Profile Information

Efretuei Arit O

Lecturer I

Basic Information

  • Efretuei Arit O
  • aritefretuei@aksu.edu.ng
  • Lecturer I
  • Crop Science
  • Academic Staff

Profile


Arit Efretuei has a PhD is in Agriculture-Agronomy (University of Reading, UK), an MSc  in Plant Genetic Manipulation (University of Nottingham, UK) and  a BSc in Crop Science from the Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria. She has research experience in fertilizer management (rates and timing of application), soil nutrient management, plant breeding and genetic manipulation,  plant transformation and molecular breeding. 

She is self-motivated, a great team player and dedicated to work. 



Research Area


Arit Efretuei's research interests are in: Crop nutrient management- genetic and agronomic factors that influence crop nutrient use and crop yield

Publications


A Efretuei, M Gooding, E White, J Spink, R Hackett (2016
Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research 55 (1), 63-73

Characterization of elemental ratios and oxidative ratio of horticultural peat
KA Byrne, A Efretuei, K Walz, GD Clay (2021)
Efretuei A and Udounang P (2020)
international Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development 23 (1)

Substituting NPK Fertilizer with Soybean Meal Can Increase Okra Yield in a Humid Tropical Environment
OJ Ekwere, AO Efretuei (2021)
AKSU Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences 5 (1)

AO Efretuei (2015)
PhD Thesis, University of Reading, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development