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FUOYE Academic Staff Profile
Dr. KEHINDE MARY POPOOLA
Lecturer I
Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences
Area of Specialization: Plant Physiology
Biography
Dr. Kehinde Mary Popoola (née Alabi) is a Nigerian academic, researcher, and educator specializing in Botany, Plant Physiology, Plant Biotechnology, and Plant Disease Management. She currently serves as a Lecturer I in the Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Nigeria. Dr. Popoola obtained her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Botany from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, before earning a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) from the National Teachers' Institute, Kaduna. She later obtained her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Botany from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, in 2016. Her teaching portfolio covers a broad range of undergraduate courses, including General Biology, General Physiology, Plant Pathology, Plant Physiology, Plant Virology, Industrial Biotechnology, Conservation and Biodiversity, Economic Botany, Biosafety, Mushroom Cultivation, and Bioresources Management. She has supervised numerous undergraduate research projects and currently co-supervises postgraduate research. Dr. Popoola's research focuses on phytochemicals, allelochemicals, plant physiology, sustainable crop production, plant disease management, plant–microbe interactions, biotechnology, and environmental stress tolerance in plants. She has authored and co-authored several peer-reviewed publications in reputable national and international journals, contributing to advances in plant science, agricultural biotechnology, and environmental sustainability. She is actively involved in academic administration and has served as a Level Adviser and currently as the Examination Officer in the Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology at FUOYE. She is also a member of several professional organizations, including the Botanical Society of Nigeria (BOSON), the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), the National Association of Women in Academics (NAWAC), the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), and the Science Teachers Association of Nigeria (STAN). Beyond academia, Dr. Popoola is committed to community service through faith-based and humanitarian activities. She participates in children's Bible
Research Interests
Effects of nanomaterials on plant Physiology
Membership of Professional Bodies
Undergraduate Project Supervision
1. ANTIOXIDANTS ACTIVITIES AND SHOOT HEIGHT OF CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS TREATED WITH GREEN SYNTHESIZED SILVER NANOPARTICLE (AgNPs)
2. MORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS TO GREEN SYNTHESIZED SILVER NANOPARTICLES (AGNPS).
3. PHYTOCHEMICAL AND CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT OF CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS TREATED WITH GREEN SYNTHESISED SILVER NANOPARTICLES (AGNPS)
4. EFFECT OF GREEN SYNTHESIZED SILVER NANOPARTICLES (AGNPS) ON PHYTOCHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS OF CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS
5. EFFECTS OF GREEN SYNTHESIZED SILVER NANOPARTICLES ON PHYTOCHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS AND PHOTOSYNTHETIC PIGMENTS OF Amaranthus Hybridus
6. MORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF AMARANTHUS TO GREEN SYNTHESIZED SILVER NANOPARTICLES
7. THE EFFECT OF GREEN SYNTHESIZED SILVER NANOPARTICLES(AgNps) ON CHLOROPHYLL ACCUMULATION AND ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL OF AMARANTHUS HYBRIDUS
8. ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY AND CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT OF Abelmoschus esculentus (OKRO) TREATED WITH GREEN SYNTHESIZED SILVER NANOPARTICLES
9. EFFECT OF GREEN SYNTHESIZED SILVER NANOPARTICLES (AGNPS) ON PHYTOCHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS OF ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS (OKRA)
THE EFFECT OF GREEN SYNTHESIZED SILVER NANOPARTICLES (AgNPS) ON CHLOROPHYLL ACCUMULATION AND PHYTOCHEMICAL CONTENT OF ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS
MORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS (OKRA) TO GREEN SYNTHESIZED SILVER NANOPARTICLES (AGNPS)
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL CONTENT OF ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS (OKRA) TREATED WITH GREEN SYNTHESISZED SILVER NANOPARTICLES
13. EFFECTS OF GREEN SYNTHESIZED SILVER NANOPARTICLES ON PHYTOCHEMICAL CONTENT OF CORCHORUS OLITORIUS
MORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF CORCHORUS OLITORIUS TO GREEN SYNTHESIZED SILVER NANOPARTICLES (AgNPS).
15. COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL CONTENT OF CORCHORUS OLITORIUS TREATED WITH GREEN SYNTHESIZED NANOPARTICLE
ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY AND CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT OF Corchorus olitorius TREATED WITH GREEN SYNTHESIZED SILVER NANOPARTICLES (AgNPs)
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL OF SEED AND SEED COAT OF BITTER COLA (Garcinia kola).
18. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE PHYTOCHEMICAL STUDY OF PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS CULTIVATED ON PAPER AND INTEGRATED SUBSTRATE
19. ANTI-OXIDANT AND PROXIMATE ANALYSIS OF AIR DRIED PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS CULTIVATED USING INTEGRATED SUBSTRATE
20. PHYTOCHEMICAL AND ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES OF OVEN DRIED PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS AND PLEUROTUS PULMONARIUS USING PAPER AND INTEGRATED SUBSTRATES
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL CONTENT OF CAPSICUM ANNUUM TREATED WITH GREEN SYNTHESIZED NANOPARTICLES.
IMPACT OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES (AGNPS) ON SOME BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF AMARANTHUS.
