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Prof. M. Musa

Area of specialization: Agronomy
Email:mukhtar.musa@udusok.edu.ng
Phone:+2348060882512

List of Selected Publications

  • 1- U. M. Mera, B. R. Singh, M. D. Magaji, A. Singh, M. Musa and M. J. S. Kilgori (2009). Response of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) to farmyard manure and nitrogen fertilizer in the semi-arid savanna of Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 17 (2): 246-251. ISSN: 0794-5698. Available online at http://www.ajol.info/browse-journals.
  • 2- Musa, M., A. Singh, L. Abubakar, S. S. Noma and M. J. S. Kilgori (2009). Effect of cow dung and Sokoto phosphate rock on the yield of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) in the semi-arid savanna of Nigeria. In: H. M. Tukur, W. A. Hassan, A. Singh and A. I. Yakubu (eds.). Organic Agriculture for Better Livelihoods. Proceedings of the Third National Conference on Organic Agriculture in Nigeria, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria, 11th-15th November, 2007. pp 25-31. ISSN- 0795 -3690.
  • 3- Singh, A., Hafsat, A. A., Aliyu, U., Musa, M., Alhassan, J., Ahmed, H. G. and Dikko, A. U. (2010). Germination, emergence and growth response of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench.) to seed hydropriming. In: Akinlade, J. A., Ogunwale, A. B., Asaolu, V. O., Aderinola, O. A., Ojebiyi, O. O., Rafiu, T. A., Olayeni, T. B., Yekinni, O. T. (Eds.). Restrategizing Nigerian Agriculture in a Rapidly Changing Climatic conditions for Sustainable Food Security. Proceedings of the 44th Annual conference of the Agricultural Society of Nigeria, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria. 18-22nd October 2010. pp1238-1242. ISBN: 0300.368X.
  • 4- O. E. Damilola, M. Musa, A. Singh, J. Alhassan, B. S. Haliru, B. M. Bodinga, U. Muhammad and G. A. Abubakar (2011). Influence of phosphorus source and rate on the growth and forage yield of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) in the Sudan savanna of Nigeria. In: W.A. Hassan, U. B. Kyiogwom, H. M. Tukur, J. K. Ipinjolu, S. A. Maigandi, A. Singh, N. D. Ibrahim, A. U. Dikko, Y. A. Bashar and N. Muhammad (Eds.). Mobilizing Agricultural Research Towards Attaining Food Security and Industrial Growth in Nigeria. Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of the Agricultural Society of Nigeria held at Faculty of Agriculture, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria, 24th-28th October, 2011. pp 235-238. ISBN: 0300.368X.
  • 5- U. Muhammad, H. G. Ahmed, N. D. Ibrahim, A. U. Dikko, M. Musa and B. S. Haliru (2011). Influence of variety and spacing on the performance of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) in Sokoto, Sudan savanna of Nigeria. In: W.A. Hassan, U. B. Kyiogwom, H. M. Tukur, J. K. Ipinjolu, S. A. Maigandi, A. Singh, N. D. Ibrahim, A. U. Dikko, Y. A. Bashar and N. Muhammad (Eds.). Mobilizing Agricultural Research Towards Attaining Food Security and Industrial Growth in Nigeria. Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of the Agricultural Society of Nigeria held at Faculty of Agriculture, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria, 24th-28th October, 2011. pp248-251. ISBN: 0300.368X.
  • 6- A. Singh, A. H. Abubakar, H. G. Ahmed, U. Aliyu, M. B. Sokoto, J. Alhassan, M. Musa and R. B. Singh (2011). Seed hydropriming effects on germination, emergence and growth of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp.). Trends in Advanced Science and Engineering, 1(3): 37-42. (Online, Science Road Publishing Corporation). www.sciroad.com ISSN: 2251-6557.
  • 7- A. Singh, A. L. Baoule, H. G. Ahmed, A. U. Dikko, U. Aliyu, M. B. Sokoto, J. Alhassan, M. Musa, B. Haliru (2011). Influence of phosphorus on the performance of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) varieties in the Sudan savanna of Nigeria. Agricultural Sciences, 2(3): 313-317. Available online at www.scirp.org/journals/as. DOI: 10.4236/as.2011.23042. ISSN: 2156-8553.
  • 8- A. Singh, O. A. Salifou, A. U. Dikko, U. Aliyu, M. B. Sokoto, J. Alhassan, and M. Musa (2011). Growth and yield of millet (Pennisetum glaucum) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp.) as influenced by phosphorus and cropping pattern. Trends in Advanced Science and Engineering, 1(3): 29-36. (Online Science Road Publishing Corporation). www.sciroad.com
  • 9- M. Musa and A. Singh (2011). Growth and herbage yield of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) cultivars as influenced by cow dung level in semi-arid zone of Nigeria. Journal of Agriculture and Environment, 7(1): 31-39. ISSN: 1595-465X.
