About

Kwadwo Ofori (BSc (Agric) (Ghana) MSc, PhD (Sask))

Research Interest

My research objectives over the years have been in these areas; Morphological characterization of local legume and vegetable crops. Quantitative variability and expected genetic gain from selection among variable crop entries. Exploitation of variability through selection for production and hybridization aimed at improving earliness to maturity fruit/seed yield and quality.

Publications

• Ofori K. and Djagbletey D. 1995. Analysis of yield and components of seed yield in some early maturing varieties of cowpea. Tropical Science 35: 236-239. Ofori K. 1996.
• Correlation and path-coefficient analysis of components of seed yield in Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea). Euphytica 91: 103-107. Bennett-Lartey S. O. and Ofori K. 1999.
• Heterosis in cowpea landraces from Ghana. Ghana Journal of Agricultural Science 32: 27-30. Ofori K. 1999.
• Multivariate analysis of genetic diversity of the garden eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum (G)) from Ghana. Agronomie Africaine 11(1):1-6. Denwar N.N. and Ofori K. 2003.
• Variation in Trap-Crop Capacity of Soybean Genotypes for the Control of Striga hermonthica. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology 5 (4): 504-506. Kumaga F.K. and Ofori K. 2004.
• Response of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) to bradyrhizobia inoculation and phosphorus application. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology 6 (2): 324-327. Ofori K. and P.Y. Klogo 2005.
• Optimum time for harvesting yardlong bean (Vigna sesquipedalis) for high yield and quality of pods and seeds. Journal of Agriculture and Social Sciences 1(2): 86-88. Ofori K. and Gamedoagbao D.K. 2005.
• Yield of scarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum L.) as influenced by planting dates of companion cowpea. Scientia Horticulturae 105 (3): 305-312. Ofori K. Kumaga F.K. and Tonyigah A. 2005.
• Morphological Characterisation and Agronomic Evaluation of Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) Germplasm in Ghana. Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter 145:23-28.
• Ofori K. Blay E.T. and Gamedoagbao D.K. 2006. Inter-relationships between agronomic traits and fruit yield in scarlet egg plant (Solanum aethiopicum (L.) Gilo group). Ghana Journal of Horticulture 5: 1-9. Bam R.K. Craufurd P.Q. Dorward P.T. Asiedu E.A. Kumaga F.K.and K. Ofori. 2007.
• Introducing improved cultivars: Understanding farmers' seed drying and storage practices in central Ghana. Experimental Agriculture 43 (3): 301-317.