PROFESSOR OLUWAFERANMI FORTUNE OWOLADE

  RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS:

1. Hamzat-Akinwande OTH, Owolade O. F, Salau, A. W. and Abibu W. A.(2025). Characterzation of potentially mycotoxigenic Fungi Associated with Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L Walp) Seeds from Ogun West Markets in Ogun State. . Nigerian Journal of Biotechnology (42)2 176-194

2. Owolade, O.F. and D. O. Ogunleti (2008). Effects of titanium dioxide on the diseases, development and yield of edible Cowpea. Journal of Plant Protection Research. 48:329-335. Poland.

3. Owolade, O. F., A. G. O. Dixon, B. S. Alabi, S. R Akande and S. A Olakojo. (2009). A Combining Ability Analysis of Cassava Manihot esculenta Crant Genotypes to Anthracnose Disease. American Journal of Applied Sciences. 6:172-178.   New York.

4. Owolade O. F. (2009). Line X Tester Analysis of resistance to Cassava Anthracnose Disease. Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 8:52-60. Spain.

5. Akande, S. R., L. B. Taiwo, A. A. Adegbite and O. F. Owolade (2009). Genotype X Environment Interaction for soybean grain yield and other reproductive characters in the forest and savanna agro-ecologies of South-west Nigeria. Africa Journal of Plant Science 3:127-132. Uganda.

6. Owolade, O. F, J. O. Olasoji and C. G. Afolabi (2011) Effect of storage temperature and packaging materials on seed germination and seed-borne fungi of sorghum (Sorghum  bicolor (L) Moench.) in South West Nigeria Africa Journal of Plant Science  5:873-877. Uganda.

7. Atungwu, J. J., F. T. Amzat, O. O. Folabi, and O. F. Owolade (2011). Tolerance of Edible Sunflower Heliantehus annuus to root knot nematodes Meloidogyne incognita: Implications for population build up of the nematode. Nigerian Journal of Plant Protection. 25:23-32. Nigeria.

8.Afolabi, C. G., O. F. Owolade, O. Oguntade, and R. U. Okechukwu (2011). Potential of Rice Husk Extract in the control of some cassava root pathogens. Nigerian Journal of Plant Protection 25:221-229. Nigeria.

9. Olasoji, J. O., O. F. Owolade and C. O. Alofe (2011).  Effects of Rhizobia seed inoculation and Urea fertilizer on Nodulation and Cowpea Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp grain yield. Moor Journal of Agricultural Research. 1:1-10. Nigeria. 

10. Olasoji, J. O., S. R. Akande and O. F. Owolade (2011). Genetic variability in seed quality of African yam beans (Sphenostylis stenocarpa Hochst Ex. A. Rich Harms). African Journal of Agricultural Research. 6: 5848-5853.  Kenya.

11. Adeniyan, O. N. and O. F.Owolade (2011). Comparative performance of improved white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) genotypes in the rainforest belt of South-west Nigeria.  International Research Journal of Agricultural  Science and Soil Science 2:127-132.  Canada.

12. Adenekan, M. O., N. A.  Amusa, O. F Owolade, T. A Ilori, A. O. Owosibo, and Yusuf, A. T. (2011). Microbiological and physico-chemical characteristics of honey samples obtained from some parts of South western Nigeria. Journal of Phytopathology and Plant Health 1:9-14. Nigeria.

13. Aduramigba-Modupe, A. O. , R. Asiedu, A. C. Odebode and O. F. Owolade (2011) Genetic diversity of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides in Nigeria using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers. African Journal of Biotechnology 11:8189-8195.  Kenya. 

14. Akande, S. R., S. A. Olakojo, S. A. Ajayi, O. F. Owolade, J. A. Adetumbi, O. N. Adeniyan and B. A Ogunbodede (2012). Planting dates Affects Cowpea seed Yield and Quality at Southern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria. Seed Technology. 34: 51-60.  United Kingdom.

15. Owolade, O. F., A.G. O. Dixon., O, T. H. Idowu, S. R.  Akande, S. A. Olakojo, C. G. Afolabi, P. O. Tedela, A. R. Popoola, A. Y. A. Adeoti, Enikuomehin, A. O., and F. Aduramigba-Modupe (2012). Molecular identification of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides f sp manihotis causing cassava anthracnose in Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Genetics. 26:127-140.   Nigeria.

16. Olasoji O, J, , O. F. Owolade, R. S. Badmus, A. A. Olosunde and O. J. Okoh (2012). Variation in germination and seed longevity of Kenaf (Herbiscus canabinus) as affected by different maturity and harvesting stages. Stored Products and Postharvest Research 3:167-173. Ghana.

17. Akinbode, O, B. Ikotun, C. Odebode and F. Owolade (2015). The Use of Micro-Biological Agents at Different Pairing Times in the control of Fusarium verticillloides Pathogen of Maize (Zea mays) Submitt  Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery 23:231-235

18. Ganiyu, R. Popoola, O. F. Owolade and K. A. Fatona (2017). Control of common bacterial disease of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp) with certain plant extracts in Abeokuta, Nigeria. Accepted for Publication in the Journal of Crop Improvement 31:22-27  France. 

19. Olowolafe M. O., S. T. Akinyosoye, J. A. Adetumbi, D. J. Ogunniyan, O. F. Owolade, F. B. Anjorin and A. O. Agbeleye (2014). Evaluation of Cowpea (Vignia unguicula (L.) Walp.) Using Morphological Characters. Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and the Social Science

20. Ganiyu, S. A., Popoola, A. R., Yussuf, T. F., Owolade, O. F. and Gbolade, J. O. (2018). Management of Anthracnose Disease of Cowpea with Three Plant Leaf Extracts for Enhanced Grain Yield in Abeokuta, Nigeria. Nigerian Agricultural Journal  49:1-7

Other Relevant information: 

1. The National President, Research Institutes Games Association of Nigeria (RIGAN) 2020-till date.

2. Chairman, Institute Sports Committee, 2005-2025.