Prof. SAMUEL ADELOWO Olakojo
research PROFESSOR
PERSONAL PROFILE:
Discipline: Plant Breeding
Position: Research Professor
Qualification: BSc, MSc., PhD.
Technological achievements:
Discovery of resistant gene in the wild variety and one tomato accession(P-1). These accessions are currently being used as source of resistant gene in the development of bacterial wilt tolerant tomato varieties
Research interest:
Crop varietal release and registration
Active e-mail: saolakojo@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: +2348034671714
Current research activities:
1. Development of Top-cross hybrid maize for adaptation to forest agro-ecologies.
2. Breeding maize varieties tolerant to low nitrogen.
3. Breeding for stem borer and acid tolerant maize varieties.
RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS:
1. Adekoya M.A; Olakojo S.A, Ibikunle O.A, Lamidi G.O, Akintunde T.O, Olakojo O.O. and Odiyi A. (2021): Nigerian Journal of Seed Science 5(1): 21-30, Nigeria
2. Bankole F., Olaoye G., Oyekunle M., Olakojo S., Takim F.O., Omotesho K., and Ayinde O.E. (2022): Identification and Release of Early maturing Stress tolerant Maize Variety in Nigeria. Centre-point Journal (Science Edition) 28:40-59.
3. J.A. Adetumbi, ST. Akinyosoye, O. F Oduwaye, K.T. Kareem, S.A.Olakojo, Tolu O Kehinde, Modinat A. Adekoya, Olawale T.Adeniji, Lawrence S Fayeun (2022): Registration of ARTPEA/BB/72/B and ARTPEA/BB/22/W, Brown blotch and early maturing cowpea cultivars for humid ecologies of Nigeria, Journal of Plant Registration 16(3), 522-528.
4. Solomon Tayo Akinyosoye, Morufat Oloruntoyin Balogun Samuel Adelowo Olakojo (2023): Heterosis of Quality Protein maize inbred lines for agronomic traits and association with genetic distances based on SSR and phenotypic markers. Plant Gene 36:2023, 100435, 1-10.
5. Derek Mudadirwa, Thokozile Ndhlela, Samuel Adelowo Olakojo and Tinovonga Gonhi (2023): The potential of provitamin A maize (Zea may L) biofortification in Sub Saharan Africa: Current status, opportunities, challenges and perspectives: A review. CABI Reviews 18(1): 1-15.
6. ObajimiA.Onafemi, Oluwaferanmi F. Owolade, Julius O Olasoji, Samuel A.Olakojo, Rabiu S. Adamu, Adebayo A.Agboola, and Micheal O. Obembe (2023): Registration of ARTPEA-2B, 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; https//doi.org/10.10021/plr2.20335.
7. Okunade F, Olaoye G; Olakojo S.A(2023): Comparative analysis of soybean performance as affected by phosphorus concentration and soybean population at different locations of South Western Nigeria. International Journal of Science and Art Research (ISARC) 6(3): 1139-1151
8. Samuel Olakojo; Tolulope Feyisola; Kolawole Godonu and Oloruntoba Olakojo (2024) Some challenges of Sustainable Food Production and Nutritional Quality in the face of climate change in Africa- A Review In a Special Edition of a Book in Honor of Prof. Salako, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria.
9. S. A. Olakojo (2024) Building trust in Biotechnology Development: Sharing Experience, sharing Concerns. NABDA Journal of Biotechnology Research 3(2):9-13.
10. Akinyosoye S.T, Balogun M.O, Olakojo S.A, Adetumbi J.A, and Amusa O.D (2025): Estimates of combining Ability and Gene action for grain yield and yield components in extra-early Quality protein maize inbreds. Euphytica 221(41): 1-16.
11.Akintunde A.T, Olakojo O.O, Godonu G.K, Olakojo S.A. and Ariyo O.J(2025): Yield stability and Agronomic performance of late -maturing pro-vitamin A Maize in Southwest Nigeria, using GGE Biplot Analysis. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food sciences 39(1): 208-228
12. Derek Mudadirwa, Samuel Adelowo Olakojo, Thokozile Ndhlela, Xavier Mhike, Admire I. T. Shayanowako (2025): Understanding genetic diversity and population structure of CIMMYT and IITA early maturing provitamin A maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines using phenotypic traits and SNP markers for variable tolerance to drought and heat stress. Discover Plants (2025) 2:119 | https://doi.org/10.1007/s44372-025-00205-4
13. Olakojo O. Oloruntoba, Ogunniyan D.J, Akintunde Adewole T and Olakojo Samuel A. (2025): Combining Ability for Grain yield and popping expansion in popcorn(Zea mays evert) hybrids. Turkish Journal of Agriculture-Food Science and Technology13(8):2011-2018
14. Derek Mudadirwa, Samuel Adelowo Olakojo, Xavier Mhike, Clever Mukuze, Sinbonginkosi Sibanda and Thokozile Ndhlela (2026): Evaluation of CIMMYT and IITA Provitamin A Maize inbred Lines for carotenoid content and combined Drought and Heat tolerance in Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, 212: e 70169, 1-19.
Current research activities:
1. Development of Top-cross hybrid maize for adaptation to forest agro-ecologies.
2. Breeding maize varieties tolerant to low nitrogen.
3. Breeding for stem borer and acid tolerant maize varieties.
On-Going Research Projects:
1. Breeding for Elevated Provitamin A maize top opctossed
2. Breeding for climate smart maize varieties. Research Gate Address: Samuel saolakojo Google Scholar Id: Samuel saolakojo ORCID: 0000-0002-9510-7075