AKPAN ANNAH UDO

Department:                           Agronomy

Contact Address:                   Department of Agronomy, College of Crop and Soil Sciences, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike Abia State.

Skills /Competences:            Foot-balling, Reading, Proactive and Organized, Innovative and Hardworking, Computer Literate, Writing and Philanthropy.

EDUCATION:                          Ph.D. (Crop Production/Physiology)    –   2011

Michael Okpara University of

Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria.

M.Sc. (Crop Science)                          –   2004

University of Calabar, Calabar.

Cross River State, Nigeria         

 

B. Agric. (Forestry and Wildlife)           –   1994

University of Uyo, Uyo.

Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.

 

West African School Certificate           –   1987

Cross River School of Basic Studies,

Akamkpa, Cross Rivers State./Nov/Dec. WASCE

 

First School Leaving Certificate           –   1980  Primary School, Ntiat Itam, Itu Local Govt.

Akwa Ibom State. Nigeria.        

ADMINISTRATIVE / WORK EXPERIENCE

 Senior Supervisor: International Agro-Industry Development Company Ltd. 

Calabar, Cross River State.                                              –        1997 – 1998

 

Estate  Officer: Calaro Oil Palm Estate Ltd. Akamkpa,

Cross River State                                                            –        1998 – 1999

 

Master Grade II: Akwa Ibom State Secondary Education Board

Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.                                                    –        2000 – 2001

 

Forest Officer: Department of Forestry, Akwa Ibom State

Ministry of Environment, Uyo.                                         –        2001 – 2013

 

Lecturer II: Department of Agronomy, College of Crop and

Soil Sciences Michael Okpara University of Agriculture.

Umudike, Abia State.                                                       –        2013 – 2016

 

Lecturer I: Department of Agronomy, College of Crop and

Soil Sciences Michael Okpara University of Agriculture.

Umudike, Abia State.                                                       –        2016 – Date

 

Member: College UGC Committee – 300 level          –        2014 – Date

Invigilator: JAMB/UTME Examination                               –        2014 – Date

Member: Department of Agronomy Result

Committee – 400 level                                                     –        2014 – Date

 

Electoral Officer: Post Graduate Students Association

(PGSA) Election                                                               –        2015

 

PUBLICATIONS

–         Akpan, A. U., S. O. Edem and Ndaeyo, N. U (2007). Latex Yield of Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis, Muell Argo)as influenced by clone planted and   locations with varying fertility status. Pakistani Journal of Agriculture and Social science. Vol.3, No.1.pp28-30.

 –         Akpan A. U., Edem, S. O and N. U. Ndaeyo (2012). Effects of clone type and Soil Fertility on stimulation and non stimulation of Rubber Trees (Hevea brasiliensis, Muell Argo) in Cross-River State, Nigeria. Journal of Applied Agricultural Research 4(2).pp 131-138.

 –         Muoneke, C. O., Ndukwe, O. O., Akpan, A.U., and P.I. Okocha (2013). Response of vegetable cowpea (Vigna unguiculata(L.) Walp.) to planting density in a humid zone of  southeastern, Nigeria. Journal of Applied Agricultural Research 5(2):pp 273-281.

 –         Akpan, A. U. (2014). Responses of two improved rubber tress (Hevea brasiliensis, Muell Argo) to tapping date, latex flow time and clone type in the rainforest ecosystem of Cross River State, Nigeria. Journal of Science of Agric. Food Tech. and Environment. Vol.13.pp 61-66.

 –         Akpan, A. U. (2014). Effect of planting density and variety on the vegetative growth and fresh pod yield of two improved vegetable cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) in southeastern Nigeria. Journal of Science of Agriculture Food Technology and Environment. Vol. 13.pp. 74-78.

–   Akpan, A.U.  and Chinatu, L.N. (2015). Effect of varieties and locations with varying Fertility status on girth performances of two improved rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis, Muell Argo) in Cross River State, Nigeria. Journal of the Science of Agriculture, Food Techn. And the Environment. Vol. 14. PP41-47.

