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Fresh from the Adu’s Lab. Here, we highlight a striking mismatch between the food-security importance of root & tuber crops in sub-Saharan Africa & the research attention given to their root systems.
Perhaps it is time to look more closely belowground.
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Discover what taro can become | Learn to produce taro flour & innovative taro products. All are welcome.
A project of the Dept. of Crop Science, @UCCGH_Official, in partnership with CSIR-CRI/PGRRI, GAEC-BNARI. @FAO @planttreaty #BenefitSharing Fund
A paper from our project on taro funded by the FAO Benefit Sharing Fund 5 is out.
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We used meta analysis to show that we need stronger evidence to support biological control of taro leaf blight disease.
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A new paper from our project on taro breeding funded by the FAO Benefit Sharing Fund 5 is out.
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Here, we used meta analysis to show that need more & stringer evidence to support biological control of taro leaf blight disease.
@FAO @planttreaty @CapeVars
A new paper from our project on taro funded by the FAO Benefit Sharing Fund 5 is out. scijournals.onlinelibrary.wi……
Here, we used meta analysis to show that we need more & stronger evidence to support the biological control of taro leaf blight disease.
@FAO @planttreaty @CapeVars
Honoured to feature in the AD Scientific Index 2026. Ghana Top 1,000 Scientists!
My rankings:
Overall: #337
@UCCGH_Official: #33
Crop Sciences (Ghana): #4
Highest-ranked Crop Sciences scientist at UCC & the only one from UCC in that category in the Top 1,000.
Grateful to ALL
Michael Osei Adu (PhD) retweeted
WACCI’s Founding Director, Prof. @EY_Danquah delivers a thought-provoking address at UCC’s Research Awards and Grants ceremony: ‘National Research Fund for Sustainable Development: a strategic vision or political rhetoric?’ #ResearchLeadership #SustainableDevelopment #wacci
Honored to receive an Outstanding Contribution recognition in Research Income Contributors to UCC’s ranking on the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE WUR). This is my 3rd of such awards - first through my publications, and now twice through research grants.
Our CGIAR-SPIA STOCKTAKING EXERCISE IN GHANA where document CGIAR innovations in Ghana over the past 20 years. Read about it here: m.facebook.com/story.php?sto…
Excited to share our latest paper, just published!Optimizing Agronomic Zinc Biofortification in Carrots - Okyere‐Prah - 2025 - Plant-Environment Interactions - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Just back from the FAO’s Symposium on Farmers' Rights & a pre-event on Farmer Managed Seed Systems (FMSS) in Manila!
Shared our work on FMSS. We’re getting improved taro varieties to farmers, aiming to distribute 30,000+ propagules to improve livelihoods.
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Help me build Africa's root research network for the Intn'l Society of Root Research (ISRR) Working Group #7: Roots in Sub-Saharan Africa.
✅ Work on root systems in/for SSA? Please complete: forms.gle/zPbUvRXDNHbH7VfC8
✅ Know someone who does? Please share!
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A fresh one from the #AduLab: Soil reinforcement potential of multifunctional crop plants on arable ... sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
New one from the lab: Genotypic Variation in Root System Architecture in Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) for Adaptive Breeding in Soil Resource‐Limited Environments - Hygienus - 2025 - Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Fresh read from the #AdusLab: Identifying and Evaluating Salt‐Tolerant Halophytes Along a Tropical Coastal Zone: Growth Response and Desalination Potential - Sanleri - 2025 - Plant-Environment Interactions - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Presented at #Rhizosphere6 Edinburgh on root system (RSAs) research for SSA.
The paradox: 40% of SSA calories come from root & tuber crops (RTCS), yet these “root crops” have minimal RSAs research.
The “double neglect”: RTCs & its RSA’s are both are neglected. @UCCGH_Official
Tigernuts have numerous dietery & medicinal benefits, but it is neglected & underutilized. We are trying to change this status.
Here’s a new paper from the lab: Multitrait Selection for Higher Agronomic and Tuber Yield–Related Traits in Tiger Nut. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/shar…
Assessment of breeding value and gene action of okra germplasm for tol... sciencedirect.com/science/ar…