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Prof. (Mrs.) Habsatu Shehu

Area of specialization:Botany (Mycology and Plant Pathology)
Email:Shehu.Habsatu@udusok.edu.ng
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List of Selected Publications

1 Tafinta, I. Y., Adamu, M., Shehu, H. and Ahmad, H. (2023). Isolation and Identification of Fungi Associated with Dried Meat Sold at Sokoto Metropolis. UMYU Scientifica, 2(2), 74-79. https//doi.org/10.56919/usci 2322010
2 Shehu, A., Muhammad, S., Shehu, H., Muhammad, R. A. and Aisha, U. (2023). Incidence and Plant Extract Management of Fungal Pathogens Associated with Sweet Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) Fruit Diseases in Sokoto State. Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences Pakistan 5(1), 1299-1312. http://journal.kinnaird.edu.pk.
3 Shehu, A., Muhammad, S., Shehu, H., Abubakar, M. N. and Abdulkadir, S. (2023). Isolation, Phenotypic characterization and Molecular Identification of Fungal Pathogens of Sweet Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) Fruit in Sokoto State, Nigeria. International Journal of Research Publications and Reviews. 4(7), 1876-1881. www.ijrpr.com. ISSN 2582-7421.
4 Shehu, H. and Waziri, A. F. (2022). Potentials of Eucalyptus tereticornis (Leaf and stem bark) for Antifungal Activities. International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Mananagement. 4(11):942-947. ISSN 2395-5252 Impact factor 6.18. Indexed Jour informatics, CiteSeer x . DOI:10.35629/5252-0411942947
5 Shehu, H. and Ridwan, F. A. (2022). Assessment of Microbial Population of cooked Cassava (Manihot escalentum) Quest Journals. Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences. 8 (12) ISSN: 2348-2532. Indexed Google Scholar, Issu, Academia.edu. Impact factor 6.45
6 Grema, M. N., Smail, H. Y., Muhammad, S. and Shehu, H. (2022). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improved the chlorophyll concentration and symbiotic root colonization in Zea mays (Tzers White). International Journal of Biology Research. 7 (4): 10-15. ISSN: 2455-6548
7 Shehu, H. and Zainab, T. (2022).Fungi Associated with Deterioration of Onion Variety (colour) (2022).International Journal of Research Publication and Reviews. 4(11):2350-2355. ISSN 2582-7421 Impact factor 5.536. Indexed Google Scholar, issuu, Academia.edu, WorldCat, etc. DOI:https://doi.org/10.55248/gengpi.cite Metadata
8 Shehu, H. and Sanusi J. (2022). A survey of some selected vegetables for Disease Incidences in Sokoto Metropolis. International Research Journal of Modernization in Engineering Technology and Science. 4(11):1375-1381. ISSN: 2582-5208. Impact factor: 6.752. Indexed Slideshare, Google Scholar, Issuu, Academia.edu. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.56726/IRJMETS31 482
9 Shehu, H. and Sani S. (2022). Antifungal Activity of Ethanol Extract of Leaves of Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary). International Journal of Resarch in Engineering and Science 10(11):268-271.e- ISSN:2320-9364.p-ISSN:2320-9356.Indexed Google Scholar, NASA,Index Copernicus, Jour informatics, etc.
10 Waziri, A. F and Shehu, H. (2022). Influence of different fertilizers on the mineral elements (mg/kg) of Andropogan gayanus (Kunth) and Pennistum pedicellatum (Trin) at Janzomo farm during two rainy seasons. Global Scientific Journals (GST). 10(11): 2625-2634. ISSN 2320-9186.
11 Shehu, H. and Mustapha, I. Zako. (2022). Evaluation of Phytochemical Composition f Water Melon (Citrullus lanatus) and Pawpaw (Carica Papaya) Fruits. International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews. E-ISSN 2348-1269, P-ISSN 2369- 5138.Impact Factor: 7.17 DOI 43602(190. Indexed major database and metadata, citation generator. Accepted for publication in Nov. issue.DOI: https://doi.org/10.4225/01/4F3DB08617645.
12 Shehu, H. and Tafinta, I. Y. (2022) Effects of Vinegar, Salt Solution and Water on Mycoflora of Cabbage (Brassica oleracear Var.) International Journal of Scientific Engineering Research. ISSN 2229-5518.ONLINE Indexed Thomson Reuters, Google Scholar, DRJI, etc Accepted for publication Nov/Dec Issue.
