Dr. (Mrs.) Folusho Anuoluwapo Bankole

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Agronomy

Department: Agronomy
Email: bankole.fa@unilorin.edu.ng
Office: Room 09, Agronomy Building, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin
Research/Teaching: Plant Breeding and Biotechnology. Her research focuses mainly on the use of conventional and biotechnological tools to develop and deploy climate-resilient varieties of crops to resource-limited farmers and to all other stakeholders.

Dr. Folusho A. Bankole, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin, Nigeria was born in Lagos Nigeria. She attended Nigerian Navy Secondary School Apapa, Lagos, and later earned her first degree in Agricultural Science (Crop Production) from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. Her second degree was in Agronomy (Plant Breeding) from the University of Ilorin. She joined the services of the University of Ilorin, Nigeria in 2011 as an Assistant Lecturer, hereafter she was granted a Staff Development award and also got a PhD scholarship at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture under the Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa Project funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2013 which she completed in 2017. An astute researcher with an interest in the use of biotechnological tools to solve drought problems which will ensure food security in the face of the changing climate. She has published in reputable international journals and attended several academic/professional conferences, within and outside Nigeria. Dr. Bankole coordinates the activities of the Acceleration Genetic Gains (AGG) in Wheat and Maize Project for the Southern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria.

Qualifications

B. Agriculture, M. Sc. Agronomy, Ph.D. Agronomy (Ilorin)

Undergraduate Teaching

AGY 203 Agricultural Botany
AGY 310 Introduction to Plant Breeding
AGY 405 Crop Production Techniques
AGY 502 Seed Production and certification
AGY 504 Principles of Plant Breeding
FRM 513 Forest Genetics and Tree Improvement
AGY 536 Seed Production Technology

Postgraduate Teaching

AGY 819 Biometrical Genetics 1
AGY 822 Biometrical Genetics 2
AGY 824 Plant Breeding Methodology
AGY 825 Experimental methods
AGY 826 Host Plant Resistance

Research Interests

Development of Climate-Resilient and nutritionally fortified crops to improve the livelihood of the resource limited farmers and the populace as a means of achieving food and nutritional Security.

Research Affiliations

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Institute of Agricultural Research, Samaru Zaria

Links to Publications

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Email

bankole.fa@unilorin.edu.ng

Office Address

Room 09, Agronomy Building, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin

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