A. Y. Akrofi - Concepedia

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A. Y. Akrofi

Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana

Also Known As

A. Y. Akrofi, A.Y Akrofi, A.Y. Akrofi, Andrew Yaw Akrofi

Publications

390

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All Affiliations

Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Plant (United States)

About

A. Y. Akrofi is an author at Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana specializing in plant pathology, biology, and natural sciences.

Top Concepts

#	Concept	H-Index	Publications	Citations
1	Natural Sciences	6	6	191
2	Biology	6	6	190
3	Engineering	3	3	82
4	Medicine	3	3	106
5	Biochemistry	1	1	16

A. Y. Akrofi

Publications

348

Citations

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	Year	Citations
Phytophthora megakarya and Phytophthora palmivora, Closely Related Causal Agents of Cacao Black Pod Rot, Underwent Increases in Genome Sizes and Gene Numbers by Different Mechanisms Shahin S. Ali, Jonathan Shao, David J. Lary, Genome Biology and Evolution Comparative GenomicsGeneticsPlant PathologyGenomicsPhytophthora Palmivora	2017	80
Shade trees are alternative hosts of the cocoa pathogen Phytophthora megakarya I. Y. Opoku, A. Y. Akrofi, Alex A. Appiah Crop Protection BiologyBotanyNatural SciencesPlant PathologyAlternative Hosts	2002	46
Management of Phytophthora pod rot disease on cocoa farms in Ghana A. Y. Akrofi, Alex A. Appiah, I. Y. Opoku Crop Protection EngineeringAgricultural EconomicsPlant PathologyTree DiseaseCocoa Farms	2003	43
<scp>PCR</scp> ‐based identification of cacao black pod causal agents and identification of biological factors possibly contributing to <i>Phytophthora megakarya</i> 's field dominance in West Africa Shahzad Ali, Ishmael Amoako‐Attah, Rebecca Bailey, Plant Pathology	2015	42
First Report of Leaf Blight of Taro (<i>Colocasia esculenta</i>) Caused by <i>Phytophthora colocasiae</i> in Ghana E. Omane, Kwadwo A. Oduro, E. W. Cornelius, Plant Disease	2011	30
Inheritance and general combining ability studies of detached pod, leaf disc and natural field resistance to Phytophthora palmivora and Phytophthora megakarya in cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) Daniel Nyadanu, Richard Akromah, B. Adomako, Euphytica BiologyNatural Field ResistanceLeaf DiscEngineeringBotany	2012	28
Biochemical Mechanisms of Resistance to Black Pod Disease in Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) Daniel Nyadanu, Richard Akromah, B. Adomako, American Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Molecular BiologyPlant PathologyChemical BiologyBioanalysisBiochemical Genetics	2012	16
Isolation and characterization of bacteria from different cacao progenies and their antagonistic activity against the black pod disease pathogen, Phytophthora palmivora A. Y. Akrofi, John Lawer Terlabie, Ishmael Amoako‐Attah, Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection BiologyAntagonistic ActivityPlant-microbe InteractionDifferent Cacao ProgeniesPlant Pathology	2017	15
Trunk injection of potassium phosphonate for the control of black pod disease of cocoa. I. Y. Opoku, A. Y. Akrofi, Andrews Appiah, Tropical Science Black Pod DiseasePotassium PhosphonateTrunk Injection	1998	14
White thread blight disease caused by Marasmiellus scandens (Massee) Dennis Reid on cocoa and its control in Ghana Ishmael Amoako‐Attah, A. Y. Akrofi, Bin Hakeem Rashid, African Journal of Agricultural Research	2016	13

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