13 Waziri, A. F and Shehu, H. (2021). Influence of planting pattern on emergence and growth of Andropogan gayanus (Kunth) and Pennistum pedicellatum (Trin) in Sokoto, Semi –arid Ecological Zone, Nigeria. Scholarly Journal of Biological Sciences. 10(5): 46-51 ISSN235-6147
14 Tafinta, I. Y. and Shehu H. (2020). Influence of Physichochemical Parameters on the Distribution of Soil Mycoflora from Lowland and Upland Soils. Savanna Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences. 2(1). 35-40. P: ISSN 2695-2335/E: ISSN 2705-3164.
15 Sanusi, J., Shehu, H., Abubakar, N., Suleman, I. and Musa, D. D. (2020).Comparative Study of Proximate and Minerals Compostion of Tomatoes Cultivars in Sokoto, Sokoto State, Nigeria. FUDMA Journal of Sciences. 4(4). 409-414. ISSN online 2616-1370. ISSN Print 2645- 2944. DOI: http://doi.org/10.3303fjs-2020-0404-529.
16 Shehu, H. and Waziri, A. F. (2019). Pathogenic Fungi of some selected vegetables in Sokoto Metropolis. IMPACT: International Journal of Research in Applied, Natural and Social Sciences (IMPACT: IJRANSS) ISSN (P) 2347-4580; ISSN (E):2321- 8851.7(10). 1-12. Impact Factor (JCC): 6.0960; NAAS Rating: 3.00.  Indexed in Scribd, Mendeley, Google Scholar, Index Copernicus, Research Bible, Internet Archive, OAJI, SSRN.
17 Shehu, H., Waziri, A. F and Musa, A. R. (2016). Ethnomedicinal Potential of Khaya senegalensis (Desr) A. Juss (Mahogany) on Pathogenic Fungi of Vegetables in Sokoto Metropolis. IASET: International Journal of Applied Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Vol. 1(1).15-24. (IASET:IJACPS) ISSN 2319-4022. ONLINE Indexed Thomson Reuters ResearcherID:F. 9901-2015, Google Scholar, Academia.
18 A. R. Musa, B. Tukur, K. Shehu, H. Shehu and I. Y. Tafinta (2015). Isolation and Characterization of Fungi Associated With Dry Meat (Kilishi) in Four Selected Zones of Sokoto Metropolis. 1 st Annual International Conference. Book of Proceedings. Northwest University of Science. Faculty of Science Annual International Conference, Kano, November, 2015. ISBN -978-978-53550-5-5.
19 Waziri A. F., Bala, A. Y., Anka, S. A., and Shehu, H. (2013). A Comparative Analysis of Nutrients and Mineral Elements Content of Andropogan gayanus Kunth and Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. Nigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences. Vol. 21(1): 60-64. ISSN 0794-5698 DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/njbas.v2111.9
20 Bala, A. Y., Anka, S. A., Waziri, A., and Shehu, H. (2011). Preliminary Survey of Ectoparasites Infesting Chickens (Gallus domesticus) in four Areas of Sokoto Metropolis. Nigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences. 19(2): 173-180
21 Shehu, H. and Aliero, A. A. (2009). Influence of Malting on Composition of Millet (Pennisetum typhoideum) Grains and the Growth of Rhodotorula rubra and Torulopsis candida. International Journal of Applied Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 1 (2): 62-67
22 Muhammad, S., Shehu, H., Waziri, A. and Emeka, N. G. (2009). The Role of Plant Physiology in Plant Production. Biotropic Research International Journal 1(2): 48-56.
23 Aliero, A. A. and Shehu, H. (2010). Compositional Analysis and Antimicrobial Properties of Phyllanthus pentandrus. Nigerian Journal of Botany. 23 (1).
