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Samuel G.K Adiku

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
Soil Science
Publications

146

Citations

4,304

H-index

36

i10-index

66

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
29.5
Most cited paper
786
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2025
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 09:32
Publications

146 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Short-term effects of crop rotation, residue management, and soil water on carbon mineralization in a tropical cropping system
SGK Adiku, S Narh, JW Jones, KB Laryea, GN Dowuona
2008 Plant and soil 311 (1), 29-38, 2008 Agriculture 56
Using the Southern Oscillation Index for improving rainfall prediction and agricultural water management in Ghana
SGK Adiku, RC Stone
1995 Agricultural water management 29 (1), 85-100, 1995 Agriculture 55
Climate change impact and variability on cereal productivity among smallholder farmers under future production systems in West Africa
DS MacCarthy, M Adam, BS Freduah, BY Fosu-Mensah, PAY Ampim, ...
2021 Sustainability 13 (9), 5191, 2021 Natural Sciences 54
Effect of post-flowering water stress on dry matter and yield of three tropical grain legumes.
FK Kumaga, SGK Adiku, K Ofori
2003 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 53
Effects of crop rotation and fallow residue management on maize growth, yield and soil carbon in a savannah-forest transition zone of Ghana
SGK Adiku, JW Jones, FK Kumaga, A Tonyigah
2009 The Journal of Agricultural Science 147 (3), 313-322, 2009 Agriculture 51
Influences of environmental factors on the radial profile of sap flux density in Fagus crenata growing at different elevations in the Naeba Mountains, Japan
M Kubota, J Tenhunen, R Zimmermann, M Schmidt, S Adiku, Y Kakubari
2005 Tree Physiology 25 (5), 545-556, 2005 Health Sciences 51
Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Different Land‐Use Systems: A Case Study of CO2 in the Southern Zone of Ghana
DS MacCarthy, RB Zougmoré, PBI Akponikpè, E Koomson, P Savadogo, ...
2018 Applied and Environmental Soil Science 2018 (1), 1057242, 2018 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 49
Evaluating maize yield variability and gaps in two agroecologies in northern Ghana using a crop simulation model
DS MacCarthy, SG Adiku, BS Freduah, AY Kamara, S Narh, AL Abdulai
2018 South African Journal of Plant and Soil 35 (2), 137-147, 2018 Agriculture 41
Productivity of soybean under projected climate change in a semi-arid region of West Africa: Sensitivity of current production system
DS MacCarthy, PS Traore, BS Freduah, SGK Adiku, DE Dodor, ...
2022 Agronomy 12 (11), 2614, 2022 Natural Sciences 40
Modelling the effect of varying soil water on root growth dynamics of annual crops
SGK Adiku, RD Braddock, CW Rose
1996 Plant and soil 185 (1), 125-135, 1996 Agriculture 37
Spatial variability of some soil chemical and physical properties of an agricultural landscape.
DS MacCarthy, WA Agyare, PLG Vlek, SGK Adiku
2013 Agriculture 36
Influences of changing land use and CO2 concentration on ecosystem and landscape level carbon and water balances in mountainous terrain of the Stubai Valley, Austria
J Tenhunen, R Geyer, S Adiku, M Reichstein, U Tappeiner, M Bahn, ...
2009 Global and Planetary Change 67 (1-2), 29-43, 2009 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 36
Uncertainties in simulating crop performance in degraded soils and low input production systems
JW Jones, J Naab, D Fatondji, K Dzotsi, S Adiku, J He
2012 Improving soil fertility recommendations in Africa using the Decision …, 2012 Agriculture 32
Farmers’ adaptation measures in scenarios of climate change for maize production in semi-arid zones of Ghana
E Tachie-Obeng, E Gyasi, S Adiku, M Abekoe, G Zierrogel
2010 2nd International Conference: climate sustainability and Development in Semi …, 2010 Natural Sciences 32
A maize (Zea mays)-cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) intercrop model.
SGK Adiku, PS Carberry, CW Rose, RL McCown, R Braddock
1995 Agriculture 32
Can ENSO help in agricultural decision-making in Ghana?
SGK Adiku, FD Mawunya, JW Jones, M Yangyouru
2007 Climate prediction and agriculture: advances and challenges, 205-212, 2007 Agriculture 31
Weather-index based crop insurance as a social adaptation to climate change and variability in the Upper West Region of Ghana: developing a participatory approach
SGK Adiku, E Debrah-Afanyede, H Greatrex, RB Zougmoré, ...
2017 Natural Sciences 29
10. Characterisation of Seasonal Rainfall for Cropping Schedules
FD Mawunya, SGK Adiku, KB Laryea, M Yangyuoru, E Atika
2011 West African Journal of Applied Ecology 19 (1), 107-118, 2011 Natural Sciences 28
Perceptions of rain-fed lowland rice farmers on climate change, their vulnerability, and adaptation strategies in the Volta Region of Ghana
FO Tabi, SGK Adiku, K Ofori, N Nhamo, M Omoko, E Atika, A Mayebi
2012 Technologies and Innovations for Development: Scientific Cooperation for a …, 2012 Natural Sciences 25
Farming system-induced variability of some soil properties in a sub-humid zone of Ghana
L Atsivor, GN Dowuona, SGK Adiku
2001 Plant and Soil 236 (1), 83-90, 2001 Agriculture 25
Influence of method of residue application and moisture content on water soluble nitrogen in a rhodickandiustalf amended with different fallow plant materials
DA Darko, EK Nartey, S Adiku, KB Laryea
2019 West African Journal of Applied Ecology 27 (1), 66-77, 2019 Natural Sciences 23
6. Evaluation of Suitability of Some Soils in the Forest-Savanna Transition and the Guinea Savanna Zones of Ghana for Maize Production
KA Nketia, TA Adjadeh, SGK Adiku
2018 West African Journal of Applied Ecology 26 (1), 61-73, 2018 Agriculture 23
Conceptual methodologies in agro-environmental systems
CW Rose, S Adiku
2001 Soil and Tillage Research 58 (3-4), 141-149, 2001 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 23
Environmental and socio-economic benefits of a circular economy for bioethanol production in the northern part of Ghana
SK Tulashie, D Dodoo, E Ketu, SGK Adiku, MK Miyittah, E Forfoe, E Arthur
2023 Journal of Cleaner Production 390, 136131, 2023 Social Sciences 22
Climate change impacts on crop productivity and possible adaptations in Ghana
JE Olesen, N Chirinda, SG Adiku
2013 Ghana Policy Journal 5, 43-61, 2013 Natural Sciences 22