Justus Mong’are Onguso Email: justusonguso@yahoo.com Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer,Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Justus Mong’are Onguso is an agricultural biotechnologist interested in the study of mushrooms, bananas and other plants to enhance food security and sustainable utilization resources. He joined the faculty at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in 2007 and currently holds the position of Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer. His research focuses on the collection and molecular characterization of wild edible mushrooms in Dr. Onguso received his B.Sc. in Horticulture from JKUAT and his first M.Sc. degree in Genetics from He is a member of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science, the Horticultural Association of Kenya and the Japanese Society for Agricultural Technology Management. Curriculum Vitae
Name: Dr. Justus Mong’are Onguso Country of birth: Kenya Nationality: Kenyan Position Title: Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer Institution: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Contact Address: I.B.R. JKUAT PO Box 62000 Nairobi, Kenya 00100 Email: justusonguso@yahoo.com Tel: +254 727 739-460 or +254 733 801-576 Specialty Area: - Agricultural Biotechnology
Education:
1993 B.Sc., Horticulture, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenya
2002 M.Sc., Genetics, Kenyatta University, Kenya
2004 M.Sc., Agriculture, Ehime University, Japan
2007 Ph.D., Agriculture, Ehime University, Japan
Positions held (since terminal degree):
2010 to date Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer, JKUAT, Kenya
2007 - 2010 Research Fellow and Lecturer, JKUAT, Kenya
Expertise:
Honors and Awards (since terminal degree):
A selection of major research accomplishments: Discoveries and first reports
1) Mweu, C.M., Onguso, J. M., Rugetho, J.N. and Nyende A. B. 2008. Regeneration protocol of Aloe L. Patent application No. KE/P/2008/000783(1).
A Selection of refereed journal publications (2002-present)
Onguso, J. M., Mizutani, F. and Sharif Hossain A. B. M. and El-Shereif, A. R. 2006. Monitoring the residual effect of partial ringing and heating of trunk on shoot growth and fruit quality of peach trees over three years period. Int.J. Agr. Biol. 8: 84-88.
Sharif Hossain A. B. M., Mizutani, F., Onguso, J. M., El-Shereif, A. R. and Yamada, H. 2006. Dwarfing peach trees by bark ringing. Scientia Horticulturae. 111: 554-559.
Sharif Hossain A. B. M., Mizutani, F., Onguso, J. M. and El-Shereif, A. R. 2005. Effect of interstock and spiral bark ringing on the growth and yield of peach. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci. 11: 309-316.
El-Shereif, A. R., Mizutani, F., Onguso, J. M. and Sharif Hossain A. B. M. 2005. Effects of different temperatures and sampling dates on bud break and sampling dates of Muscat Bailey A grapevine buds. Inter. J. Bot. 1: 17-23.
Onguso, J. M., Kahangi, E. M., Ndiritu, D. W. and Mizutani, F. 2004. Genetic characterization of cultivated bananas and plantains in Kenya by RAPD markers. Scientia Horticulturae. 108: 235-239.
Bhusal, R. C., Onguso, J. M., Hossain, A. B. M. S., El-Shereif, A. R., Mizutani, F. 2003. Effects of short-term flooding on fruit growth, fruit quality and flowering in Miyauchi iyo (Citrus iyo Hort. ex Tanaka) tangor trees. Bull.Exper. Farm, Fac. Agric. Ehime Univ. 25:1-7.
Onguso, J. M., Kahangi, E. M., Ndiritu, D. W. and Mizutani, F. 2002. Determination of the optimum reaction conditions for PCR in Kenyan Musa germplasm. Online journal of Biological Sciences. 2(2): 64-66.
Onguso, J. M., Kahangi, E. M., Ndiritu, D. W. and Mizutani, F. 2002. The application of RAPD markers in characterizing some Kenyan Musa germplasm. J. Japan. Soc. Soc. Hort. Sci. 71 (Suppl. 1):342.
Book chapters:
Invited presentations at major international conferences (2002-present-Maximum 8)
Yoshio, I. Maranga, R.M. and Onguso, J. M. 2010. Phenotypic and molecular characterization of vibrio cholerae isolated during the 2007-2009 cholera outbreaks in Kenya. 29 World Congress of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences. KICC, Nairobi, Kenya. Onguso, J. M., Mweu, C.M., Nyende A. B. and Kahangi, E. M. 2009. Effects of various dwarfing techniques on growth, yield and fruit quality of peach trees. UNEP. Nairobi, Kenya. 23 -28 August 2009. Ochora, J.M., Onguso, J. M. and Kuya, I.J. 2009. Agroforestry system: the most viable strategy for in situ conservation of medicinal plant germplasm in Kenya. UNEP. Nairobi, Kenya. 23 -28 August 2009. Mweu, C.M., Onguso, J. M., Rugetho, J.N. and Nyende A. B. 2008. Regeneration protocol of Aloe L.1st all Africa Congress on Biotechnology. Nairobi, Kenya. 22-26 September 2008. Research Grants (2004 – present):
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