Dr. Frank Kumi
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Dr. Frank Kumi

Senior Lecturer · Senior Member

🏛 Department of Crop Science

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Focus & expertise

Specializations

Biostatistics Plant Biotechnology Plant Breeding Plant Virology

Academic interests · number = colleagues who share it

Climate Change Adaptation Crop Breeding/Improvement3 Genetics3 Molecular Biology4 Plant Virology2

Recent activity

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Conference Dec 2022

Eighteenth African Higher Education Week and RUFORUM Annual General Meeting

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Conference Dec 2021

Seventh African Higher Education Week and RUFORUM Triennial Conference

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Conference Nov 2021

Training Workshop on Proposal Writing

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Conference Jul 2021

Interdisciplinary Workshop on Building Expertise and Training for Growth

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Award Jan 2020

Post Doc Research Grant

Background

🎓 Education & qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Breeding and Biotechnology

Makerere University

2019

Master of Philosophy in Crop Science (Plant Virology)

University of Cape Coast

2013

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Science

University of Cape Coast

2009

Publications ORCID 0000-0001-6719-6413 →

2026 Magnesium-induced transporters remodel the ionome of mulberry leaves by promoting the nitrate reductase (NIA) gene in nitrogen metabolism journal article
2026 Bespoke Precision Agriculture for Small‐Scale Farming in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Defining Potential Benefits and Pathways journal article
2026 Jasmonic Acid‐Induced Vacuolar Cation/Proton Exchanger 3 (CAX3) Expression Drives Tolerance to Manganese Toxicity in Mulberry (Morus alba L.) journal article
2026 Transcriptomics and functional characterization identify CYP73A16 as a key regulator of flavonoid biosynthesis in mulberry leaves journal article
2026 MicroRNA-mediated responses to magnesium-induced stress coordinate target genes involved in porphyrin and biosynthesis of secondary metabolites metabolisms in mulberry (Morus alba L.) journal article
2025 Investigating the Genetics of Scab Resistance and Yield Components in Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) journal article
2025 Harnessing Induced Mutations to Develop Superior Tiger Nut Varieties Using Ethyl Methanesulfonate (EMS) and Colchicine journal article
2025 Morphological and Physiological Responses of Sorghum to Drought: Implications for Development of Climate-resilient Cultivars journal article
2025 Response of some cowpea genotypes to radiosensitivity using 60Co gamma radiation journal article
2020 Factors Influencing Genomic Prediction Accuracies of Tropical Maize Resistance to Fall Armyworm and Weevils journal article
2020 <strong>Factors Influencing Genomic Prediction Accuracies of Tropical Maize Resistance to Fall Armyworm and Weevils</strong> other
2020 Genomic Prediction of Tropical Maize Resistance to Fall Armyworm and Weevils: Genomic Selection Should Focus on Effective Training Set Determination other
2020 Genetic Basis of Maize Resistance to Multiple Insect Pests: Integrated Genome-Wide Comparative Mapping and Candidate Gene Prioritization journal article
2019 New sources of sorghum resistant genotypes to downy mildew disease in Uganda journal article
2018 Gene Action of Cassava Resistance Metabolites to Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) journal article
2018 Maize Combined Insect Resistance Genomic Regions and Their Co-localization With Cell Wall Constituents Revealed by Tissue-Specific QTL Meta-Analyses journal article
2018 INCIDENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF DOWNY MILDEW DISEASE (PERONOSCLEROSPORA SORGHI) OF SORGHUM IN UGANDA. journal article
2018 Biochemical constituents influencing the resistance to flower bud thrips in cowpea [vigna unguiculata (L.) walp] germplasm. journal article
2018 Genetic diversity and population structure of Peronosclerospora sorghi isolates of Sorghum in Uganda journal article
2017 ADDITIVE MAIN EFFECTS AND MULTIPLICATIVE INTERACTIONS ANALYSIS OF YIELD PERFORMANCES IN COWPEA GENOTYPES UNDER UGANDAN ENVIRONMENTS. journal article
— <strong>Factors Influencing Genomic Prediction Accuracies of Tropical Maize Resistance to Fall Armyworm and Weevils</strong> working paper

