Miss. Aishat Adetola Anifowose

Miss. Aishat Adetola Anifowose

Assistant Lecturer
Crop Protection
University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

Ms. Anifowose began her research career at the molecular level in the Tissue Culture Laboratory of the Department of Crop Protection and Environmental Biology, University of Ibadan. She then proceeded to the Crop Protection Department, University of Ilorin, where she established the nematocidal activities of the effective microorganisms technology and compost manure on Meloidogyne incognita. She worked briefly at the Kwara State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources before joining the University of Ilorin as an Assistant Lecturer in 2023. Her current explorations center on elucidation of the molecular and biochemical basis of plant-nematode interactions; unveiling of genetic variations within different populations of plant nematodes. She is a peer reviewer for Scientia Agriculturae Bohemica and the Punjab University Journal of Zoology.

Qualifications

  • M. Sc. (Crop Protection); University of Ilorin, 2020
  • B. Agriculture (Crop Protection & Environmental Biology); University of Ibadan, 2015

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, Agricultural Society of Nigeria
  • Member, Nigerian Society of Nematologists
  • Member, Horticultural Society of Nigeria
  • Member, Nigerian Society of Plant Protection
  • Member, Nigerian Women in Agricultural Research for Development

Teaching & Research Areas

Molecular Plant-Nematode Interactions

Undergraduate Teaching

  • CPT 202 (Introduction to the Study of Microorganisms)
  • CPT 401 (Crop Disease Management)
  • CPT 512 (Applied Genetics)

Postgraduate Teaching

  • CPT 811 (Pathogenic Mycology)

Get in Touch

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Office Address
Room 1, Sasakawa Building, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin, Nigeria