Dr. Chinyere Blessing Obika

Profile

Academic positionAssociate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader
Research fieldsSoil Sciences
KeywordsN and P mineralization, carbon stability, microbial biomass, Soil aggregates, organic fertilizer

Current contact address

CountryNigeria
CityNsukka
InstitutionUniversity of Nigeria
InstituteDepartment of Soil Science

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Bernd MarschnerGeographisches Institut, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum
Start of initial sponsorship01/11/2018

Programme(s)

2017Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2024Chinyere Blessing Okebalama and Bernd Marschner: Carbon and nutrient cycling responses to repeated application of biochar and NPK fertilizers depend on microenvironmental differences among hierarchical aggregate fractions. In: Pedobiologia - Journal of Soil Ecology, 104, 2024, 150962
2023Chinyere Blessing Okebalama, Bernd Marschner: Reapplication of biochar, sewage waste water, and NPK fertilizers affects soil fertility, aggregate stability, and carbon and nitrogen in dry-stable aggregates of semi-arid soil. In: Science of The Total Environment, 866, 2023, 161203
2022Chinyere Blessing Okebalama, Bernd Marschner: Dry-Aggregate Stability and Soil Nutrients Responses to Reapplication of Biochar and Organic/Inorganic Fertilizers in Urban Vegetable Production. In: Agronomy, 12, 2022, 1782
2022Okebalama C.B., Asogwa K.C., Uzoh I.M., and Marschner B. Impact of bambara seed biochar and NPK on soil fertility, aggregate carbon and nitrogen concentrations and yield of cucumber. In: Agro-Science, 21, 2022, 53-65
2020Chinyere Blessing Okebalama and Chukwunonso Odera Ibezim and Vivian Ukamaka Ugwu and Bernd Marschner: Effects of amending an Ultisol with bambara groundnut seed residue on soil fertility, microbial nutrient cycling and yield of cucumber. In: Biological Agriculture {\&} Horticulture, 2020, 1--18
2020Chinyere Blessing Okebalama and Ogunezi Kenenna Collins and Agbo Innocentia Chinenye and Asogwa Kingsley Chinaza: Influence of soil amendment with poultry droppings on the soil properties and productivity of cucumbers (Cucumis sativus L.) on a degraded Ultisol in Nsukka Area, Southeast Nigeria. In: Nigerian Journal of Soil Science, 2020, 34--43