The Department of Crop Production is one of the foundational departments in the Faculty of Agricultural Production and Renewable Resources. The department contributes significantly to the university, students, and the wider community by serving as a hub of agricultural innovation, knowledge, and practical solutions.
To the university, it enhances academic excellence through high-quality teaching, impactful research, and collaborative projects in plant breeding, genetics, physiology, pathology, entomology, nematology studies, all aspects of soil science, and environmental impact assessment that strengthen the institution’s reputation in food security and sustainable agriculture.
The department provides robust training in crop science, hands-on field experience, and entrepreneurship skills that prepare them for careers as researchers, farm managers, extension officers, and agricultural entrepreneurs. To the community, it offers improved crop varieties, sustainable farming practices, extension services, and consultancy that boost productivity, ensure food availability, and empower local farmers, thereby fostering socio-economic development and environmental sustainability.
Vision
To provide transformative leadership that fosters academic excellence, innovative research, staff development, and student success while promoting collaboration with industry and community stakeholders.
Academic Programmes
The Department of Crop Production offers comprehensive academic programmes that blend both theoretical knowledge and practical skills in modern agriculture. Its programmes cover key areas such as crop physiology, agronomy, soil management, pest and disease control, seed production, and sustainable farming systems.
At the undergraduate level, students are trained to understand the science and practice of crop cultivation, while postgraduate programmes focus on advanced research, innovation, and problem-solving in crop production and food security. Through classroom teaching, laboratory experiments, and field-based training, the department prepares graduates for careers in research, agribusiness, extension services, and agricultural development.
Research Areas
The department engages with local farming communities by providing training, improved crop technologies, and extension services that enhance food security and livelihoods. Its research targets practical solutions in sustainable crop production, soil management, and pest control to address both local and global agricultural challenges. Research areas in the department include:
- Plant breeding and genetics
- Crop Pathology
- Entomology
- Nematology
- Crop Physiology and Biochemistry
- Agricultural Engineering and Farm Mechanisation
- Soil Physics and Conservation
- Soil Pedology, survey and mapping
- Soil and Environmental Management
- Soil Chemistry
- Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry
- Soil fertility
- Soil Pollution and Control
Facilities for Student Training
The department is well equipped with modern facilities to support research and teaching
- Lecture Halls and Classrooms: well-equipped and spacious lecture rooms for teaching and seminars
- Teaching and Research Laboratories: for soil, crop, and pest analysis
- Teaching and Research Farm: demonstration farms for field-based training
- Crop Garden: A practical facility for teaching and research where students learn to grow and manage crops, also serving as a demonstration site for farmers and community outreach.
- Insect Museum and Pest Collection Facility: a well-kept collection of insect specimens for taxonomy, biodiversity and control studies.
- Screen house for controlled experiments.
- University Libraries with digital learning resources
- Collaboration with research institutes and farming communities for extension and field experience
Departmental Organogram
Dr Olubunmi Abosede ODUSANYA
Soil Physicist/Lecturer/Researcher/Consultant
bunmi.odusanya@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng
Orchid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0148-388x
Google scholar citation: 64; h-index: 5; i10-index: 1
+234 8035690068
Email: crp@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng
Dr. Olubunmi Abosede Odusanya is a soil scientist and university lecturer with over two decades of experience in teaching, research, and consultancy in soil physics, conservation, and land management. She holds a B. Agric. (Crop Production) from Ogun State University, an M.Sc. in Agronomy (Soil Physics) from the University of Ibadan, and a Ph.D. in Soil Physics and Conservation, where her research focused on vegetative barriers, root morphology, and slope stabilization for erosion control.
She began her academic career at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) in 2001 and currently serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Crop Production. At OOU, she has taught courses in soil physics, water management, conservation agriculture, sewage handling, and land use planning, while also supervising undergraduate and postgraduate research projects. Her research interests include soil erosion control and slope stabilisation, hydrology and conservation agriculture, Land use change and geospatial applications, Waste recycling, composting, biochar, phytoremediation, and soil pollution management. Dr. Odusanya has held several key administrative roles including Sub-Dean of Undergraduate, Coordinator of Departmental Postgraduate Programmes, and Chairman of various committees.
She has published widely in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings in both local and international outlets and actively participates in academic conferences. she is a member of the Soil Science Society of Nigeria (SSSN) and the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) and was a recipient of the Federal Government Postgraduate Scholarship Award (2002).
Beyond the university system, she has worked as a principal investigator/consultant on projects for the National Sugar Development Council (soil survey and land evaluation for sugarcane production, 2019) and Tag-Vine Rehoboth Enterprises (soil suitability for large-scale crop production, 2020).
In her capacity as the Acting Head of Department, she provides purposeful and dynamic leadership for the Department, guiding its academic, research, and community engagement activities. Through her commitment to excellence, she fosters collaboration among staff and mentors’ students and strengthens partnerships with the university, industry, and farming communities, ensuring that the department remains a hub for innovation, learning, and service.
Recent Publications
- Odusanya, O. A., Ajayi, O. O., Fayinminu, O. O. and Oguntade, O. A. (2025). Soil pollution and its impact on agriculture: exploring phytoremediation solutions. In Sulaiman M. A., Layeni, A. A., Nwaokocha C. N. and Ade-Ikuesan, O. O. (Eds). Adaptive Innovation in Nigeria: The Professor Jacob Akinyemi’s Model. 66-75.
