OKE, OLUFUNKE ABIOLA (DR)

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OKE, OLUFUNKE ABIOLA (DR)

Rank:

Assistant Director Research

Area of specialization:

Entomology

Official Email:

oke.abiola@nihort.gov.ng

Qualification:

PhD Pest Management

Brief Profile

Dr. Abiola Oke has been an Entomologist at National Horticultural Research Institute, NIHORT, Ibadan, Nigeria since 2005. She received her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Pest Management from Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria in 2014. She was a Visiting Lecturer at Centre for Sustainable Livelihoods, Department of Food Business and Development, University College Cork, Ireland in 2013 and Visiting Researcher at the Virology and Molecular Diagnostics Unit, International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, IITA, Ibadan in 2015 – 2016. She is currently an Assistant Director and Leader, Nigeria Tuta absoluta IPM programme at National Horticultural Research Institute, NIHORT, Ibadan, Nigeria.

Dr. Oke was a National Consultant to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Project (TCP/NIR/3601) ‘Developing IPM and bio-rational solution for Tuta absoluta containment/ control in Nigeria’ between 2017 – 2019 where she worked with over 200 grassroots tomato farmers in Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Jigawa and Plateau States. During the project she

Designed the first extraction chamber for production of bio-pesticides in Nigeria
Formulated the first indigenous bio-pesticides branded: NIHORT-Lyptol and NIHORT-Raktin proven to be efficient for the control of pests such as Tuta, aphids, armyworm and fruitworm.
Designed an indigenous tray for trapping adult Tuta moth branded: NIHORT-Tuta trap tray.
Designed and fabricated yellow sticky trap for whiteflies.

These products are used as part of the sustainable management of pests (Tuta absoluta, whiteflies, aphids, fruit worm) on tomato in Nigeria.

Dr. Oke was a Consultant to Third National Fadama Development Project (FADAMA III) Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development National Fadama Coordination Office on Production of Management Fact Sheet for Tuta absoluta on Tomato in Nigeria.

Dr. Oke was Chairperson, Technical committee for fruits, vegetable and related products for Standard Organization of Nigeria, (SON) that developed the under-listed Nigerian Industrial Standards and Nigerian Code of Practice: I). NIS 721 2020 NIS for Fresh tomatoes. II). NCP 093 2020 NCP Tomatoes Code of Practice for Planting. III). NCP 094 2020 NCP Tomatoes Code of Practice for Harvesting. IV). NCP 095 2020 NCP Tomatoes Code of Practice for Transportation. V). NCP 096 2020 NCP Tomatoes Code of Practice for Processing.

Dr. Oke has several publications in international journals and co-authorships spanning several other publications including Scientific Reports Nature Research. She has technical fact sheets, book chapters and has given over 30 presentations.

Dr. Oke holds several certifications including Scientific Data Management for Anglophone Countries from the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), Research and Development of new concepts in Integrated Pest Management from Ministry of Foreign Affairs Centre for International Cooperation (MASHAV) Israel and Policy, Strategy and Leadership from National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPSS, Kuru, Jos.

Dr. Oke’s research is focused on development of sustainable management strategies for insect pests of horticultural crops with special interest in the use of traps, baits, bio-pesticides and biological control. She is currently working on: I). The determination of the prevalence of Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP)/ Huanglongbing (HLB) in major citrus producing states of Nigeria. II). Development of IPM strategies for ACP and HLB in Nigeria and III). The investigation of the occurrence of autochthonous entomopathogenic fungi and their pathogenicity to Tuta absoluta on tomato.

Publications

Book Chapters

A. Oke, R. O. Kolawole, O. A. Akinsola, L. O. Olajide-Taiwo, A. A. Oladigbolu, and E. O. Ajayi (2020). The First Effort at Adopting Integrated Pest Management IPM to Contain the Infestation of the Tuta Absoluta in Nigeria. S. Niassy et al. (Eds.), Sustainable Management of Invasive Pests in Africa, Sustainability in Plant and Crop Protection 14, Https://Doi.Org/10.1007/978-3-030-41083-4_5. Chapter 5: 57-64.
A. Oke, A. A. Oladigbolu, and H. S. Hamisu (2020). Evaluation of Resistance and Toxicity of Different Insecticides on Tuta absoluta Meyrick Populations in Major Tomato Growing States of Nigeria. S. Niassy et al. (Eds.), Sustainable Management Of Invasive Pests In Africa, Sustainability in Plant and Crop Protection 14, Https://Doi.Org/10.1007/978-3-030-41083-4_4. Chapter 4: 45-56.

Policy paper

Oke, Olufunke Abiola (2020). Policy for Promotion of the use of Bio-Pesticides: Issues, Challenges and Policy Recommendations submitted to National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPSS, Kuru – Jos and forwarded to Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) for implementation.

