Thesis

As part of this project, 5 PhD thesis and 26 Master thesis have been written - many of them have been submitted, and some are still in the writing process. We congratulate all PhD and Master students on their achievements, their energy and their great work!

Please find below a list including the authors, the work packackages and the titles of the thesis. Click on the title to open the pdf.

Name	WP	Thesis title	Status
PhD students
Dorcas Blankson	1	Improving Soil Health and Carbon Sequestration with Empty Oil Palm Fruit Bunch	Graduated
John Bright Nyasapoh Amoah	2	Sole and Combined Effect of Irrigation and Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch on Soil Properties and Eggplant Production	Graduated
Vincent Agyemang Opoku	3a	Tolerance to concurrent drought and heat stress among African eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum) cultivars as affected by oil palm empty fruit bunch biochar	Graduated
Benjamin Azu	3b	Soilborne disease resistance in African eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum): pathogen identity, genotypic screening, drought interaction, metabolomic insights, and mitigation strategies	Submitted
Daniel Ninson	4	Adoption of climate-resilient technologies, effects on profitability and the development of a business model for vegetable farming in Ghana	Defended

MSc students
Patrick Manfo	1	Effect of EFB biochar and/ or compost on soil biological properties of a coastal savannah Acrisol soil	Graduated
Jedidah Koomson	1	Effect of empty fruit bunch biochar and compost application on physical and hydraulic properties of a coastal Savanna Acrisol	Submitted
Edward Eshun	1	The effects of empty fruit bunch (EFB) biochar and /or compost on some selected soil properties in coastal savanna Acrisol	Graduated
Ebenezer Manso	1	Assessing the utilization of empty fruit bunch amendments to improve soil quality and okra yield in Coastal Savannah	2^nd year
Stephen Bitaba	1	Potential risks of contamination in empty oil palm fruit bunch biochar and compost-amended soil and their impact on soil health	2^nd year
Daniel Kpodo	2	Impact of oil palm empty fruit bunches and irrigation on soil water dynamics, growth and yield of eggplant in a sandy clay loam soil	Graduated
Grace Elorm Ayayi	2	Biochar amendment to two tropical soils: effect on available water content, okra physiology and uptake of phosphorus	Graduated
Billey Jafaar	2	Residual effect of rice straw biochar on okra and maize productivity 7 years after amendment to a tropical Acrisol	Graduated
William Akortey	2	Short-term effects of glacial rock flour on physical and hydrological properties of four different soils and growth of maize	Graduated
Bernard Boadi Mensah	2	Poultry manure and its biochar amendment to a sandy clay loam soil under irrigation: comparative effects on soil hydro-physical properties, biomass yield and water productivity of maize.	Graduated
Ebenezer Agyapong	2	Biochar and Ash for soil health	2^nd year
Justice Asante	3a	Morphophysiological responses of oka (Albemoschus esculentus L Moench) genotypes to the effects of single and concurrent stress of drought and heat.	Graduated
Godswill Hygienus	3a	Selection for superior root system architecture, biochemical and yield indices in okra (Abelmoschus Esculentus (L.) Moench) under drought stress and biochar amendment	Graduated
Salomey Mensah	3a	Nutrient retention in highly weathered tropical soils using organic amendments (Organic-NuTention)	2^nd year
Joshua Nkansah	3a	Combining abilities & heterosis for yield, drought, and heat tolerance traits in okra	2^nd year
Esther Dameh	3a	Heterosis and combining ability studies for molecular characterization, drought resistance and high yield in eggplants.	2^nd year
Samuel Quarm	3a	Effect of Seed Source and Storage Conditions on Seed Health, Physiological Quality, Growth, and Yield of Okra and Garden Egg in the Central Region of Ghana	2^nd year
Eric Sakyi	3a	Modulation effect of EFB biochar on morphophysiology, yield and root system architecture traits of African eggplant genotypes under drought stress	2^nd year
Prosper Asamoah Mensah	3b	The evaluation of the susceptibility of four garden egg (solanum Aethiopicum) varieties to the major field insect pests	Graduated
Vincent Tamakloe	3b	Evaluation of the susceptibilities of some selected eggplant accessions to major insect pests in the field and under screenhouse conditions	Graduated
Miriam Forson	4	Vegetable farmer’s perceptions and willingness to adopt digital marketing platforms in Ghana	Graduated
William Opoku-Agyemang,	4	Smallholder vegetable farmers’ perceptions and willingness to accept agribusiness model innovation: a study in the central region of Ghana	Graduated
Stephen Awuakye Danso	4	Economic analysis of inclusive and sustainable business models for smallholder vegetable farmers in the eastern region of Ghana	Graduated
Joseph Basadji Tetteh	4	Inclusive business model and sustainability	2^nd year
Samuel Asah Akyeampong	4	Productivity of vegetable farmers using irrigation technology in the Greater Accra and Eastern Regions of Ghana	Graduated
Jerry Ayuuretoliyaakanwake	4	Inclusivity of vegetable cooperatives and effect on adoption of water-related climate smart practices among vegetable farmers in southern Ghana	Submitted