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Research Grants

This page is used to provide your assessment scores for each application. Please use the rubric below the application details to enter your name, your scores, and any notes on the application.

Phylogeny, Taxonomy and Conservation of Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae) in Kenya

Project summary:

My PhD project aims to resolve taxonomic relationships in East African members of the genus Kalanchoe Adans., a genus of succulent and herbaceous shrubs native to Africa, Madagascar, Arabia as well as Brazil and tropical Asia. I will examine species and infraspecific concepts in two species complexes viz. Kalanchoe lateritia and Kalanchoe nyikae, evaluate utility of species of Kalanchoe in relation to phylogeny, and establish the conservation status of the genus Kalanchoe in Kenya, using an integrated molecular methods and morphological trait-based analysis.

First Name:

Gertrude Vwononi Evusa

gtevusa@gmail.com

Highest degree:

MSc. in Plant Taxonomy, PhD in Plant Taxonomy (Ongoing)

Year obtained:

2015

Applicant Status:

Current student

Kenya

Flowering plants

Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):

Gertrude Vwononi Evusa & Violet Kadenyeka Mugalavai (2019); Nutritional Composition of Species in the Vernonia hymenolepis Complex in Kenya; International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications (IJSRP) 9(5) (ISSN: 2250-3153), DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.29322/IJSRP.9.05.2019.p8927

I have one manuscript in preparation for Taxon

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Scoring Rubric

Your name:

c1. Scientific Merit

 

  • Scientific impact of the study in the proposed taxonomic group or the flora and funga of a geographic region – up to 10 points

  • Contribution to the generation of novel systematic/taxonomic/floristic data – up to 5 points

  • Quality and significance of questions being addressed – up to 10 points

  • Adequacy of methods for testing the research question (data collection/analysis/use of different tools) – up to 10 points

This proposal scores:

/35

C2. Community Building

 

  • Applicant’s potential for completing goals of the proposal within the time frame, and of professional success (based on CV, considering career stage) – up to 10 points

  • Explicit inclusion of (a) the use and generation of collections, and (b) conferring with taxonomic/nomenclatural experts – up to 10 points

  • Perceived need where more points are given for applicants from low- or middle-income countries – up to 5 points

This proposal scores:

/25

C3. Broader Impacts

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  • The proposal will yield durable benefits and be disseminated through publications (e.g., taxonomic revisions, checklists, new data provided for existing databases, websites) – up to 20 points

  • The proposal involves taxonomic training, fieldwork, and herbarium visits  – up to 10 points

  • The proposal involves outreach, mentoring, and mobility exchange  – up to 10 points

This proposal scores:

/40

Applicant Details

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Previous publications

Budget (USD):

1998

Kenyatta University, Kenya

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