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Location: Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Work: Agriculture. Plant Breeding and genetics. Crop Production and Improvement. Conservation of Plant Genetic Resourses.
Biographical: ABRIDGED CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL DATA Name: Professor Israel Olujide OBISESAN Date and Place of Birth: 14th June,1946. Ibadan. Nationality: Nigerian Marital Status: Married Present Employer: The Registrar, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Nigeria Present Position: Professor Date of Present Position: 1st October 1993. Faculty: Agriculture Department: Crop Production and Protection EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND SUB DEGREE Institute of Agricultural Research and Training( I.A.R&T) Akure, Aug. 1966-July,1968. Institute of Agricultural Research and Training(I.A.R.&T)Ibadan, Nov. 1968- Aug. 1970. UNDERGRADUATE University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) Ile-Ife. Sept. 1970 – June 1973. POSTGRADUATE University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) Ile-Ife. Sept. 1977- Nov. 1981. ACADEMIC/PROFESSIOINAL QUALIFICATIONS Ordinary National Diploma (O.N.D.) in Agriculture ------ 1968. Higher National Diploma (H.N.D.) in Agriculture - 1970 B.Sc.(Agric.) Hons. 2nd Class Upper - 1973. Ph.D. Plant Science (Specialization in Plant Breeding) - 1981. I.A.E.A.Certificate in Plant Breeding and Genetics - 1994. POSITIONS HELD Head, Department of Plant Science: 1st Aug. 1996 – July 31st 1999 and also 1st August 2000 –July 31st, 2003. Vice Dean, Faculty of Agriculture: Nov. 1995 – Oct. 1997. Chairman, Faculty Academic Planning Committee: Jan. 1991 – Oct. 1992. Chairman, Faculty Farm Planning Committee:: Oct. 1986- Oct. 1987. Chairman, Faculty Internship Committee: Nov. 1991- Oct. 1993. Chairman, Faculty Production and Project Management Committee: Oct. 2000 – 31st July, 2007. Member Institute of Ecology: Nov. 1991 -31st july, 2005. Member, Editorial Board, Ife Journal of Agric. May-Oct. 1993 and Nov. 1995- May, 2004. Editor, Nigerian Journal of Genetics: Feb. 1988 – April 1994. Member, University Senate 1993 till date. Editor, Ife Journal of Agriculture: May 2004 till 31st July, 2005. Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, August 1, 2005-July 31st, 2007. MAJOR AWARDS AND HONOURS RECEIVED Won the proficiency cup for the best student in the Ordinary National Diploma (OND) examination at the I.A.R.& T., Akure in 1968. Won the prize for the best student in the Higher National Diploma (OND) examination at the I.A.R. & T., Moor Plantation, Ibadan in 1970. Won the Faculty of Agriculture prize for the best overall performance in the Part III B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture examination at the University of Ife in June 1973. Fellow, I.A.E.A., 1993-1994. Member, National Steering Committee on AFRA 5.029 (African Region Cooperative Agreement) for Research Development and Training related to Nuclear Science Technology with regards to food crops, 1998 -2005. Associate Member, TWAS –UNESCO Associate Scheme for Centers of Excellence in the South 2003-2005 and 2007-2009. External Examiner for some Universities within and outside Nigeria. External assessor for Universities within and outside Nigeria and for staff promotion to professorial cadres. Resource person for Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria, 2009 till date. Member of Editorial Review Board of Agriculture and Biology Journal of North America (ABJNA). 2009 till date. Publications- In local and international journals. Professor I.O. Obisesan 23rd November, 2010
Favourite Publications: KEY PUBLICATIONS 1. Obisesan, I.O. and R.D.Parimoo,1985. Stability and adaptation responses of dumpy deli palms (Elaeis guineensis,Jacq.) to different environments.Malay.Appl.Biol.(14)2:84-88. 2. Arowolo,J.A.and I.O.Obisesan,1986.Inheritance of resistance of southern bean mosaic virus and cowpea aphid borne mosaic virus in cowpea. Nig. J. Plant Protection 10:11-16. 3. Obisesan,I.O. and Tunde Fatunla,1987.Effect of climatic factors on fresh fuit bunch yield and its components in the oil palm. Tropical Agric.(Trinidad) Vol 64 No3: 244-248. ,4. Amujoyegbe, J. B., I. O. Obisesan, A.O. Ajayi and F.A. Aderanti (2007). Disappearance of Kesting’s groundnut (Macrotyloma geocarpum (Harms) Marechal and Baudet) in south-western Nigeria: an indicator of genetic erosion. Plant Genet. Resources Newsletter, 2007, No. 152: 45- 50. 5. Obisesan, I. O. (2009). “What role can biotechnology play in mitigating the adverse effects of climate change on crop production?” Invited paper delivered at the second Humboldt International Conference at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. September 6-10, 2009. 6. Oladejo, A.S. and I.O. Obisesan. Morphological and physiological descriptors as indispensable determinants of yield in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp). Procedings Of the 33rd Annual Conference of Genetics Society of Nigeria Held at University of Ilorin, 28-29 September, 2009. Pp 75-81.