Technical Fact sheets

Oke O.A. (2017). Sustainable management of the invasive pest, Tuta absoluta on tomato production in Nigeria. Technical factsheet for National Horticultural Research Institute, (NIHORT). Ibadan and Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Abuja, 12pg.
Oke O.A. (2017). Farmer’s log book for FAO TCP/NIR/3601) Developing IPM and bio-rational solution for Tuta absoluta containment/ control in Nigeria. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Abuja.
Oke O.A. (2018). The biology of Tuta absoluta on tomato. Technical factsheet for National Horticultural Research Institute, (NIHORT). Ibadan and Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Abuja, 4pg.
Oke O.A. (2018). Integrated pest management of Tuta absoluta on tomato production in Nigeria. Technical factsheet for National Horticultural Research Institute, (NIHORT). Ibadan and Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Abuja, 4pg.

Conference proceedings, Seminar and workshop presentations

Oke O.A. (2020). Leadership in organization a paper submitted to the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria, ASCON, Topo – Badagry.
Oke O.A., Kolawole R.O, Ogunremi O.A, Akinsola O.A. and Awe, S.A. (2017). Biology of tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) on greenhouse tomato in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. Proceedings of the 35st annual conference of Horticultural Society of Nigeria held in Kabba, 29th Oct. – 3rd Nov. 2017. Page 695- 697
Oke O.A., Kolawole R.O., Ogunremi O.A., Akinsola O.A., and Awe, S.A. (2016). Detection of Apanteles spp (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) larval parasitoid of tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) on greenhouse tomato in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. The 25th International Congress of Entomology (ICE) In Orlando, Florida, USA, 25th – 30th Sept. 2016.
Oke O.A. (2016). Control of the outbreak of Tuta absoluta on tomato in Nigeria. Presentation at the Presidential Committee of The Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG) held in Abuja, 18th – 19th July 2016.
Oke, O.A., Oladigbolu A.A. and Alamu, O.T. (2014). Observation of Exorista larvarum parasitizing Achaea catocaloides Guenee (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) at National Horticultural Research Institute, Ibadan. Proceedings of the 32nd annual conference of Horticultural Society of Nigeria held in Abeokuta, 20th – 24th Oct. 2014.
Oke, O.A., T.I. Ofuya and C.A. Odiyi (2013). Repatriated germplasm of amaranth (Amaranthus spp) from United States of America into NIHORT, Nigeria. Proceedings of the 31st annual conference of Horticultural Society of Nigeria held in Abuja, 22nd – 26th Sept. 2013.
Oke, O.A., T.I. Ofuya and C.A. Odiyi (2013). Seed characters of 29 newly introduced accessions of grain amaranth (Amaranthus spp) into NIHORT, Nigeria. Proceedings of the 31st annual conference of Horticultural Society of Nigeria held in Abuja, 22nd – 26th Sept. 2013.
Chikaleke, V.A., Tairu, F.M., Oke, O.A., Olufunmi, O.O., Adesegun, E.A., Abdul-Rafiu, A.M., Modupeola, T.O., Oladigbolu, A.A. and Akiyode, E.T. (2013). Management of tomato wilt with bio-pesticide and fertilizer treatment combinations in endemic soil. Proceedings of the 31st annual conference of Horticultural Society of Nigeria held in Abuja, 22nd – 26th Sept. 2013.
Oke, O.A. (2013). Potential of insects as food in assuring food security and nutrition. Paper presented under the course FE6903: Food Security and the Developing World, (MSc Food Business). Department of Food Business and Development and the Centre for Sustainable Livelihoods, University College Cork, Ireland.
Adetula, O.A., Aladele, S.A., Chikaleke, V.A., Orkpeh, U., Ajayi, E.O., Akinpelu, E.A., Oke, A., Oke, K.E., Taiwo, S.O. and Okpara, S.C. (2011). Germplasm characterization and preliminary evaluation of 62 okra accessions in South West Nigeria. Proceedings of the 35th annual conference of Genetics Society of Nigeria held in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. 10th – 14th Oct. 2011. Pp 161 – 166.
Oke, O.A. (2010). Identification of biological control agents: Neochetina eichhorniae and Neochetina bruchi and damage caused. Paper presented at the sensitization workshop on the biological control of water hyacinth held in NIHORT. 6th – 7th Oct. 2010.
O.A., Cichero. J.M., Krnjaja. V., Jaipet. A. and Guiliang. L. (2009). Development of Integrated Pest Management for Amaranthus Spp In La Quiaca, Northern Argentina. Presentation at MASHAV, State of Israel.
Oke O.A. and Adesegun E.A. (2008). The efficacy of aqueous extracts of Morinda lucida (Oruwo) and garlic-pepper spray for the control of Bemisia tabasi and Cercospora leafspot on tomato Lycopersicon esculentum. Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference of Horticultural Society of Nigeria. Held in Mubi, Adamawa State, October 26-30th, 2008.
Oke, O.A. (2006). Tackling the problems of water hyacinth in Nigeria. Presentation at the NIHORT In-house seminar series on 24th Nov. 2006.