  • 10- A. Singh, R. Dahiru and M. Musa (2012). Osmopriming duration influence on germination, emergence and seedling growth of sorghum. Seed Technology, 34(1), 111-118. Available online at https://stjournal.org/volume-34-no-1-2012/
  • 11- M. Musa, A. Singh, L. Abubakar, S. S. Noma, J. Alhassan and B. S. Haliru (2012). Influence of cultivar and Sokoto phosphate rock levels on the yield and yield components of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) in dry sub-humid Sokoto area, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 20(1): 49-50. ISSN:0794-5698. Available online at http://www.ajol.info/index.php/njbas/index.
  • 12- A. I. Take-tsaba, A. I. Yakubu, J. Alhassan and M. Musa (2012). Yield and yield components of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) as affected by weeding regime and cattle dung application in Gusau, Northern Guinea savanna agro- ecological zone of Nigeria. In: J. M. Jibrin, M. A. Hussaini, B. M. Auwalu, E. U. Essiet, I. R. Muhammad, S. G. Mohammed, M. I. Daneji, Y. Garba and S. A. Pantami (Eds.). Agricultural Transformation in a Deregulated Economy: Prospects and Challenges. Proceedings of the 46th Annual Conference of the Agricultural Society of Nigeria held at Faculty of Agriculture, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria 5th – 9th, November, 2012. pp864-868. ISBN: 0300368X
  • 13- A. Singh and M. Musa (2012). Performance of some improved heat tolerant bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) varieties at Sokoto, semi-arid zone of Nigeria. Samaru Journal of Agricultural Research, 24: 42-50. ISBN 0331-7285.
  • 14- Abubakar G. A., N. M. Danmowa, A. U. Dikko, M. Musa and D. Wadatau (2013). Relationship between moisture retention, distribution and soil properties of some soils in Rima-Sokoto floodplain, Sokoto, Nigeria. Wudpecker Journal of Agricultural Research, 2(5): 151-154. ISSN 2315-7259. Available online at http://wudpeckerresearchjournals.org/WJAR/.
  • 15- B. M. Bodinga and M. Musa (2013). Influence of phosphorus levels on the herbage quality of centro (Centrocema pascuorum Mart. Ex Benth.) in Sokoto semi-arid zone of Nigeria. In: Akpa, G. N., Dairo, F. A. S., Bawa, G. S., Solomon, I. P., Amaefuele, K. U., Odunsi, A. A., and Ladokun, A. O. (Eds.). Industry Standards and Regulations: A Tool for Improved Productivity in Animal Husbandry. Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of the Animal Science Association of Nigeria held at National Centre for Women Development, Tafawa Balewa Street, Central Business District, Garki, Abuja 8th-12th, September, 2013. pp406-409. ISSN-978 34777 22.
  • 16- L. Abubakar, A. A. Aliero, S. G. Mohammed, S. Mohammed, M Musa and T. S. Bubuche (2013). Preliminary evaluation of some qualitative traits of sugarcane germplasm of north-western Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 21(2): 116-121. ISSN: 0794-5698. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/njbas.v21i2.5
  • 17- M. Musa and A. Isma’ila (2013). Influence of phosphorus levels on the early performance of forage cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) in Sokoto dry sub-humid zone of Nigeria. In: Akpa, G. N., Dairo, F. A. S., Bawa, G. S., Solomon, I. P., Amaefuele, K. U., Odunsi, A. A., and Ladokun, A. O. (Eds.). Industry Standards and Regulations: A Tool for Improved Productivity in Animal Husbandry. Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of the Animal Science Association of Nigeria held at National Centre for Women Development, Tafawa Balewa Street, Central Business District, Garki, Abuja 8th-12th, September, 2013. pp388-392. ISSN 978 3477722.
  • 18- Mukhtar Musa, Ajit Singh, and Aminu Aliyu Lawal (2014). Influence of priming duration on the performance of amaranths (Amaranthus cruentus L.) in Sokoto semiarid zone of Nigeria. International Journal of Agronomy, 1-4. ISSN: 1687-8167. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/475953
  • 19- Ajit Singh, Rabi Dahiru, Mukhtar Musa, and Bello Sani Haliru (2014). Effect of osmopriming duration on germination, emergence, and early growth of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) in the Sudan Savanna of Nigeria. International Journal of Agronomy, 1-4. ISSN: 1687-8167. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/841238.
  • 20- B. S. Haliru, L. Abubakar, S. G. Ado, M. Musa, N. M. Kwaifa, J. Halidu, M. M. Sauwa, U. Muhammad, T. S. Bubuche and A. S. Muhammad (2015). Heterosis for maize (Zea mays L.) grain yield, agronomic traits and Striga hermonthica tolerance under artificial Striga infestation. In: S. I. Omeje, S. O. Emosairue, C. C. Chukwuji, L. Bratte, J. O. Isikwenu, R. A. Isiorhovoja and M. O. Agbogidi (eds). Agriculture: The Nigerian Economy Beyond Oil. Proceedings of the 49th Annual Conference of the Agricultural Society of Nigeria held at Delta State University, Asaba Campus, Asaba, Nigeria 9th – 13th November, 2015. pp829-832. ISBN: 978–978–14392–1–1.
