Dr. Samuel Olorunfemi BAIYERI

Senior Lecturer | Lecturer

Faculty of Agriculture · Department of Crop Science and Horticulture

Specialization Agronomy and Crops' Nutritional Evaluation

Phone: +234 7030700774

Email: samuel.baiyeri@fuoye.edu.ng

Biography

Dr Samuel Baiyeri is a senior lecturer at the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria. He is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Agronomy, Federal University, Viçosa, Brazil. Previously, he was a Field Research Assistant with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), a Visiting Research Fellow with the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), an Agronomist with the International Center for Soil Fertility and Agricultural Development (IFDC), and a Visiting Research Fellow with the University of Ghana. He has been a recipient of scholarships and travel grant awards from the International Foundation for Science (IFS), the John Innes Centre (JIC, UK), the Global Cassava Partnership in the Twenty-First Century (GCP 21), the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), TRECCAfrica, and TETFUND. He received the University of Nigeria, Nsukka Vice Chancellor’s Award for being the Best Graduating PhD student of the Faculty of Agriculture in 2021. He has published research articles in reputable and impact factor journals. He is working on the agronomic and nutritional evaluation of staple, neglected, and underutilized crops.

Research Interests

Sustainable agriculture, crop characterization and evaluation, crop modelling, omics, microbiome, and precision agriculture.

Qualifications

• Ph.D Crop Science (Crop Production), University of Nigeria (2021)
• M.Sc. Crop Science (Plant Breeding and Genetics), University of Nigeria (2009)
• Bachelor of Agriculture (Agronomy) Second Class Honours (Upper Division), Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria (2004)