Journal Articles

Abiola Olufunke Oke, Abiola Adeyinka Oladigbolu, Madhurababu Kunta, Olufemi J. Alabi and Mamoudou Sétamou. (2020). First Report of the Occurrence of Asian Citrus Psyllid Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae), An Invasive Species in Nigeria, West Africa. Scientific Reports Nature research. 10:9418 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-66380-4.
Taiwo, B.R., Oke, A.O., Olusoji, C.O. and Oladigbolu, A.A. (2020). Nematicidal potential of NIHORT-Lyptol and NIHORT-Raktin against Root-Knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita). Nigerian Journal of Plant Protection. Vol. 34.
Pascal Osa Aigbedion-Atalor, Abiola O. Oke, Abiola A. Oladigbolu, Adejumo A. Layade, Igho B. Igbinosa and Samira A. Mohamed (2019). Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) invasion in Nigeria: first report of its distribution. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348-019-00255-3
Ramzi Mansour, Thierry Brévault, Anaïs Chailleux, Asma Cherif, Kaouthar Grissa-Lebdi, Khalid Haddi, Samira A. Mohamed, Robert S. Nofemela, Abiola Oke, Serigne Sylla, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Lucia Zappalà, Marc Kenis, Nicolas Desneux and Antonio Biondi (2018). Occurrence, biology, natural enemies and management of Tuta absoluta in Africa. Entomologia Generalis. 38 (2): 83-112
Oke O.A., Oladigbolu A.A. and Alamu O.T. (2015). An outbreak of Achaea catocaloides Guenee (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) at the National Horticultural Research Institute, Ibadan. Wudpecker Journal of Agricultural Research Vol. (4): 17-20.
Idowu O.O., Otunla C.A., Oke O.A. and Adelaja B.A. (2015). Efficacy of different concentrations of water hyacinth [Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms] and sawdust as substrates for the cultivation of Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq. Ex. Fr.) Kummer (Oyster mushroom). Journal of Biological and Chemical Research Vol 32 (2): 565-572.
Oke, O.A., T.I. Ofuya and C.A. Odiyi (2015). Variability of resistance to Cletus fuscescens Walker (Coreidae: Heteroptera) in grain amaranth germplasm. International Journal of Vegetable Science. DOI: 10.1080/19315260.2014.927407.
A. Oke, T.I. Ofuya and C.A. Odiyi (2015). The effect of inflorescence density of grain amaranth (Amaranth spp) on Cletus fuscescens Walker (Coreidae: Heteroptera) infestation. International Journal of Plant and Soil Science. Vol. 4 (1): 72-79
A. Oke, C.A. Odiyi and T.I. Ofuya (2015). Insects associated with underutilized crop: Grain, leafy and ornamental Amaranth in Ibadan, Nigeria. Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International. Vol 2 (2): 145-155.
Alamu, O.T., Amao, A.O., Oke, O.A. and Suleiman, R.A. (2013). Foraging behavior of three insect pollinators of Jatropha curcas in Samaru – Zaria, Nigeria. International Journal of Advance Agricultural Research. Vol. 1: 87 – 91.
Akin-Idowu, P.E., Odunola, O.A., Gbadegesin, M.A., Oke, A. and Orkpeh, U. (2013). Assessment of the protein quality of twenty-nine grain amaranth (Amaranthus spp. L.) accessions using amino acid analysis and one-dimensional electrophoresis. African Journal of Biotechnology. Vol. 12 (15): 1802 – 1810.
Alamu, O.T., Amao, A.O., Nwokedi, C.I., Oke, O.A. and Lawa, I.O. (2013). Diversity and nutritional status of edible insects in Nigeria: A review. International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation. Vol. 5 (4): 215 – 222.
A. Oke, B.A. Adelaja, C.N. Emuh and O.J. Taiwo. (2012). Establishment of the moth: Niphograpta albiguttalis (Warner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), a biological control agent of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in waterways of Lagos and Ogun states, southwestern Nigeria. International Journal of Environmental Studies. Vol. 69 (3): 501 – 506.
A Oke and T.I Ofuya. (2011). Relationship between population of Cletus fuscescens (Walker) (Hemiptera: Coreidae), planting dates, lines and grain Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) phenology. Journal of Entomology. Vol. 8 (6): 566 – 573.
Oke, O.A. and Odebiyi, J.A. (2010). Developmental biology of the flea beetle, Podagrica uniforma (Jacoby) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), on okra, Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Nigerian Journal of Entomology. Vol. 27: 69 – 74.
Oke, O.A., Adesegun, E.A. and Illokhoria, R. O. (2010). Potential of Momordica charantia (L.) (Bitter Gourd) (Cucurbitaceae) and garlic-pepper spray extracts for the control of Myzus persicae (Sulzer) and Cercospora leaf spot on pepper, Capsicum annuum (L.). Nigerian Journal of Entomology. Vol. 27: 97 – 101.
O.A. Oke and J.A. Odebiyi. (2008). Rearing procedure for the pre-imaginal stages of the flea beetle (Podagrica sjostedti) (Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae), and its developmental biology on okra (Abelmoschus esculentus). International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. Vol. 28 (3) pg 151-157.

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