Ramson Adombilla
NATIONAL COLLABORATION: Cotton Companies, Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), National Biosafety Authority (NBA), Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Savanna Accelerated Development Authority (SADA).
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION: Monsanto, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Bayer Crop Science, Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company, India (Mahyco), Integrated Water Management and Agricultural Development (IWAD).
RESEARCH AREA
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Research interest: Irrigation, soil erosion, soil and water conservation and management, crop response to drought and agronomy.
Research conducted:
- Bt. Cotton and Roundup Ready Flex Cotton Research
Collaborating institutions: Monsanto SA, MoFA, NBA, EPA
- Cotton germplasm and varietal evaluations
Collaborating institutions: Bayer Crop Science, Wienco Cotton Company, SeedCo Zimbabwe, Olam Cotton Company and Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company.
- Yam germplasm and varietal evaluations
Collaborating institutions: IITA, MoFA
- Cotton agronomic trials (fertilizer, topping, planting date)
Collaborating institutions: Yara Fertilizer Limited, Wienco Cotton Company
- Yam agronomic model trials
Collaborating institutions: IITA, MoFA
- Deficit Irrigation
- Flood recession agriculture
Collaborating institutions: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)MoFA,
TECHNOLOGIES/INNOVATIONS DEVELOPED AND MAKING IMPACT ON LIVES AT VARIOUS SOCIETAL OR SOCIAL LEVEL
- Yam agronomic models
- Seed yam treatment
- Cotton varieties SARCOT 1 and SARCOT 5 released and promoted.
IMPACT OF RESEARCH ON COMMUNITIES
- Increased water availability for agricultural and domestic purposes
- Food security and income
- Reduced soil loss by surface runoff.