EFFECTS OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES ON GERMINATION AND GROWTH OF CELOSIA ARGENTEA
24. MORPHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF Celosia argentea TO SILVER NANOPARTICLES
25. EFFECTS OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES ON GERMINATION AND GROWTH OF CELOSIA ARGENTEA
26. MORPHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF (Celosia argentea) LAGOS SPINASH TO HEAT STRESS/WATER STRESS
27. MORPHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE OF lAGOS SPINACH (Celosia argentea TO WATER STRESS
28. MORPHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF CELOSIA ARGENTEA TO WATER STRESS
29. MORPHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF CAPSICUM ANNUUM TO SILVER NANOPARTICLES.
30. MORPHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF CAPSICUM ANNUUM TO SILVER NANOPARTICLE. AKINWANDE
31. MORPHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF Capsicum annum TO SILVER NANOPARTICLES
32. EFFECT OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES ON THE PHYTOCHEMICAL CONSTITUENT OF AMARANTHUS CRUENTUS
33. EFFECT OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES ON THE PHYTOCHEMICAL CONSTITUENT OF AMARANTHUS CRUENTUS.
34. EFFECTS OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES ON THE PHYTOCHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS OF AMARANTHUS
34. EFFECTS OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES ON THE PHYTOCHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS OF AMARANTHUS
35. ALLELOPATIC EFFECT ON AZADIRACHTA INDICA ON COWPEA 10K-843-2 (VIGNA UNGUICULATA) GROWTH AND STIMULATION OF METABOLITES
36. ALLELOPATIC EFFECT ON AZADIRACHTA INDICA ON COWPEA 14K-1813-1 (VIGNA UNGUICULATA) GROWTH AND STIMULATION OF METABOLITES
Course Teaching
General Biology I
Experimental Biology I
General Physiology
Field Course
Plant Pathology
Conservation and Biodiversity
Plant Physiology
Paleobotany/Paleontology
Industrial Biotechnology
Seminar
Economic Botany
Bioresources Management
Plant Virology
Mushroom cultivation Technology
General Biology I
Experimental Biology I
General Physiology
Plant Pathology
Conservation and Biodiversity
Paleobotany/Paleontology
Industrial Biotechnology
Seminar
Economic Botany
Bioresources Management
Plant Virology
Mushroom cultivation Technology
Selected Publications
Effect of Green- Synthesised Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs) on the growth performance and Chlorophyll content of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp).
Authors: 9. Popoola, K.M., Oluwadare F.A., ,Olowolaju, , E.D., Ajewole, T.O.,Iwuala, E.N.,Adejumo, A.A., Ajiboye, M.D. and Okwor, J.E.
Ife Journal of Science vol. 27, no. 2 2025. • 2026
Open publicationAntagonistic Potentials of Native Nigerian Trichoderma Strainon Fusarium oxysporum (rmf) a pathogen isolated from Solanum lycopersicum mill (TOMATO)
Authors: 8. Ajiboye M. D, Popoola K. M. Komolafe R. J. Asemoloye M. D, Nwaokolo V. M, Fawibe O. O, Oyelakin A. S & Ajiboye A. A
FUOYE Journal of Agriculture and Human Ecology 8(1):41-54 • 2026
Open publicationPGPR-AMF induced modulation of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate and phenylpropanoid metabolism improves flood tolerance in tomato plants.
Authors: 1. Oyinade A. David, Oluwatoyin A. Fabiyi, Idowu Olawuni, Akinlolu O. Akanmu, Qowiu O. Olanrewaju, Adeniyi T. Adedara, Khadijat L. Abdulrahma Modupe D. Ajiboye, Kehinde M. Popoola. Joshua S. Ameh:
South African Journal of Botany • 2026
Open publicationSalt Stress Tolerance Enhanced by Symbiotic Mycorrhizal Fungi in Two Mungbean Landraces.
Authors: 2. Emmanuel Iwuala, Isiaka Abiodun, Victor Odjegba, Kehinde Popoola, Adedotun Adekunle, Emmanuel Ayenigba, Sylvia Uzochukwu, Afroz Alam
Journal of Crop Health (2025) 77:88 • 2025
Open publicationComparative Analysis of Gene Expression in Selected Drought Resistant Vegetables
Authors: 6. Ajewole Tolulope Olumide, Okpeku Moses, D.M. Chukwuma, N. Iwuala Emmanuel, K.M. Popoola, J.O. Agbolade, Adeoye A.O and O.A. David
Asian Journal of Plant Sciences 22 (1): 215-226 • 2023
Open publicationMultidimensional applications and potential health implications of nanocomposites.
Authors: 3. Olushola S. Ayanda, Rukayat O. Quadri, Sulaiman O. Adewuyi, Augusta O. Mmuoegbulam, Onyemaechi Okezie, Sa’adatu E. Mohammed, Naseer I. Durumin-Iya, Olayide S. Lawal, Kehinde M. Popoola and Folahan A. Adekola
Journal of Water and Health Vol 00 No 0, • 2023
Open publicationImpact of controlled microwave radiation in enhancing the productivity of Abelmoschus esculentus seedlings (L.) Moench. esculentus seedlings (L.) Moench
Authors: 5. Emmanuel Iwuala, Tolulope Ajewole, Michael Osundinakin, Mary Popoola, Isiaka Abiodun and James Agbolade
Journal of Plant Interactions 16(1): 179-186 • 2021
Open publicationEffect of fresh shoot biomass of siam weed Chromolaena odorata (l.) King and H. Robinson on the germination and growth of okra Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench
Authors: 4. Ajewole TO, Ayesa AS, Popoola KM, Ajiboye MD, Oluwole BR and Kolawole OS
African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development 21(7): 18404-18413 • 2021
Open publicationEffect of Alectra vogelii and Striga gesnerioides. Infestations on the Grain Mineral Elementsc Concentration of Cowpea varieties
Authors: 7. Alonge Samson and Alabi Kehinde Mary (2009).
Journal of plant protection research 49(1):105-109 • 2009
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