Kanu
Company: Njala University
Position: Senior Lecturer
Expert Summary
I obtained my doctoral degree in agriculture in 2012 from the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) in Pretoria, South Africa. After graduating, I have served as a postdoctoral researcher at both TUT and University of South Africa (UNISA). As a postdoc, I successfully supervised postgraduate students (two Honours, six master's and two PhDs) to completion at UNISA. In 2020, I was appointed as a Lecturer at the Njala University (NU) and so far, I successfully supervised undergraduates (16) to completion in the School of Agriculture and Food Sciences and currently, 15 postgraduates, and 16 undergraduates (10 (BSc.) and 6 (HND)) are under my supervision. I published six (6) research articles in accredited journals, one (1) proceeding paper, another research paper (one) is in press and three (3) more are under review. So far, I have over 30 papers published in accredited journals -See below list of peer-reviewed research publications.
Publications
- 1) Ogugua, U.V., Kanu, S.A. and Ntushelo, K., (2023). Relationship between different physiological processes of Tomato seedlings exposed to acid mine water uncovered using correlation analysis. Heliyon. 9:e18975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
2) Torto, S.J., Samura, A.E., Sundufu, A.J., Quee, D.D., Musa, D.P., Kanu, S.A., Fomba, S.N. and Norman, P.E. (2023). Grasshopper (Zonocerus variegatus L) Infestation and Root Dry Matter Content of Cassava as Influenced by Planting Date and Cassava Genotypes. Peruvian Journal of Agronomy, 7(1), 42-50. https://doi.org/10.21704/pja.v7i1.2001.
3) Udeh, E.L., Ngmenzuma, T.Y., Maseko, S.T., Nyila. M.A., Kanu, S.A., and Mohale, K.C. (2023). Gas exchange and carbon assimilation of Bambara groundnut landraces co-inoculated with Bradyrhizobium japonicum and Bacillus subtilis under simulated drought stress. Scientific African, 21:e01823.
Turay B.S., Bah A.M., Amara D.M.K., Kallon V.I., and Kanu S.A. (2022). Germination, growth and yield responses of eggplant and okra grown on anthill and termite mound soils. Proceeding Paper, sciforum.net, https://doi.org/10.3390/xxxx.
Amara, D.M.K., Benya, I., Kanu, S.A., Daniel Hindogbe Saidu, Raymond Morie Musa6, Osman Sidie Vonu, Fayia Brima, Joseph Christian Adamu Mboma7, Michael Jusu, Foday Turay, Abdulai Kamara. (2022). Effect of Land Uses on Soil Erodibility in the Njala Area of Southern Sierra Leone. Open Journal of Soil Science, 12, 475-489
https://www.scirp.org/journal/ojss.
· Payazi A.M., Kanu S.A. and Muedi H.T.H. (2022) Dry Bean Anthracnose Colletotrichum lindemuthianum Pathogenic Variability in South Africa. Afr. J. Food Agric. Nutr. Dev. 2022; 22(5): 20415-20425 https://doi.org/10.18697/ajfand.110.20665.
· Ogugua, U.V., Kanu, S.A. and Ntushelo, K., (2022). Gibberellic acid improves growth and reduces heavy metal accumulation: A case study in tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum L.) Cultivar (Heinz 1370) Seedlings Exposed to Acid Mine Water. Heliyon (In Press). https://ssrn.com/abstract=4156279 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4156279.
• Udoka, O., Kalu, C.M., Kanu, S.A. and Ntushelo, K., (2021). Growth stimulation and yield enhancement of the tomato cultivar Heinz 1370 by Bacillus subtilis (strain BD233) under glasshouse conditions. Academia Letters, p.2.
• Nevhulaudzi T., Ntushelo K. and Kanu S.A. (2020). Interaction effect of Bacillus subtilis inoculation and acid mine water irrigation on cowpea’s growth, physiology and nutritional quality. Scientific African, 9: e00541.
• Nevhulaudzi T., Ntushelo K. and Kanu S.A. (2020). Growth and nutritional responses of cowpea (cv. Soronko) to short-term elevated temperature. HortScience, 55(9):1455-1499. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI15132-20.
• Udeh E.L., Nyila M.A. and Kanu S.A. (2020). Nutraceutical and antimicrobial potentials of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranean): a review. Heliyon 6:e05205.
• Mndzebele B., Ncube B., Nyathi M., Kanu S.A., Fessehazion M., Amoo S.O., Mabhaudhi T. and Modi, A. (2020) Nitrogen fixation and nutritional yield of cowpea-amaranth intercrop. Agronomy, 10:565-580. DOI: 10.3390/agronomy10040565.
• Theka-Kutumela M.P., Kanu S.A.., Araya H.T., Sedibe M.M. and Mudau F.N. (2020). Physiological and phytochemical responses of baby spinach (Spinacia oleracea l.) cultivars to combined NPKS nutrition and Bacillus subtilis BD233 inoculation using LC-MS. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, 18(2):2129-2140.
• Tshikhudo, P.P., Ntushelo, K.., Kanu, S.A. and Mudau, F.N. (2019). Influence of ecological parameters on growth of bush tea (Athrixia phylocoides DC.) in Limpopo province, South Africa. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, 18(3):4167-4177.
• Tshikhudo P.P., Ntushelo K., Kanu S.A., and Mudau F.N. (2019). Growth response of bush tea (Athrixia phylocoides DC.) to climate conditions in Limpopo province, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany, 121:500-504.
