-00100, Nairobi, Kenya Position: Senior Lecturer Area of Specialization: Breeding & Biotechnology Research Interests: Application of biotechnological tools in crop improvement, Breeding for drought and salinity tolerance Conference Presentations Title of Paper presented City/Country Date of (US$) 1 W.M. Identification of SSR Markers associated with Cassava Mosaic Disease in Kenya ASACSES conference, ECOWAS Parliament Building, Abuja, Nigeria 2nd -5th November, 2015 - 2 W.M. Envisaged MSc Postharvest Technology Curriculum at Kenyatta University Kyambogo University, Kampala, Uganda 5th-9th August, 2015 - 3 W.M. Efficacy of a and Commercial Rooting powder on Roses 1st School of Agriculture Biennial International Conference sponsored by Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya 1st -5th December, 2014 - Thagana Thagana ,
4 W.M. Effects of Withholding Irrigation after Complete Heading on Seed Quality Traits in Mwea 1st School of Agriculture Biennial International Conference sponsored by Kenyatta University(KU), Nairobi, Kenya 1st -5th December, 2014 - 5 W.M. Targeted Plant Breeding 1/11/13 - 6 W.M. Effect of Seed Size on Germination and Early Growth of Jojoba in Areas of Kenya 11th African crop Science Society Conference. Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel, Entebbe-Uganda. 13th -17th October 2013. - 7 W.M. Effect of Withholding Irrigation Water after Complete Heading on Rice Yield and Components in Mwea, Kenya 11th African crop Science Society Conference. Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel, Entebbe-Uganda. 13th -17th October 2013. - 8 W.M. Characterization of Arabusta (Coffea arabica L. x Coffea canephora Pierre) Coffee and it’s Parental Genotypes using Molecular Markers 11th African crop Science Society Conference. Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel, Entebbe-Uganda. 13th -17th October 2013. - 9 W.M. Effect of Genotype, Plant Spacing and Weeding Regimes on Weed Density 11th African crop Science Society Conference. Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel, Entebbe-Uganda. 13th -17th October 2013. - Thagana Thagana arid
and Yields of Upland Rice in Uganda. 10 W.M. Enhancing Cassava Productivity Through Host Resistance Breeding Against Cassava Mosaic Disease and Cassava Brown Streak Disease using Genetic Engineering and Marker Assisted Selection-a Kenyan project Arusha/Tanzania 28/1/13 - 11 W.M. Characterization of Sweet Potato [Ipomea batatas (L)] Landraces using Morphological and DNA markers in East Kamagak Location of Rachuonyo District. Bondo University College (BUC), Bondo, Kenya. 4th-7th December 2012. - 12 W.M. Occurrence of seed abortion and numerical components of seed yield of soyabean (Glycine max L. Merr.) in El 25th-29th March, 2012 925
three contrasting environments. 13 W.M. and Utilization of Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis [Link] Schneider)as a basis for Industrialization and Income Generation in ASALs UniBRAIN/PanAAC Fair, Hilton Hotel,, Nairobi 26th-27th November, 2010 - 14 W.M. Selection and characterization of superior bushes of Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis [Link] Schneider) for ASALs in Kenya. Nairobi/ Kenya 7th-9th April, 2010 300 15 W.M. Chickpea - a promising new food legume crop for drought prone cool areas of Kenya. Cape Town/ South Africa 2009 - 16 W.M. Comparison of phenotypic characters of mutant lines of rapeseed (Brassica napus L ) with the original parents. Nairobi/ Kenya 2008 - 17 W.M. In embryo culture and immature seed germination techniques for rapid generation advance in Nairobi/K enya 2006 -
3 Thagana, W.M. of Sweet Potato (Ipomea batatas [L.] Lam) Landraces Using Morphological and DNA Markers in East Kamagak Location of Rachuonyo District NCST 2,169 4 Thagana, W.M. Enhancing Chickpea Productivity and Production in Areas of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia Bill & Melinda 106,830 5 Thagana, W.M. and utilization of Jojoba in ASALS KAPP 100,000 Publications S/No. Author Year Title Journal ISBN/ISSN Reference No. 1 Thagana, W.M. 2016 Appropriate Growth Regulators and Genotypes for Propagation of Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis L.) International Journal of Current Research (IJCR) 8(1): ISSN: (Online) 2 Thagana, W.M. 2016 Effect of some Agricultural Practices on Performance of Merit Res. Agric. Sci. soil Sci. 4(1): 014-022 ISSN: (Online) 12
