Staff

FARIYIKE, Timothy Alaba

Rank:

Principal Research Officer

Area of specialization:

Agronomy

Official Email:

Fariyike.Alaba@nihort.gov.ng

Qualification:

M.Sc

Brief Profile

My experience in research has spanned a decade and half with major  focus on the agronomy of vegetables, fruits, spices and medicinal plants. The area of research interest cuts across propagation, extension, organic studies on vegetables, fruits, spices and medicinal plants. I have publications in local and international journals.

Publications

PROCEEDINGS/ INTERNATIONAL PROCEEDINDS

  1. BABATOLA J.O, BABATOLA L.A AND FARIYIKE T.A Physico-chemical changes and shelf life of Guava (psidium guajava) As influenced by post harvest conditions .  Proceeding of the 21st Annual national Conference of Horticultural Society of Nigeria, Nov. 10th -13th,2003, School of Agriculture, Lagos State Polytechnic, Lagos pg. 186-189
  2. ADEMOYEGUN, O.T. AND FARIYIKE, T.A. Antioxidant Activity of phenolic components present in  Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of Nigeria Institute of Food Science and Technology.Oct. 13th-17th, 2008. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso. Pg. 165-166
  3. FARIYIKE T.A, ODELEYE O.M, ADEBAYO O.S AND ADEWALE O.M. Productivity of Basil (Ocimum basillicum L.) in Basil/Pepper intercrop. proceedings of the 27th annual national conference, Horticultural Society of Nigeria, Royal Tropicana Hotel, Kano State, 11-15th October,2009

 

  1. ADEWALE O.M, ADELAJA B.A, ADEBAYO O.S, FARIYIKE T.A AND UMEH V.C. Effect of different growth media on the nursery propagation of Black pepper (Piper guineensis) Schum and thonn. Proceedings of the 27th annual national conference, Horticultural Society of Nigeria, Royal Tropicana Hotel, Kano State, 11-15th October, 2009.

 

  1. FARIYIKE T.A, ADEBAYO O.S, ODELEYE O.M AND ADEWALE O.M.Effect of variety and plant density on the bulb growth and yield of onion in South western Nigeria. Proceedings of the 28th annual national conference, Horticultural Society of Nigeria, Federal University of Technology, Minna, 7-11th November 2010.
  2. ANYAOHA C.O, ORKPEH U. AND FARIYIKE T.A. Morphological characterization and preliminary evaluation of four breeding lines of Mustard seed (Brassica juncea) in Nigeria.Proceedings of the 35th annual conference of Genetics society of Nigeria, Ahmadu Bello University,Zaria, 10-14th October,2011.
  3. ADEBAYO O.S, ADELAJA B.A, AKINPELU T.A, FARIYIKE T.A AND OLAJIDE-TAIWO L.O. Survey of spices production in Nigeria. Acta Horticulturae 911:473- 478 (2011)
  4. ADEWALE O.M,ADEBAYO O.S,FARIYIKE T.A AND AKINPELU C.A. Effect of inorganic fertilizer and plant density on the production of Garlic (Allium sativum L.) in Ibadan, South west Nigeria. Proceedings of the 29th annual national conference of the Horticultural Society of Nigeria, University of Agriculture, Markurdi, 24th– 29th July, 2012.
  5. FARIYIKE T.A, ADEBAYO O.S, ADEWALE O.M, ADELAJA B.A AND ADESEGUN E.A. Effect of seed treatment and growth media on the propagation of Alligator pepper (Aframomummelegueta Schum).Proc. 2nd All Africa Horticultural congress conference. Acta Hort.1007, ISHS 2013:803-806.
  6. AKINWUMI G.S, FARIYIKE T.A, OLABODE I.A, OLUFUNMI O. AND ADELAJA B.A. Effect of rate and time of mulching on the growth and yield of Ginger (Zingiber officinale L.).2nd All Africa Horticultural congress conference. Acta Horticulturae 1007, ISHS 2013:323-328.
  7. A AKINPELU, ADEBAYO O.S, and FARIYIKE T.A AND ADEWALE O.M. Challenges of horticultural crops marketing in Nigeria: The spices experience.Proc. 2nd All Africa Horticultural congress conference. Acta Horticulturae 1007, ISHS 2013: 915-922.
  8. CATHERINE AKINPELU, OYEBOADE ADEBAYO, OLUYEMISI ADEWALE AND TIMOTHY FARIYIKE. Perishability and Post harvest Management of Spices in Ibadan, Nigeria. VI International Scientific Agricultural Symposium, Jahorina, Oct.6-9, 2015: 1899-1904.
  9. TIMOTHY ALABA FARIYIKE, OMOWUMI M. ODELEYE, OYEBOADE S. ADEBAYO. Effect of Planting dates and Spacing on the growth and Yield of Turmeric (Curcuma longa)VI International Scientific Agriculture Symposium, Jahorina, Oct.6-9, 2016: 961-964.
  10. FARIYIKE T.A, ADEBAYO O.S AND AKINWUMI G.S. Growth and yield of Basil (Ocimum spp.) varieties as affected by different levels of organic fertilizer. Proceedings of the 35th annual conference of the Horticultural Society of Nigeria, College of Agriculture,Kabba,29th October- 3rd November,2017 pp 222-225.
  11. FARIYIKE T.A, ABAYOMI Y.A AND ADENIYI H.A. Efficacy of branded organic fertilizer on the growth and yield of pepper (Capsicum spp.) varieties. Proceedings of the 36th annual conference of the Horticultural Society of Nigeria, Nasarrawa state University, Lafia, -28th November 2018 pp 369-375.
  12. ADEWALE O.M., FARIYIKE T.A., AKINPELU C.A., ADEBISI-ADELANI O., MUAZU Y.G. AND SHAIBU S.M. Assessment of constraints to spices production in Kano State. Proceedings of the 37th annual conference of the Horticultural Society of Nigeria, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria, 18th-22nd November,2019, pp
  13. FARIYIKE T.A, ABAYOMI Y.A AND ADENIYI H.A. Efficacy of branded organic fertilizer on the growth and yield of pepper (Capsicum spp.) varieties in the Fadama. Proceedings of the 37th annual conference of the Horticultural Society of Nigeria, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria, 18th-22nd November,2019, pp
  14. ADEWALE O.M., FARIYIKE T.A., AKINPELU C.A., ADEBISI-ADELANI O., MUAZU Y.G. AND SHAIBU S.M. Farmers attitudinal disposition to spices production in Kano State. Proceedings of the 38th annual conference of the Horticultural Society of Nigeria, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria, 25th-31st October,2020, pp 144-148.
  15. FARIYIKE T.A, TAKIM F.O., OLAOYE G. AND AKINTOYE H.A. Hydro and Halo-priming effects on rhizome emergence of turmeric (Curcuma longa). Proceedings of the 38th annual conference of the Horticultural Society of Nigeria, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria, 25th-31st October,2020, pp 493-495.