• Kanu S.A. and Dakora F.D. (2018). Effect of lumichrome on seed germination of four legumes and three non-leguminous crops. Acta Horticulturae, 1204: 101-110. DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1204.13. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1204.13.
· Kalu C.M., Kanu, S.A., Gangireddygari, V.S.R., and Ntushelo, K. (2018). Effect of Solanum mauritianum leaf extract on the growth and morphology of Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum, P. carotovorum subsp. brasiliense and Bacillus subtilis. South African Journal of Botany. 115:289. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2018.02.051
• Ogugua U.V., Ntushelo K., Makungu M.C. and Kanu S.A. (2018). Effect of Bacillus subtilis BD233 on seedlings growth of sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum), Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris) and lettuce (Lactuca sativa). Acta Horticulturae, 1204: 201-210. DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1204.26. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1204.26.
• Mathiba M.T., Reddy V.S.G., Ntushelo K. and Kanu S.A. (2017) Omics technologies as tool to understand environmental factors for okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) growth and adaptation. South African Journal of Plant and Soil, 1-7. DOI: 10.1080/02571862.2017.1335891.
• Kanu S.A., et al. (The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG)) (2017) A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny. Taxon, 66 (1): 44-77.
• Nemutanzhela M.V., Modise D.M., Siyoko K, J. and Kanu S.A. (2017) Assessment of growth, stomatal conductance and chlorophyll content of two potato cultivars under irrigation with Fly Ash-treated Acid Mine Drainage. American Journal of Potato Research, 94(1): 1-12.
• Kanu S.A. and Dakora F.D. (2015) Symbiotic functioning, structural adaptation and subcellular organization of root nodules from Psoralea pinnata (L.) plants grown naturally under wetland and upland conditions in the Cape Fynbos of South Africa. Protoplasma, 1-9. DOI 10.1007/s00709-015-0922-2 (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26669320).
• Dakora F.D., Matiru V. and Kanu S.A. (2015) Rhizosphere ecology of lumichrome and riboflavin, two bacterial signal molecules eliciting developmental changes in plants. Frontiers for Plant Science, 6:700. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00700.
• Kanu S.A., Zvinowanda C., Moyo, M. and Okonkwo J.O. (2015) Biosorption of lead from aqueous solutions using Rooibos tea by-products. Desalination and Water Treatment, 1-9. doi: 10.1080/19443994.2015.1004116.
• Kanu S.A., Khamlich, S., Moyo, M. and Okonkwo J.O. (2014) Adsorption of cadmium from aqueous solution using the natural adsorbent-Rooibos shoots. Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry, 96(10):1452-1462.
• Nevhulaudzi T., Kambewa C. and Kanu S.A. (2014) Water quality around the Sheba Mine: A case study of the Mlambomlwane River in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Scholarly Journal of Scientific Research and Essay (SJSRE), 3(9):112-119.
• Kanu S.A., Barnabas A.D., Przybylowicz W.J., Mesjasz-Przybylowicz J. and Dakora F.D. (2014) Elemental distribution in tissue components of N2-fixing nodules of Psoralea pinnata plants growing naturally in wetland and upland conditions in the Cape Fynbos of South Africa. Protoplasma, 251(4):869-879, DOI 10.1007/s00709-013-0589-5.
• Kanu S.A., Okonkwo O.J. and Dakora F.D. (2013) Aspalathus liniaris (Rooibos tea) as potential phytoremediation agent: A review on tolerance mechanisms for aluminium uptake. Environmental Review, 21: 85–92, dx.doi.org/10.1139/er-2012-0055.
• Kanu S.A. and Dakora F.D (2012) Symbiotic nitrogen contribution and biodiversity of root-nodule bacteria nodulating Psoralea species in the Cape Fynbos of South Africa. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 54: 68-76.
• Kanu S.A. and Dakora F.D. (2012) Effects of N and P nutrition on extracellular secretion of lumichrome, riboflavin and indole acetic acid by N2-fixing bacteria and endophytes isolated from Psoralea nodules. Symbiosis, 57:15-22.
• Kanu S. and Dakora F.D. (2009) Thin-layer chromatographic analysis of lumichrome, riboflavin and indole acetic acid in cell-free culture filtrate of Psoralea nodule bacteria grown at different pH, salinity and temperature regimes. Symbiosis, 48: 173-181.
• Kanu S., Chimphango S.B.M., Sprent J.I. and Dakora F.D. (2008) African species belonging to the tribe Psoraleae produce ureides, a symbiotic trait characteristic of the Phaseoleae. In: Biological Nitrogen Fixation: towards poverty alleviation through sustainable agriculture. (Dakora F. D., Chimpango S. B. M., Valentine A. J., Elmerich C., & Newton W. E., eds), p 281. Springer, Netherlands.
• Kanu S., Matiru V.N. and Dakora F.D. (2007) Strain and species differences in rhizobial secretion of lumichrome and riboflavin, measured using thin-layer chromatography. Symbiosis, 43: 37-43.
• Dakora F.D., Kanu S. and Matiru V.N. (2005) Ecological significance of lumichrome and riboflavin as signals in the rhizosphere of plants. In: Biological Nitrogen Fixation, Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment (Wang Y., Elmerich C., & Newton W. E., eds), p 253-256. Springer, Netherlands.
Additional Info
I serve as external examiner for several universities including TUT, UNISA and NU. I am also a reviewer and board member for some international journals.
Education
PhD Agriculture
Experience
Crop Physiology (Biological Nitrogen Fixation and Post harvest Loses)
Microbiology
Agronomy
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