Selected Publications

1. Ethnomedicinal Applications, Food Value, Pharmaceutical and Economic Potentials and Future Perspective of Macauba Palm (Acrocomia acuelata)- A Systematic Review
   Authors: Baiyeri, S.O., Otitoju, G.T.O., Satimehin, A.A. and Clemente, J.M.
   Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. (2026)
2. Amino acids and phytochemical profiles of the fruits of jute mallow (Corchorus olitorius) accessions
   Authors: Baiyeri, S.O., Egbedi, P.E., Olayinka, A.O., and Otitoju, G.T.O
   Food Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal (2026)
3. Effects of cultivars and time of harvesting on the nutritional and phytochemical composition of leaves of jute mallow (Corchorus olitorius)
   Authors: Baiyeri, S.O., Egbedi, P.E., Elijah, O.M., Otitoju, G.T.O. and Clemente, J.M.
   Food Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal (2026)
4. Physical properties of the seeds of twenty-five African yam bean (Sphenotylis stenocarpa) accessions
   Authors: Baiyeri, S.O., Nwakuba, N.R., Satimehin, A.A. and Mmaduakor, C.O.
   Tropical Agriculture (Trinidad) (2026)
5. Antidiabetic , Antioxidant, and PPAR-gamma modulating Effects of Extracts from the leaves and fruits of Jute Mallow (Corchorus olitorius) in High-fat diet-fed, Streptozotocin-induced Diabetic rats
   Authors: Jeje, T. O, Baiyeri, S.O., Oladipo, O.G., Ibukun, O.E., Baiyeri, K.P. and Umoh, U.E.
   Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research (2025)
6. Resistance of ten elite African yam bean cultivars to the bean weevil Callosobruchus maculatus
   Authors: Baiyeri, S.O. and Ogaugwu, C.
   Journal of Biological Research and Biotechnology (2025)
7. Effects of Fertilizer and Accession on the Nutrient and Antinutrient Composition of the Leaf of Senecio biafrae
   Authors: Baiyeri, S.O., Oluwole, T.I. and Kolawole, O
   Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research (2024)
8. Performance of Jute Mallow (Corchorus olitorius) as affected by accession and poultry manure application rates
   Authors: Baiyeri, K.P. Arum, I.B. Olajide, K. and Baiyeri, S. O
   International Journal of Agricultural and Rural Development (2024)
9. Assessment of the Nutritional Composition of the Fruits of Jute Mallow (Corchorus olitorius)
   Authors: Baiyeri, S.O., Adeniji, O.T. and Alli-Balogun, V.O.
   Journal of Agriculture Food and Environment (2024)
10. Assessment of the Nutritional and Ethno-medicinal uses; domestication, production and conservation of Senecio biafrae among farmers in Ekiti State Southwestern Nigeria
    Authors: Baiyeri, S.O., Ajala, A.O., Kolawole, O. and Kolawole, B.J.
    Tropical Journal of Phyto-chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science (2024)
11. Constraints to the production of Senecio biafrae (Worowo) in Ekiti State, Southwestern Nigeria
    Authors: Baiyeri, S.O., Chukwuma, O.J., Ojo, O.F., Fakunle, O.O. and David J. Okoronkwo, D.J. and Aladesiun, O.R
    Journal of the Austrian Society of Agricultural Economics (2023)
12. Socioeconomic determinants of African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa) production among smallholder crop farmers in Ekiti State, Nigeria
    Authors: Baiyeri, S.O., Amusan, T.A. and Victor-Sunday, S.
    Journal of Agricultural Extension (2023)
13. Assessment of contribution of African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa) to farm household’s food supply chain in Ekiti State, Nigeria
    Authors: Baiyeri, S.O., Amusan, T. A., Otitoju, G.T.O. and Victor-Sunday, S
    Nigerian Journal of Nutrition Sciences (2023)
14. Nutrients, antinutrients, their correlations and mineral ratios in the fruits of organically produced Corchorus olitorius cultivars
    Authors: Baiyeri, S.O., Adeniji, O.T., Jandong, E.A., Samuel-Baiyeri, C.C.A., Osakwe, U.C. Adewoyin, O.B., and Otitoju, G.T.O.
    Journal of the Austrian Society of Agricultural Economics (2023)
15. Bioavailability of micronutrients, minerals and antinutrient evaluation of the seeds of African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa) accessions
    Authors: Baiyeri, S.O., Samuel-Baiyeri, C.C.A., Jandong, E.A. and Otitoju, G.T.O.
    Journal of Home Economics Research (2023)
16. Proximate, minerals, vitamins, and antinutrients and their correlations in the leaves of Senecio biafrae accessions
    Authors: Baiyeri, S.O., Samuel-Baiyeri, C.C.A. and Ndukwe, O.O.
    Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade) (2023)
17. Evaluation of the minerals, proximate, viscosity, and antinutrients of the fruits of Corchorus olitorius accessions
    Authors: Baiyeri, S.O. and Samuel-Baiyeri, C.C.A.
    Journal of the Austrian Society of Agricultural Economics (2022)
18. Effects of fertilizers on the growth performance of Senecio biafrae accessions
    Authors: Baiyeri, S.O., Oluwole, T.I. and Osakwe, U.C
    Journal of Agriculture and Food Environment (2022)
19. Evaluation of elite and local African yam bean cultivars for yield and yield-related traits
    Authors: Baiyeri, S.O., Uguru, M.I., Ogbonna, P.E. and Okechukwu, R.
    Tropical Agriculture (Trinidad) (2022)
20. Evaluation of the nodulation, root and above-ground biomass characteristics of African yam bean
    Authors: Baiyeri, S.O., Uguru, M.I., Ogbonna, P.E., Okechukwu, R. and Iwu, E
    Nigerian Journal of Crop Science (2019)
21. Evaluation of the nutritional composition of the seeds of some selected African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa Hochst Ex. A. Rich (Harms)) accessions
    Authors: Baiyeri, S.O., Uguru, M.I., Ogbonna, P.E., Samuel-Baiyeri, C.C.A., Okechukwu, R., Kumaga, F.K. and Amoatey, C.
    Agro-Science (2018)
22. Growth, yield and yield components of African yam bean and cassava in African yam bean/cassava cropping systems in a derived savannah agroecolog
    Authors: Baiyeri, S.O., Uguru, M.I., Ogbonna, P.E. and Okechukwu, R.
    Nigerian Journal of Crop Science (2018)
23. Molecular markers analysis and validation of resistance to cassava mosaic disease in selected elite cassava genotypes in Nigeria
    Authors: Okogbenin, E., Egesi, C.N., Olasanmi, B., Ogundapo, O. Kahya, S., Akinbo, O., Hurtado, P., Marin, J., Mba, C., Gomez, H., de Vincente, C., Baiyeri, S., Uguru, M., Ewa, F. and Fregene, M
    Crop Science (2012)

