Special interests: Genetics including molecular genetics, Genetic Transformation, application of marker technology in breeding especially in cowpeas; hunting for genes of resistance/ tolerance to bruchid, Aphid, Striga, Alectra, physiological traits such as drought, flowering and maturity, grain and fodder yield, quality traits-cooking time etc; reproductive traits and their introgression into locally adapted genetic backgrounds; seeds and seed dissemination issues.
Current: Principal Investigator of IAEA-TC Project in Nigeria concerns with development of improved mutant cowpea varieties; Team Member of the PRONAF Project in Nigeria-An IFAD funded cowpea technology development and deployment project
Address:
Institute for Agricultural Research
Ahmadu Bello University
Department of Plant Science
PMB 1044
Zaria, Nigeria
Phone: 234 8034750061, 23469550681
Fax : 234 69 550737
Email : mfishiyaku@yahoo.com, mffaguji@hotmail.com
Website hosted by:
Purdue University
Department of Entomology
901 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2089
(765) 494-4554