Member Profile
Membership type: full
Mary Iwuagwu
Country of origin: Nigeria Currently in: Nigeria, Okigwe General field of specialization: Agricultural Sciences-
Degrees
2016 Doctorate Agricultural Sciences2005 Master Agricultural Sciences1999 Undergraduate Biological Systems and Organisms -
Current Research Activities
Agricultural Sciences
Soil fertility management, organic and mineral fertilization of crops, organic farming, cropping system, drought stress, mushroom cultivation, cocoyam improvement
Publications resulting from Research:
Iwuagwu, M.O., Ogbonnaya, C.I. and Onwuchekwa, O. (2020). Complementary effects of rice husk and nitrogen fertilizer on the growth, yield and nutrient uptake of cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott). Ame. J. Plant Biol., 5:1-4
Iwuagwu, M.O., Ukaoma, A.A. and Osuagwu, U.K. (2019). Effectiveness of sawdust mulch and NPK (15:15:15) fertilization on pepper (Capsicum annum L.) production. Asian J. Biol. Sci. DOI: 10.3923/ajbs. Online.
Iwuagwu, M.O., Okpara, D.A., Ogbonna, N.C. and Okechukwu, C.L. (2019). Soil chemical properties and nutrient composition of cocoyam grown in an organically fertilized soil. Commu. Soil Sci. Plant Anal., 50(16): 1955 – 1965. DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2019.1648491
Iwuagwu, M.O., Ogbonna, N.C., Okechukwu, U.H. (2019). Insecticidal Effects of Some Plant Leaf Extracts in the Control of Insect Field Pests of Amaranthus hybridus L. Intl. J. Plant Sci. Hort., 1: 71-79. https://doi.org/10.36811/ijpsh.2019.110008
Iwuagwu, M.O. and Nwosu, N.N. (2018). Performance of in vitro cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) plantlets weaned with locally sourced substrates. Intl. J. Environ. Agric. Biotech. (IJEAB), 3(2): 663-669. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22161/ijeab/3.2.47
Iwuagwu, M.O., Ogbonnaya, C.I. and Onyike, N.B. (2017). Physiological response of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (l.) Walp.] to drought: the osmotic adjustment resistance strategy. Academic J. Sci., 7(2): 329 - 344
Iwuagwu, M.O., Okpara, D.A. and Muoneke, C.O.( 2017). Varietal effect of cowpea and cow dung application rates on the productivity of cocoyam/cowpea intercrop. J. Exp. Agric. Intl., 16(5): 1 – 14. DOI: 10.9734/JEAI/2017/32530
Iwuagwu, M.O., Okpara, D.A. and Muoneke, C.O. (2017). Growth and yield responses of cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) to organic wastes in the humid agro-ecological zone of South-eastern Nigeria. Intl. J. Plant Soil, 16(6): 1- 11. DOI: 10.9734/IJPSS/2017/32517
Iwuagwu, M.O., Okpara, D.A., Muoneke, C.O. and Ukaoma, A.A. (2016). Organic and mineral fertilizer effects on growth and yield of cocoyam in a tropical ultisol in south eastern Nigeria. J. Plant Breed. Crop Sci., 8(10):175-181. DOI: 10.5897/JPBCS2016.0583
Iwuagwu, M. Chukwuka, K.S., Uka, U.N. and Amandianaeze, M.C. (2013). Effects of bio-fertilizers on the growth of Zea mays L. Asian J. of Microbiol. Biotech. Env. Sci. 15(2): 235 – 240.
Current profession
Current professional activities type:TeachingTeaching undergraduate and post graduate students, supervision of students' projects, thesis and dissertations, conducting research
Workshop and Conference Attended
2019 Rivers State, Nigeria 11th Annual Conference of the Mycological Society of Nigeria2019 Tucson, Arizona, USA Botany 20192019 Imo State, Nigeria 1st Conference and Workshop of Biotechnology Society of Nigeria (BSN) South East Zone2016 London, UK 8. International Conference for Academic Disciplines2016 Ibadan, Nigeria 13. 24th Annual Conference of Botanical Society of Nigeria
