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Prof. Innocent Y.D. Lawson

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh university of ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF SOIL SCIENCE
AgricultureEnvironmental Soil ScienceSoil MicrobiolobySoil Fertility
Publications

44

Citations

472

H-index

12

i10-index

14

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
10.7
Most cited paper
42
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2024
Last updated
16 Sep 2026, 01:17
Publications

44 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Short-term effect of biochar on microbial biomass, respiration and enzymatic activities in wastewater irrigated soils in urban agroecosystems of the West African savannah
I Asirifi, S Werner, S Heinze, CKS Saba, IYD Lawson, B Marschner
2021 Agronomy 11 (2), 271, 2021 Social Sciences 42
Characterization and diversity of rhizobia nodulating selected tree legumes in Ghana: EY Boakye et al.
EY Boakye, IYD Lawson, SKA Danso, SK Offei
2016 Symbiosis 69 (2), 89-99, 2016 Agriculture 41
Effect of organic matter on the growth, nodulation, and nitrogen fixation of soybean grown under acid and saline conditions
IYD Lawson, K Muramatsu, I Nioh
1995 Soil science and plant nutrition 41 (4), 721-728, 1995 Agriculture 40
Microbial degradation potential of some Ghanaian soils contaminated with diesel oil
D Darko
2012 Agriculture and Biology Journal of North America, 2012 Agriculture 38
4. Improving the Establishment and Yield of Soybean through Planting Depth and Land Preparation Methods in Northern Ghana
IYD Lawson, EA Mensah, EN Yeboah
2009 West African Journal of Applied Ecology 14 (1), 40-47, 2009 Agriculture 38
Use of corn cob and rice husk biochar as liming materials in acid soils
EF Manso, EK Nartey, TA Adjadeh, DA Darko, IYD Lawson, CA Amoatey
2019 West African Journal of Applied Ecology 27 (2), 32-50, 2019 Agriculture 34
Time of planting and weed suppression abilities of some legumes intercropped with maize in the Guinea savanna zone of Ghana
IYD Lawson, A Issahaku, SK Acheampong, B Adams, V Tuffour
2013 Agriculture and Biology Journal of North America 4 (4), 358-363, 2013 Agriculture 29
Time of planting Mucuna and Canavalia in an intercrop system with maize.
YDI Lawson, IK Dzomeku, YJ Drisah
2007 — Agriculture 26
Assessment of variability in the quality of an acrisol under different land use systems in Ghana
EO Ghartey, GNN Dowuona, EK Nartey, TA Adjadeh, IYD Lawson
2012 Open Journal of Soil Science 2 (1), 33, 2012 Agriculture 23
Weed control in maize using Mucuna and Canavalia as intercrops in the Northern Guinea Savanna zone of Ghana.
IYD Lawson, IK Dzomeku, R Asempa, S Benson
2006 — Agriculture 21
Reducing ammonia volatilization and improving nitrogen use efficiency of rice at different depths of urea supergranule application
K Koudjega, KA Ablede, IYD Lawson, MK Abekoe, E Owusu-Bennoah, ...
2019 Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 50 (8), 974-986, 2019 Agriculture 18
Intercrop performance of maize, sorghum and soybean in response to planting pattern
AK Quainoo, IYD Lawson, A Yawson
2000 Journal of the Ghana Science Association 2 (2), 31-35, 2000 Agriculture 15
Biochar systems in Ghana
E Yeboah, E Dugan, E Nartey, IYD Lawson, KA Frimpong, BD Obiri, ...
2022 Agricultural and Food Science Journal of Ghana 15 (1), 1553-1577, 2022 Agriculture 11
Effectiveness of neem materials and biochar as nitrification inhibitors in reducing nitrate leaching in a compost-amended Ferric Luvisol
H Abeka, IYD Lawson, E Nartey, T Adjadeh, S Asuming-Brempong, ...
2022 Frontiers in Soil Science 2, 1023743, 2022 Agriculture 11
Diesel oil utilizing bacteria associated with four Ghanaian soils
IYD Lawson, JK Afenu, EK Nartey, J Quaye
2013 Agric. Biol. J. North Am 4, 364-369, 2013 Health Sciences 9
Sustainable P-enriched biochar-compost production: harnessing the prospects of maize stover and groundnut husk in Ghana’s Guinea Savanna
DA Fianko, EK Nartey, MK Abekoe, TA Adjadeh, IYD Lawson, ...
2023 Frontiers in Environmental Science 11, 1252305, 2023 Agriculture 8
Response of soybean to organic matter application and inoculation with Brady rhizobium japonicum in the Guinea savanna of Ghana
IYD Lawson, A Quainoo
2008 J. Ghana Sci. Ass 4 (1), 53-57, 2008 Agriculture 7
Assessing the effect of seedling age and time of urea supergranule application on rice growth, yield and nitrogen use efficiency
K Koudjega, KA Ablede, IYD Lawson, MK Abekoe, E Owusu-Bennoah
2019 West African Journal of Applied Ecology 27 (1), 78-94, 2019 Agriculture 6
Enhancement of microbial degradation of diesel oil by biochar in an oxisol
IYD Lawson, H Abeka, S Asuming-Brempong, EY Boakye, SKA Danso
2019 J Ghana Sci Assoc 18, 41-46, 2019 Agriculture 6
Evaluation of some herbaceous legumes for use as green manure crops in the rainfed rice-based cropping system in northern Ghana.
TB Bayorbor, IK Addai, IYD Lawson, W Dogbe, D Djabletey
2006 — Agriculture 6
Effects of compost application on growth and nodulation of kidney bean, soybean and alfalfa under salt stress
IYD Lawson, M Hayatsu, I Nioh
2004 West African Journal of Applied Ecology 5 (1), 2004 Agriculture 6
Agro-industrial waste biochar abated nitrogen leaching from tropical sandy soils and boosted dry matter accumulation in maize
M Egyir, IYD Lawson, DE Dodor, D Luyima
2023 C 9 (1), 34, 2023 Agriculture 5
Dried Azolla pinnata as a supplementary nitrogen source for lowland rice production in a Calcic Natraquert
G Agbagba, S Asuming-Brempong, IYD Lawson
2018 Journal of Soil Science and Environmental Management 9 (3), 35-39, 2018 Agriculture 5
Contribution of university farms to teaching and learning of agricultural science in Ghana
IYD Lawson, C Brew
2004 Ghana Journal of Development Studies 1 (1), 110-126, 2004 Agriculture 5
The petroleum find: its possible impact on the agricultural sector in Ghana: the role of soil science.
IYD Lawson, SGK Adiku, SKA Danso
2014 — Agriculture 4