Dr. Evans Asenso (BSc, MSc (Ghana), PhD (China), MGhIE)

Research Interests

• Soil management and conservation practices.
• Understanding and managing the effects of soil physico-chemical and biological conditions on soil health and quality.
• Crop sustainability and productivity measures.
• Biochar, vermicomposting, and C sequestration on soil properties and crop performance.
• Soil amendments and enhanced efficiency fertilizers for optimizing crop production.
• Managing crop water use efficiency (crop water stress).
• Irrigation engineering (fertigation).
• Agricultural image classification (deep learning approach).

Publication List

1. Evans Asenso, Zhimin Wang, Tian Kai, Jiuhao Li, Lian Hu. Effects of Puddling Types and Rice Establishment Methods on Soil Characteristics and Productivity of Rice in Southern China. Applied and Environmental Soil Sciences. 2022. 3192003. https://doi.org/1155/2022/3192003
2. Dong Wang, Lihua Dai, Xiaojun Zhang, Shabnam, Sayyad, R. Sugumar, Khushmeet Kumar, Evans Asenso. Vibration signal diagnosis and conditional health monitoring of motor used in biomedical applications using Internet of Things environment. The Journal of Engineering. 2022. 2.12203. https://doi.org/10.1049/tje2.12203
3. Evans Asenso, Zhimin Wang, Tian Kai, Jiuhao Li, Lian Hu. Soil microbial population as affected by tillage and rice cultivation modes in Stagnic Anthrosols and Lateritic Red Earth soils in Southern China. Frontiers in Soil Science. 2022. 2:1020814. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoil.2022.1020814
4. Komal Sharma, Chetan Sharma, Shamneesh Sharma, Evans Asenso. Broadening the Research Pathways in Smart Agriculture: Predictive Analysis Using Semiautomatic Information Modeling. Journal of Sensors. 2022. 5442865. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/5442865 
5. Evans Asenso, Lian Hu, Jiuhao Li, Tian Kai. Subsoiling improves soil physical properties and increases productivity in a maize farmland in Southern China. Agricultural Engineering International: The CIGR e-journal. 2022. Vol. 24, No. 3.
6. V. Akilandeswari, Ankit Kumar, S. Thilagamani, V. Subedha, V. Kalpana, Kiranjeet Kaur, Evans Asenso. Minimum Latency-Secure Key Transmission for Cloud-Based Internet of Vehicles Using Reinforcement Learning. Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience. 2022. 6296841. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/6296841
7. Sadick Amoakohene Appiah, Jiuhao Li, Kelvin Edom Alordzinu, Fuseini Issaka, Ebenezer Acheampong Afful, Evans Asenso, Ransford Opoku Darko, Alaa Al Aasmi, Songyang Qiao. In-Situ Assessment of Mandarin Crop Water Index Using CWSI Infrared Camer. In Conference Proceeding: 8th International Conference on Sensors and Eclectronic Instrumentation Advance At: Corfu, Greece. September, 2022.
