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OKUNLOLA GIDEON O.

OKUNLOLA Gideon O.

Senior Lecturer

COLLEGE OF SCI. ENG. & TECH.

PLANT BIOLOGY

Brief Educational Profile

Ph.D. Botany- Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile, Ife, Nigeria.
M.Sc. Botany- Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile, Ife, Nigeria.
B.Sc. Botany- Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile, Ife, Nigeria.

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ORCID

0000-0002-8999-8000

Google Scholar

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Selected Recent Publications

  • 1. Okunlola, G.O., Olatunji, O.A., Niewiadomska, E., Jimoh, M.A., Rufai, A.B. and Ogunkunle, C.O. (2022). Foliar application of melatonin alleviates the deleterious effects of drought on the three most cultivated Capsicum species in Africa. Gesunde Pflanzen, 75: 139 – 149. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10343-022-00685-4.
  • 2. Ogunkunle, C.O., Obidele, R.A., Ayoola, N.O., Okunlola, G.O., Rufai, A.B., Olatunji, O.A., Adetunji, A.T. and Jimoh, M.A. (2022). Potential toxic elements in market vegetables from urban areas of southwest Nigeria: Concentration levels and probabilistic potential dietary health risk among the population. Journal of Trace Elements and Minerals, 2: 100010. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemin.2022.100004.
  • 3. Okunlola, G.O., Olatunji, O.A., Obisesan, I.A., Olowolaju, E.D. and Ogunkunle, C.O. (2022). Foliar application of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) modulates growth, inorganic ion and osmolyte accumulation of soybean (Glycine max) cultivars under drought stress. South African Journal of Botany 151(6):425-432.
  • 4. Oyedara, O.O., Rufai, A.B., Okunlola, G.O. and Adeyemi, F.M. (2022). Nutritional and Endophytic Composition of Edible Tubers of Tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus L.). Jordan Journal of Biological Science, 15(4) 603–609. https://doi.org/10.54319/jjbs/150408
  • 5. Jimoh, M.A., Akinyemi, S.A., Olatunji, O.A., Olowolaju, E.D., and Okunlola, G.O. (2023). Cultivation of Pleurotus ostreatus on agricultural wastes and effects on nutritional composition of the fruiting body. International Journal of Vegetable Science, 29 (4): 313-321. https://doi.org/10.1080/19315260.2023.2216684.
  • 6. Okunlola, G.O., Olatunji, O.A., Olowolaju, E.D., Rufai, A.B., Makanjuola, A.O. and Adeosun, I.E. (2023). Assessment of Nutritional Value of Selected Underutilized Green Leafy Vegetables in Southwestern Nigeria. Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management 27(10): 2265-2273.
  • 7. Olowolaju, E.D., Adejumo, M.A., Popoola, K.M. and Okunlola, G.O. (2023). Susceptibility of Solanum melongena L/Solanaceae to Drought at Different Growth Stages. Momona Ethiopian Journal of Science 15(2): 216-234. DOI: 10.4314/mejs.v15i2.5
  • 8. Okunlola, G.O., Olatunji, O.A., Olowolaju, E.D., Makanjuola, O.A. (2024). Metabolite profiling of Selected Commonly Consumed Green Leafy Vegetables in Southwestern Nigeria. FUW Trends in Science & Technology Journal 8(3): 185-198. (Published by Federal University, Wukari, Nigeria). (Onshore)
  • 9. Jimoh, M.A., Jimoh, M., Bello, M., Raimi, I.O., Okunlola, G.O., Mkhwanazi, N. and Laubscher, C.P. (2024). "In vitro screening of Trianthema portulacastrum L. (Aizoaceae) for anti-HIV activity and cytotoxicity, and nutritional analysis. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 24, 35. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-023-04300-5
  • 10. Okunlola, G.O., Olatunji, O.A., Makanjuola, A.O., Rufai, M.A., Olowolaju, E.D., Murtadha, M.A., Jimoh, M.A. and Lawal, B.Y. (2025). Foliar Application of Calcium silicate Alleviates the Deleterious Effect of African Armyworm on Maize plants. Algerian Journal of Biosciences, 5(2): 55-62. DOI: 10.57056/ajb.v5i02.178
  • 11. Olatunji, O.A., Okunlola, G.O., Rufai, A.B, Obisesan, I.A., Adeyinka, A.., Wang, D., Ogunkunle, C.O., ·Jimoh, M.A. (2024). Foliar Application of Thidiazuron Alleviates Cd Toxicity by Modulating Stress Enzyme Activities and Stimulating Pigment Biosynthesis in Cajanus cajan (L.). Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-024-11591-6
  • 12. Olatunji, O.A., Okunlola, G.O., Olowolaju, E.D., Rufai, A.B., Makanjuola, A.O. and Jimoh., M.A. (2025). Effect of exogenous application of Methylamine on Osmolyte accumulation, yield, and ionic response of Abelmoschus esculentus L. under drought condition. FUW Trends in Science & Technology Journal. 10 (1)148 – 155. 13, Rufai, A.B., Olatunji, O.A., Okunlola, G.O., Adebisi, S.O., Raimi, I.O., Komola, E.T., Chukwuma, E.C and Jimoh, M.A.(2025). Predicting the potential habitat suitability of invasive Chromolaena odorata and Tithonia differsifolia in Nigeria's urban ecosystems using MaxEnt. Ecological fontiers s, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecofro.2025.08.016
  • 14. Lawal, B.Y., Okunlola, G.O., Wahab, A.A., Dare, A.P., Oluwajide, O.O. (2026). Antifungal activity of plant extracts against tomato early blight pathogen (Curvularia lunata) . Uniosun Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 1(1): 135-147.

Research Interests

Environmental/Plant Stress Physiology, Phytochemistry/Medicinal Plants, Plant Growth and Development, Plant Ecophysiology.