Thomas A. Adjadeh (BSc Agric (Ghana) MSc, PhD (Iwate))

Senior Lecturer of Pedology and Head, Department of Soil Science, School of Agriculture, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana. He obtained his PhD in Soil Science from Iwate University, Japan in 1999. He has been teaching in the   University of Ghana since 2000. He teaches fundamentals of soil science at the undergraduate level and applied pedology courses namely Introduction to Paleopedology to Level 400 students and Forensic Soil Science to PhD students.

Areas of research over the years cover soil properties and their management, heavy metals in soil environments, pan soils in the Accra Plains, effect of long-term irrigation on soil properties.

Five Recent Journal Articles

1. Avornyo, V.K., T.A. Adjadeh and J.K. Amatekpor. (2013). Morphological, chemical and physical properties of two pan soils in the Lower Volta Basin of Ghana. West Africa Journal of Applied Ecology, 21(2): 63 – 77.
2. Shaibur, T.A. Adjadeh, and S. Kawai. (2013). Effect of phosphorus on the concentration of arsenic, iron and some other elements in barley grown hydroponically. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 13(1), 87-98.
3. Shaibur, M.R., T, Islam, T.A. Adjadeh, S.M.I., Huq and S. Kawai. (2012). Arsenic distribution in different parts of Branuniya (Partulaca oleracea L.) treated with elevated concentrations of arsenic. International Journal of Sustainable Crop Production, 7 (3): 36-46.
4. Ghartey, E.O., G.N.N. Dowuona, E.K. Nartey, T.A. Adjadeh and I.Y.D. Lawson. 2012. Assessment of variability in the quality of an Acrisol under different land use systems in Ghana. Open Journal of Soil Science, 2: 33-43.
5. Dowuona, G.N.N., E.T. Adjetey, E.K. Nartey, T.A. Adjadeh and R. Heck. 2011. Carbon accumulation and aggregate stability in an Acrisol under different fallow management in Ghana. Journal of Soil Science and Environmental Management, Vol. 2(12): 393 – 403.

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