About the Authors

Ludy Keino

ludykeino@yahoo.com

Affiliation Department of Soil Science, University of Eldoret, Eldoret, Kenya

Frederick Baijukya

Affiliation International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Wilson Ng’etich

Affiliation Department of Soil Science, University of Eldoret, Eldoret, Kenya

Abigael N. Otinga

Affiliation Department of Soil Science, University of Eldoret, Eldoret, Kenya

John R. Okalebo

Affiliation Department of Soil Science, University of Eldoret, Eldoret, Kenya

Ruth Njoroge

Affiliation Department of Soil Science, University of Eldoret, Eldoret, Kenya

John Mukalama

Affiliation International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, Nairobi, Kenya

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LK FB WN JO. Performed the experiments: LK. Analyzed the data: LK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FB WN JO. Wrote the paper: LK AO RN JM FB WN. Identified the research sites: JM.