8. Wenlin Sun, Ashutosh Sharma, Evans Asenso. An intelligent ubiquitous compression technique for DNA sequencing using Hadoop. The Journal of Engineering. 2022. 2.12193. https://doi.org/10.1049/tje2.12193 
9. Tian Kai, Jiefeng Zeng, Tianci Song, Zhuliu Li, Evans Asenso, Jiuhao Li. Tomato Leaf Disease Recognition Based on Deep Convolutional Neural Networks. Journal of Agricultural Engineering. 2022. 1432. https://doi.org/10.4081/jae.2022.1432 
10. Sharmila Nageswaran, G. Arunkumar, Anil Kumar Bisht, Shivlal Mewada, J. N. V.R. Swarup Kumar, Malik Jawarneh, Evans Asenso. Lung Cancer Classification and Prediction Using Machine Learning and Image Processing. BioMed Research International. 2022. 1755460. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/1755460 
11. Tribhuwan Kumar, K. Sakthidasan Sankaran, Mahyudin Ritonga, Shazia Asif, C. Sathiya Kumar, Sudhakar Sengan, Evans Asenso. Fuzzy Logic and Machine Learning-Enabled Recommendation System to Predict Suitable Academic Program for Students. Mathematical Problems in Engineering. 2022, 5298468. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/5298468 
12. Xu Wu, Dezhi Wei, Bharati P. Vasji, Ahmed Kareem Oleiwi, Sunil L. Bangare, Evans Asenso. Research on Network Security Situational Awareness Based on Crawler Algorithm. Security and Communication Networks. 2022. 3639174. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/3639174 
13. Shivam Saw, Prasoon Kumar Singh, Jaydev Kumar Mahato, Rohit Patel, Deepak Naresh Dhopte, Evans Asenso. Groundwater Suitability Evaluation using Entropy Weightage Quality Index (EWQI) Model and Human Health Cancer Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal in Eastern India. BioMed Research International.  2022, 2476126.  https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/2476126 
14. Sadick Amoakohene Appiah, Jiuhao Li, Yubin Lan, Ransford Opoku Darko, Kelvin Edom Alordzinu, Alaa Al Aasmi, Evans Asenso, Fuseini Issaka, Ebenezer Acheampong Afful, Hao Wang, Songyang Qiao. Real-Time Assessment of Mandarin Crop Water Stress Index. Sensors. 22(11):4018. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s22114018 
15. Pallavi Deshpande, N. Suganthi, G. Nirmla, Anand Pandey, Patteti Krishna, Meenakshi Anurag Thalor, Evans Asenso. Metaheuristic Deep Learning-Driven Wireless Communication Security Adaptation Using Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA). Security and Communication Networks. 2022, 8426997. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8426997 
16. Arun Malik, Gayatri Vaidya, Vishal Jagota, Sathyapriya Eswaran, Akash Sirohi, Isha Batra, Manik Rakhra, Evans Asenso. Design and Evaluation of a Hybrid Technique for Detecting Sunflower Leaf Disease Using Deep Learning Approach. Journal of Food Quality. 2022, 9211700. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/9211700 
17. Manik Rakhra, Sumaya Sanober, Noorulhasan Naveed Quadri, Neha Verma, Samrat Ray, Evans Asenso. Implementing Machine Learning for Smart Farming to Forecast Farmers' Interest in Hiring Equipment. Journal of Food Quality. 2022, 4721547. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/4721547 
18. Abhishek Raghuvanshi, Umesh Kumar Singh, Guna Sekha Sajja, Harikumar Pallathadka, Evans Asenso, Mustafa Kamal, Abha Singh, Khongdet Phasinam. Intrusion Detection Using Machine Learning for Risk Mitigation in IoT-Enabled Smart Irrigation in Smart Farming. Journal of Food Quality. 2022, 3955514. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/3955514 
19. Ashutosh Kumar Singh, Svn Sreenivasu, U.S.B.K Mahalaxmi, Himanshu Sharma, Dinesh D. Patil, Evans Asenso. Hybrid Feature-Based Disease Detection in Plant Leaf Using Convolutional Neural Network, Bayesian Optimized SVM, and Random Forest Classifier. Journal of Food Quality. 2022, 2845320. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2845320 