 –   Akpan, A.U.  (2015). Effect of sowing dates on growth and fresh pod yield of three improved vegetable cowpea varieties (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp) in Umudike South eastern, Nigeria. Journal of the Science of Agriculture, Food Techn. And the Environment. Vol. ix. PP. 52-62.

 –   Akpan, A. U. and Osodeke, V. E. (2015). Effect of phosphorus fertilizer rates on the growth and fresh pod  yield of two vegetable cowpea varieties (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp) in Umudike, southeastern Nigeria. Journal of Sustainable Agricultural and the Environment Vol. 16 (1). 158-171.

 –   Muoneke, C. O., Ndukwe, O. O., Okocha, P. I. and Akpan, A. U. (2015) Growth  and yield responses of vegetable cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp) to varying rates of phosphorus  and potasium  fertilizers. Journal of Applied Agricultural  Research 7 : 123-131.

 –   Akpan, A. U. and Mbah, E. U. (2016). Growth and yield of vegetable cowpea varieties (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp) as influenced by potassium fertilizer rates in Umudike, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Agriculture Food and Environment. Vol. 12 (1) : 121-126.

 –   Akpan, A. U. and Nkwoma, O. O. (2016). Effect of land preparation methods  and poultry manure  rates on the growth and yield of basil plant (Ocimum gratissimum (L) in Umudike, Southeastern, Nigeria. Proceedings of the 3rd National Annual Conference of Crop Science Society of Nigeria held at the University  of Nigeria, Nsukka between September 27-30, 2016. Pp28-35.

 –   Chinatu, L. N., Akpan, A. U., Echereobia, C. O. and Harriman, J. C. (2016). Assessment of chemical composition of flower, variability, heritability  and genetic advances in Hibiscus sabdariffa. Journal of Biology and Genetic Research. Vol. 2 (2). 15-23.

 –   Akpan, A. U., Agbo, E. A. and Orji, K. O. (2016). Responses of growth and seed yield  of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp) varieties to potassium fertilizer rates in Abia State, Nigeria. Journal of the science of Agriculture, Food Techn. And the Environment. Vol. 15. 9-15.

 –   Akpan, A. U., and Okocha, P. I. (2016). Influence of tapping month and variety on girth size and latex  yield of improved rubber (Hevea brasiliensis, Muell Argo) tress in Cross River State, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Agriculture, Food and Environment. Vol. 12. 115-119.

 –   Akpan, A. U., Willie, E. S. and Alike, R. N. (2017). Growth and yield of two improved ginger (Zingiber officinale, Roscoe) varieties as affected by land preparation methods in Umudike, Southeastern, Nigeria. Proceedings of the 4th National Annual Conference  of Crop Science  Society of Nigeria. Held at the University of Uyo, Nigeria Between 10-14 September, 2017. Pp 55-62.

 –   Akpan, A. U., Muoneke, C. O. and Okocha, P. I. (2017). Influence of Phosphorus fertilizer rates on seed yield of two cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp) varieties in Abia State, Nigeria. Taraba Journal of Agricultural Research Vol. 5 (1) : 54-61.

 –   Mbah, E. U. and Akpan, A. U. (2017). Effect of organic manure Sources on the growth and yield of groundnut in lowland derived savannah of Ishiagu, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Agriculture, Food and Environment. 13(4) : 50-56.

 

REFERENCES

 

1.          Prof. C. O Muoneke

Department of Agronomy

Michael Okpara University  of Agriculture

Umudike, Nigeria.

 

2.          Prof. P. I. Okocha

Department of Agronomy

Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Umudike, Nigeria.

 

3.          Prof. N. U. Ndaeyo

Department of Crop Science

Faculty  of Agriculture

University of Uyo

Nigeria.