Mohammed Moro Buri

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research India

Dr. Mohammed Moro Buri is a chief research scientist and current Director of the CSIR-Soil Research Institute, Ghana. He has over 25 years’ work experience. He is a product of KNUST, Ghana, and Shimane and Tottori universities in Japan. He has expertise in soil resource management, water management, environmental management, soil nutrient management, and plant nutrition. He has either worked for or collaborated with international organizations such as IITA, Africa Rice, IWMI, JIRCAS, and several universities in Japan and Ghana. He has over 100 publications (journal papers, conference papers, books, book chapters, manuals, and research reports) to his credit. He is also a lecturer for postgraduate students on Soil Health and Environmental Resources Management (SHEM) at the CSIR College of Science and Technology, Ghana, and mentors young scientists at the CSIR-Soil Research Institute, Ghana.

4chapters authored

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Lowland Soils for Rice Cultivation in Ghana

By M. M. Buri, R. N. Issaka, J.K. Senayah, H. Fujii and T. Wakatsuki

Part of the book: Crop Production Technologies

Indigenous Fertilizing Materials to Enhance Soil Productivity in Ghana

By Roland Nuhu Issaka, Moro Mohammed Buri, Satoshi Tobita, Satoshi Nakamura and Eric Owusu-Adjei

Part of the book: Soil Fertility Improvement and Integrated Nutrient Management

Improvement of Soil Fertility with Use of Indigenous Resources in Lowland Rice Systems

By Satoshi Nakamura, Roland Nuhu Issaka, Israel K. Dzomeku, Monrawee Fukuda, Mohammed Moro Buri, Vincent Kodjo Avornyo, Eric Owusu Adjei, Joseph A. Awuni and Satoshi Tobita

Part of the book: Soil Fertility

Managing Soil Nitrogen under Rain-Fed Lowland Rice Production Systems in the Forest Agroecological Zones in Ghana

By Mohammed Moro Buri and Roland Nuhu Issaka

Rice is the second most important cereal in Ghana after maize. However, current production levels are about 47% of the country’s requirements resulting in huge annual imports of the crop. One major constraint to production has been low soil nutrients and poor nitrogen management. Nitrogen is not only a major nutrient but also most often the most limiting nutrient element in lowland ecologies. With the introduction of improved soil and water management (“sawah” system) for lowland rice production, a study was conducted to determine the optimum nitrogen rates required. A randomized complete block design arranged in a split plot consisting of five levels of nitrogen as main treatments and three improved rice varieties as sub-treatments was adopted. Results showed that the total number of tillers per m2 increased significantly with increasing levels of N as was total dry matter production. However, total number of panicles did not show the same relationship. Total biomass yield increased significantly and linearly with increasing levels of N. Paddy yield significantly increased from 1.7 t ha−1 (control) to a maximum of 9.4 t ha−1 (90 kg N ha−1) before declining to 5.8 t ha−1 (150 kg N ha−1) in the order 0 < 30 < 60 < 150 < 120 = 90 kg N ha−1, respectively. This result significantly and positively reflected on grain harvest index (GHI) in the order 0.27 < 0.38 < 0.46 < 0.47 < 0.57 < 0.68 for 0, 30, 60, 150, 120 and 90 kg N ha−1, respectively. Nitrogen at 90–120 kg ha−1 was therefore recommended. These rice varieties in addition to other improved ones will also perform well in other environments with similar biophysical characteristics across the country.

Part of the book: Sustainable Crop Production

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