Characterization and Classification of Selected soils in Ikole Ekiti
FUOYE Academic Staff Profile
Dr. OLABODE JOSEPH AMOLOJA
Lecturer I
Department of Soil Science and Land Management, Faculty of Agriculture
Area of Specialization: Soil Science and Land Resources Management
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
| Degree | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
| BSc. In Crop Science | University of Ado Ekiti | 2005 |
| MSc. | Ekiti State University | 2014 |
| PhD | Federal University Oye Ekiti | 2023 |
Undergraduate Project Supervision
Impact of Nitrogen Fertilizer on Soil Chemical Properties under Maize Production in A Wetland Soil
Effect of Nitrogen Fertilizer on Soil Physical Properties under Maize Production in A Wetland Soil..
Effects of Land Use on Some Selected Soil Properties In Two Different Locations in Southwest Nigeria
Characterization and Classification of Some Selected soils in Ikole Ekiti, Ekiti State.
Land Evaluation of Two Selected Soils for (Capsicum annum) and (crasocephalum biafrae ) Cultivation in Ikole-Ekiti
Land Evaluation of Two Selected Wetland Soils for Rice and Sugarcane Cultivation in Ikole Ekiti.
Effect of Organic Manure on Selected Soil Micro Nutrients under Maize Cultivation
Course Teaching
Principles of Soil Science I
Principles of Soil Science II
Soil Fertility & Management Techniques
Farm Design, Soil Survey and Landuse Planning
Properties & Management of Tropical Soils
Principles of Irrigation & Drainage
Remote Sensing & Landuse Planning
Soil Survey & Classification
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
Open publicationSpatial 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
Open publicationAssessment 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
Open publicationAssessment 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
Open publicationRice 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
Open publication
