Dr. Samuel Ebo Owusu
Lecturer/ Faculty Examination Coordinator
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Education
P. O. Box 40 Mampong Ashanti.
Dr. Samuel Ebo Owusu is a Lecturer in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Education. He holds a PhD and MPhil in Landscape Studies and a BSc in Agriculture from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). He also possesses a Diploma in Education from the University of Education, Winneba, and a Competency-Based Training Certification from AAMUSTED. Dr. Owusu further holds a Professional Doctorate in Project Management from the Institute of Project Management Professionals (IPMP–Ghana) and a Diploma in Financial Management from the Institute of Commercial Management (ICM–Ghana). He has also undertaken specialized training in climate-smart agriculture, school management, online learning systems, and proposal writing.
Dr. Owusu has strong professional expertise in landscape design, site planning, and sustainable landscape project management, developed through extensive experience at KNUST. His professional portfolio includes leadership and execution of numerous institutional and residential landscape projects, including campus redesigns, car park developments, and residential landscaping. His technical strengths span design implementation, plant selection, sustainable maintenance planning, and field staff training.
Dr. Owusu teaches and supervises both undergraduate and postgraduate students across programmes such as Agricultural Science , Natural Resources Management, Integrated Science Education, Agribusiness Management, and Environmental Health and Sanitation. His teaching and research integrate theory with practical applications through project-based learning, exhibitions, and community-focused initiatives in horticulture, crop production, landscape design, and environmental sustainability.
His research interests cover floriculture, horticulture, landscape design and construction, seed science, plant–soil interactions, agronomy, and post-harvest management in horticulture. He has published scholarly works in peer-reviewed journals and books, contributing to the advancement of sustainable horticulture, sod production, and the role of landscaped environments in education.
Beyond teaching and research, Dr. Owusu contributes significantly to academic leadership and university service. He serves as Faculty Examination Coordinator, Academic Counsellor, Faculty Representative on the Academic Board, and a member of the Facility Management Committee. He has also led the organization of scientific workshops, seminars, and exhibitions that foster innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship in agriculture and horticulture.
Dr. Owusu is a member of several professional bodies, including the Institute of Project Management Professionals (IPMP), Ghana Institute of Horticulturists (GhIH), Ghana Science Association (GSA), and the European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools (ECLAS).
Owusu, S. E., Atuah, L., Idun I., Ntekor, I. and Appiah, E. (2024). Sustainable Commercial Sod
Production of Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda Grass) in Ghana: Assessing Growth, Visual, and Physical
Quality. International Journal of Plant & Soil Science. Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 180-189, 2024;
Article no. IJPSS.112477. ISSN: 2320-7035. DOI: 10.9734/IJPSS/2024/v36i24379 Page7
Margaret Esi Essilfie, Isaac Ntekor, Harrison Kwame Dapaah, Samuel Ebo Owusu*(2024). Effect of
Intercropping Different Varieties of Groundnut with Maize and Spatial Arrangement on Yield and
Yield Components of the Crops. Universal Journal of Agricultural Research 12(2): 285-298, 2024.
DOI: 10.13189/ujar.2024.120208
Isaac Ntekor*, Margaret Esi Essilfie, Harrison Kwame Dapaah, and Samuel Ebo Owusu (2024).
Phenology and growth response of maize and groundnut to different spatial arrangement and
intercropping systems. African Journal of Agricultural Research Vol. 20(5), pp. 337-355, May 2024
DOI: 10.5897/AJAR2023.16598.
Margaret Esi Essilfie, Emmanuel Appiah, Emmanuel Kwasi Asiedu and Samuel Ebo Owusu (2023).
Growth and Yield Response of Maize (Zea mays L.) to Integrated Nutrient Management of Biochar,
Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers. Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research. Volume 23,
Issue 4, Page 69-91, 2023; Article no. AJAAR.111277. ISSN: 2456-8864. DOI:
10.9734/AJAAR/2023/v23i4481.
Owusu, S.E., Atuah L., I. Idun. and Awunyo-Vitor D. (2023). Evaluation of Chrysopogon Aciculatus
(Ritz.) Trin. Seed for Sod Production in Ghana: An Assessment of Growth Performance and Post
Harvest Quality. Journal of Experimental Agriculture International. Volume 45, Issue 6, Page 31
41, 2023; Article no.JEAI.98547 ISSN: 2457-DOI: 10.9734/JEAI/2023/v45i62124
Owusu, S. E. (2020). Growth Response of Ixora Coccinea Cuttings to Coconut Water Treatment
under a Low Polythene Dome. Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International. 21(5):1
8, Article no.JAERI.57656. DOI: 10.9734/JAERI/2020/v21i530142
Owusu S. E. and Kuavedzi N. R.,(2020). Growth Response of Croton (Codiaeum Variegatum Pictum
L.) to Aloe Vera Gel and Indole-Butyric acid in Different Propagation Media. Asian Journal of
Agricultural and Horticultural Research 6(10): 10-16, 2020; Article no. AJAHR.57567.
DOI:10.9734/AJAHR/2020/v6i130062
Tandoh P. K.*, Bortey H. M, Owusu S. E. and B. Amoasah (2018) Effects of Desiccants on the Quality
and Conservation of Seeds of Tree Species in a Ghanaian Forest. Asian Journal of Research in
Agriculture and Forestry10.9734/AJRAF/2018/402381(1):19,2018;Articleno. AJRAF.40238.DOI:10.9734/AJRAF/2018/40238
- Floriculture
- Horticulture
- Agronomy
- Environmental sustainability design systems
- Landscape design, and management
- Seed Science
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