Dr. OLABODE JOSEPH AMOLOJA
Lecturer I | Lecturer
Faculty of Agriculture ยท Department of Soil Science and Land Management
Specialization Soil Science and Land Resources Management
Office: FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, IKOLE CAMPUS
Phone: 08137241386
Email: olabode.amoloja@fuoye.edu.ng
Biography
Dr.olabode Amoloja, an Agriculturalist, hails from Okemesi Ekiti, Ekiti State. He attended L.A Primary School, Okemesi Ekiti and Omolore Comprehensive High School Irun-Akoko, Ondo State. He attended University of Ado Ekiti, known as Ekiti State University, where he bagged MSc. in Soil Survey and Classification (2014) and PhD in Soil Science and Land Resources Management (2023) under the Supervision of Professor A.S, Fasina at Federal University Oye Ekiti. He has worked with different Organisations; United Nation Development Project (UNDP), Ondo State Ministry of Agriculture and Ondo State Wealth Creation Agency (WECA). He is currently a Researcher and Lecturer at Federal University Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State.
Research Interests
Soil Fertility and Classification, Land Evaluation .
Qualifications
- BSc. In Crop Science, University of Ado Ekiti (2005)
- MSc., Ekiti State University (2014)
- PhD, Federal University Oye Ekiti (2023)
Selected Publications
- Land Evaluation and Management of Two Wetland Soils for Rice Production in Nigeria
Authors: Amoloja, O.J. Fasina, A.S., Babalola, T.S., Ajayi, S.O., Ogunleye , K.S., and Ilori, A.O.
Volume 9, Issue 1 (2026), page no: 127-136. Publication Date: 27/03/2026, DOI: 10.52589/AJAFS-TXEBUVLM (2026) - Spatial Distributions of Soil Chemical Properties in Wetland Soil Horizons of Ekiti State, Southwest Nigeria
Authors: Ajayi,,S.O, Fasina, A.S., Babalola, T.S, Fakorede, B.M.& Amoloja, O
Open Journals Nigeria (2024) - Assessment of Nutrients Mineralization in Degraded Soil Amended with Coal
Authors: SO Ilori, A. O. A., Shittu, O. S., Akande, T. Y., Amoloja, O., Ajayi, S. O
Applied Tropical Agriculture 29 (1) (2024) - Assessment of Weathering Intensity and Pedogenesis of Lithosequence Located in Two Agroecological Zones of Nigeria
Authors: AAOA Temitope S. Babalola, Abayomi s. Fasina, Matilda O. Oyewole, Samuel O
FUOYE Journal of Engineering and Technology 8 (3), 383 - 387 (2023) - Rice Response to Nitrogen Fertilizer on Three Wetland Soils in Ado-Ekiti
Authors: O Fasina, A. S., Shittu, O. S. and Amoloja
Nigerian Journal of Soil Science 23 (1), 145-156 (2013)
Undergraduate Project Supervision
- Ogunjide Comfort Adedayo. - Characterization and Classification of Selected soils in Ikole Ekiti (2022)
- Taiwo, Olusola Mary - Impact of Nitrogen Fertilizer on Soil Chemical Properties under Maize Production in A Wetland Soil (2023)
- Yusuf Samuel Temitope - Effect of Nitrogen Fertilizer on Soil Physical Properties under Maize Production in A Wetland Soil.. (2023)
- Atofarati Janet Temitope - Effects of Land Use on Some Selected Soil Properties In Two Different Locations in Southwest Nigeria (2024)
- Onimesi Olayiwola Isaac - Characterization and Classification of Some Selected soils in Ikole Ekiti, Ekiti State. (2024)
- Owadokun Feyisekemi Fayobi - Land Evaluation of Two Selected Soils for (Capsicum annum) and (crasocephalum biafrae ) Cultivation in Ikole-Ekiti (2024)
- Popoola Rofiat Olabisi - Land Evaluation of Two Selected Wetland Soils for Rice and Sugarcane Cultivation in Ikole Ekiti. (2024)
- Abioye Joy Busola - Effect of Organic Manure on Selected Soil Micro Nutrients under Maize Cultivation (2025)
Course Teaching
- SLM 201 - Principles of Soil Science I (2021/2022 First Semester)
- SLM 301 - Principles of Soil Science II (2023/2024 - 2025/2026 Session)
- FPY 405 - Soil Fertility & Management Techniques (2021/2022 - 2025/2026 First Se)
- FPY 411 - Farm Design, Soil Survey and Landuse Planning (2021/2022 - 2025/2026 First Se)
- SLM 508 - Properties & Management of Tropical Soils (2021/2022 Second Semester)
- AGM 504 - Principles of Irrigation & Drainage (2025/2026 Second Semester)
- SLM 510 - Remote Sensing & Landuse Planning (2021/2022 - 2024/2025 Second S)
- SLM 501 - Soil Survey & Classification (2021/2022 - 2023/2024 First Se)