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PROF. K. S. ARE

research PROFESSOR

area of specialization: soil PHYSICS/SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION

 

Email: ksare@iart.gov.ng 

Phone Number:+2348035721035 

  RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS:

 

1. Are, K.S., Oluwatosin, G.A., Adeyolanu, O.D. and Oke, A.O. (2009).  Slash and Burn Effect on Soil Quality of an Alfisol: Soil Physical Properties.  Soil and Tillage Research, 103: 4–10, The Netherlands, doi:10.1016/j.still.2008.08.011

 

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. United States of America DOI: 10.1097/SS.0b013e3182172b1b

 

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. Czech Republic DOI: 10.2478/v10295-012-0032-5

  

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. United Kingdom. doi.org/10.1080/03650340.2012.760037

 

5. 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. Germany. doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2015.12.002

 

6. 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: 454–462. Thailand. doi.org/10.1016/j.anres.2018.03.009

 

7. Are, K.S., Oshunsanya, S.O. and Oluwatosin, G.A. (2018). Changes in Soil Physical Health Indicators of an Eroded Land as Influenced by Integrated Use of Narrow Grass Strips and Mulch. Soil and Tillage Research, 184: 269–280. The Netherlands doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2018.08.009

 

8. Are, K.S. (2019). Biochar and Soil Physical Health. In: Abrol, V. and Sharma, P. (Eds.) Biochar - An Imperative Amendment for Soil and the Environment. Intech-Open Limited. London SE1 9SG. 21–33. United Kingdom . DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.83706

 

9. Li, Y., Are, K.S., Huang, Z., Guo, H., Wei, L., Abegunrin, T.P., Gu, M. and Qin Z. (2020). Particulate N and P Exports from Sugarcane Growing Watershed are more Influenced by Surface Runoff than Fertilization. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 302: (107087) 1–12. The Netherlands.. doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2020.107087

 

10. Are, K.S., Idowu, O.J. and Oluwatosin, G.A. (2023). Aggregate Sizes and Land Use Types Influence the Soil Aggregate Stability of the Humid Tropical Soil Environment. LAUTECH Journal of Engineering and Technology 17 (2): 47-57. Nigeria.

 

On-Going Research Project: 

1. Sediment fingerprinting to identify sediment sources and transport pathways in an intensive agricultural watershed 

2. Spatial and temporal variations of suspended sediment and associated nutrients as influenced by cropping systems   

 

Research Gate  Address: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kayode-Are?ev=hdr_xprf 

 

Google Scholar Id: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jnLHoVIAAAAJ&hl=en 

 

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1854-5493