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Bonaventure Kissinger Maalekuu

Horticulture

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Bonaventure Maalekuu is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Horticulture of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi. He is a graduate of KNUST (BSc) and Hebrew University of Jerusalem (MPhil & Ph.D.). His teaching and research work focuses on the major topics in Postharvest technology and horticulture.

Research Summary

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The researcher's work focuses on the application of postharvest management techniques to enhance quality, shelf life, and soil fertility in various agricultural systems across Ghana, including tomatoes, sweet potatoes, rice, cacao, and cocoa.

Research Themes

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The effect of harvesting stage on fruit quality and shelf-life of four tomato cultivars (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill).(2013)
Compositional and shelf-life indices of sweet potato are significantly improved by pre-harvest dehaulming(2019)
Assessment of Low-cost Postharvest Techniques to Reduce Storage Losses in Sweet Potato(2020)
Effect of Varieties, Solar Drying and Zeer Pot Refrigeration Lining Media on Physico – Chemical Characteristics of Chili Pepper Fruits(2024)
Effect of Postharvest Disinfection Treatment Handling on Physicochemical Properties of Carrots in the Asante Mampong Municipal(2024)
Sweet Potato Value Chain Analysis Reveals Opportunities for Increased Income and Food Security in Northern Ghana(2017)
Effect of Three Storage Methods on the Quality and Shelf-Life of White Yam (Dioscorea rotundata) Cultivars Pona and Tela(2014)
Assessment of Low-cost Postharvest Techniques to Reduce Storage Losses in Sweet Potato(2020)
Seed Maize (Zea mays L.) Quality Factors from Five Agro-ecological Zones in Ghana and Their Impact on Growth and Grain Yield(2016)
Rooting Response of Air-Layered Shea (<i>Vitellaria paradoxa</i>) Trees to Media and Hormonal Application under Two Different Climatic Conditions(2014)
Determination of Postharvest Pod Storage on Viability and Seedling Growth Performance of Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L) in the Nursery(2014)
Jasmine 85 from Seven Rice Seed Production Sources in Ghana Are Genetically Different(2015)
Development of Bait for the Management of Coffee Bean Weevil, Araecerus fasciculatus in Stored Cocoa(2018)
Effect of Ash-Based Storage Media on the Physical Quality Characteristics and Shelf Life of Three Cultivars of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum, Mill) Grown in the Greenhouse(2018)
Comparative Evaluation of some Physical and Biochemical Quality Attributes of Cocoa Beans Produced in Assin Fosu, Assin Bereku and Nkawie Cocoa Districts of Ghana(2017)
Effect of Processing on Nutritional Value and Microbial Characteristics of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)(2023)
Effect of 1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) Concentrations on the Physical Quality Characteristics of Two Varieties of Plantain Stored under Three Ripening Stages(2018)
Effect of Plant Growth Regulators on Chemical Quality Characteristics of Stored Seeds of Two Cotton Varieties(2019)
EFFECTS OF SOURCES OF IRRIGATION WATER AND PESTICIDES ON POSTHARVEST QUALITY OF THREE VEGETABLES IN THE WA MUNICIPALITY OF THE UPPER WEST REGION OF GHANA(2015)
Weaning and Field Survival Responses of Propagules to Propagating Structures and Seedling Types in Sheanut Production in Tropical Africa(2014)
THE INFLUENCE OF SOME POSTHARVEST TREATMENTS ON STAKED AND NON-STAKED CUCUMBER FRUIT QUALITY DURING STORAGE AT AMBIENT ROOM TEMPERATURE(2015)
Study of Pre-storage Plant Extract Application on Sprouting, Rot and Weight Loss of two cultivars of Frafra Potatoes (Solenostemon rotundifolius [Poir.]) from Upper East Region, Ghana(2018)
Effect of Postharvest Disinfection Treatment Handling on Physicochemical Properties of Carrots in the Asante Mampong Municipal(2024)
Effect of Postharvest Disinfection Treatment Handling on Physicochemical Properties of Carrots in the Asante Mampong Municipal(2024)
Effect of Postharvest Disinfection Treatment Handling on Physicochemical Properties of Carrots in the Asante Mampong Municipal(2024)

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