 

SHORT COMMUNICATION

 

  1. FARIYIKE T.A, ADEBAYO O.S, JAIME A.T, ADELAJA B.A AND ADEWALE O.M. Efficiency of sulphuric acid, mechanical scarification and heat treatment on breaking dormancy of Tetrapleura tetraptera Journal of Seed science and biotechnology 5(1):53-55, 2011.

 

  1. JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS.

 

  1. ADEMOYEGUN O.T, ADEWUYI G.O AND FARIYIKE T.A .Effect of heat Treatment on antioxidant Activity of some spices. Continental Journal of Food science and technology 4: 53-59,2010

 

  1. ADEMOYEGUN O.T, FARIYIKE T.A AND AMINU-TAIWO B.R. Effect of Poultry dropping on the biologically active compounds in Capsicum annum L. (var Nsukka yellow). Agriculture and biology journal of North America, Vol.2, issue 4, April 2011.
  2. FARIYIKE T.A, ADEBAYO O.S, AKINWUMI G .S, ADEMOYEGUN O.T, AKINPELU C.A AND ADESEGUN E.A.Evaluation of growth and Yield of (Capsicum annuum L.)Var Nsukka yellow under different fertilizer regimes in Ibadan, Southwestern Nigeria. The African plant science journal and biotechnology 5(1):46-49, 2011.

 

  1. ADEWALE O.M, ADEBAYO O.S AND FARIYIKE T.A. Effect of poultry manure on Garlic (Allium sativum L.) Production in Ibadan, South Western Nigeria. Continental Journal of Agronomy 5(1): 1-5, 2011.
  2. AMINU-TAIWO B.R, IDOWU A.A, OSUNLOLA O.S, ADENIYI H.A AND FARIYIKE T.A. The use of some spices for the management of root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) on tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum L.).Nigerian Journal of plant protection 26(1): 134-141(2012)
  3. MODUPEOLA T.O, OLANIYI J.O, ABDUL-RAFIU A.M, TAYLOR O.O, FARIYIKE T.A AND OYEBAMIJI T.O. Effect of organic phosphorus fertilizer and plant density on the growth, yield and nutritional value of Ginger (Zingiber officinale L.).International Journal of Agricultural Research 8 (2): 94- 100, 2013.
  4. FARIYIKE T.A, ADEWALE O.M. AND AKINPELU C.A.Efficiency of Seed Treatments and different growth media on the germination of seeds of Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A.Rich. Journal of Biological and Chemical Research, Vol.32 (2)2015: 1899-1904.
  5. FARIYIKE T.A., AMINU-TAIWO B.R., ADEWALE O.M.AND ANYAOHA C.O.Effect of Propagule type on the growth and yield of Turmeric (Curcuma longa).Journal of Biological Chemical Research vol.32 (2)2015: 854-858.
  6. ADEBAYO O.S.,AKINPELU C.A.,FARIYIKE T.A.,OLAJIDE-TAIWO L.O. Producers perspective on the Medicinal, Nutritional and Economic Potentials of Spices in Nigeria. Journal of Biological Chemical Research, vol.33 (1)2016:206-213.
  7. TIMOTHY ALABA FARIYIKE, OMOWUMI M. ODELEYE, OYEBOADE S. ADEBAYO, BUKOLA RUKAYAH AMINU-TAIWO AND CATHERINE ADEOLA AKINPELU. Influence of Propagule size and Organic manure on the growth and yield of Ginger (Zingiber officinalis).Agrofor International Journal, vol.1 issue1 (2016):190-194.
  8. FARIYIKE TIMOTHY ALABA, AMINU-TAIWO BUKOLA RUKAYAH AND ADEMOYEGUN OLUFEMI TEMITOPE. Influence of plant spacing and organic manure on the performance of pepper( Capsicum annum L.) var “Nsukka yellow
    1. in a South western Nigeria valley bottom. Nigerian Journal of Horticultural Science,vol. 21(2016): 17-24.
  9. FARIYIKE TIMOTHY ALABA, ODELEYE OMOWUMI M., ADEBAYO OYEBOADE S., AMINU-TAIWO BUKOLA R. AND AKINPELU CATHERINE A. Influence of propagule size and poultry manure rates on the growth and yield of turmeric (Curcuma longa). Nigerian Journal of Horticultural Science, vol. 25, issue 4, (2020): 11-17.

 

  1. CONTRIBUTION TO CHAPTER
  2. Handbook of Horticulture in Nigeria: Chapter 16: Medicinal and Aromatic plants: Importance and uses. Excellers book publisher, India, 2021 (in-press)