of Advanced Mutant lines of Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) Thagana, W.M. 2014 KST 130: Field Course Kenyatta University Odel Module 13 Thagana, W.M. 2014 KST: 813: Agricultural Biotechnology Kenyatta University Odel Module 14 Thagana, W.M. 2014 KST 835: Utilization of Genetic Resources Kenyatta University Odel Module Thagana, W.M. 2014 KST 845: Population and Quantitative Genetics Kenyatta University Odel Module 16 Thagana, W.M. 2014 KST 850: Seed Physiology and Biotechnology Kenyatta University Odel Module 17 Thagana, W.M. 2011 KST 532: Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Kenyatta University Odel Module - 18 Thagana, W.M. 2010 KST 513: Agricultural Biotechnology Kenyatta University Odel Module - 19 Thagana, W.M. 2009 Heterosis in hybrids derived from cultivars and mutant of rapeseed (Brassica napus L.). PhD thesis - 20 Thagana, W.M., C.M. Ndirangu, E.O. Omolo and T.C. Riungu. 2007 Performance of rapeseed (Brassica L. ) hybrids and parental mutant lines in three environments. Egerton journal In Press
21 Muriithi, W.T., Indra, S. H.,Yeung, E.C. & Thorpe, T.A.. Plantlet regeneration in Chir Pine (Pinus roxburghii Sarg.): Morphogenesis and Histology. Forest Ecology and Management 57: 141- 160. 22 Thagana, W.M. 1992 Plantlet Regeneration and Bud Developmental Anatomy of Pinus roxburghii, Sarg. MSc Thesis - Consultancy and community service S/No. Consultant (s) Consulting Person/ Body/ Organization Year Title Consultancy Service Payment (US$) 1 W. M. Ministry of Agriculture Member of the National Committee on International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA). - 2 W. M. Ministry of Agriculture Member of the National Variety Release Committee (NVRC). -
8 Fellowship-Molecular marker techniques for development of improved crop varieties. IAEA/AFRA/ARC-LNR, Roodeplaat, Pretoria, South Africa 14/8-1/9/2006 9 Fellowship–Marker Assisted selection and Mutation Breeding. IAEA/KARI, Njoro, Kenya 3–14 /10/2005 10 Fellowship-Advances in Molecular Characterization for Crop Improvement. IAEA/KARI, Njoro, Kenya 16/2-27/2/2004 11 Awarded US$ 1,000 to attend conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. International Sunflower Association (ISA) 2002 12 Fellowship-Sunflower breeding. Bank/Directorate of Oilseed Research (DOR), Hyderabad, India. 18/9-18/11/96 External Examination (if any) S/No Institution Year 1 External Examiner, MSc Thesis, University of Nairobi. 2015 2 External Examiner, MSc Thesis, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. 2015 3 Finalization of Seed and Plant Varieties Act (CAP326) Regulations 2015 4 2014: Reviewer, AGRA/KU/UON/HAK International Conference 2014 5 2014: Reviewer, Journal of Applied Biosciences (JABs) 2014 6 Review of Seed and Varieties Act (CAP326) Regulations 2013 7 Reviewer of Papers-Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences 2010 8 Reviewer of Papers-10th KARI Conference 2008 Supervision of postgraduate students (if any) S/No Name of student Thesis title Status of project(e.g. First year etc)
(Glycine max. L Merr.) Varieties Intercropped with Maize 11 Tabitha Kariithi MSc-Effect of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on Yield and Quality of Amaranthus Species in Kiambu County Second year, Kenyatta University 12 Mary Wakaria MSc-Evaluation of Rice Germplasm for Resistance to Rice Blast (Magnaporthe oryzae) in Mwea, Kirinyaga County –Kenya. First year, Kenyatta University 13 Bii Erick Kipyegon MSc-Efficacy of Local Foliar Feed Formulation Compared with Commercial Foliar Feed in Tea Leaf Productivity in Kericho County Kenya First year, Kenyatta University 14 Janet Mwende Nzamu MSc-Assessment of Pollen Viability and Haploid Induction First year (CIMMYT-sponsored), Kenyatta University