- Sosanya, O. S., Odusanya, O. A. and Adebayo O. R. (2025). Occurrence and diversity of Nematodes in fluted pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis) field in Ayetoro, Yewa North Local Government Area. Nigerian Journal of Horticultural Science 29(1): 88-93.
- Hamzat, A. A., Nassir A. l., Adewusi, K. M., Olagunju, S. O., Oguntade, O. A., Odusanya, O. A. and Sosanya, O. S. (2024). Multivariate analyses and genetic correlations of traits related to fruit and yield of tomato in a derived savannah ecology. Nigerian Journal of Horticultural Science 28(4): 89-97. Nigeria. https://doi.org/10.60787/NJHS.V28I4.89-97.
- Oguntade, O. A., Sosanya, O. S., Olagunju, S. O., Adewusi, K. M., Odusanya, O. A., Nassir, A. L., Joda, A. O., Adegoke, A. T. and Salami, W. A. (2023). Characterization of soils based on extractable nutrient for tomato cultivation in derived savannah region of Ogun state, Southwest Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Ecology 19(1): 38-50. The Ecological Society of Nigeria.
- Adewale, R. O., Philip, E. O., Banjo, O. B., Oguntade, O. A., Odebiyi, B. R., Akinsorotan, O. A. and Odusanya, O. A. (2022): Physicochemical properties of wildlife geophagic soil: A preliminary assessment for possible utilization in pharmaceutical industries. Journal of Chemical Society of Nigeria 47(3): 1156-1163. Nigeria. (Tetfund).
- Adegoke, A. T., Adeola, M. D., Odusanya, O. A., Lawal, N. S., Banjo, O. B., and Oso, A. O. (2021). The impact assessment of abattoir activities on surrounding soil in a residential area of Ayetoro, Ogun State, Nigeria. FUW Trends in Science and Technology Journal, 6(3): 796–799. Federal University of Wukari, Taraba State. Nigeria. (Tetfund).
Academic Staff
Prof. Adesola Lateef Nassir – Professor of Plant breeding and Genetics adesola.nassir@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng Orchid ID: https://orchid.org/0000-0002-6751-4693; Google Scholar Citation count: 227; h-index 7; i10-index:5 (+234 8033895773).
Prof. Abiodun Oladipupo Joda – Professor of Entomology joda.abiodun@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng Orchid ID: https://orchid.org/0000-0001-9201-1589; Google Scholar Citation count: 384; h-index 8; i10-index:5; (+234 8035318128).
Dr. Olufemi Sunday Sosanya – Reader (Nematology); femi.sosanya@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng Orchid ID: https://orchid.org/0000-0002-1711-4843; Google Scholar Citation count: 59; h-index 5; i10-index: 2. (+234 8058871710).
Dr. Oladele Abdulahi Oguntade – Senior Lecturer (Environmental Soil Science) dele.oguntade@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng Orchid ID: https://orchid.org/0000-0002-0825-5089; Google Scholar Citation count: 115; h-index 6; i10-index: 4. (+234 8035232706).
Dr Kayode Mathew Adewusi – Senior Lecturer (Plant Breeding and Genetics); dele.adewusi@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng; Orchid ID: https://orchid.org/0000-0001-5021-059X; Google Scholar Citation count: 92; h-index 5; i10-index:1 (+234 7036136812).
Dr. Solomon Oladimeji Olagunju – Lecturer I (Plant Physiology) olagunju.solomon@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng ; Orchid ID: : https://orchid.org/0000-0001-7429-5030 Google Scholar Citation count: 106 ; h-index 5 ; i10-index: 2. (+234 8034656110)
Dr. Babatunde Saheed Kosemani – Lecturer I (Agricultural Engineering) kosemani.babajide@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng; Orchid ID: https://orchid.org/0000-0002-4602-3254; Google Scholar Citation count: 139; h-index: 5; i10-index: 3. (+234 8034648673).
Dr. Olaitan Chinenye Okechukwu – Lecturer II (Plant Pathology); olaitan.okechukwu@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng; Orchid ID: https://orchid.org/0000-0001-5106-1223; Google Scholar Citation count: 40; h-index 3; i10-index:1. (+2348023517525).
Dr. Ruth Oluwakemi Abifarin-Adegbenro – Lecturer II (Soil Pedology and Survey); ruth.adegbenro@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng Orchid ID: https://orchid.org/0000-0001-6987-5743 Google Scholar Citation count: 21; h-index 3; i10-index:1. (+234 9155124042).
Dr. Toyin Blessing Odelana – Lecturer II (Soil Chemistry); toyin.odelana@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng Orchid ID: https://orchid.org/0000-0002-0162-0944 Google Scholar Citation count: 97; h-index 8; i10-index:7. (+234 8144944681).
Non-Academic Staff
Mrs Abosede Oluyinka Ogunrinade – Senior Secretarial Assistant II abosedeogunrinade@gmail.com +234 8060397798
Miss Ifeoluwa Victoria Vitowanu – Clerical Officer II +234 8108778556
Technological Staff
Mrs Bilikis Abolore Hashirudeen – Laboratory Technologist I adeb2007@yahoo.com +234 8035122228
Contact Information
- Address: FAPRER Building, Second Floor
Crop Production Departmental Office Room 001, Department of Crop Production, Ayetoro Campus - Email: crp@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng
- Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM