Staff

Prof. Olusegun Samuel Balogun

Prof. Olusegun Samuel Balogun

Post
Professor
Department
Crop Protection
Email
balogun.os@unilorin.edu.ng
Office Address
Room 7, Ground Floor, Professorial Suit, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin
Teaching and Research Area
Crop Protection (Plant Virology)

Qualifications

  • University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria B. Agriculture
  • University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria; M.Sc. Crop Production
  • Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan; Ph.D. Plant Protection.

Professional Affiliations

  • Nigerian Society for Plant Protection
  • Nigerian Society for Experimental Biology
  • Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Phytopathological Society of Nigeria
  • Nigerian Society for Plant Virology
  • Nigerian Organic Agriculture Network
  • Nigerian Mycotoxin Awareness Network.
  • Horticultural Society of Nigeria
  • Japanese Society for Plant Pathology
  • Brazilian Society for Plant Pathology
  • Brazilian Society for Plant Pathology
  • Agricultural Society of Nigeria
  • Science Association of Nigeria
  • Sugarcane Technologist Society of Nigeria

Undergraduate Teaching

  • CPT 202 Introduction to the Study of Microorganisms
  • CPT 302 Plant Pathology

Postgraduate Teaching

  • Plant Virology
  • Plant Bacteriology
  • Methods in Plant Pathology Research

Research Interest

  • The pathology of arable and horticultural crops using biochemical and molecular techniques for assay and screening for resistance especially against viral and fungal diseases.
  • General Crop Protection using Chemical, Biological, Biotechnological as well as Cultural approaches in field crops and stored produce and products.