Michael O. Adu

Associate Professor · Crop Science

Professor (Crop Ecophysiology & Improvement)

Lecturer, University of Cape Coast, since 2015per ORCID

I'm interested in rhizosphere interactions and mechanisms underlying resource acquisition and utilisation by crops. My research also focuses on agronomic practices that enhance availability and acquisition of resources by crops in low-input farming systems. From ORCID

In their own words

Agriculture
Agronomy
Ecophysiology
Plant nutrition
Plant breeding
Plant Roots
Phenotyping
Rhizosphere
Abiotic Stress
Crop Physiology

Publications: 832010–2026
Citations: 1,383to those papers
h-index: 21i10-index 35
Field-weighted impact: 1.651.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 21%14 of 66 scored papers
Open access: 68%45 of the 66 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 67 publications, 1,024 citations to them, h-index 20.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Plant Science4352%
Soil Science1417%
Ecology1012%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics1012%
Agronomy and Crop Science911%
Food Science810%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences56%
Insect Science45%
Nutrition and Dietetics45%
Genetics34%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism12
Climate change impacts on agriculture9
Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement7
Irrigation Practices and Water Management6
Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects6
Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact5
Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems5
Cassava research and cyanide5
Potato Plant Research5
Agricultural pest management studies4
Crop Yield and Soil Fertility4
Plant Pathogens and Resistance4

Who they write with

169 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country
Elsewhere in Africa
No African institution

The 30 most frequent of 169 co-authors. Circle area and line width are papers written together; the strongest ties sit nearest. “No African institution” is anyone the papers place outside Africa’s institutions; Peerford records affiliations only there.

Where their co-authors are

64% of their 66 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1234568Home

Most frequent partner countries

Barbados13
Denmark11
United Kingdom8
Nigeria7
Jamaica4
Congo (DRC)4
Canada3
Saudi Arabia2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH14 papers
University of the West IndiesBB13 papers
Aarhus UniversityDK11 papers
James Hutton InstituteGB8 papers
Ghana Atomic Energy CommissionGH8 papers
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH7 papers
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNG6 papers
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNG6 papers
University of the West IndiesJM4 papers
University of BrightonGB4 papers

Where they publish

Heliyon5
PLoS ONE4
Agronomy2
Climate change management2
Frontiers in Horticulture2
Journal of Agriculture and Food Research2
Journal of Experimental Botany

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger21
6Clean water and sanitation7
13Climate action4
15Life on land4
12Responsible consumption and production3
1No poverty2
11Sustainable cities and communities2
14

Most cited

Challenges and opportunities for quantifying roots and rhizosphere interactions through imaging and image analysis
Michael O. Adu
Plant, cell & environment
2015180 citations
Meta-analysis of crop yields of full, deficit, and partial root-zone drying irrigation
Frederick Ato Armah, Kwame Agyei Frimpong, Michael O. Adu, Paul Agu Asare
Agricultural Water Management6
2017

Recent publications

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Meta‐analysis of corm yield responses to chemical and biological approaches for managing taro leaf blight disease
Emmanuel Afutu, Kwadwo Kusi Amoah, Michael O. Adu, Paul Agu Asare
Pest Management Science9
20261 citationWorld top 10%Open access · Green
Early-maturing, high-yielding M5 mutant lines of cowpea ( Vigna unguiculata ) derived from gamma irradiation exhibit enhanced seed protein and mineral composition: implications for nutritional biofortification
Emmanuel Afutu, Michael O. Adu, Paul Agu Asare
International Journal of Radiation Biology2
20260 citations
Root system architecture and shoot canopy effects drive erosion control in Napier and Vetiver grasses
Bapentire Donatus Angnuureng, Francis Kumi, Joel Bernard Kofi Asiedu, Kofi Atiah, Kwadwo Kusi Amoah, Michael O. Adu, Paul Agu Asare, Stephen E. Moore
Ecological Engineering2
20260 citations
Nuclear DNA content and ploidy variation in Ghanaian accessions of kola [Cola nitida (Vent.) Schott & Endl.]: flow cytometry evidence from a national germplasm collection
Michael O. Adu
Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution
20260 citations
Urban herbicide use threatens a non-target butterfly (Hypolimnas misippus) through direct toxicity and host plant stress in Ghana
Andreas A. kudom, Benedict Afful Jr., Benjamin Anderson, Francis Ackah Armah, Michael O. Adu, Paul Agu Asare, Peter Osei- Wusu Adueming, Prof. Martin Bosompem
PLOS Ecosystems11
20260 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Research neglect of root system architecture in root and tuber crops important for Sub-Saharan African Food Security
Michael O. Adu
PLoS ONE2
20260 citationsOpen access · Gold
Soil reinforcement potential of multifunctional crop plants on arable and non-arable tropical soils
Bapentire Donatus Angnuureng, Francis Kumi, Joel Bernard Kofi Asiedu, Kofi Atiah, Kwadwo Kusi Amoah, Michael O. Adu, Paul Agu Asare, Stephen E. Moore
Geoderma2
20253 citationsOpen access · Gold
Can Solar‐Powered Irrigation Systems Naturally Meet Crop Water Requirements? Proof of Concept From a Case Study in Sub‐Saharan Africa
Michael O. Adu
Irrigation and Drainage
20252 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Response of some cowpea genotypes to radiosensitivity using 60Co gamma radiation
Emmanuel Afutu, Frank Kumi, Michael O. Adu, Paul Agu Asare
International Journal of Agricultural Research Innovation and Technology
20251 citationOpen access · Gold
Genotypic Variation in Root System Architecture in Okra ( Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) for Adaptive Breeding in Soil Resource‐Limited Environments
Michael O. Adu, Paul Agu Asare
Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science12
20251 citation

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