{"id":7513,"date":"2017-01-11T10:37:48","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T09:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=7513"},"modified":"2017-05-26T14:21:46","modified_gmt":"2017-05-26T13:21:46","slug":"obasi-dr-moses-onwubuemeli","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/obasi-dr-moses-onwubuemeli\/","title":{"rendered":"OBASI, Dr.Moses Onwubuemeli"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BSc,M.Sc,PH.D; agriculturist\/agronomist, lecturer, administrator, b: August 8,1954; p: Enugu;ht: Mmaku; Iga:Awgu; so: Enugu; m: Cecilia, 1984;nc: two sons, two daughter; en Lecturer,University of Agriculture, Makurdi, since 1989; Prof,Dept of Agronomy,currently, Seminar, Co-ordinator, College of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, 1995-98;Ag Head, Dept of Crop Production, 2000-02;Acting Dean,College of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, 2002-06; ee: University of Science&#038;Technology, Enugu, 2004; 2005; 2007; Resource Person, University of Agriculture, Makurdi Experimental Research Station, Makurdi, 1993-96; Team Leader, National Agricultural Research Projection Cotton,1996*99; ResourceScientist,BenueStateAgriculturalDevelopmentProgrammeon Bambaranut Production,since 1997;Resource Person, Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme, University ofAgriculure, Makurdi, since 2000; Consultant, Establishment, Maintenance, Sustainance of Agricultural&#038; Horticultural Crop&#8217;s, since 2004; Consultant, Nigeria on Large Scale CommercialCttrus(Orange), Mango, Pineapple&#038;Cassava field establishment &#038; Production,since 2004; Journal Reviewer, The Journal of Agriculture, Science&#038;Technology, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, since 2002; Co-editor, Research &#038;Policy Issues for Children in Agriculture, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, 2001; Editor in Chief, Journal of Gender in Agriculture &#038;Rural Developmentsince 2006; PublicRelation Officer,Special Marshal, Federal Road Safety Commission, since 2000; Member of Senate,University of Agriculture, Makurdi, 2002-06; Member, Board of Trustee, FirstBank of NigeriaPIc Endowment Fund for Professional Chair in Agronomy, 2005; mm:University Central Time-Table Committee, 1995-99; Sec, Dept. of Crop Production Post Graduate Committee,1998-2000; Dept. of Soil Science Committee,since 2001; ch., College of Agronomy Welfare Committee, 1998-200t;College of Agronomy Accreditation Committee, 1999;Patron, Association of Agronomy Students,1999-2005; Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Impact Assessment of University of Agricuture, Makurdi, 2004;University Central Accreditation Committee &#038; Sub-Committee; 2005; College of Agronomy Representative in Senate,2000-02;ch., College of Agronomy . Academic Board,2002-05;College of  Agronomy Research Board,2002-05; Patron, Nigeria Association of Agricultural Students (NAAS); 2002-05; Academic Brief Review Committeeof Universityof Agriculture,Makurdi, 2002-05;Environmental Impact&#038;Social Assessment of the Second National Fadama Development Project, Federal Ministry of Agriculture &#038; Rural Development Abuja,2002; Research Team of University of Agriculture, Makurdi, in collaboration with Benue State Govt; Local Organizing Committee for the National Conference; mm: Agricultural Society of Nigeria; Soil Science Society of Nigeria; Indian Society of Agronomy, Indian Society of Seed Technology, 1983;Indian Society of Plant Physiology (M.Sc), 1983; award: Scholarship Award,Govt,of Indian, 1977-81; Certificate in Crop Production&#038; Agriculture Extension,Ha&#8217;ryana Agriculture University, India, 1981;publ: Influence of Growth Regulation on Dry Matter Yield <fc Quality Parameters of Kerstings Groundnut, Plant Products Research Journal, 6(2). 