Prof. Bashiru Ademola Raji

Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin, Ilorin.

raji.ab@unilorin.edu.ng

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Biography

Bashir Ademola RAJI is a Professor of Soil Science in the Department of Agronomy with over 40 years of university teaching, research, and administrative experience.
He served as the Vice Chancellor of Fountain University, Osogbo between 2012 and 2016. Before then he had served as Head of the Department, Director of Academic Planning, Dean of Student Affairs, and Chairman of the University Computer Based Testing Centre.
He has supervised and co-supervised over 10 PhDs and 15 M.Sc theses. He has to his credit over 100 Journal publications in the areas of characterization and management of marginal land resources for sustainable agricultural production. He has won several research grants. He has also served as a consultant to the government (Federal and State-NALDA, FME, FMARD), and International organizations (World Bank, AfDB, IFDC, FAO) in several soil surveys, land degradation evaluation, and soil testing projects. He was the President of the Soil Science Society of Nigeria (2018-2022).

Publications 3

Research Article Vol. 26, Issue 1

Characterization and Taxonomic Classification of Some Basement Complex Soils in Kwara State

Bashiru Ademola Raji^*

The soils of the Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State were studied with the aim of characterizing and classifying them to provide the needed inputs into the Agricultural Transformation Agenda of the Government. Six soil mapping units were identified and designated YN1, YN2, YN3, YN4, YN5 and YN6. The soils were all formed on basement complex r...

Apr, 2016 Vol. 26, Issue 1 327 views 440 downloads

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Research Article Vol. 24, Issue 1

Geochemistry of Major Elemental Oxides on a Lithosequence in Kaduna State Nigeria

Lemuel Musa Maniyunda^*, Bashiru Ademola Raji, Odunze Azubuike Chidowe, MALGWI W.B.

Geochemistry of major elemental oxides of soils developed on basement complex rocks namely: older granite (OG), migmatite gneiss (MG), mica schist (MS) and quartzites (QZ) was studied in Kaduna State. The contents of major elemental oxides were similar in the soils, except for K2O and TiO2 that varied significantly between the soils. Relative weath...

Apr, 2014 Vol. 24, Issue 1 274 views 603 downloads

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Research Article Vol. 24, Issue 1

Morphological and Physical Properties of Soils on Basement Complex in Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria

MANIYUNDA L.M.^*, Bashiru Ademola Raji, Odunze Azubuike Chidowe, MALGWI W.B.

Soils developed on four basement complexes, namely Older Granites (OG), Quartzites (QZ), Mica Schists (MS) and Migmatite Gneiss (MG) were studied on crest position in Northern Guinea Savanna of Kaduna State, Nigeria with a view to examine their morphological and physical properties and suggest management options. The results indicated that parent m...

Apr, 2014 Vol. 24, Issue 1 278 views 605 downloads

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