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Dr. Oluwaseun Temitope Faloye

Senior Lecturer | Examination Officer

Faculty of Agriculture · Department of Water Resources and AgroMeteorology

Specialization Soil and Water Engineering

Office: Ikole

Phone: 07037990959

Email: oluwaseun.faloye@fuoye.edu.ng

Biography

Dr. Faloye, Oluwaseun Temitope is a distinguished Nigerian academic with expertise in Agricultural and Environmental Engineering. Dr. Faloye has dedicated his career to advancing soil and water engineering. With a Ph.D. from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, and a fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, as a Junior Researcher with Prof. Ayodele Ebenezer Ajayi, my work emphasizes sustainable agricultural practices and climate resilience. Dr. Faloye has authored numerous research articles published in high-impact journals and he is a member of key professional bodies like Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) and National Institute of Agricultural Engineers (NIAE). I am committed to nurturing young engineers and contributing to global agricultural and environmental sustainability.

Research Interests

Dr. Faloye’s research focuses on optimizing agricultural practices through innovations in soil and water engineering. His interests include biochar amendment, water-use efficiency, irrigation technologies, and crop yield optimization under varying climatic conditions. He also explores machine learning applications for remote sensing and water resources modeling, crop responses and soil properties. Dr. Faloye’s work aims to address global challenges such as food security, sustainable water management, and climate change adaptation.

Qualifications

Selected Publications

  1. Performance evaluation of machine learning algorithms for estimating reference evapotranspiration based on NASA POWER weather data: a case study in Nigeria
    Authors: Faloye, O. T., Awotoye, G., Eludire, O. O., Olaleye, O. S., Oluwadare, A. O., Adeyeri, O. E., Laokhongthavorn, L. Kamchoom, V.
    Front. Artif. Intell. (2026)
  2. Simulation of emitter discharge along drip laterals under drip fertigation system using artificial neural network
    Authors: Faloye, O. T., Samuel, S. I., Okunola, A. A., Kamchoom, V., Sinsamutpadung, N., Adeyeri, O.
    PLoS One (2025)
  3. Evaluation of various machine learning-based bias correction approaches for NASA POWER air temperatures: a case study of Nigeria.
    Authors: Faloye, O. T., Kamchoom, V., Ogunrinde, A. T., Ajayi, A. E., Oguntunde, P. G., & Sinsamutpadung, N.
    Big Earth Data (2025)
  4. Forecasting maize yield from growth parameters using machine learning in a biochar-inorganic fertilizer amended soil under drip irrigation
    Authors: Faloye, O. T., Sinsamutpadung, N., Ajayi, A. E., Adeyeri, O., Kamchoom, V., Ogunwole, J. O.
    Smart Agricultural Technology (2025)
  5. Interrelationships and Prediction of Maize Productivity Using Soil Properties and Leaf Area Index Under Biochar and Inorganic Fertilizer Soil Amendments
    Authors: Faloye, O. T., Adelanke, B. A., Alake, A. S., Adekanye, T. A., Abioye, O. M., Olasehinde, D. A.
    NIPES-Journal of Science and Technology Research (2025)
  6. Development of Soil Wetting Front Estimation Models in Sandy Soil with a Hard Pan Under Drip Irrigation Using Empirical and Response Surface Methodologies
    Authors: Faloye, O.T., Ezeh, A., Kamchoom, V., Abioye, O.M., Ikubanni, P. P.
    Agronomy (2025)
  7. Evaluating impacts of biochar and inorganic fertilizer applications on soil quality and maize yield using principal component analysis.
    Authors: Faloye, O.T., Ajayi, A.E., Kamchoom, V., Akintola, O.A., Oguntunde, P.G.
    Agronomy (2024)
  8. Modelling and Optimization of Maize Yield and Water Use Efficiency under Biochar, Inorganic Fertilizer and Drip Irrigation Using Principal Component Analysis
    Authors: Faloye, O.T. Ajayi, A. E., Oguntunde, P. G., Kamchoom, V., Fasina, A.
    Agriculture (2024)
  9. Modelling crop evapotranspiration and water use efficiency of maize using artificial neural network and linear regression models in biochar and inorganic fertilizer-amended soil under varying water application
    Authors: Faloye, O. T., Ajayi, A. E., Babalola, T., Adeyinka, O. O., Adeyeri, O. E., Adabembe, B. A., Ogunrinde, A. T., Okunola, A., Fashina, A
    Water (2023)
  10. Hydraulic and pore functions as modified by biochar from different parts of mango plant in differently textured soils.
    Authors: Faloye, O. T., Ajayi, A. E., Rostek, J., Babalola, T., Fashina, A., Horn, R.
    Soil and Tillage Research (2023)
  11. Unsaturated hydraulic conductivity prediction using artificial intelligence and multiple linear regression models in biochar amended sandy clay loam soil. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
    Authors: Faloye, O. T., Ajayi, A. E., Ajiboye, Y., Alatise, M. O., Ewulo, B. S., Adeosun, S. S., Babalola, T., Horn, R.
    Soil Science and Plant Nutrition (2022)
  12. Water hydraulics, retention and repellency; response to soil texture, biochar pyrolysis conditions and wetting/drying.
    Authors: Faloye, O. T., Ajayi, A. E., Rostek, J., Babalola, T., Fashina, A., Horn, R.
    International Agrophysics (2022)
  13. Effective stress and pore water dynamics in unsaturated soils: Influence of soil management, and soil properties
    Authors: Faloye, O. T., Ajayi, A. E., Zink, A., Fleige, H., Dorner, J., Horn, R.
    Soil and Tillage Research (2021)
  14. Nutrient uptake, maximum yield production and economic return of maize under deficit irrigation with biochar and inorganic fertiliser amendments.
    Authors: Faloye, O. T., Ajayi, A. E., Alatise, M. O., Ewulo, B. S., Horn R.
    Biochar (2020)
  15. Maize growth and yield modelling using AquaCrop under deficit irrigation with sole and combined application of biochar and inorganic fertilizer
    Authors: Faloye, O. T., Ajayi, A. E., Alatise, M. O., Ewulo, B. S., Horn R.
    Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition (2020)
  16. Effects of biochar and inorganic fertiliser applications on growth, yield and water use efficiency of maize under deficit irrigation
    Authors: Faloye, O. T., Alatise, M. O., Ajayi, A. E., Ewulo, B. S.
    Agricultural water management (2019)
  17. Synergistic Effects of Biochar and Inorganic Fertiliser on Maize Yield in an Alfisol under Drip Irrigation
    Authors: Faloye, O.T., Alatise, M.O., Ajayi, A.E., Ewulo, B. S.
    Soil and Tillage Research (2017)
  18. Response of Soil Moisture Content, Evapotranspiration and Yield of Cowpea to Varying Water Application
    Authors: Faloye, O.T., Alatise, M. O., 2017
    Agricultural Engineering International (2017)

Membership of Professional Bodies

Postgraduate Ph.D Supervision

Postgraduate M.Sc Supervision

Course Teaching