Biography

Dr. Lord Abbey is currently working as Instructor/Researcher, Horticultural Production at Assiniboine Community College Brandon, Manitoba. He obtained his PhD in Plant Sciences from Cranfield University, UK. In past he worked as Research Scientist at Crops Research Institute Kumasi, Ghana, Greenhouse/Horticulture Coordinator at The Stop Community Food Centre Toronto, Canada, Editor, The Agrologists at Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph, Canada. He has published 15 papers, participated in six workshops and conferences and edited three journal articles. He also successfully undertook industry-driven research program and successfully increased clients export volume by 40% through the appropriate crop management techniques. He also supervised a technical staff and five frontline staff, and co-supervised two undergraduate projects.

Area of Interest:

Plant and Soil Sciences

100%

Horticulture

62%

Crop Nutrition Management

90%

Plant Physiology

75%

Vegetable Crops

55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0

Chapters
0

Articles
15

Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

Abbey, L., C. Young, R. Teitel-Payne and K. Howe, 2012. Evaluation of proportions of vermicompost and coir in a medium for container-grown Swiss chard. Int. J. Veg. Sci., 18: 109-120.
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Abbey, L., 2007. Rakkyo (Allium Chinense G. Don). CAB International, Wallingford, UK.
Abbey, L. and D.C. Joyce, 2007. Quality assessment of diced onion (Allium cepa L.) using an electronic nose. Ghana J. Sci., 47: 83-90.
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Abbey, L., D.C. Joyce, J. Aked and B. Smith, 2005. Evaluation of eight spring onion genotypes, sulphur nutrition and soil-type effects with an electronic nose. J. Horticult. Sci. Biotechnol., 80: 375-381.
Abbey, L., D.C. Joyce, J. Aked, B. Smith and C. Marshall, 2004. Electronic nose evaluation of onion headspace volatiles and bulb quality as affected by nitrogen, sulphur and soil type. Ann. Applied Biol., 145: 41-50.
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Abbey, L. and P.P. Frimpong-Manso, 2004. Correlation studies on yield and yield components of two cultivars of cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. Capitata L.). Ghana J. Sci., 44: 3-9.
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Abbey, L. and D.C. Joyce, 2004. Water-deficit stress and soil type effects on spring onion growth. J. Veg. Crop Prod., 10: 5-18.
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Kanton, R.A.L., L. Abbey, R.G. Hilla, M.A. Tabil and N.D. Jan, 2002. Influence of transplanting age on bulb yield and yield components of onion (Allium cepa L.). J. Vegetable Crop Prod., 8: 27-37.
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Kanton, R.A.L., L. Abbey, R.G. Hilla, M.A. Tabil and N.D. Jan, 2002. Density affects plant development and yield of bulb onion (Allium cepa L.) in Northern Ghana. J. Vegetable Crop Prod., 8: 15-25.
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Abbey, L., O.A. Danquah, R.A.L. Kanton and S.O. Nana, 2002. Comparative studies on performance of short-day onion cultivars in a semi-deciduous forest region of Ghana. I. Evaluation of storage ability. Ghana J. Sci., 33: 24-26.
Abbey, L., D.C. Joyce, J. Aked and B. Smith, 2002. Genotype, sulphur nutrition and soil type effects on growth and dry-matter production of spring onion. J. Horticult. Sci. Biotechnol., 77: 340-345.
Abbey, L., 2001. Notes on importance and prospects of rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum L.): A lesser-known fruit crop in Ghana. Ghana J. Agric. Sci., 33: 95-98.
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Abbey, L., 2000. Effect of poultry manure and post-production application of fungicide on the shelf-life of onion cv. Bawku Red. Crop Res., 20: 87-92.
Abbey, L., 2000. Characteristics and storage performance of eight onion cultivars. Ghana J. Sci., 40: 23-28.
Abbey, L. and R. Fordham, 1998. Shallot root distribution and bulb yield as influenced by irrigation frequency. Ghana J. Agric. Sci., 31: 143-146.