Dr. Mrs. Chinaekwu Odinakachi Cookey

Dr. Mrs. Chinaekwu Odinakachi Cookey

Senior Lecturer

B.Tech, MSc., PhD
Email: chinaekwu.cookey@futo.edu.ng

Biography

C.O. Cookey hails from Aboh Mbaise LGA of Imo State, Nigeria and is married with three kids. Cookey holds a B.Agric, M.Sc (Crop Protection) and PhD (Plant Nematology) degrees from Federal University of Technology Owerri. She is a crop protectionist by profession; with special bias in plant nematology. Lectures at the Federal University of Technology Owerri, (FUTO).

Academic Qualification

    • Agric. Tech. (Crop Science) FUTO 2005
    • M.Sc. (Crop Protection) FUTO              2010
    •  Ph.D. (Plant Nematology) FUTO           2018

     

Honours/Awards

 

 

Affiliations

  • Agricultural Society of Nigeria (ASN)   

  • Organic Agriculture Project in Tertiary Institution in Nigeria (OAPTIN)

     

  • Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World    

     

  •  Horticultural Society of Nigeria (HORTSON)

Courses Assigned to Teach

  • AGR 202: Farm practice I

  • CST 301: Crop diseases and their control

     

  • CST 302: Crop pests and their control

  • AGR 301: Farm practice II

  • AGR 302: Farm practice III

     

  • CST 501: Weed and weed control

     

  • CST 501: Plant pathology 1

     

  • CST516: Disease and crop loss assessment

  1. National Youth Services (Form Teacher, Junior Secondary School Fagoji, Dutse Jigawa States) 2005-2006.
  2. Teaching and Research at the Federal University of Technology 2010 till date

Research Interest

  • Managing root-knot nematode infections especially in cowpea, okra and       cucumber
  •  Organic crop pests and diseases control/ management
 

Publications

1: Cookey, C.O., Agu, C.M., Onyishi, G.C., (2015).Efficacy of some botanicals in the control of root-knot nematode disease of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata).Journal of global biosciences. Vol .4(4):1966-1970.

2: Cookey, C.O., Agu, C.M., Uwaga, E.C., Keyagha, R. E. and Ogwudire, V.E (2016). Effect of plastic mulch colour and cucumber cultivars (Cucumis sativus) on root-gall nematode (Meloidogyne spp) infection in a Nigeria Ultisol. Journal of global biosciences. Vol .5(5):4149-4157.

3: Onyishi, G. C., Agu, C. M., Nwachukwu, C. G. and Cookey, C. O. (2017).Seasonal effect of controlled hand-pollinated maize accessions on the growth and grain yield in Rain Forest Agro-Ecology of Nigeria. Int’l Journal of Agric. and Rural Dev. Volume 20(1): 2899-2904.

4: Cookey, C. O, Agu, C.M, Nwufo, M.I, Ofor, M.O and Ogwudire, V.E (2018). Root-gall Nematode Disease of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) as Affected by Different Intercrop- Mixtures. FUTO Journal  Series 4 (1) : 36- 44. e-ISSN: 2476-8456.

5: Cookey, C .O.; Dialoke, S. A.; Keyagha, E. R.; Bosah, B.O. and Ogbedeh, K. O. (2019). Synergistic Effect of Poultry Manure and Some Botanicals on Cowpea Root-Gall Nematode Infection in a Naturally Infested Soil of Owerri, Imo State. Canadian Journal of Agriculture and Crops. Vol. 4 (1) 17-25. E-ISSN 2518-6655.

6:Dialoke, S.A.; Emosairue, S..;O Akparobi, S. O.; Cookey, C.O.; Keyagha, E.R.;  Ogwudire, V.E (2019) Impact of rates and frequency of Formulated neem seed oil (F-NSO) on Riptortus dentipes Fab. Hemiptera: Coreidae damage of improved pigeonpea in Owerri, rainforest Zone, of Southeastern, Nigeria. International Journal of Entomology Research. Vol. 4(2) 53-58. ISSN: 2455-4758

7: Cookey, C. O, Agu, C.M, Ofor, M.O., Ihejirika, G.O., Dialoke, S.A and Ogbedeh, K.O.  (2021).Effect of Planting Month on Root gall nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) Disease, Growth and Yield of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata). FUTO Journal Series. Volume 7(2): 1- 16. E-ISSN: 2476-8456

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