Kirpal Agyemang Ofosu
Email: kirpalofosu@gmail.com
Tel: 0549182680
Nationality: Ghanaian
Station: Fumesua – Kumasi
Qualification: PhD Crop Science (Plant Breeding)
Current Grade: Assistant Research Scientist
Research Interest:
Rice biotic stress resistance, Breeding for high yield and good grain quality traits in rice, Rice molecular breeding
Research Experience
- (Projects/ Number of Publications/ Peer review publication):
- Principal Investigator, KOPIA Rice Project
- Principal Investigator, KAFACI Rice Project
- One book chapter, 7 peer reviewed journal publications, 10 abstracts/ oral presentations.
Brief Bio:
Dr. Kirpal Agyemang Ofosu is a Rice Breeder at CSIR-Crops Research Institute, Ghana. He holds a PhD in Crop Science (Plant Breeding) from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. He also holds an MSc. Agronomy (Plant Breeding) from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana and BSc. Agriculture from the University of Cape Coast.
His current focus is on breeding for resistance to rice biotic stresses (Rice yellow mottle disease and rice blast disease), as well as breeding for high yield and good grain quality traits in rice. He is also involved in the use of molecular tools in rice breeding to accelerate genetic gain.