42-48,2001;Physiological Responses of Six FieldCrops toIdentical Weed Management, Journal of the Science of Agriculture, Food Technology&#038;the Environment, 1:77-81,2001; Growth, Yield&#038; Yield Components of Field Beans as Influenced by Plant Population in a Southern Guinea Savanna Environment of Nigeria,Journal of the Science of Agriculture, Food Technology &#038;tlteEnvinOTiTientI:89-95,2001;\/\/i\/7*^^^ &#038;Polythene Wrapping on Storage Behaviour of\"Giant Cavendish\"Banana Bunches,Plant Products Research Journal, 7 (1):40-46,2002; Co-author, Effectof Sowing Dales, Varieties &#038; lntra-row Spacing on Some Physiological Process in Kerslings Groundnut, Journal of Science of Agriculture, Food Technology &#038; the Environment 3:36-44, 2003; Response of Tomato to Foliar Application of Zinc&#038; Copper, Nigerian Journal of Horticultural Science,8:29-34,2003;Effect of Growth Regulations on Growth. Flowering &#038;Rhizome Yield of Ginger, Nigerian Journalof Horticultural Science, 9:69- 73,2004; Fodder Yield Components&#038; Their implication for Selectionin Elephant Grass, Journal of Sustainable Agriculture &#038; the Environment, 6(2):134-139,2004; Influence of Topping. Side Branch Pruning &#038; Hill Spacing on Growth &#038; Development of Cotton in the Southern Guinea Savanna Location of Nigeria, Journal of Agriculture&#038; Rural Development in the Tropics&#038; Subtropics, 106(2):\\55-l65,2005;Abundance of Insect Pests on Cowpea in theMakurdi Environment, Journal of Sustainable Tropical Agricultural Research, 14:89-93,2005; Effects of Variety&#038;Different Stages of Fruit Ripening on Quality Traits of Tomato, Journal of Sustainable Agriculture&#038;the Environment; 8(l):29-38,2006; Genetic Variability &#038; Correlation Studies in Forage Elephant Grass, Journal of Sustainable Agriculture&#038; the Environment, 8(2): 170-i75;2006; Chlorophyll&#038;Sugar Content of Leaves of Bambara Groundnut Anthesis &#038;Pod-Filling Growth Stages in Relation to Seed Yield, Journal of the Science of Agriculture, Food Technology&#038;the Environment 6:8-14,2006; In-intro availability of Iron &#038;Proximate Component of Some Under-Exploited Green Leafy Vegetables of Southern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria, Bio-Research, 4(1):32-35,2006; Preservation of Morphine in Opium Poppy,B\\o Research,4(2), 123-126, 2006; Partitioning of Assimilate in Seven Bambara Groundnut Cultivars in the Southern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria,Journal of the Science of Agriculture, Food Technology&#038;the Environment:6:15-19;2006;Identification of Critical Leaf-Water Potential in Groundnut, Journal of the Sustainable Agriculture&#038; the Environment, 9(1): 19-25; Effects of Spacing&#038; Staking Materials on Growth&#038; Yield of Tomato in Makurdi Southern Guinea, Journal of Sustainable Agriculture&#038;the Environment, 9(I):26-31,2007; Evaluation of Seed Quality in Long staple Cotton, Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 77(6):354- 356,2007;Author,Production Practicesfor Arable Crops ofNigeria;Sabo Publishers,Makuidi,2008;GenderIssuesinAgriculture&#038;Rural Development Sabo Publishers, Makurdi, 2009; pp: People's Democratic Party,hob: small scale growing of kitchen food crops; reading Bible &#038;motivational books, travelling; listening to classical &#038;reggae music; off:Dept. of Crop Production, University of Agriculture, P.M.B. 2373, Makurdi, Benue State; tel: 08024236116;res: No.I, off Konshisha Str.Adjacent IDS Office,behind Oceanic Bank,High Level, Makurdi; pha: Obi-Obasi Place,Km5,Agugu- Oji Rd.,Okpumodu Mmaku.P.M.B. 38,Agugu LGA, Enugu State.\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[176,749,178],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-7513","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-academia","category-administrator","category-professional"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/7513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/biography"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/7513\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7513"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=7513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}