PROF. FREDERICK KANKAMAssociate ProfessorDEPARTMENT OF Agricultural BiotechnologyFACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND CONSUMER SCIENCESNYANKPALA Campus
Background
Frederick Kankam (PhD) is an Associate Professor and Head of Agricultural Biotechnology Department. He has served as Faculty Quality Assurance Coordinator, and Head of Agricultural Programmes of the Institute of Distance and Continuing Learning for the University for Development Studies. He holds PhD in Molecular Plant Pathology from Gansu Agricultural University, China. He has more than 13 years of professional experience with the University for Development Studies. He has provided instruction in Introduction to Microbiology, Introduction to Plant Pathology, and Crop Storage and Pest Management at the undergraduate level. He has also taught Microbial Biotechnology, Plant Mycology and Fungal Diseases, Plant Virology and Viral Diseases, Advanced Plant Pathology and Environmental Biotechnology at the postgraduate level. He undertakes research in the areas of Fungal and Nematode Management, Biological Control of Diseases, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Phytoalexin and Toxin Degradation. Prof. Kankam has conducted extensive plant health status research and agronomic field trials across northern Ghana and had demonstrated research capabilities evidenced by over fifty-five (>55) refereed publications. His current research foci are leafspot disease epidemics and components of resistance of some selected groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) genotypes in Ghana. He also has interest in evaluation of advanced groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) breeding lines for resistance to Aspergillus flavus infection and aflatoxin accumulation, as well as agro-ecological practices effects on productivity, insect biodiversity and ecosystem services in mango ecologies in Ghana. Prof. Kankam has been involved in international collaborative research and outreach with EU, AfDB, USAID, JIRCAS etc.
Larbi-Koranteng, S., Awuah, R.T., Quain, M.D., Kankam, F., Muntala, A. and Yükselbaba, U. (2023). Molecular detection of biosynthetic genes for anti-fungal metabolite production by yam (Dioscorea sp.) rhizobacteria. Plant 11(4): 122-129. Doi: 10.11648/j.plant.20231104.12
Kankam, F., Tengey, T.K. and Ndela, D.N. (2023). Evaluation of groundnut genotypes for resistance to early leaf spot disease and preharvest aflatoxin contamination. Agricultural and Food Science Journal of Ghana 16:1-9.
Abdulai, F., Badii, B.K., Kankam, F. and Nboyine, J.A. (2023). Influence of enhanced efficiency fertilization on fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J. E. Smith) infestations and agronomic performance of maize (Zea mays L.). Global Research in Environment and Sustainability 1(7): 51-65.
Akpatsu, I.B., Tengey, T.K., Kankam, F., Seidu, M. and Francis Abbas Senyabor, F.A. (2023). Incidence and severity of cowpea rust disease among selected cowpea genotypes in Northern Ghana. Ghana Journal of Science, Technology and Development 9(1): 18-24. Doi: https://doi.org/10.47881/386.967x
Larbi-Koranteng, S., Kankam, F., Adomako, J. and Abdulai, M. (2022). Role of mycorrhizae in crop protection. In Rodrigo De Sousa (ed.). Mycorrhiza: New Insights. IntechOpen DOI: https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.109020
Kankam, F., Abayateye, V. and Akpatsu, I.B. (2022). Preliminary study on evaluation of sweet potato genotypes for resistance to sweet potato virus disease (SPVD). Ghana Journal of Science, Technology and Development 8(2): 33-43. DOI: https://doi.org/10.47881/324.967x
Kankam, F., Akpatsu, I.B. and Tengey, T.K. (2022). Leaf spot disease of groundnut: A review of existing research on management strategies. Cogent Food & Agriculture 8(1): 211865. https://doi.org/ 10.1080/23311932.2022.2118650
Tengey, T.K., Kankam, F., Ndela, D.N., Frempong, D. and Appaw, W.O. (2022). Growth and toxigenicity of A. flavus on resistant and susceptible peanut genotypes. Toxins 14: 536. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins14080536
Kankam, F., Larbi-Koranteng, S., Adomako, J., Kwodaga, J.K., Akpatsu, I.B., Danso, Y. and Sowley, E.N.K. (2022). Anthracnose disease of mango: epidemiology, impact and management options. In Cristiano Bellé (ed.). Current and Emerging Challenges in the Diseases of Trees. IntechOpen http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.105934
Adomako, J., Yeboah, S., Oppong-Sekyere, D., Nboyine, J.A., Kankam, F., Danso, Y., Larbi-Koranteng, S., Osei, M.K. and Oteng-Darko, P. (2021). Transgenic plants and its role in insect control. In: Surajit De Mandal (ed.). New and Future development in Biopesticide research: Biotechnological Exploration. Springer Nature, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-3989-0_8
Kankam, F., Larbi-Koranteng, S. and Adomako, K. (2021). Rhizoctonia disease of potato: epidemiology, toxin types and management. Egyptian Journal of Phytopathology 49(1): 197-209.
Kankam, F., Tengey, T.K. and Akpatsu, I.B. (2021). Field evaluation of some cowpea genotypes for resistance to the Cercospora leaf spot disease in Northern Ghana. International Journal of Biosciences 19(2): 72-81.
Who We Are
The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Sciences (FOAFCS), located at the Nyankpala Campus, is the premier faculty of the University for Development Studies (UDS), having begun in 1993 as the Faculty of Agriculture.
