ProfESSOR Julius Oluseyi OLASOJI
PERSONAL PROFILE:
Discipline: Seed Science and Technology
Position: Research Professor
Qualification: B Agric., MSc., Ph.D.
Technological achievements:
Determination of the optimum storage conditions and idea packaging/storage materials for some crops
Research interest:
1) Production of high quality seeds of institute mandate crops.
2) Maintenance of physiological seed quality
Active e-mail address: :juliusolasoji@ymail.com, joolasoji@iart.gov.ng
Telephone: +234-08037058191, 07013845336
Current research activities:
1) Seed physiological quality of maize cultivars in response to zinc fertilization,
2) Genetic variation in cowpea seed quality using multivariate analysis.
RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS:
1. Oluseyi J. O. and Olosunde, A. A. (2023). Response of Kenaf Varieties to Different Threshing Methods and Storage Environments. Archives of Crop Science,6(1): 199-205 (United States of America)
2. Aluko, O. A., Amosun, J. O., Olasoji, J. O., Adewumi, A. D. and Odunaye, M. K.(2023). Increasing Array of Herbicides for Post-emergence Weed Control and Seed Yield in Maize (Zea mays Linn).Journal of Experimental Agriculture International, 45(6):1-8 (United States of America) Google Scholar
3. Olasoji, J. O., Kolawole, M. A. and Amadi, P. C. (2023). On-farm Assessment of the Agronomic and Economic Potentials of Selected Maize Hybrid in Southwestern Nigeria. Ife Journal of Agriculture,35(1):108-117 (Nigeria).
4. Olasoji, J. O., Olosunde A. A. and Koh J. O. (2023). Varietal Differences in Seed Germination and Seedling Vigour Characteristics in Local and Improved Cowpea Genotypes, International Journal of Agronomy and Agricultural Research, 23(2):20-27 (Bangladesh) Scopus
5. Olasoji, J. O., Olosunde A. A. and Okoh J. O. (2023). Genetic Variation in Physiological Seed Quality of Some Selected Cowpea Genotypes. International Journal of Bioscience, 23(3):177-184 (Bangladesh) Thomson Reuters
6. Olasoji, J.O., Timothy, M.I.J., Dada, A. O., and Owolade, O. F. (2023). Developing a Sustainable Spraying Regime for Cowpea Seed Production in South West Nigeria. Scholars Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 10(9):114-120. (India) Publons.
7. Anjorin, F. B., Abiola, R.A., Olasoji, J. O. and Olaniran, D. O. (2023). Soil Weight Determination for Optimal Growth and Yield Performances of Pot-grown Maize. Journal of Central European Agriculture: 24(4):855-861 (Bulgaria) Scopus
8. Obajimi, A. O., Owolade, O. F., Olasoji, J. O., Olakojo, S. A.,Agboola, A.A. Adamu, R. S. and Obembe, M. O. (2024). Registration of “ARTPEA-204B”, an Early-Maturing Cowpea Cultivar for The Southern Agro-ecology of Nigeria with High Fodder, High Grain Yield and Reduced Need for Insecticidal Spray. Journal of Plant Registrations, 18(1):61-68 (United States of America) Thomson Reuters
9. Olasoji, J. O.,Egbetokun O. A., Kolawole M. A. and Saka J. O. (2024). Economic Evaluation of Cowpea Production Under Different Spraying Regimes in Three Southern Agro-Ecologies of Nigeria. African Journal of Agricultural Resource Economics, 19(1):85-98 (Kenya).
10. Anjorin, F. B. and Olasoji, J. O. (2024). Grain Yield and Seed Quality Attributes of Maize Grown Under Different Zinc Sulphate Application Techniques in Moor Plantation, Ibadan, Nigeria. Nigeria Journal of Applied Science Environ. Manage, 28(5):1615-1621 (Nigeria).
11. Aluko, O.A., Amosun, J.O., Ayodele, O.P., Udenba, I.O., and Olasoji, J.O. (2023). Screening of Herbicides for Weed Control in Soybean in Derived Savanna Agroecology of Nigeria. Moor Journal of Agricultural Research, 24: 56 –71. (Nigeria).
12. Akinyosoye, S.T.*, Anjorin, F. B., Fafemi, T.O., Olarewaju,S. T., Olasoji, J. O., Akintoye, N. A., and Adetumbi, J. A.(2025). Genetic Analysis of Seed Size, Maturity Class and Seed Coat Colour in Tropical Maize Inbred Lines for Yield Improvement. Acta hort regiotec, 28, 2025(1): 45–57
On-Going Research Projects :
1. Development of adaptable maize technologies along value chain
2. Adoption and socio-economic impact of crop-based agricultural technologies in South West, Nigeria. ORCID: 0000-0002-5222-0131