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Eric Kwesi Nartey

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Verified email at ug.edu.gh Associate Professor of Soil Science, University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE
DepartmentSCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE SECRETARIAT
Soil chemistrySoil fertilityBiocharLandscape ProcessesOrganic Matter Recycling
Publications

80

Citations

1,052

H-index

16

i10-index

32

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
13.2
Most cited paper
154
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 10:24
Publications

80 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Phosphorus retention and availability in three contrasting soils amended with rice husk and corn cob biochar at varying pyrolysis temperatures
JO Eduah, EK Nartey, MK Abekoe, H Breuning-Madsen, MN Andersen
2019 Geoderma 341, 10-17, 2019 Agriculture 154
Mechanism of orthophosphate (PO4-P) adsorption onto different biochars
JO Eduah, EK Nartey, MK Abekoe, SW Henriksen, MN Andersen
2020 Environmental Technology & Innovation 17, 100572, 2020 Agriculture 97
The black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae): Trapping and culturing of wild colonies in Ghana
EA Ewusie, PK Kwapong, G Ofosu-Budu, C Sandrock, AM Akumah, ...
2019 Scientific African 5, e00134, 2019 Agriculture 65
Integrating biochar and inorganic fertilizer improves productivity and profitability of irrigated rice in Ghana, West Africa
DS MacCarthy, E Darko, EK Nartey, SGK Adiku, A Tettey
2020 Agronomy 10 (6), 904, 2020 Agriculture 61
Agronomic performance of maze hybrids under acid and control soil conditions
NL Tandzi, ELM Ngonkeu, E Youmbi, E Nartey, M Yeboah, V Gracen, ...
2015 Int. J. Agron. Agric. Res 6, 275-291, 2015 Agriculture 45
Characteristics of termite mounds and associated Acrisols in the coastal savanna zone of Ghana and impact on hydraulic conductivity
GNN Dowuona, P Atwere, W Dubbin, PM Nude, BE Mutala, EK Nartey, ...
2012 Natural Science 4 (7), 423, 2012 Natural Sciences 42
Microbial degradation potential of some Ghanaian soils contaminated with diesel oil
D Darko
2012 Agriculture and Biology Journal of North America, 2012 Agriculture 38
Use of biochar-compost for phosphorus availability to maize in a concretionary ferric lixisol in northern Ghana
N Sulemana, EK Nartey, MK Abekoe, TA Adjadeh, DA Darko
2021 Agronomy 11 (2), 359, 2021 Agriculture 35
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
Development of black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) in selected organic market waste fractions in Accra, Ghana
EA Ewusie, PK Kwapong, G Ofosu-Budu, C Sandrock, A Akumah, ...
2018 Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Bioresource Technology 4 (1), 1-16, 2018 Agriculture 30
Bridging old and new: diversity and evaluation of high iron-associated stress response of rice cultivated in West Africa
B Diop, DR Wang, KN Drame, V Gracen, P Tongoona, D Dzidzienyo, ...
2020 Journal of Experimental Botany 71 (14), 4188-4200, 2020 Agriculture 28
Geochemical assessment of heavy metal pollution as impacted by municipal solid waste at Abloradjei waste dump site, Accra-Ghana
HM Jafaru, GNN Dowuona, TA Adjadeh, EK Nartey, PM Nude, D Neina
2015 Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences 7 (3), 50-59, 2015 Agriculture 26
Nonlinear sorption of phosphorus onto plant biomass-derived biochars at different pyrolysis temperatures
JO Eduah, SW Henriksen, EK Nartey, MK Abekoe, MN Andersen
2020 Environmental Technology & Innovation 19, 100808, 2020 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 Agriculture 23
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
Acidity and aluminum speciation in biochar amended tropical soils
JO Eduah, EK Nartey, MK Abekoe, SK Asomaning, JK Essibu, ...
2022 Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 53 (7), 913-927, 2022 Agriculture 18
Carbon mineralization from plant residue-amended soils under varying moisture conditions
AM Mohammed, JB Naab, E Nartey, SGK Adiku
2014 Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Science, 2014 Agriculture 16
Innovations in market crop waste compost production: Use of black soldier fly larvae and biochar
AM Akumah, EK Nartey, GK Ofosu-Budu, EA Ewusie, BK Offei, N Adamtey
2021 International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture 10 (2), 2021 Agriculture 15
Identification of farmer’s constraints to maize production in the humid forest zone of Cameroon
ELM Ngonkeu, LN Tandzi, C Dickmi, E Nartey, M Yeboah, J Ngeve, ...
2017 Journal of Experimental Agriculture International 15 (3), 1-9, 2017 Agriculture 14
Simple formulation of the soil water effect on residue decomposition
SGK Adiku, NK Amon, JW Jones, TA Adjadeh, FK Kumaga, GN Dowuona, ...
2010 Communications in soil science and plant analysis 41 (3), 267-276, 2010 Agriculture 14
Improvements in the quality of soils under agroforestry practice in Ghana.
GN Dowuona, AR Mermut, SGK Adiku, E Nartey, I Tete-Mensah
1998 Agriculture 14
Variability in the properties of soils on two toposequences in northern Ghana
E Nartey, GN Dowuona, Y Ahenkorah, AR Mermut, H Tiessen
1997 Ghana Journal of Agricultural Science 30 (2), 115-126, 1997 Agriculture 13
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 12
Adsorptive mechanisms of orthosilicic acid on nano-ball allophane
E NARTEY, N MATSUE, T HENMI
2000 Clay Science 11 (2), 125-136, 2000 Agriculture 12
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