Browsing by Author "Mwithiga, Gikuru"
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Evaluating the surface functional groups on banana leaf petioles and the resultant biochar for potential adsorbance
Ndung’u, Paul W.; Mwithiga, Gikuru; Onyari, Charles N.; Muriithi, Genson; Mukono, Simon T. (JMES, 2020)The presence of surface functional groups is key to the performance of an adsorbent material. The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of functional groups on banana leaf petiole and on biochar made from ... -
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) growth rate, oil yield and oil quality under differing soil amendments
Mwithiga, Gikuru; Maina, Samuel; Gitari, Josiah N.; Muturi, Phyllis (Heliyon, 2022)In this work, we examined the influence of different soil amendments namely cow manure alone (Cm), cow manure plus fertilizer (Cm þ F), fertilizer alone (F) and unamended check, control on rosemary growth rate, fat content, ...