Updated on 2025/12/07
Ph.D in Agriculture ( 2025.9 Niigata University )
MsC in Agriculture ( 2022.9 Niigata University )
Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition and Food Science ( 2012.12 )
Biostimulants; fungal volatile compounds; Crops biomass; Climate change; Plant-microbes interactions;Crop adaptation; plant biotechnology
Niigata University Faculty of Agriculture Specially Appointed Assistant Professor
2025.10
Niigata University Institute of Science and Technology, Academic Assembly Specially Appointed Assistant Professor
2025.10
Development of an Application Method for Volatile Compounds Derived from Mushroom Fungi Beds as Plant Growth-Promoting Biostimulants
Clever N. Kanga, Yui Okisaka, Shigeru Hanamata, Daijiro Ueda, Tsutomu Sato, Toshiaki Mitsui, Kimiko Itoh
Methods and Protocols 2025.3
Short-term exposure to volatile compounds from shiitake fungi (waste shiitake fungi beds) shows long-lasting growth-promoting effects on rice Invited
Kimiko Itoh, Clever Nkhokwe Kanga
JSBBA Kanto Branch Meeting, FY2025 2025.11
Priming abiotic stress-responsive gene expression in rice using volatiles from waste shiitake fungi beds
Kanga Clever Nkhokwe, Setu Rani Saha, Kimiko Itoh
The 260th Lecture Crop Science Society of Japan 2025.9
Mushroom fungi beds-derived volatiles as plant growth-promoting Biostimulants
Clever Nkhokwe Kanga, Kimiko Itoh
PMRN2025 (The 5th Symposium of Plant Microbiota Research Network) 2025.8
Waste mushroom fungi beds as source of good biostimulants which gives solution for rice yielding and grain quality problems under high temperature stress. Invited
Kimiko Itoh, Clever Nkhokwe Kanga
The 11th International Conference on Agricultural and Biological Sciences (ABS 2025). 2025.7
Short-term exposure to volatile compounds from waste shiitake fungi beds shows lasting growth promoting effects on rice
Clever Nkhokwe Kanga, Masanori YAMASAKI, Kimiko Itoh
2025 Annual Meeting of Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry 2025.3
Non-contact exposure to waste fungi bed volatiles of rice in seedling stage has continuous effects on rice growth and productivity after paddy transplantation
Kanga Clever Nkhokwe, Yamasaki Masanori, Itoh Kimiko
258th annual Meeting of the Crop Science Society of Japan 2024.9
Waste shiitake fungi beds and their derived volatiles as Biostimulants for enhancing crop production under climate change conditions
KANGA Clever Nkhokwe, SATO Tsutomu, YAMASAKI Masanori, UEDA Daijiro, ITOH Kimiko
The 4th online symposium of the Plant Microbiota Research Network (PMRN2024) 2024.8
Effects of short-term exposure to volatile compounds from waste Shiitake fungi-bed during the seedling stage on the growth and yield of Soybeans
Clever Nkhokwe Kanga, Reiji Sano, Norikuni Ohtake, Kimiko Itoh
The 257th Meeting of CSSJ 2024.3
Enhancing Soybean growth and yield via short-term exposure to volatiles from Waste Shiitake fungi-bed
Clever Nkhokwe Kanga, Reiji Sano, Norikuni Ohtake, Kimiko Itoh
Kariwa Advanced Agro-Biotechnology (KAAB) 2024 International Symposium 2024.3
Evaluating the Biostimulant potential of volatile compounds derived from shiitake fungi-beds of different ages on growth and biomass of rice seedlings
Clever Nkhokwe Kanga, Kimiko Itoh
The 256th Meeting of CSSJ 2023.9
Effect of volatile compounds from Shiitake fungi-beds of different ages as Biostimulants on growth and biomass in rice seedlings
Clever Nkhokwe Kanga, Kimiko Itoh
The 9th International Conference on Agricultural and Biological Sciences (ABS 2023) 2023.7
Joint research between Japan and Europe : Application of volatile compounds from Shiitake fungi-beds and other beneficial microbes to promote crop production
Kenji Kadoya, University of Tokyo Liberal, Arts Project, Kimiko Ito, Niigata University, Kanga Clever Nkhokwe, Mitsuhiro Kokita, Kyoto Seika University
科学技術振興機構JST主催のサイエンスアゴラは、「まぜて、こえて、つくりだそう」をテーマに開催されます 2022.11
Exploring the biostimulant effect of volatile compounds derived from shiitake and enoki fungi-beds on the growth and biomass of rice seedlings
KANGA CLEVER NKHOKWE
The 8th International Conference on Agricultural and Biological Sciences (ABS 2022) 2022.8
Effects of volatile compounds derived from Shiitake fungi-bed on the growth of Rice seedlings
Clever Nkhokwe Kanga, Yui Okisaka, Shigeru Hanamata, Toshiaki Mitsui, Kimiko Itoh
The 253rd Meeting of CSSJ 2022.3
Effects of volatile compounds emitted from edible mushrooms shiitake fungi-beds as a Biostimulant on growth and biomass in rice seedlings
Kanga Clever Nkhokwe
Kariwa Advanced Agro-Biotechnology (KAAB) 2023 International Symposium 2023.3
Specially Appointed Assistant Professor
Niigata University GSST JICA Desk Support Officer
Team Leader at Innovations and Research for Society's Transformation (I-REST),Malawi,Africa.
Principal Manager at Foundation for Irrigation and Sustainable Development (FISD), Malawi, Africa.
Projects Development and Evaluation Manager at Foundation for Irrigation and Sustainable Development (FISD), Malawi, Africa
Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist at Foundation for Irrigation and Sustainable Development (FISD), Malawi, Africa
Projects Manager at Foundation for Irrigation and Sustainable Development (FISD), Malawi, Africa
Project Coordinator at Foundation for Irrigation and Sustainable Development (FISD), Malawi, africa.
Research Assistant at Centre for Social Research (CSR),Malawi, Africa.
Conference Topics Award
2025.4 Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry (JSBBA) Short-term exposure to volatile compounds from waste shiitake fungi beds shows lasting growth-promoting effects on rice.
Kanga Clever Nkhokwe, Masanori Yamasaki, Kimiko Itoh
Excellent Research Poster Award
2024.3 NIIGATA UNIVERSITY 2023 Doctoral Student Support Program Symposium Fellowship & Next-Generation Project
Clever Nkhokwe Kanga, Kimiko Itoh
Excellent Presentation Award
2024.3 NIIGATA UNIVERSITY Enhancing Soybean growth and yield via short-term exposure to volatiles from Waste Shiitake fungi-bed
Clever Nkhokwe Kanga, Reiji Sano, Norikuni Ohtake & Kimiko Itoh
