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DR BENARD KINUTHIA KARANJA

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PERSONAL DETAILS
Designation
Lecturer
Corporate Email
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Division / Faculty
Faculty of Agriculture
Directorate / Dept
Crops, Horticulture and SOILS
Section
Horticulture
Address
P O Box 536 - 20115, Egerton - Kenya
KEY PROJECTS
Supply Chain Optimisation and Engagement (GlobalSCOPE). INCiTiS-FOOD (Integrated and Circular Technologies for Sustainable city region FOOD systems in Africa). GENES II Intra Africa Academic Mobility project.
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
Mganga, S. C., Karanja, B. K., Gesimba, R. M., & Abihudi, S. A. M. (2025). Optimization of Surface Sterilization Protocol for in Vitro Initiation of African Star Grass (Hypoxis Schimperi). European Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, 7(4), 44-48. Saidy. O., Karanja, B. K. and Isutsa, D. K. 2025. Application of charged biochar and selected organic fertilisers significantly influences growth and yield components of lettuce. International Journal of Scientific Research and Innovative Technology. 12(2):1-13. • Martindale, W., Wright, I., Korir, L., Opiyo, A. M., Karanja, B., Nyalala, S., ... & Swainson, M. (2020). Framing food security and food loss statistics for incisive supply chain improvement and knowledge transfer between Kenyan, Indian and United Kingdom food manufacturers. Emerald Open Research, 2(12), 12. • Karanja, B. K., Xu, L., Wang, Y., Tang, M., Muleke, E. M. M., Dong, J., & Liu, L. (2019). Genome-wide characterization of the AP2/ERF gene family in radish (Raphanus sativus L.): Unveiling evolution and patterns in response to abiotic stresses. Gene, 718, 144048. • Karanja, BK, Fan L, Xu L, Wang Y, Zhu X, Tang M, Wang R, Zhang F, Muleke EM, Liu L (2017) Genome-wide Characterization of the WRKY Gene Family in Radish (Raphanus sativus L.) Reveals its Critical Functions Under Different Abiotic Stresses. Plant Cell Rep11:1757-1773. • Karanja BK, Xu L, Wang Y, Muleke EM, Jabir BM, Xie Y, Zhu X, Cheng W, Liu L. (2017) Genome-wide characterization and expression profiling of NAC transcription factor genes under abiotic stresses in radish (Raphanus sativus L.) Peer J 5:e4172 • Karanja, B. K., Isutsa, D. K. and Aguyoh, J. N. 2013. Influence of Biozyme® on Chlorophyll Content, Flowering and Physiological Maturity of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Cultivars. Int. J. Agric. Biol 1(9):47-51. • Karanja, B. K., Isutsa D. K. and Aguyoh J. N. 2013. Climate Change Adaptation of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) 1: Factors Influencing Extent of Biozyme® Usage in Production of Potatoes in Mau Narok District of Kenya. J Chem Biol Phys Sci. 3(3):2012-2018. • Karanja, B. K., Isutsa, D. K. and Aguyoh J. N. 2013. Climate Change Adaptation of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) 2: Influence of Biozyme® Rate on Potato Growth and Development. J Chem Biol Phys Sci. 3:2019-2031. • Karanja, B. K., Isutsa, D. K. and Aguyoh, J. N. 2013. Climate Change Adaptation of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.): Influence of Biozyme® Rate on Potato Yield, Quality and Mineral Nutrient Uptake. IJABR 3(3):366-373. • Jabir, B.M.O., B.K. Karanja, M.A. Faroug, F. Nureldin Awad, E.M. Muleke, Z. Ahmadzai and L. Liu (2017) Effects of Gibberellin and Gibberellin Biosynthesis Inhibitor (paclobutrazol) Applications on Radish (Raphanus sativus L.) Taproot Expansion and the Presence of Authentic Hormones. Int. J. Agric. Biol19: 779-786. • Chao Li, Yan Wang, Liang Xu, Shanshan Nie, Yinglong Chen, Dongyi Liang, Xiaochuan Sun, Bernard K. Karanja, Xiaobo Luo and Liwang Liu (2016) Genome-Wide Characterization of the MADS-box Gene Family in Radish (Raphanus sativus L.) and Assessment of its Roles in Flowering and Floral Organogenesis. Front Plant Sci. • Everlyne M’mbone Muleke, Lianxue Fan, Yan Wang, Liang Xu, Xianwen Zhu, Wei Zhang, Yang Cao, Bernard Kinuthia Karanja and Liwang Liu (2017) Coordinated Regulation of Anthocyanin Biosynthesis Genes Confers Varied Phenotypic and Spatial- Temporal Anthocyanin Accumulation in Radish (Raphanus sativus L.). Front Plant Sci. • Liang Xu, Yan Wang, Fei Zhang, Mingjia Tang, Yinglong Chen, Jin Wang, Karanja Bernard Kinuthia, Xiaobo Luo, Wei Zhang, Liwang Liu (2017) Dissecting the Root Proteome Changes Reveals New Insight into Cadmium Stress Response in Radish (Raphanus sativus L.). Plant Cell Physiol 58 (11):1901-1913. • Rugang Yu, Liang Xu, Wei Zhang, Yan Wang, Xiaobo Luo, Ronghua Wang, Xianwen Zhu, Yang Xie, Bernard Kinuthia Karanja and Liwang Liu (2016) De novo Taproot Transcriptome Sequencing and Analysis of Major Genes Involved in Sucrose Metabolism in Radish (Raphanus sativus L.). Front Plant Sci 7. • Xiaochuan Sun, Liang Xu, Yan Wang, Xiaobo Luo1, Xianwen Zhu, Karanja Bernard Kinuthia, ShanshanNie, Haiyang Feng Chao Li, Liwang Liu (2015) Transcriptome- based Gene Expression Profiling Identifies Differentially Expressed Genes Critical for Salt Stress Response in Radish (Raphanus sativus L.). Plant Cell Rep 2:329-346. • Yang Xie, Shan Ye, Yan Wang, Liang Xu, Xianwen Zhu, Jinlan Yang, Haiyang Feng, Rugang Yu, Bernard Kinuthia Karanja, Yiqin Gong and Liwang Liu (2015) Transcriptome-based Gene Profiling Provides Novel Insights Into the Characteristics of Radish Root Response to Cr Stress with Next-generation Sequencing. Front Plant Sci, 6.
TEACHING AREAS
Biotechnology in Horticulture Vegetable production Propagation
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