20. Sadick Amoakohene Appiah, Jiuhao Li, Yubin Lan, Kelvin Edom Alordzinu, Alaa Al Aasmi, Hao Wang, Songyang Qiao, Ernest Owusu-Sekyere, Ebenezer Acheampong Afful, Evans Asenso, Fuseini Issaka. Regulated Deficit Irrigation (RDI) under Citrus Species Production: A Review. Journal of Horticulture and Forestry. 2021. https://dx.doi.org/10.5897/JHF2021.0676
21. Evans Asenso, Luyong Zhang, Lingmao Tang, Fuseini Issaka, Kai Tian, Jiuhao Li, Lian Hu. Moldboard Plowing with Direct Seeding Improves Soil Properties and Sustainable Productivity in Ratoon Rice Farmland in Southern China. Sustainability. 2019, 11, 6499; https://doi:10.3390/su11226499 
22. Fuseini Issaka, Zeng Zhang, Yongtao Li, Zhongqui Zhao, Evans Asenso, Adam Sheka Kanu, Wenyan Li, Jinjin Wang. Zero Tillage Improves Soil Properties, Reduces Nitrogen Loss and Increases Productivity in a Rice Farmland in Ghana. Agronomy. 2019, 9, 641. https://doi:10.3390/agronomy9100641
23. Kai Tian, Jiuhao Li, Jeifeng Zeng, Evans Asenso, Lina Zhang. Segmentation of Tomato Leaf Images Based on Adaptive Clustering Number of K-Means Algorithm. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 165, 2019, 104962. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2019.104962 
24. Zhang Luyong, Hu Lian, Asenso Evans, Zhang Lina, Li Jiuhao. Effects of Cultivation Modes on Soil Physical Characteristics of Rice Fields. Heilongjiang Agricultural Sciences. 2019(8): 35-38. https://doi.10.11942/j.issn1002-2767.2019.08.0035  (In Chinese with English Abstract).
25. Evans Asenso, Lian Hu, Fuseini Issaka, Kai Tian, Lina Zhang, Luyong Zhang, Jeifeng Zeng, Yan-Fei Zhu, Jiuhao Li. Four Tillage Method Assessments on Soil Organic Carbon, Total Nitrogen, Biological Activities and Maize Grain Yield in Southern China. Food and Energy Security. 2019;00:e176. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.176 
26. Fuseini Issaka, Zheng Zhang, Zhong-Qui Zhao, Evans Asenso, Jiu-Hao Li, Yong-Tao Li, Jin-Jin Wang. Sustainable Conservation Tillage Improves Soil Nutrients and Reduces Nitrogen and Phosphorous Losses in Maize Farmland in Southern China. Sustainability. 2019, 11, 2397. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11082397 
27. Evans Asenso, Lian Hu, Fuseini Issaka, Kai Tian, Lina Zhang, Luyong Zhang, Jeifeng Zeng, Yan-Fei Zhu, Jiuhao Li. Impact of Tillage Practices on Selected Soil Physico-chemical and Biological Conditions, and Maize Yield in Latosolic Red Soil of Southern China. In: Proceedings of XIX. World Congress of CIGR (International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering). Antalya-Turkey, 2018, pp. 232-246. cigr.org/Proceedings/ (Conference Paper).
28. Evans Asenso, Jiuhao Li, Lian Hu, Fuseini Issaka, Kai Tian, Lina Zhang, Luyong Zhang, Hai-Bo Chen. Tillage Effects on Soil Biochemical Properties and Maize Grown in Latosolic Red Soil of Southern China. Applied and Environmental Soil Science. 2018, 8426736. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/8426736 
29. Zhang Lina, Evans Asenso, Zhang Luyong, Tian Kai, Yang Dantong, Li Jiuhao. Effects of Tillage Methods on the Physical Characteristics of Red Soil of Upland. Soil and Water Conservation. 2018, 25 (03): 46-50. (In Chinese with English Abstract).
30. Evans Asenso, Jiuhao Li, Hai-Bo, Chen, Emmanuel Ofori, Fuseini Issaka, and Bismark Mensah Brako. Head and Lateral Length on Water Distribution Uniformity of PVC Drip Irrigation System. African Journals of Agricultural Research, 2014, 9(30), 2298-2305. https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR2013.7468 
31. Evans Asenso, Emmanuel Ofori, Wilson Agyie-Agyare, Ebenezer Mensah, and Nicholas Kyei-Baffour. Growth and Yield of Akposoe Maize Variety under Different Water Placement Depths in Ghana. ADRRI Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Ghana. 2014, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 14-29, ISSN: 2026-5204.