Professional Qualification

• Statistical Analysis Using R - International Centre for Applied Mathematical Modelling and Data Analytics (ICAMMDA) (2021)

Awards

• Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Award - Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Award for postdoctoral research training at the Department of Agronomy, Federal University, Viçosa, Brazil (2024- present)
• TRECCAfrica PhD Scholarship Award - TRECCAfrica PhD Scholarship Award – Transdisciplinary Training for Resource Efficiency and Climate Change Adaptation in Africa to carry out PhD research activities at the Department of Crop Science, University of Ghana. (2015-2016)
• John Innes Centre (UK) AfriPlantSci Fellowship/Training Award - John Innes Centre (UK) AfriPlantSci Fellowship/Training Award to participate in the Short Course on Plant Metabolism for Improved Nutrition and Health at NM-AIST, Tanzania. (2017)
• Global Cassava Partnership (GCP 21) Travel Grant Fellowship Award - Global Cassava Partnership (GCP 21) Travel Grant Fellowship Award to attend and participate in the Fourth International Cassava Conference, held at Cotonou, Benin Republic. (2018)
• Global Cassava Partnership (GCP 21) Travel Grant Fellowship Award - Global Cassava Partnership (GCP 21) Travel Grant Fellowship Award to participate in the World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, China. (2016)
• Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) Travel Grant Award - Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) Travel Grant Award to participate in Corporate Governance and Leadership Training, IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria. (2014)
• International Foundation for Science (IFS) Travel Grant Award - International Foundation for Science (IFS) Travel Grant Award to participate in the 6th Africa Agriculture Science Week and Collaborative Research Training Workshop, Accra, Ghana. (2013)
• International Foundation for Science (IFS) Travel Grant Award - International Foundation for Science (IFS) Travel Grant Award to participate in Value Chain Research on Neglected and Underutilised Species of Plants Workshop, Accra, Ghana. (2012)
• International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) M.Sc. Visiting Research Fellowship - International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Colombia – M.Sc. Visiting Research Fellowship Award. (2007-2009)

Prizes

• Vice-Chancellor’s Award (Postgraduate Faculty Prize) - University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) Vice-Chancellor’s Postgraduate Faculty Prize – Best graduating PhD student of the Faculty of Agriculture, UNN during the 2020/2021 academic session. (2023)

Membership of Professional Bodies

• Association of Applied Biologists (AAB) - Member (2026)
• Horticultural Society of Nigeria (HORTSON) - Member (2023-2026)
• Organic Agriculture Professionals in Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria (OAPTIN). - Member (2024-2026)

Paper Presentation - Local

• Assessment of the nutritional composition of the fruits of jute mallow (Corchorus olitorius). Oral presentation - The 17th Organic Agriculture Annual Conference of Organic Agriculture Professionals in Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria (OAPTIN), held at the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. (2024)

Paper Presentation - International

• Cassava mosaic disease, past, present and future perspectives - Scientific Workshop of the International Centre for Applied Mathematical Modeling and Data Analytics (ICAMMDA), Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. October, 2024. (2024)
• Evaluation of the effects of planting dates on the growth, yield and yield components of cassava and African yam bean in cassava/African yam bean cropping systems - Fourth International Cassava Conference of the Global Cassava Partnership for the Twenty-First Century (GCP 21) held at Cotonou, Benin Republic. June 11-15, 2018. (2018)
• Nutrient Quality and Agronomic Evaluation of African yam bean accessions in Nigeria and Ghana - First African Yam Bean Symposium organized by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan Nigeria. October 17 – 19, 2016. (2016)
• Comparative and productive interactions of African yam bean and cassava intercrop in a derived savanna agroecology - World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning, Guangxi, China. January 18-22, 2016 (2016)

Postgraduate M.Sc Supervision

• Olatuyi Opeyemi - Performance of low nitrogen tolerant maize varieties using different nitrogen rates under two agro-ecological zones of Ekiti State. (2023)

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