BOOKS AND MODULES
1. Nworgu, C., Shehu, H., Otegbade, O. and Olowe, O. (2009). Agriculture for Primary Schools (UBE Edition) book 1 Publ. University Press PLC, Ibadan. ISBN 978 978 069 269 8
2. Nworgu, C., Shehu, H., Otegbade, O. and Olowe, O. (2009). Agriculture for Primary Schools (UBE Edition) book 2 Publ. University Press PLC, Ibadan. ISBN 978 978 069 270 4
3. Nworgu, C., Shehu, H., Otegbade, O. and Olowe, O. (2009). Agriculture for Primary Schools (UBE Edition) book 3. Publ. University Press PLC, Ibadan. ISBN 978 978 069 271 1
4. Nworgu, C., Shehu, H., Otegbade, O. and Olowe, O. (2009). Agriculture for Primary Schools (UBE Edition) book 4.Publ. University Press PLC, Ibadan. ISBN 978 978 069 275 2
5. Nworgu, C., Shehu, H., Otegbade, O. and Olowe, O. (2009). Agriculture for Primary Schools (UBE Edition) book 5. Publ. University Press PLC, Ibadan. ISBN 978 978 069 273 5
6. Nworgu, C., Shehu, H., Otegbade, O. and Olowe, O. (2009). Agriculture for Primary Schools (UBE Edition) book 6. Publ. University Press PLC, Ibadan. ISBN 978 978 069 274 2
7. Nworgu, C., Shehu, H., Otegbade, O. and Olowe, O. (2010). Agriculture for Primary Schools (UBE Edition) Workbook 1. Publ. University Press PLC. Ibadan. ISBN 978 978 069 433 2 8. Nworgu, C., Shehu, H., Otegbade, O. and Olowe, O. (2010). Agriculture for Primary Schools (UBE Edition) Workbook 2. Publ. University Press PLC. Ibadan. ISBN 978 978 069 434 0
9. Nworgu, C., Shehu, H., Otegbade, O. and Olowe, O. (2010). Agriculture for Primary Schools (UBE Edition) Workbook 3. Publ. University Press PLC. Ibadan. ISBN 978 978 069 435 7
10. Nworgu, C., Shehu, H., Otegbade, O. and Olowe, O. (2010). Agriculture for Primary Schools (UBE Edition) Workbook 4. Publ. University Press PLC. Ibadan. ISBN 978 978 069 436 4
11. Nworgu, C., Shehu, H., Otegbade, O. and Olowe, O. (2010). Agriculture for Primary Schools (UBE Edition) Workbook 5. Publ. University Press PLC. Ibadan. ISBN 978 978 069 437 1
12. Nworgu, C., Shehu, H., Otegbade, O. and Olowe, O. (2010). Agriculture for Primary Schools (UBE Edition) Workbook 6. Publ. University Press PLC. Ibadan. ISBN 978 978 069 438 8
13. Nworgu, C., Shehu, H., Otegbade, O. and Olowe, O. (2010). Agriculture for Primary Schools (UBE Edition) Teachers Guide Vol. 1. Publ. University Press PLC, Ibadan. ISBN 978 978 069 471 5
14. Nworgu, C., Shehu, H., Otegbade, O. and Olowe, O. (2010). Agriculture for Primary Schools (UBE Edition) Teachers Guide Vol. 2. Publ. University Press PLC, Ibadan. ISBN 978 978 069 472 2
CONFERENCES
1. Shehu, H. and Aliero, A. A. (2010). Preliminary investigations of Antifungal effects of Leaves Extracts of Annona senegalensis and Adansonia digitata L. On some pathogenic fungi. A paper delivered at 19 th Annual Conference of Botanical Society of Nigeria (BOSON) held in Katsina, 2010.
2. Shehu, H., Muhammad, S. and Sambo, A. (2012). A survey of Mycoflora Associated with Garlic Cloves (Allium sativum) in Wurno L/G. Area, Sokoto State being a paper delivered at 29 th Annual Conference of Botanical Society of Nigeria (BOSON) held in Ile- Ife, 2012.
3. Shehu, H. and Aliero, A. A. (2012). Bio-ethanol Production from Orange and Banana Peels. A paper delivered at 29 th Annual Conference of Botanical Society of Nigeria (BOSON) held in Ile-Ife, 2012.
4. Shehu, H., Musa, A. R. Aliero, A.A. and Murtala, M.M. (2015). Heavy Matal and Proximate Analysis of Six Commercial Rice in Sokoto. A paper delivered at 24 th Annual Conference of Botanical Society of Nigeria (BOSON), 2015.
5. Shehu, H., Yarima, K. A., A. F. Waziri and Tafinta, I. Y. (2018). Influence of Spoilage on Proximate Composition of Date Palm Fruits in Sokoto. A paper delivered at 26 th Annual Conference of Botanical Society of Nigeria (BOSON) held in Ekiti State University Ado- Ekiti on 13 th -16 th August, Ekiti, 2018.
