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Joseph Okani Honger

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh Professor of Plant Pathology, University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
DepartmentSOIL AND IRRIGATION RESEARCH CENTRE
Plant Pathology
Publications

46

Citations

377

H-index

9

i10-index

9

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
8.2
Most cited paper
131
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 08:40
Publications

46 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Mango anthracnose disease: the current situation and direction for future research
AK Dofuor, NKA Quartey, AF Osabutey, AK Antwi-Agyakwa, K Asante, ...
2023 Frontiers in Microbiology 14, 1168203, 2023 Health Sciences 131
Identification and molecular characterisation of Colletotrichum species from avocado, citrus and pawpaw in Ghana
JO Honger, SK Offei, KA Oduro, GT Odamtten, ST Nyaku
2016 South African Journal of Plant and Soil 33 (3), 177-185, 2016 Natural Sciences 39
Identification and species status of the mango biotype of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides in Ghana
JO Honger, SK Offei, KA Oduro, GT Odamtten, ST Nyaku
2014 European Journal of Plant Pathology 140 (3), 455-467, 2014 Health Sciences 30
A critical review on bacterial black spot of mango caused by Xanthomonas citri pv. mangiferaeindicae: Current status and direction for future research
FL Sossah, OF Aidoo, AK Dofuor, AF Osabutey, J Obeng, FK Abormeti, ...
2024 Forest Pathology 54 (3), e12860, 2024 Health Sciences 18
Management of Lasiodiplodia theobromae, the causal agent of mango tree decline disease in Ghana.
FK Ablormeti, SR Coleman, JO Honger, E Owusu, I Bedu, OF Aidoo, ...
2021 African Crop Science Journal 29 (2), 193, 2021 Health Sciences 18
Principal component analysis and molecular characterization of reniform nematode populations in Alabama
ST Nyaku, RV Kantety, E Cebert, KS Lawrence, JO Honger, GC Sharma
2016 The plant pathology journal 32 (2), 123, 2016 Natural Sciences 15
Molecular characterization, pathogenicity and copper sensitivity of Xanthomonas citri pv mangiferaeindicae, the causal agent of mango bacterial black spot …
JO Honger, S Osabutey, ST Nyaku, JB Lambon
2021 Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection 54 (19-20), 1703-1721, 2021 Natural Sciences 14
3. The Incidence, severity and aetiology of a bacterial canker disease of citrus in Ghana
JO Honger, E Essuman, EW Cornelius
2016 West African Journal of Applied Ecology 24 (2), 31-44, 2016 Health Sciences 12
Characterisation of the casual agent of mango anthracnose disease in Ghana
JO Honger
2014 Health Sciences 11
Pathogenicity and fungicide sensitivity of the causal agent of postharvest stem end rot disease of mango in Ghana.
JO Honger, CE William, D Owusu-Ansah, K Siaw-Adane, GT Odamtten
2015 Health Sciences 9
Threats to global food security from emerging phytoplasma crop diseases
FK Ablormeti, JO Honger, H Lutuf, J Obeng, A Muntala, AF Osabutey, ...
2025 The Journal of Agricultural Science 163 (4), 365-380, 2025 Agriculture 8
Characterization of Lasiodiplodia theobromae causing post-harvest stem-end rot disease of mango and its management using synthetic fungicides
AA Gariba, RS Amoah, JO Honger
2025 Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection 58 (14), 794-810, 2025 Health Sciences 7
Characterisation and in-vitro control of Curvularia lunata, the causal agent of brown leaf spot disease of rice in Ghana.
JO Honger, T Lomotey, Y Kugblenu-Darrah, I Bedu, NY Amankwa
2023 Health Sciences 7
The aetiology, incidence and severity of mango tree decline disease in Ghana
JO Honger, SR Coleman, FK Ablormeti, EW Cornelius, E Owusu, ...
2018 Ghana Journal of Science 58, 13-22, 2018 Health Sciences 6
Importance, etiology and management of the bacterial black spot disease of mango
JO Honger, R Ofoe, S Osabutey, AA Abbey
2024 Indian Phytopathology 77 (3), 681-691, 2024 Health Sciences 5
Assessing Vegetable Farmers’ Knowledge of Disease and Pests Control Methods in Ghana: A Survey of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum [L]) Farmers in the Mampong Municipality of the …
JB Lambon, M Sanuel, J Honger, D Yakubu
2023 Turkish Journal of Agriculture-Food Science and Technology 11 (12), 2218-2228, 2023 Health Sciences 5
Prevalence of plant-parasitic nematodes in rice fields in Ghana.
ST Nyaku, H Lutuf, JO Honger, A Dede, FC Brentu, R Benissan, ...
2021 African Crop Science Journal 29 (4), 471, 2021 Health Sciences 5
First report of a stylar end rot disease of guava fruits caused by Lasiodiplodia pseudotheobromae in Ghana
JO Honger, CA Amoatey, I Bedu, DN Sackey, KS Agyekum, S Coffie, ...
2025 Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 103051, 2025 Health Sciences 4
A comprehensive review of ecologically friendly strategies for managing plant-parasitic nematodes: Key issues and future prospects
H Lutuf, OF Aidoo, AK Dofuor, M Jnr Opoku, AF Osabutey, FK Ablormeti, ...
2025 CABI Reviews 20 (1), 0039, 2025 Agriculture 3
A comprehensive review of Pseudocercospora fruit and leaf spot (angular leaf spot): Current status, advances and future directions for sustainable citrus production
AK Dofuor, J Obeng, FL Sossah, AF Osabutey, H Lutuf, J Osei‐Owusu, ...
2024 Plant Pathology 73 (7), 1708-1718, 2024 Health Sciences 3
Differentiation of two Botryosphaeriaceae species isolated from declining mango trees in Ghana
JO Honger, FK Ablomerti, SR Coleman, EW Cornelius, E Owusu, ...
2018 West African Journal of Applied Ecology 26 (2), 14-25, 2018 Natural Sciences 3
Chemical control of mango anthracnose disease in Ghana
JO Honger, SK Offei, KA Oduro, GT Odamtten
2016 Health Sciences 3
Canker-like disease caused by Xanthomonas sp. in a citrus nursery in Ghana.
JO Honger, KA Oduro, SK Offei, KG Ofosu-Budu
2007 Health Sciences 3
First Report of Lasiodiplodia theobromae Causing Stem End Rot of Avocado, Pawpaw and Passion Fruits in Ghana
JO Honger, I Bedu, S Coffie, B Otu
2026 New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science 54 (1), e70145, 2026 Agriculture 2
A Comprehensive Review of Post-Harvest Stem End Rot of Mango Caused by Lasiodiplodia theobromae
AA Gariba, RS Amoah, JO Honger, CI Deha
2025 Preprints, 2025 Agriculture 2