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Pearl Abu, PhD

SENIOR LECTURER

Verified email at wacci.ug.edu.gh Lecturer and Plant Breeder, University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
DepartmentWEST AFRICA CENTRE FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT (WACCI) SECRETARIAT
Maize BreedingMolecular BreedingClimate ResilienceDoubled Haploids
Publications

14

Citations

167

H-index

6

i10-index

6

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
11.9
Most cited paper
38
First publication year
2012
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 10:46
Publications

14 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Pre-and post-harvest practices and varietal preferences of tomato in Ghana. Sustainability. 2022; 14: 1436
LD Melomey, MAT Ayenan, G Marechera, P Abu, A Danquah, D Tarus, ...
2022 s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published …, 2022 Agriculture 38
Genetic diversity and inter-trait relationship of tropical extra-early maturing quality protein maize inbred lines under low soil nitrogen stress
P Abu, B Badu-Apraku, BE Ifie, P Tongoona, LD Melomey, SK Offei
2021 PLoS One 16 (6), e0252506, 2021 Agriculture 28
Genetics of extra‐early‐maturing yellow and orange quality protein maize inbreds and derived hybrids under low soil nitrogen and Striga infestation
P Abu, B Badu‐Apraku, BE Ifie, P Tongoona, PF Ribeiro, E Obeng‐Bio, ...
2021 Crop Science 61 (2), 1052-1072, 2021 Agriculture 28
Evaluation of newly released maize varieties in Ghana for yield and stability under three nitrogen application rates in two agro-ecological zones
P Kpotor
2012 A thesis submited to the school of graduate studies, Kwame Nkrumah …, 2012 Agriculture 23
Effects of poultry manure and NPK fertilizer on growth and yield of garden eggs (Solanum melongena) in a sandy soil in Ghana
AA Khalid, HO Tuffour, M Bonsu, T Adjei-Gyapong, A Abubakar, ...
2014 International Journal of Scientific Research in Knowledge 2 (6), 257-264, 2014 Agriculture 21
Soil organic carbon: Relating the walkley-black wet oxidation method to loss on ignition and clay content
HO Tuffour, IB Yeboah, M Bonsu, T Adjei-Gyapong, AA Khalid, ...
2014 International Journal of Scientific Research in Knowledge 2 (5), 249-56, 2014 Agriculture 15
Assessment of the Relative Yielding Abilities and Stability of Maize (Zea mays L) Genotypes under Different Levels of Nitrogen Fertilization across Two Agro-Ecological Zones in …
P Kpotor
2014 International Journal of Scientific Research in Agricultural Sciences, 2014 Agriculture 6
Genetic enhancement of early and extra-early maturing maize for tolerance to low-soil nitrogen in Sub-Saharan Africa
B Badu-Apraku, MAB Fakorede, B Annor, GB Adu, E Obeng-Bio, P Abu, ...
2023 Crop Breeding, Genetics and Genomics 5 (1), 2023 Agriculture 5
SeqSNP-based genic markers reveal genetic architecture and candidate genes for low nitrogen tolerance in tropical maize inbred lines
P Abu, B Badu-Apraku, BE Ifie, JSY Eleblu, GL Ehemba, PB Tongoona, ...
2025 Frontiers in Plant Science 16, 1558741, 2025 Agriculture 3
Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Maize Doubled Haploid Lines from Drought and Low Nitrogen Tolerant Populations
GL Ehemba, BE Ifie, B Das, P Abu, EA Adjei, MAT Ayenan, ...
2026 bioRxiv, 2026.08. 06.743182, 2026 Agriculture 0
SeqSNP-Based Genic Markers Revealed the Genetic Structure and Identified Candidate Genes for Low Soil Nitrogen Tolerance in Tropical Quality Protein (QPM) Maize Inbred Lines.
P Abu, B Badu-Apraku, BE Ifie, JSY Eleblu, PB Tongoona, SK Offei
2024 66th Annual maize genetics Meeting, 2024 Agriculture 0
Genetics of Extra-early maturing yellow and orange quality-protein maize inbreds and performance of derived hybrids under low-soil nitrogen, Striga-infestation
P Abu, B Badu-Apraku, BE Ifie, PB Tongoona, PF Ribeiro, E Obeng-Bio, ...
2023 African Plant Breeders Association Conference, 2023 Agriculture 0
Genetic analysis of extra-early yellow and orange quality protein maize (Zea mays l.) inbred lines under low nitrogen and Striga stresses
P Abu
2019 University of Ghana, 2019 Agriculture 0
Identification of low-soil nitrogen tolerant extra-early quality protein-provitamin a maize inbred lines and assessment of genetic diversity
P Abu, B Badu-Apraku, IB Elohor, PB Tongoona, SK & Offei
2019 African Plant Breeders Association Conference, 2019 Agriculture 0