dr. AYODELE OLUMIDE ADELANA
senior research fellow
area of specialization: soiL PHYSICS
Email: aadelana@gmail.com; aoadelana@iart.gov.ng
Phone Number: +2348034313599
RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS:
1. Oke, A.O., Are, K.S., Oluwatosin, G.A., Adeyolanu, O.D., Dauda, T.O. and Adelana, A.O. (2011). Evaluation of Water Table Dynamics for Sustainable Cultivation in Wetlands. International Agrophysics, 25: 155–163.
2. Are, K.S., Babalola, O., Oke, A.O., Oluwatosin, G.A., Adelana, A.O., Ojo, O.A. and Adeyolanu, O.D. (2011). Conservation Strategies for Effective Management of Eroded Landform: Soil Structural Quality, Nutrient Enrichment Ratio, and Runoff Water Quality. Soil Science, 176(5): 252–263.
3. Are, K.S., Adelana, A.O., Adeyolanu, O.D., Oyeogbe, I.A. and Adelabu, L. (2012). Comparative Effects of Vetiver Grass (Chrysopogon zizanioides) Strips, Vetiver Mulch and Veticompost on Soil Quality and Erodibility of a Sloping Land. Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica, 45(4): 189–198.
4. Adeyolanu, O.D., Are, K.S., Oluwatosin, G.A., Ayoola, O.T. and Adelana, A.O. (2013). Evaluation of Two Methods of Soil Quality Assessment as Influenced by Slash and Burn in Tropical Rainforest Ecology of Nigeria. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, 59(12): 1725–1742.
5. Adelana, A.O., Aiyelari, E.A., Oshunsanya, S.O. and Are, K.S. (2013). Soil Structural Quality of an Oxic Paleustalf as Affected by Tillage and Grass Cover in a Derived Savanna of Southwest, Nigeria. Moor Journal of Agricultural Research, 14: 9–22. Oke, A.O., Are, K.S. and Adelana, A.O. (2014). Hydrological Potential of Ephemeral Rivers and Streams for Water Harvesting Using Micro Check-Dam Technology in Ogun Watershed, South-Western Nigeria. Moor Journal of Agricultural Research, 15: 80–93.
6. Adeyolanu, O.D., Ogunkunle, A.O., Oluwatosin, G.A. and Adelana, A.O. (2015). Land Use and Soil Type Influence on Soil Quality: A Comparison Between Tree and Arable Crops in Basement Complex Soils. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 10(34): 3348–3357.
7. Ande, O.T., Are, K.S., Adeyolanu, O.D., Ojo, O.A., Oke, A.O., Adelana, A.O., Adetayo, A.O. and Oluwatosin, G.A. (2016). Characterization of Floodplain Soils in Southern Guinea Savanna of North Central Nigeria. Catena, 139: 19–27.
8. Adelana, A.O., Oluwatosin, G.A., Agunbiade, C., Are, K.S. and Adeyolanu, O.D. (2016). Distributions of Cadmium and Lead in Peri-Urban Wetlands as Influenced by Soil Organic Matter, Clay Fraction, and Moisture Content. Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2 (1159406): 1–12.
9. Are, K.S., Adelana, A.O., Fademi, I.O. and Aina, O.A. (2017). Improving Physical Properties of Degraded Soil: Potential of Poultry Manure and Biochar. Agriculture and Natural Resources, 51(6): 454–462.
10. Adeyolanu, O.D., Are, K.S., Adelana, A.O., Oluwatosin, G.A., Denton, O.A., Ande, O.T., Egbetokun, O., Ogunsumi, L. and Adediran, J.A. (2018). Assessing Soil Quality Issues for Crop Production Function Based on Farmers’ Perception: An Experience from Itapaji Watershed in Southwestern Nigeria. Eurasian Journal of Soil Science, 7(4): 337–345.
11. Adelana, A., Aduramigba-Modupe, V., Oke, A., Are, K., Ojo, O. and Adeyolanu, O. (2022). Soil Quality Assessment Under Different Long-Term Rice-Based Cropping Systems in a Tropical Dry Savanna Ecology of Northern Nigeria. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 42(4): 312–321.
12. Adelana, A.O., Aiyelari, E.A., Oluwatosin, G.A. and Are, K.S. (2023). Soil Properties that Differentiate Urban Land Use Types with Different Surface Geology in Southwest Nigeria. Urban Ecosystems, 26(1): 277–290.
13. Adelana, A.O., Aiyelari, E.A., Are, K.S. and Oluwatosin, G.A. (2023). Influence of Urban Land Use Types on Ecosystem Services in Two Rapidly Urbanizing Cities of Southwestern Nigeria. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 195: 1279.
14. Are, K.S. and Adelana, A.O. (2023). Exploring the Resistive Impact of Vegetative Grass Strip Spacing on Soil Loss and Sediment-Bound Nutrients in an Agricultural Hillslope. Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and Social Sciences, 21(1): 78–91.
15. Adelana, A.O. (2024). Urban Soil Infiltration Rates on Different Land Use Types in Southwest Nigeria: Actual Versus Model Estimates. LAUTECH Journal of Engineering and Technology, 18(3): 7–21.
16. Adelana, A.O., Are, K.S., Oke, A.O., Fademi, I.K., Ogunweide, T.A., Omotosho, O., Tobore, A. and Oluwatosin, G.A. (2025). Tillage and Cropping System Influence Soil Physical Quality and Erodibility of a Tropical Watershed in Northern Nigeria. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 25(3): 7829–7845.
17. Adelana, A.O. (2025). Soil Quality Assessment for Urban Agriculture in Two Cities of Southwest Nigeria. Moor Journal of Agricultural Research, 26(1): 86–97.
18. Adelana, A.O. and Are, K.S. (2025). Assessment of Soil Erodibility Estimators on Selected Soil Types in Southern Nigeria. Ife Journal of Agriculture, 37(1): 54–64.
19. Tobore A.O., Nkwunonwo, U.C, Abdussalaam, S., Oyerinde, G., Samson, V.M., Adeniran, A.Q., Adedeji, H.O., Odebode, A.M. and Adelana, A.O. (2025). Random Forest Algorithm and Remote Sensing Techniques for Wetland Soil Organic Prediction Towards Environmental Sustainability. Discover Environment, 3(1):222.
On-Going Research Projects:
1. Sustainable nutrient management and soil structural quality of erosion prone land.
2. Adelana, A.O. (2024). Urban Soil Infiltration Rates on Different Land Use Types in Southwest Nigeria: Actual Versus Model Estimates. LAUTECH Journal of Engineering and Technology, 18(3): 7–21, (Nigeria). DOI:10.36108/laujet/4202.81.0320.
Research Gate Address: www.researchgate.net/profile/Ayodele-Adelana
Google Scholar Id: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=yJRkoWMAAAAJ&hl=en
ORCID: 0000-0001-5834-578X

