Acting Dean: Ms Charity Pisa
Qaulifications
MSc. in Soil and Environmental Management, University of Zimbabwe (2007)
BSc. Honours Degree in Soil Science, University of Zimbabwe (2004)
Contact Details:
cpisa@muast.ac.zw
Research Interests
Research interests include improving crop productivity, environmental sustainability and waste management. Research has been done on composting agricultural waste, water harvesting and conservation agriculture.
Current research
Agro- geology– rocks for crop production to improve soil physical biological and chemical condition for improved yields therefore increasing food security
Non-conventional feed resources for livestock – determining the extent of use of indigenous plants by communal farmers to alleviate the negative effects of drought on livestock production and possible domestication of these.
Selected Publications
Kanonge-Mafaune, G., Chiduwa, M.S., Chikwari, E. And Pisa C. (2018) Evaluating the effect of increased rates of rhizobial inoculation on grain legume productivity; Symbiosis 75: 217. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13199-018-0550-7
Pisa Charity and Menas Wuta (2016) Evaluation of Chicken Blood and Maize Stover Compost as a Nitrogen Source for Maize, SAJEST, Bindura University Press
Isaiah Nyagumbo, Siyabusa Mkuhlani, Charity Pisa, Donwell Kamalongo, Domingos Dias & Mulugetta Mekuria (2015), Maize yield effects of conservation agriculture based maize–legume cropping systems in contrasting agro-ecologies of Malawi and Mozambique, Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, DOI 10.1007/s10705-015-9733-2
Gwenzi W; Dunjana N, Tauro T, Pisa Charity and Nyamadzawo G (2015), water quality and public health risks associated with roof rainwater harvesting systems for portable water: review and perspectives, Sustainability of water quality and ecology Doi 10 1016/jswqe2015.01.006
Pisa Charity and Wuta M (2013) Evaluation of composting performance of mixtures of chicken blood and maize stover in Harare, Zimbabwe, International Journal Of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture 2013, 2:5 http://www.ijrowa.com/content/2/1/5