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Mr. Joshua Sunday Ameh

Assistant Lecturer

Faculty of Life Sciences · Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology

Specialization Plant Tissue Culture

Office: ACADEMIC BUILDING(FACULTY OF PHYSICAL BUILDING)

Phone: 08062418595

Email: joshua.ameh@fuoye.edu.ng

Biography

Biography of Joshua Sunday Ameh
Early Life and Academic Foundations
Joshua Sunday Ameh is an accomplished Nigerian researcher, plant scientist, and educator. Born on June 26, 1988, in Dekina, Nigeria, Joshua hails from the Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State. His permanent home address is rooted in Ai-Kwu Otukpa within Benue State.
Joshua’s academic journey began at Mother of Mercy Nursery/Primary School in Okpoga, Benue State, where he obtained his First School Leaving Certificate in 2001. He went on to attend St. Francis College in Otukpo, completing his Senior School Certificate in 2007.
Driven by a passion for the natural world, Joshua pursued higher education at the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (now Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University) in Benue State. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Botany in 2014, graduating with Second Class Honors (Upper Division). Demonstrating an exceptional commitment to his field, he returned to the same institution to complete a Master of Science in Plant Sciences and Biotechnology in 2021, graduating with a First Class degree.

Research Interests

Plant Tissue Culture
Plant Biotechnology
Plant Molecular Biology
Plant Physiology

Qualifications

Selected Publications

  1. Drought priming and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria enhance Solanum lycopersicum metabolites under drought stress
    Authors: Oyinade A David, Oluwatoyin A Fabiyi, Idowu Olawuni, Deborah M Chukwuma, Peace I Kolawole-Idowu, Boluwatife O Adedayo, Quareebat A Shontan, Jacob V Onimisi, Amarachi F Onyema and Joshua S Ameh
    J Sci Food Agric 2026 (2026)
  2. PGPR-AMF induced modulation of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate and phenylpropanoid metabolism improves flood tolerance in tomato plants
    Authors: Oyinade A. David, Oluwatoyin A. Fabiyi Qowiu O. Olanrewaju Kehinde M. Popoola, Adeniyi T. Adedara , Joshua S. Ameh, Idowu Olawuni c , Akinlolu O. Akanmu , Khadijat L. Abdulrahma, Modupe D. Ajiboye
    South African Journal of Botany (2026)
  3. DIVERSITY STUDIES OF SWEET POTATO (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam), TOWARDS FOOD SECURITY IN NIGERIA: A REVIEW.
    Authors: Alfred, J.U., Ameh, J.S. and Paul, A.M.
    UMYU NAS conference (2025)
  4. DIVERSITY STUDIES OF COCOYAM (Colocasia esculentum and Xanthosoma sagittifolium [L.] Schott), TOWARDS FOOD SECURITY IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA: A REVIEW.
    Authors: Alfred, J.U., Paul, A.M., and Ameh, S.J.
    UMYU NAS conference (2025)
  5. Micro Propagation of Pterocarpus santalinoides Using Three Different Growth Media
    Authors: S. J. Ameh, C. U. Aguoru, C. C. Iheukwumere, O. J. Olasan and U. J. Alfred1
    Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology (2019)
  6. COMPARATIVE OPTIMIZED DNA ISOLATION PROTOCOLS FOR SIX ACCESSIONS OF SWEET POTATO (Ipomoea batatas [L] Lam.) IN NIGERIA USING FTA PLANT SAVER CARD AND DNA ZOL
    Authors: Ubelejit Alfred, Godspower Ekeruo, Sunday Ameh, Stephen Amos
    International Journal of Life Sciences Research (2018)
  7. Ethnobotanical Survey of Plants in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, Southern Nigeria
    Authors: Ubelejit Alfred1, Adoyi Paul, Sunday Ameh, Yakubu Danjuma
    International Journal of Life Sciences Research (2018)
  8. QUANTIFICATION OF VARIOUS BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS IN THE THREE MAJOR ORGANS OF OKOHO PLANT (CISSUS POPULNEA GUILL & PERR) IN BENUE STATE NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA, WESTERN AFRICA
    Authors: C. U. Aguoru, Ameh, S. J. & Olasan, O.
    European Journal of Advanced Research in Biological and Life Sciences (2014)

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