6. Shehu, H., Junaidu, S., Tafinta, I. Y., Anka, A. S. and Adebayo, S. (2021). Effect of Mycoflora on proximate composition of Daucas carota (Carrot) obtained from Sokoto Central Market. A paper delivered at 28 th Annual Conference of Botanical Society of Nigeria (BOSON) held in Federal University of Kashere (FUK), Gombe State on 12 th - 16 th September, 2021.
7. Rabe, A. M., Aliero, B. L., Shehu, H., Maikudi, H. M. and Gwandu, I. U.(2017). Effect of Different Fertilizers on the growth of Cymbopogan citratUs (LEMON GRASS). A paper delivered at 25 th Annual Conference of Botanical Society of Nigeria (BOSON) held in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Sokoto State on 2 nd -6 th July, 2017.
8. Shehu, H., Lugga, M.Y., Tafinta, I. Y. and Rabe, A. M. (2019).Assessment of Bacterial Population and Physicho-chemical Properties of Soil Samples Contaminated with Engine Oil in Mechanic Workshop in UDU mini Market, Sokoto. A paper delivered at 58 th Annual Conference of Science Association of Nigeria (SAN) held in Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto on 14 th -18 th July, 2019.
9. Anka, S. A.,Waziri, A. F., Shehu, H. and Mohammad, A. S. (2021). Effect of African Mistletoe (Tapinanthus globiferus A. Rich) on growth parameters of host trees in Wamakko, Sokoto State, Nigeria. A paper delivered at 28 th Annual Conference of Botanical Society of Nigeria (BOSON) held in Federal University of Kashere (FUK), Gombe State on 12 th -16 th September, 2021.
10. Waziri, A. F., Shehu, H., Anka, S. A., Rabe, A. M., Bello, Z. M. and Usman, M. A. (2021). Influence of Interactions among weed Combination in Sokoto, Sudan Savanna Ecological Zone, Nigeria. A paper delivered at 28 th Annual Conference of Botanical Society of Nigeria (BOSON) held in Federal University of Kashere (FUK), Gombe State Nigeria on 12 th -16 th September, 2021.
11. Rabe, A. M., Shehu, H., Shehu, K., Maikudi, H. M. and Ango, M. B. (2017). Isolation and Identification of Fungi Associated with Tomato Spoilage from Selected Area of Wamakko Local Government, Sokoto State. A paper delivered at 2 5th Annual Conference of Botanical Society of Nigeria (BOSON) held in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Sokoto State on 2nd - 6th July, 2017.
12. Waziri, A. F., Usman, M. A., Shehu, H. and Anka, S. A. (2018). Competitive Ability of Some Selected Weed Species in Sokoo, Sudan Savanna Ecological Zone. A paper delivered at 26 th Annual Conference of Botanical Society of Nigeria (BOSON) held in Ekiti State University Ado- Ekiti on 13 th -16 th August, Ekiti, 2018.
13. Galalain, S. M., Muhammad, S., Shehu, S. and Rabah, A. B. (2017). Quantitative and Qualitative Phytochemical analysis of Three Garlic Extracts. A paper delivered at 25 th Annual Conference of Botanical Society of Nigeria (BOSON) held in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Sokoto State on 2 nd -6 th July, 2017.
14. Shehu, H. and T. Zainab. (2019). Incidence of Fungi Associated with Onion Deterioration being a paper delivered at 27 th Annual Conference of Botanical Society of Nigeria (BOSON), Dutse. 2019.
15. Junaidu, S., Shehu, H. Bashir, A, and Suleiman, I.(2021). Isolation and Identification of Fungi Associated with Postharvest Spoilage of Tomato fruit (Lycopersicum esculentum L.) Sold in Sokoto, Sokoto State, Nigeria. A paper delivered at 14 th Annual Conference and Workshop of Mycotoxicology Society of Nigeria held in University of Abuja, Nigeria on 26 th -30 th September, 2021.
16. Tanko, J. D., Shehu, H. and Gumi, A. M. (2021). Salt Stress: Physiological Responses and tolerance mechanisms in plants. A paper delivered at 28 th Annual Conference of Botanical Society of Nigeria (BOSON) held in Federal University of Kashere (FUK), Gombe State on 12 th -16 th September, 2021.
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