Erick Kibet Towett

Area of Expertise

Natural resources and soil-plant spectral diagnostics

Current Research

Prediction of soil functional properties for agricultural and environmental applications from soil spectral properties

Research Countries

Kenya, Tanzania, Germany

Professional Experience

Consultant in Soil-Plant Spectral Diagnostics as well as training in Infrared, X-ray and Laser Diffraction Spectroscopy and multivariate data analyses

Current FSC Status

Alumnus

Year of FSC Scholarship

2010-2013

Institute during FSC Scholarship

Institute of Plant Production and Agroecology in the Tropics and Subtropics, University of Hohenheim, Germany

Home Institute

Institute of Soil Science and Land Evaluation, University of Hohenheim, Germany

Doctoral Institute

Institute of Plant Production and Agroecology in the Tropics and Subtropics, University of Hohenheim, Germany

Dissertation

Prediction of soil properties for agricultural and
environmental applications from infrared and X-ray soil spectral properties

Degrees

M.Sc. in Tropical and International Agriculture from the Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany; BSc in Chemistry and Zoology from the University of Nairobi, Kenya.

Important Publications

Towett, E.K., Alex, M., Paul, C., Polreich, S., Maass, B.L. (2008). Optimizing the use of near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) to predict nutritional quality in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) leaves for human consumption. Presented at Tropentag 2008; 7-9 October, 2008; University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany.

Towett, E.K. (2008). Optimizing the use of Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS) to predict nutritional quality in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) leaves for human consumption. M.Sc. Thesis at Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany.

Johns, T., Maundu, P., Lawson, E., Kimiywe, J., Towett E. (2006). Cookbook of African leafy vegetables. Bioversity International, Maccarese, IT.