PROF. MOOMIN ABUAssociate ProfessorDEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTUREFACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND CONSUMER SCIENCESNYANKPALA Campus
Background
Prof. Abu Moomin (PhD) is a Postharvest Physiologist of Horticultural Crops with particular focus on agricultural research in fruit and vegetable crops. He earned PhD and MSc in Postharvest Physiology of Horticultural Crops; BSc in Crop Science, and Diploma in Agricultural Extension and Farm Management in Ghana. Prof. Abu has over twenty-five (25) years of professional consulting experience in Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching; and also belong to several professional associations. He is acknowledged as having conducted several studies/trainings in the agronomy, value addition, and quality maintenance and shelf-life enhancement of horticultural crops nationally and internationally. He teaches Advances in Postharvest Physiology, Horticultural Entrepreneurship Development, Postharvest Physiology and Technology, Horticultural Extension and Entrepreneurial Skills, Postharvest Physiology, Postharvest Biology and Technology, and Postharvest Technology; he has provided instruction in Advances in Vegetable Crop Production and Marketing, Vegetable Crop Production, Perishable Crop Storage, and in Produce Processing and Preservation - all at the Department of Horticulture/Department of Agricultural Mechanization and Irrigation Technology of the 海角乱伦社区, Ghana. Prof. Abu has held administrative positions in the university system. He trains students, growers, and other stakeholders in the fruit/vegetable industry in GLOBAL GAP. He has supervised several postgraduate and undergraduate students' dissertations/theses at 海角乱伦社区and also serves as internal and external examiner/assessor/reviewer locally and internationally. He serves as member of several Boards/Committees both inside and outside the University. Prof. Abu has served as a consultant to several clients including Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), Tamale Technical University (TaTU), and assisted several Farmer Based Organizations (FBOs) to build capacity to understand farming as business, and develop business plans. Prof. Abu is a Lifetime Fellow of the International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS).
Email address: abumoomin@uds.edu.gh
Osei-Kwarteng, M., K. Mahunu, G., Abu, M., & Apaliya, M. (2023). Alternative Green and Novel Postharvest Treatments for Minimally Processed Fruits and Vegetables. In New Advances in Postharvest Technology. ISBN: 978-1-83768-542-4. IntechOpen. Doi: 10.5772/intechopen.111978.
Abu, M., Olympio, N. S. and Darko, J. O. (2022). Harvest Maturity for Mango (Mangifera Indica L.) Fruit Based on Accumulated Day-Degrees (藲C), Rainfall Amount (mm), and Physical Fruit Development Properties. In Khader, V. (ed.). Research Highlights in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 1. India-United Kingdom: B P International, pp. 78-94.
Abu, M. and Adzigiwe, K. F. (2022). Highlighting the Possible Causes of Health Disorders in Stored Yam at Farm Gate in Ghana. In Khader, V. (ed.). Research Highlights in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 1. India-United Kingdom: B P International, pp. 104-122.
Abu, M. and Yuoni, E. M. (2021) A detergent for mango fruit sap-induced injury. Horticulture International Journal. 5(5): 222-227.
Abu, M., Olympio, N. S. and Darko, J. O. (2021) Determination of Harvest Maturity for Mango (Mangifera indica L.) Fruit by Non-Destructive Criteria. Agricultural Sciences, 12, 1103-1118.
Abu, M. (2021) Vegetable production status in the Tamale metropolitan area in the northern region of Ghana. International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Research, vol. 07, no. 05, pp. 865–883.
Abu, M., Abbey, L. D. and Amey, N. K. (2021). Relation of harvesting time on physicochemical properties of Haden, Kent, Palmer, and Keitt mango varieties for export and local markets. Journal of Horticulture and Postharvest Research. VOL. 4(1), 87-100.
Abu, M. (2021). Effect of compound and single-based fertilizers on shelf life of exotic/minor vegetable crops cultivated for the fresh market. Horticulture International Journal.5(2): 90-95. DOI: 10.15406/hij.2021.05.00209.
Abu, M., M. Osei-Kwarteng, M. and Seidu, A. (2021). Comparative studies on compound and single-based fertilizers on the food-yield potential of exotic, minor vegetable crops cultivated for the fresh market. International Journal of Innovation and scientific research. ISSN 2351-8014. volume 53, No. 2, 98—105.
Abu, M., M. Osei-Kwarteng, M. and Atua, R. A. (2021). Fertilizer effect on proximate composition and nutritive value of exotic/minor vegetable crops. Journal of Horticulture and Postharvest Research. 4(12), 81-94. DOI: 10.22077/JHPR.2021.4096.1193.
