About

Dr. Ayeh is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Plant and Environmental Biology in the School of Biological Sciences, University of Ghana. He received his BSc (Hons) degree from The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana in 1992. He was awarded MSc (Plant Biotechnology) and PhD (Biology) degrees from the University of Oslo (UiO) and The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) respectively. He worked as a Research Scientist from 2000-2005 at the Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute (BNARI) in The Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Kwabenya. He also worked as an Environmental Project Coordinator in Edmonton-Canada. He took up appointment with the University of Ghana as a Lecturer in 2014. He was a Research Associate at the International Laboratory for Tropical Agriculture Biotechnology (ILTAB) in St. Louis- Missouri, USA. He has attended many training programmes in Plant Biology, including The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) programme in Plant Molecular Markers, Seibersdorf-Austria.
Dr. Ayeh has publications in some reputable journals including Frontiers in Plant Sciences and BMC Plant Biology.
Dr. Ayeh is a reviewer for the Ghana Journal of Science. He has served on a number of committees at the University of Ghana. He is responsible for activities of the Tissue Culture and Biotechnology Laboratory at The Department of Plant and Environmental Biology, University of Ghana.

Education

BSc. Cand.Scient. (MSc), PhD

Research Interest

• Plant Physiology
• Plant Biotechnology
• Cell and Molecular Biology
• Plant Tissue Culture
• Plant Stress Biology

Publications

     Selected Publications

1. Kwadwo Owusu Ayeh, Anning Kwame Peter, Adoteye Emmanuella Grace and Lewis Enu-Kwesi (2021). Physiological, developmental and growth responses to desiccation induced stress in four seed coat colour varieties of Vignaunguiculata (L. Walp). African Journal of Agricultural Research Vol. 17(4), pp. 642-657. https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR2021.15483
2. Priscilla Nkrumah, Ayisha Marfo Amadu and Kwadwo Owusu Ayeh (2021). Comparison of ameliorating effects of Salicylic acid and Potassium nitrate on plant height and flowering time in salinity and drought induced stresses in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Ghana J. Sci. 62 (1), 2021, 26 – 36 https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gjs.v62il.3
3. Ellis Dzandu, Lewis Enu-Kwesi, Carol Merley Markwei, Kwadwo Owusu Ayeh (2021). Screening for drought tolerance potential of nine Cocoa (Theobroma cacao l.) genotypes from Ghana. Heliyon: Volume 7, Issue 11, November 2021, e08389  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08389 
4.  Kwadwo Owusu Ayeh, Adoteye Emmanuella Grace, Enu-Kwesi Lewis, Andrew Sarkodie Appiah (2021). Interactive effects of Groundnut Rossette Disease infection and drought stress on growth and performance of groundnuts (Arachis hypogaea l.). Ayeh KO, Grace AE, Lewis EK, Appiah AS (2022) Interactive Effects of Groundnut Rossette Disease Infection and Drought Stress on Growth and Performance of Groundnuts (Arachis Hypogaea L.). J Plant Physiol Pathol 10:5.
5. Irene Agblesi Adukonu, Kwadwo Owusu Ayeh, Elizabeth Acheampong (2022). Effective decontamination and multiplication of Croton membranaceus in vitro. Cell Biology & Development. Volume 6, Number 2, Pages 68-81.
6. Ayisha Marfo Amadu, Andrew Sarkodie Appiah and Kwadwo Owusu Ayeh (2023). Differential Biotic and Abiotic Induced Stress Levels Confer Varying Morphological Responses in Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench) Cultivars (2023). Asian J. Biol Sci 16 (3): 302-321, 2023. https://doi.org/10.17311/ajbs.2023.302.321 
7. Elaine Azu, Wilfred Elegba, Abigail Tweneboah Asare, Kwame Asare, Christian Akama, Solomon Ayeboafo Otu, Samuel Azure, Nanabanyin Kweku Nifa Narkwa, Kwadwo Owusu Ayeh & Kenneth Danso (2024): Indirect plant regeneration in Dioscorea rotundata and Dioscorea alata yam genotypes using different explants, Plant Biosystems -  https://doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2024.2360465
8. Charlotte Serwaa Opoku Appiah, Samuel Aduse-Poku and Kwadwo Owusu Ayeh (2024). Comparative morphological and physiological responses of three Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata l. walp.) cultivars to induced water, salinity and combined water and salinity stresses. Pak. J. Bot., 56(5): DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2024-5(22).
9. Appiah, A. S., Amponsah, J., Afful, N. T., Ocloo, F., Amiteye, S., Sarfo, M. K., Kusi-Adjei, R., Otu, S. A., Annor, C., Ayeh, K. O., & Asare-Bediako, E. (2024). Reduction of Carbon Assimilation and Water Use Efficiency in Groundnut Ringspot Virus (GRSV)-Infected Groundnut Varieties. European Journal of Biology and Biotechnology, 5(5), 1–7.  https://doi.org/10.24018/ejbio.2024.5.5.523