soolanipekun

Dr. OLANIPEKUN Samson Oyewole

senior research fellow 

area of specialization: crop physiology

 

Email: olanipekunsam@yahoo.com 

Phone Number: +234 806 037 2347 

  RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS:

 

1. Olanipekun, S. O., Togun, A. O., Adejumo, S. A. and Adeniyan, O. N. (2016). Effect of varying rates of organic fertilizer on the growth and fibre yield of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus ). Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and Social sciences, 14 (2): 24-33. (Nigeria).

 

2. Kareem, K. T., Oduwaye, O. F., Olanipekun, S. O., Adeniyan, O. N. and Oyedele O. A. (2017). Yellow vein mosaic disease in kenaf (Hibiscuss cannabinus) under different sowing date in two agroecologies. Nigerian Journal of Biotechnology, 33: 83-88. (Nigeria).

 

3. Anjorin F. B., Adejumo S.A., Adediran, J.A., Adebayo, A. K., Ogunniyan, D.J., Olanipekun, S.O. (2018).  Influence of different fertilizer application rates on growth and yield components of two maize varieties in a forest-savannah-transition agro - ecology zone. African Journal of Agriculture Technology and Environment. 7(1): 109-122. (Nigeria).

 

4. Olanipekun, S.O. (2018). Effect of organic fertilizer on growth, fiber yield and nutrient uptake of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) in southwest Nigeria. Moor Journal of Agricultural Research, 19:21-26 (Nigeria).

 

5. Olanipekun S.O.,O. Togun, S.A. Adejumo, O.N. Adeniyan and A.K. Adebayo (2019) Assessment of plant population on growth, fibre and seed yield of kenaf (Hibiscuss cannabinus L.) in Ibadan, western Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Research and Development, 18:50-56 (Nigeria).

 

6. Olanipekun, S.O. and A.O. Togun (2019). Effect of planting date on the growth, fibre and seed yield of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus ) in Ibadan, South Western Nigeria. Journal of Applied Science and Environmental Management, 24 (10): 1711-1714. (Nigeria).

 

7. Olanipekun, S.O., Togun, A.O. and Adebayo, A.K. (2020). Influence of NPK fertilizer on growth and nutrient uptake of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) in Southwestern Nigeria. European Journal of Agriculture and Forestry Research, 8(1):16-27 (UK).

 

8. Olanipekun, S. O., A.O. Togun, A. K. Adebayo and F. B. Anjorin (2021). Effects of organic and inorganic fertilizer on the growth and yield of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) Production in south western Nigeria. International Journal of Plant and Soil Science, 33 (2): 1-9 (UK)

 

9. Atta, A.T., Owolarafe, O.K., Omotosho, O.A., Adeniyan, O.N., Adetunmbi, J.O., Olanipekun, S.O. and Falana, O.B. (2021). Comparative Studies on the Mechanical Properties of some Selected Foreign and Indigenous Varieties Species of Kenaf. Nigerian Research Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences 6(1): 135-141 (Nig.)

 

10. Olanipekun, S.O. and S. Ajijola (2021). Effect of fertilizers on yield and profitability of (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) in rain forest- savannah transition agro ecology of Nigeria. Ife Journal of Agriculture 33(3): 55-65 (Nig.)

 

Technological achievement:

1. Formulation and validation of oil palm fertiliser in Nigeria (OCP funded).

 

2. Validation of appropriate fertiliser for kenaf cultivation.

 

3. Establishment of the appropriate planting time of kenaf for both fibre and seed production in Nigeria.

 

4. Validation of specialist micronutrient  fertiliser for Maize (OCP funded).

 

Research Interest: 

Soil and Crop nutrition management towards the improvement of crop performance 

 

Current Research Activities: 

improving the Nitrogen use efficiency of food food crop such as Maize.