Work: Agriculture. Plant Breeding and genetics. Crop Production and Improvement. Conservation of Plant Genetic Resourses.
Biographical: ABRIDGED CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL DATA Name: Professor Israel Olujide OBISESAN Date and Place of Birth: 14th June,1946. Ibadan. Nationality: Nigerian Marital Status: Married Present Employer: The Registrar, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Nigeria Present Position: Professor Date of Present Position: 1st October 1993. Faculty: Agriculture Department: Crop Production and Protection EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND SUB DEGREE Institute of Agricultural Research and Training( I.A.R&T) Akure, Aug. 1966-July,1968. Institute of Agricultural Research and Training(I.A.R.&T)Ibadan, Nov. 1968- Aug. 1970. UNDERGRADUATE University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) Ile-Ife. Sept. 1970 – June 1973. POSTGRADUATE University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) Ile-Ife. Sept. 1977- Nov. 1981. ACADEMIC/PROFESSIOINAL QUALIFICATIONS Ordinary National Diploma (O.N.D.) in Agriculture ------ 1968. Higher National Diploma (H.N.D.) in Agriculture - 1970 B.Sc.(Agric.) Hons. 2nd Class Upper - 1973. Ph.D. Plant Science (Specialization in Plant Breeding) - 1981. I.A.E.A.Certificate in Plant Breeding and Genetics - 1994. POSITIONS HELD Head, Department of Plant Science: 1st Aug. 1996 – July 31st 1999 and also 1st August 2000 –July 31st, 2003. Vice Dean, Faculty of Agriculture: Nov. 1995 – Oct. 1997. Chairman, Faculty Academic Planning Committee: Jan. 1991 – Oct. 1992. Chairman, Faculty Farm Planning Committee:: Oct. 1986- Oct. 1987. Chairman, Faculty Internship Committee: Nov. 1991- Oct. 1993. Chairman, Faculty Production and Project Management Committee: Oct. 2000 – 31st July, 2007. Member Institute of Ecology: Nov. 1991 -31st july, 2005. Member, Editorial Board, Ife Journal of Agric. May-Oct. 1993 and Nov. 1995- May, 2004. Editor, Nigerian Journal of Genetics: Feb. 1988 – April 1994. Member, University Senate 1993 till date. Editor, Ife Journal of Agriculture: May 2004 till 31st July, 2005. Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, August 1, 2005-July 31st, 2007. MAJOR AWARDS AND HONOURS RECEIVED Won the proficiency cup for the best student in the Ordinary National Diploma (OND) examination at the I.A.R.& T., Akure in 1968. Won the prize for the best student in the Higher National Diploma (OND) examination at the I.A.R. & T., Moor Plantation, Ibadan in 1970. Won the Faculty of Agriculture prize for the best overall performance in the Part III B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture examination at the University of Ife in June 1973. Fellow, I.A.E.A., 1993-1994. Member, National Steering Committee on AFRA 5.029 (African Region Cooperative Agreement) for Research Development and Training related to Nuclear Science Technology with regards to food crops, 1998 -2005. Associate Member, TWAS –UNESCO Associate Scheme for Centers of Excellence in the South 2003-2005 and 2007-2009. External Examiner for some Universities within and outside Nigeria. External assessor for Universities within and outside Nigeria and for staff promotion to professorial cadres. Resource person for Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria, 2009 till date. Member of Editorial Review Board of Agriculture and Biology Journal of North America (ABJNA). 2009 till date. Publications- In local and international journals. Professor I.O. Obisesan 23rd November, 2010
Favourite Publications: KEY PUBLICATIONS 1. Obisesan, I.O. and R.D.Parimoo,1985. Stability and adaptation responses of dumpy deli palms (Elaeis guineensis,Jacq.) to different environments.Malay.Appl.Biol.(14)2:84-88. 2. Arowolo,J.A.and I.O.Obisesan,1986.Inheritance of resistance of southern bean mosaic virus and cowpea aphid borne mosaic virus in cowpea. Nig. J. Plant Protection 10:11-16. 3. Obisesan,I.O. and Tunde Fatunla,1987.Effect of climatic factors on fresh fuit bunch yield and its components in the oil palm. Tropical Agric.(Trinidad) Vol 64 No3: 244-248. ,4. Amujoyegbe, J. B., I. O. Obisesan, A.O. Ajayi and F.A. Aderanti (2007). Disappearance of Kesting’s groundnut (Macrotyloma geocarpum (Harms) Marechal and Baudet) in south-western Nigeria: an indicator of genetic erosion. Plant Genet. Resources Newsletter, 2007, No. 152: 45- 50. 5. Obisesan, I. O. (2009). “What role can biotechnology play in mitigating the adverse effects of climate change on crop production?” Invited paper delivered at the second Humboldt International Conference at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. September 6-10, 2009. 6. Oladejo, A.S. and I.O. Obisesan. Morphological and physiological descriptors as indispensable determinants of yield in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp). Procedings Of the 33rd Annual Conference of Genetics Society of Nigeria Held at University of Ilorin, 28-29 September, 2009. Pp 75-81.
