Academic Staff PROFILE

Dr. Bolaji Umar Olayinka

Dr. Umar Bolaji Olayinka

Post
Reader
Department
Plant Biology
Email
olayinka.bu@unilorin.edu.ng
Office Address
Room 3F18, Floor 1, PLB Building, University of Ilorin
Teaching and Research Area
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Qualifications

  • Ph.D Plant Biology
  • M.Sc. Botany
  • B.Sc. Botany
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Education

Professional Affiliations

  • Botanical Society of Nigeria
  • Teacher Registration Council of Nigeria
  • Nigerian Society for Experimental Biology
  • The Society for the Conservation of Phytofuel and Sciences, Ilorin

Research Affiliations

  • Plant Enzyme Assay
  • Plant Secondary Matabolite
  • Nutrient metabolism
  • Stress physiology
  • Weed-crop interference

Undergraduate Teaching

  • Plant Physiology
  • Cell Biology
  • Introductory Physiology
  • Plant Biochemistry
  • Plant Morphogenesis

Postgraduate Teaching

  • Plant Growth Regulatory Substances
  • Enzymology
  • Plant Water Relation
  • Advanced Physiology and Metabolism
  • Growth and Development Physiology in Plants

Research Interest

  • Stress physiology
  • Crop safety and food security
  • Biochemical and phytochemical constituents
  • Seed quality
  • Improvement of crop productivity via weed management

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