UNIOSUN Staff Profile
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Academic Staff
OLALEKAN Kazeem. K.
Senior Lecturer
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
AGRONOMY
Brief Educational Profile
PhD Genetics and Plant Breeding, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 2019
M. Sc Forest Management (Forest Biology and Silviculture), University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria 2005
B. Sc Agriculture (Agronomy), University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, 2001
Academic Profiles
ORCID
ResearchGate
Curriculum Vitae
Current/Recent Research
Breeding for Early Phenotyping on Water and Nitrogen Stress in Watermelon.
Varietal effects of Prunning Management Regimes in Tomato
Selected Recent Publications
- 1. Olalekan, K. K., Afolabi, M.S., Ojeleye, A. E., Alawode, Y.O., Mohammed, H.L and Arolu, I. W. (2025). Evaluation of yield and yield components of selected okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L) Moench) varieties in Ejigbo Local Government, Osun State, Nigeria. Ondo University Journal of Agriculture and Social Sciences, 2(2), 7-12.
- 2. Olalekan, K. K., Bilau, S. A., Ojeleye, A. E., Afolabi, M. S. and Arolu, I. W. (2025).
- Morphological characterisation of yield and yield components of four varieties of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) in rain forest agro-ecological zone, Nigeria. Journal of Forestry, Environment and Sustainable Development, 11(1), 61-68.
- 3. Olalekan, K. K., Ojeleye, A. E., Afolabi, M. S., Murtadha, M. A., Ibrahim, W. A., Chukwu, S.C. and Alawode, Y. O. (2025). Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus Thunb, L); A vegetable crop for healthy living and food security: A Review. Journal of Forest Science and Environment,10(1), 86-97.
- 4. Ibrahim, W. A., Rafii, M. Y., Zuliaka, S. and Olalekan, K. K. (2025). Genetic Diversity,
- Heritability Estimate and Correlation among Quantitative Traits in Thirty Capsicum annum L. Genotypes. Sahel Journal of Life Sciences FUDMA, 3(1), 428-438.
- 5. Akintunde, O. K., Agboola, T.O., Olalekan, K. K. and Ojeleye, A. E. (2025). Climate Change Adaptation Strategies and Farm Profit of Watermelon Farmers in Iwo ADP Zone of Osun State, Nigeria. Diyala Agricultural Sciences Journal. 17(1): 1-14.
- 6. Chukwu, S. C., Okporie, E. O., Chukwu, C. C., Anyanwu, C. C., Teresia, K. N., Awala, S. K., Rafii, M. Y., Oladosu, Y. A. and Olalekan, K. K. (2025). Assessment of agro‑morphological performance, genetic parameters and clustering pattern of early maturing high yielding maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes developed through NC II. Discover Plants. 2025(2): pp12.
- 7. Ojeleye A.E., Asafa R.F., Adediran, I.O., Olalekan, K.K., Ojeleye, A.D., and
- Akanbi, W.B. (2023). Evaluation of Postharvest Losses of Tomato (Lycopersicon Esculentum) Fruits along the Value Chain during the Pandemic Lockdown in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Horticultural Sciences. 27(1): 10- 17.
- 8. Olalekan, K. K., Afolabi, M.S., Ojeleye, A. E, Oguntimehin, Brown, O and Kareem I. (2022). Enhancing Food Security through Cultivation of Good Varieties of Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus L.) in Ejigbo, Osun State. Journal of Global Affairs and Sustainable Development. 1(1): 71-78.
- 9. Olalekan, K. K., Olagunju, O. E., Ojeleye, A. E. and Ibrahim, W. A. (2021). Effect of the Application of different rates of NPK Fertilizer on Optimum Vegetative Growth and Yield of Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus L) in Ejigbo Local Government Area, Osun State. Journal of Forest Science Environment 6 (2021): 163-168.
- 10. Afolabi, M. S., Ojeleye, A. E., Olalekan, K. K. and Shittu, K. A. (2021). Productivity of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp) genotypes under Varying Population Densities. Nigerian Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences. 34 (2): 4089-4100.
Research Interests
Watermelon breeding, Crop improvement, Marker-assisted selection, Agronomy of Vegetable crops