  • 21- Haliru, B. S., Abubakar, L., Ado, S. G., Musa, M., Halidu, J., Muhammad, U., Kwaifa, N. M., Sauwa, M. M. and Bubuche, T. S. (2015). Genotypic, phenotypic and environmental correlations between yield, Striga related and maize agronomic traits under artificial Striga infestation. In: U. Haruna, A. U. Izge, A. Abdulhamid, Y. Iliyasu, S. L. Abdurrahman and Y. N. Katanga (eds). Agriculture: A Renewed Focus for Economic Development in Nigeria. Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of the Farm Management Association of Nigeria held at Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria. 23rd – 26th November, 2015. pp181-189. ISBN: 9782607-002.
  • - Mukhtar Musa, Aminu Aliyu Lawal (2015). Influence of priming concentration on the growth and yield of amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus L.) in Sokoto semi-arid zone of Nigeria. Journal of Plant Sciences, 3(1): 27-30. ISSN: 2331-0731. doi: 10.11648/j.jps.20150301.15.
  • 23- Mukhtar Musa, Ajit Singh (2015). Influence of cow dung application on the yield and yield components of two Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) varieties in Sokoto, Semi-arid zone of Nigeria. Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica, 48(3-4): 75-81. ISSN: 1801-0571. https://doi.org/10.1515/ats-2015-0011.
  • 24- M. Musa, A. Singh and A. I. Take-tsaba (2015). Influence of phosphorus sources on the yield and yield components of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) varieties in Sokoto, semi-arid zone of Nigeria. International Journal of Plant and Soil Science, 7(3): 186-191. ISSN: 2320-7035. DOI: 10.9734/IJPSS/2015/16850.
  • 25- Mukhtar Musa, Festo Massawe, Sean Mayes, Ibraheem Alshareef & Ajit Singh (2016). Nitrogen fixation and N-balance studies on Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) landraces grown on tropical acidic soils of Malaysia. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 47(4): 533-542. ISSN: 1532-2416. https://doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2016.1141928.
  • 26- Isah Yakub Mohammed, Yousif Abdalla Abakr, Mukhtar Musa, Suzana Yusup, Ajit Singh, Feroz Kabir Kazi (2016). Valorization of Bambara groundnut shell via intermediate pyrolysis: Products distribution and characterization. Journal of Cleaner Production, 139: 717-728. ISSN: 0959-6526. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.08.090
  • 27- Alhassan, J., Isah, A. S. and Musa M. (2017). Weeds Density Study in Lowland Rice Production System in Northern Guinea Savanna Ecology, Nigeria. Direct Research Journal of Agriculture and Food Science, 5(7): 273-277. ISSN: 2354- 4147. http://directresearchpublisher.org/aboutjournal/drjafs
  • 28- Harshini Pakalapati, Fatin Fatihah, Mukhtar Musa, Ajit Singh, Mohammad Khalid, Senthil Kumar Arumugasamy (2017). Influence of Biochar Type and Phosphorus on the yield of Green Gram (Vigna Radiata) in Tropical Sub-Humid Areas of Malaysia. In: Suchithra Thangalazhy, Phei Li Lau, Kit Wayne Chew, Revathy Sankaran, Shir Reen Chia, Yen Yee Chong, Harshini Pakalapati, Jecksin Ooi (eds.). Green Technologies: Innovations, Challenges and Prospects. Proceedings of the 4th Postgraduate Colloquium for Environmental research (POCER) held at Melaka, Malaysia 25-26th July, 2017. pp 94-95. ISBN: 978-967-11279-3-3.
  • 29- Musa, M., Massawe, F., Mayes, S., Alshareef, I., Dakora, F.D., Siddiqui, Y. and Singh, A. (2019). Growth performance of bambara groundnut as influenced by phosphorus application using rock phosphate in the sub-humid tropical regions of Malaysia. Acta Hortic., 1241, 381-388. ISSN: 2406-6168. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2019.1241.55
  • 30- Musa, M., Singh, A. (2019) Performance of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc.) with rice husk biochar and Christmas Island Rock Phosphate application. Int. J. Recycl. Org. Waste Agricult., 8, 93–101. ISSN: 2251-7715. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40093-019-0278-2
  • 31- Singh, A, Siddiqui, Y, Symonds, RC and Musa, M (2019). Application of Rock Phosphate Levels Influenced the Root Growth, N and P uptake in Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea) Landraces. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 22 (5). pp. 1167-1172. ISSN 1560-8530. DOI: 10.17957/IJAB/15.1183.
  • 32- Garba, Y., Musa, M., Mustapha, A.B., Bagudo, H.A., Majin, N.S. and Gana, M., 2020. Establishment and Early Regeneration of Stem Cuttings from Chicken Weed (Portulaca quadrifida L.) as Influenced by Soil Types. Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 24(9), pp.1575-1581.
  • 33- Gao, X., Bamba, A.S.A., Kundy, A.C., Mateva, K.I., Chai, H.H., Ho, W.K., Musa, M., Mayes, S. and Massawe, F., 2020. Variation of Phenotypic Traits in Twelve Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) Genotypes and Two F2 Bi-Parental Segregating Populations. Agronomy, 10(10), p.1451. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10101451
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