Olawale Arogundade

About

A PhD degree holder in Crop Protection and a detail oriented molecular Plant virologist with extensive background in designing and implementing experimental procedures in discipline such as plant pathology, genetic screening for resistance and host-virus interaction with a wide range of experimental techniques, including the use of serological, molecular and bioinformatics tools to solve related problems. Possess excellent presentation skills and translating information concisely

Employment

• National Horticultural Research Institute Chief Research Officer
  2018 - Present
• National Horticultural Research Institute Principal Research Officer
  2015 - 2018

Education

• University of Ilorin PhD
  2009 - 2013

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (25)

• Molecular characterization of a begomovirus associated with yellow mosaic disease of Acalypha indica
  VirusDisease 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s13337-025-00919-9
  +Save
• Agro-morphological characterization of Okra (Abelmoschus species) for biotic stress and yield contributing traits under rainfed conditions in South Western Nigeria
  Plant Physiology Reports 2023 DOI: 10.1007/s40502-023-00716-w
  +Save
• Detection of a New Strain of the Yambean mosaic virus in Senna hirsuta (Irwin and Barneby) in Calabar, Southern Nigeria
  Indian Journal Of Agricultural Research 2023 DOI: 10.18805/ijare.a-636
  +Save
• Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Mango Cultivars in Southwest Nigeria
  International Journal of Fruit Science 2022 DOI: 10.1080/15538362.2021.2019652
  +Save
• Detection of Viruses Infecting Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) in the Derived Savanna of Nigeria and Influence on Proximate Composition
  Journal of Food and Agriculture 2022 DOI: 10.4038/jfa.v15i2.5266
  +Save
• Tomato and Jute Mallow are Two New Hosts of Papaya Bunchy Top Phytoplasma, a 16SrXII-O Subgroup Strain in Nigeria
  Plant Disease 2022 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-09-22-2192-pdn
  +Save
• The first report of bean common mosaic virus (BCMV) infection of African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa) in Nigeria
  Molecular Biology Reports 2022 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-022-07883-3
  +Save
• First report of bean common mosaic virus (BCMV) infection of African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa) in Nigeria
  2022 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1626217/v1
  +Save
• Identification and characterization of fungi pathogen causing fruit rot disease of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
  Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection 2022 DOI: 10.1080/03235408.2021.2019990
  +Save
• Identification and molecular characterisation of cercospora leaf spot disease pathogen on cowpea (Vigna unguiculataL. Walp)
  Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection 2022 DOI: 10.1080/03235408.2021.2000782
  +Save