Contact details
Department of Agribusines and Extension Management (ABE)
School of Agriculture Veterinary Science and Technology (SAVET)
P.O. Box 190-50100
Kakamega, KENYA
Office no. ABA 201
Kakamega-Webuye Road
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Dr. Mary Goretti Kariaga
Dr. Kariaga is a Plant Pathologist with special interest in fungal, Bacterial and Nematode diseases. She holds a Doctoral degree in Disaster management and sustainable development. She wrote a thesis on The Fungal disease of Rice, Rice blast, Pyricularia oryza . https://www.bing.com/search?, She has Identified, sequenced and registered four races of this pathogen in Kenya registered at the NCBI Gene Bank. Her interest on fungi led her into growing mushrooms of edible and medicinal value. Her current interests are in boosting the yields of the same using molecular technology. Her Master’s thesis was on parasitic nematodes, she has written a book “PLANT PARASITIC NEMATIODES ASSOCIATED WITH SUGARCANE IN THE NYANZA SUGAR BELT” an area where she is supervising students. Dr. Kariaga currently serves as the departmental Chairperson, is a member of Ruforum University committee. Kariaga is also an active member of African women in Science and Engineering and the International women in science, (AWSE & INWES). As a founder member of KEPAWAE, the African women in Agriculture and Environment, she has assisted numerous girls achieve their dreams in education. She has planted forests of trees in schools in Nyanza. Kariaga is active in Outreach activities involving youth, environment and the physically disabled persons.
Some of her key published works include: -
Some of her key published works include: -
- Manyasi N. Anna, Wakhungu W. J., Kariaga O.M. G. (2019). The Impact of studying agriculture at Secondary Schools level to Agricultural productivity among Women Farmers in Navakholo Sub-county of Kakamega County, Kenya. IOSR Journal of research and Methods in Education. Vol 9 Issue 5 series 2, Sept-Oct 2019 pp 81-86. DOI: https://doi.org/10.9790/7388-0905028487.
- Kariaga, M.G., Onamu, R. Wakhungu, J. & Were, H.K. (2018). Reaction of Rice Blast Pyricularia oryzae CAV. isolates on a set of improved rice varieties in Western Kenya indicator to presence of pathogenic strains. RUFORUM Working Document Series (ISSN 1607-9345), 2018, No. 17 (1): 811-820.
- Kariaga, M.G., Wakhungu, J. Were, H.K, Muoma, J. Onamu R. and Wekesa C. (2017). Rice Blast Pyricularia oryzae CAV. Isolates in Kenya Characterized Sequenced and Registered. International Journal of Life Sciences Research Vol. 5, Issue 3, pp: (23-30).
- Kariaga, M.G., Wakhungu, J. and Were (2016). Identification of Rice Blast (Pyricularia Oryzae Cav.) Races from Kenyan Rice Growing Regions Using Culture and Classical Characterization. Journal of Research in Agriculture and Animal Science Volume 4 Issue 4 pp: 16-24.
- Patricia Kariaga, Mary G. Kariaga, Vitalis Ogemah, Violet Nyando. Education for Sustainable Development: The Case of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST). Publishe on 17th September in Southern African Journal of Environmental Education.https://www.ajol.info/index.php/sajee/article/view/122280
- Watila, W. B., Muyekho, F. N., Kariaga, M.K. (2021) factors affecting production of finger millet and sorghum in Bungoma central sub county, Bungoma county and Teso north sub county, Busia county Kenya. The strategic journal of business and change management. Vol. 7 issue 3 article 073.
- Kariaga, P., Kariaga, M. G., Ogemah, V. and V. Nyando, (2013). Education for Sustainable Development. The Case of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST). Southern African Journal of Environmental Education, Vol. 29, pp 244-260.
- Kariaga, M. G. H. W. Nyongesa, N. C. O. Keya and H. M. Tsingalia. (2012) Compost Physico-Chemical factors that impact on yield in Button Mushrooms, Agaricus bisporus (Lge) and Agaricus bitorquis (Quel) Saccardo. J Agri Sci, 3(1): 49-54 (2012).
