(a) Research in progress: - Reproductive Biology of Carica papaya. Plant development enhancement role of under-exploited botanicals (Bryophilum extract and Coconut milk). Incidence of variation in crown formation on pineapple fruits. Biosystematic studies of the Lagenaria group (& other Cucurbitaceae) Adaptive strategies in plants (morphological, cytological and reproductive)  …

Dissertations, 42 articles in referred Conference Proceedings & learned Journals; Some Relevant highlights include the followings:- 1. Ayodele, M.S. (1994): Size variations in Pollen of Vernonia Schreb.(Asteraceae) of different Plant Growth (Habits) forms. Plant Cell Incompatibility 26: 4-11. 2. Ayodele, M.S. (1994): Studies on the Reproductive Biology of Vernonia Schreb. (Asteraceae) I. Type…

• Western State Government Higher School Certificate Course Scholarship (1968/69) • Western State of Nigeria Cocoa Marketing Board Undergraduate Scholarship 1971 • Netherlands Government Fellowship Award (1983).…

(a)  Dissertation 1.  Kehinde, I.A. (1992). Fungi associated with postharvest decay of fresh produce B.Sc. Dissertation, University of Ibadan, Ibadan. 2.  Kehinde, I.A. (1995). The effect of fungi infection on the nutritional value of breadfruit (Artocarpus communis) M.Sc. Dissertation, University of Ibadan, Ibadan. 3.  Kehinde, I.A. (2008) Field and storage fungal pathogens of egusi melon, Cit…

Research in Progress: Efficiency of some botanicals for disease control of African Yam Bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa) in South Western, Nigeria. Biological control of diseases of African Yam Bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa) in South Western, Nigeria Research Completed:   Mycoflora associated with fifteen varieties of stored seeds of Sesamum indicum and their effect on nutritional value Effect…

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Trained & supervised students Research activities at undergraduate & postgraduate levels.…

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UNAAB Postgraduate Scholar’s award as outstanding 1999 M.Sc. graduate in the distinction class (70%) Sponsorship by WHO/APOC/SIZ for Entomology May 28 – June 30, 2007 Techniques Training for Multi-country Blackfly Migration research at Makeni-Sierra Leone. Travel grant by WHO/APOC to participate in the APOC/MDSC Expert January 30-31, 2008 Committee on Onchocerciasis Surveillance and Control in ex-…

• Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Nigeria. December 1992. • University of Ife, Ile-Ife Nigeria.  December 1987. • University of Ilorin, Ilorin. Nigeria.October 1978. • Agriculture, University of Ife, Ile-Ife. Nigeria. June 1973. • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Ibadan. Nigeria.May 1975. • International Agricultural Centre (IAC) Wageningen. The Netherlands.October 1983.…

• Nigerian Society for Animal Production (NSAP) • Genetics Society of Nigeria (GSN) • International Biometrics Society (IBS) • Animal Science Association of Nigeria (ASAN) • World's Poultry Science Association (WPSA) • International Network for Rural Poultry Development (INFPD) • American Society of Animal Science(ASAS) • International Society of Animal Genetics(ISAG)…

Research Interest: • QTL and RNA Expression Studies. • Physiological Genomics • Molecular/Genetic Characterization of Indigenous Livestock Species • Statistical Genomics and Bioinformatics • Genotype to Phenotype Association Studies in Livestock   Research Conducted: Identification of Molecular Markers to improve Fertility in Beef Cattle (USDA-NRI Sponsored project) Grant no 2008-35205-1871) i…