Engagements

📅 Conferences attended

2022 Eighteenth African Higher Education Week and RUFORUM Annual General Meeting Presenter and Participant · Harare, Zimbabwe
2021 Seventh African Higher Education Week and RUFORUM Triennial Conference Presenter and Participant · Cotonou, Benin
2021 Training Workshop on Proposal Writing Participant · University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin
2021 Interdisciplinary Workshop on Building Expertise and Training for Growth Presenter and Participant · University of Cape Coast, Ghana
2019 The Fifteenth RUFORUM Annual General Meeting Presenter, Participant and LOC Member · University of Cape Coast, Ghana
2018 The Sixth African Higher Education Week and RUFORUM Biennial Conference Presenter and Participant · Nairobi, Kenya
2016 NARO-MAK Joint Agricultural dissemination Conference Presenter and Participant · Kampala, Uganda.
2019 MaRCCI – Corteva Plant Science Symposium Participant · Makerere University, Uganda
2014 12th Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops Participant · University of Cape Coast, Ghana
2016 The Fifth African Higher Education Week and RUFORUM Biennial Conference Presenter and Participant · Cape Town, South Africa

Honors & affiliations

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Post Doc Research Grant
Carnegie Corporation through RUFORUM · 2020
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FAPA
ICRISAT / RUFORUM · 2016
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Intra ACP Academic Mobility Doctoral Research Grant
European Commission through RUFORUM · 2015
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Post Graduate Scholarship
WORLD BANK/CSIR WAAPP · 2011
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Post Doctoral Fellowship
Carnegie Corporation through RUFORUM · 2020

Colleagues & frequently viewed together

Prof. John Nelson Buah Prof. John Nelson Buah Professor · Department of Crop Science › Dr. Frank Kwekucher Ackah Dr. Frank Kwekucher Ackah Senior Lecturer · Department of Crop Science › Prof. Jonathan Tetteh Prof. Jonathan Tetteh Associate Professor · Department of Crop Science › Dr. Josiah Wilson Tachie-Menson Dr. Josiah Wilson Tachie-Menson Senior Lecturer · Department of Crop Science › Dr. Emmanuel Afutu Dr. Emmanuel Afutu Senior Lecturer · Department of Crop Science › Mr. Joel Bernard Kofi Asiedu Mr. Joel Bernard Kofi Asiedu Senior Lecturer · Department of Crop Science ›
Dr. Emmanuel Afutu Dr. Emmanuel Afutu Senior Lecturer · Department of Crop Science Plant Biotechnology Plant Breeding › Dr. Carlos Kwesi Tettey Dr. Carlos Kwesi Tettey Lecturer · Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Plant Virology Plant Breeding › Prof. Isaac Kojo A Galyuon Prof. Isaac Kojo A Galyuon Professor · Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Biostatistics › Prof. Michael Osei Adu Prof. Michael Osei Adu Professor · Department of Crop Science Plant Breeding › Prof. Adeladza Kofi Amegah Prof. Adeladza Kofi Amegah Associate Professor · Department of Biomedical Sciences Biostatistics ›
Dr. Frank Kwekucher Ackah Dr. Frank Kwekucher Ackah Senior Lecturer · Department of Crop Science › Prof. Jonathan Tetteh Prof. Jonathan Tetteh Associate Professor · Department of Crop Science › Dr. Josiah Wilson Tachie-Menson Dr. Josiah Wilson Tachie-Menson Senior Lecturer · Department of Crop Science › Prof. John Nelson Buah Prof. John Nelson Buah Professor · Department of Crop Science › Dr. Kwame Kumi Asare Dr. Kwame Kumi Asare Senior Research Fellow · Biomedical and Clinical Research Centre › Mr. Ernest Kojo Bentum Mr. Ernest Kojo Bentum Director · Directorate of Information and Communication Technology Services ›
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