Kazeem Kolapo OLALEKAN, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D
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Biosketch:
Kazeem OLALEKAN holds a 2019 PhD in Genetics and Breeding from the Universiti Putra Malaysia. He started his academic career as an Assistant Lecturer in Osun State University in October, 2009. He has been involved in teaching and active research with some of his senior colleagues. He has also acted as level course advisor and the Immam of the Ejigbo Campus Muslim community.
Research Interests, Achievements / Specialization:
Plant breeding, marker-assisted selection, Sustainability and organic agriculture, Research and Extension.
Contributions to knowledge
He has over 15 scholastic publications in local and international Journals. He has some undergraduate students under his supervision and has attended various local and international scientific Conferences and Workshops.
Scientific /Professional Activities:
He has been a resource person and member of the Board of Governor of Ede Premier College, Ede and Ibadullah Group of Schools, Ilobu, Osun State.
Awards/ Grants
Best science student award, Ede Muslim Grammar School (1988); President, Federation of Ede Local Government Students’ Union, University of Ibadan Chapter (1993); National Secretary Federation of Ede Local Government Students’ Union (1994), Pioneer Scribe, Ede Crystal Club (1995-1999); National Secretary, Ede Muslim Grammar School Old Students’ Association, (2011-2014); TETund Academic Staff Training and Development Award (2014); President Alhaq Muslim Society of Nigeria, Ibadan ( 2013 till date).
Academic Appointments:
Member of the Board of Governor, Ede Premier Institute, Awo, Osun State - since 2016
Member of the Board of Governor, Ibadullah Group of Schools, Ilobu, Osun State – since 2015
Membership of Learned and Professional Association
1. Member, Agricultural Society of Nigeria
2. Member, International Society of Tropical Foresters.
3. Member, Forestry Association of Nigeria
Recent Publications
1. Kazeem. K. Olalekan, Mohd Y. Rafii, Azrul M. Salleh, Mahmud TM Mohamed , Khairulmazmi Ahmad , Azizah Misran , Tanweer F. Abro , Yusuff Oladosu, Ibrahim W. Arolu , Chukwu Samuel, Magaji Usman. (2019). Analysis of Recurrent Parent Genome Recovery in Marker-assisted Backcross Breeding Program in Watermelon. International Journal of Scientific and Technology Research. 8(08): 945-955.
2. Yusuff Oladosu , Mohd Y. Rafii, Chukwu Samuel, Arolu Fatai , Usman Magaji, Isiaka Kareem, Zarifth Shafika Kamarudin, Isma’ila Muhammad and Kazeem Kolapo. (2019). Drought Resistance in Rice from Conventional to Molecular Breeding: A Review. Int. J. Mol. Sci., 20, 3519. 21pp. doi: 10.3390/ijms20143519.
3. Chukwu,S. C., M. Y. Rafii,S. I. Ramlee,S. I. Ismail,M. M. Hasan,Y. A. Oladosu,U. G. Magaji, Ibrahim Akos and K. K. Olalekan. (2019). Bacterial leaf blight resistance in rice: a review of conventional Breeding to molecular approach. Molecular Biology Reports. 14pp. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-019-04584.
4. Adeyeye A.S., Akanbi, W.B., Olalekan K.K, Lamidi, W.A., Othman, H.J. and Ishaku M.A. (2017). The Growth and Yield Performance of Sweet melon as Affected by Planting Spacing in North East Nigeria. International Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry. Vol.4 Issue 8. 17-21.
Conferences/Workshops Attendance:
He has attended some conferences and these include:
1. International Symposium on Sustainable Development, Osun State University, Osogbo, June, 2019.
2. Fifty-third Annual Annual Conference of the Agricultural Society of Nigeria, National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Badeggi, Niger State, October, 2019.
3. Seventh International Agriculture Congress, Hotel Bangi- Putrajaya, Malaysia, October. 2016.
4. Third International Plant Breeding Conference 2016. Bangi- Putrajaya Hotel, Malaysia, November, 2016.