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DR. WOLÉ AKINREMI

Akinremi's training includes a Bachelor's degree in Agriculture/Soil Science from the University of Ife, Nigeria, and a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Soil Physical Chemistry from The University of Manitoba.

Current Projects

• Measurement of fertilizer equivalents of beef and swine manures
  
• Nutrient loss from liquid versus solid swine manure in an annual and perenial cropping systems
  
• Identification and quantitation of P compounds and its transformation products in a dual P band using X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy (XANES)
  
• Nitrate and solute transport within the landscape
  
• Temperature-moisture effect on C, N and P mineralization
  
• Measurement and simulation of nitrate leaching from hog manure and commercial fertilizer

Completed Projects

• Phosphorus dynamics and movement in soil with long term manure application.
• Forms and reactivity of manure phosphorus from phytase fed swine in Manitoba soils
• Advective Movement of Organic and Inorganic Phosphorus in Calcareous and Non-Calcareous Soils
• Evaluation of the degree of P saturation for assessing the risk of P loss in Manitoba soils
• Chemical characterization of P solubility and diffusion in a multi-ionic environment
• Molecular speciation of phosphorus in organic amendments and amended soils using nuclear magnetic resonance and x-ray absorption spectroscopies
• Determination of phosphorus sorption-desorption characteristics of Manitoba soils
• Agronomic and environmental soil phosphorus testing in manured and non-manured Manitoba soils
• A comparison between various agronomic soil test methods for phosphorus on 115 well characterized Manitoba soils
• Laboratory and field evaluation of five soil water content sensors
• The effect of biosolids and manures on solubility, phytoavailability and movement of phosphorus in soil
  

Research Team

• Mulikat Bammeke (M.Sc.) - Technical Assistant
• Folashade Gesinde - Ph.D. - Post Doctoral Fellow
• Dupe Ige - Ph.D.- Research Associate
• Rezvan Karimi Dekordi - Ph.D., Graduate Student
• Mihiri Manimel Wadu - Ph.D. - Graduate Student
• Lekan Olatuyi - Ph.D.. Graduate Student
• S. M. Sayem - Ph.D., Graduate Student

Sponsors

• Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
• Manitoba Livestock Manure Management Inititative (MLMMI)
• Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council (MRAC)
• Sustainable Development Innovations Fund (SDIF)
• Agri-Food Research & Development Initiative (ARDI)
• Manitoba Livestock Stewardship Initiative (MLSI)
• Delta-T Co.
• Canadian Fertilizer Institute (CFI)
• Mosaic Canada Crop Nutrition
• University of Manitoba

Collaborators

Dr C. M Nyachoti (Animal Science, U of M)
Dr David Radcliffe (UGA, Athens, GA)
Dr. K.E. Buckley (AAFC, Brandon)
Dr. Xiying Hao (AAFC, Lethbridge)
Dr Chi Chang (AAFC, Lethbridge)
Dr Frank Larney (AAFC, Lethbridge)
Dr Yongfeng Hu (Canada Light Source Inc., Saskatoon)
Dr. Scott Kroeker (Chemistry, U of M)
Dr. Wanhong Yang (Univ. Guelph)
Dr. Diane Malley (PDK Inc.)

List of Publications in Refereed Journals

Teaching Responsibilities:

SOIL 0420 - Soil Productivity and Land Use

SOIL 4060 - Physical Properties of Soils

SOIL 7100 - Soil Physical Chemistry

SOIL 7110 - Soil Physics

SOIL 7220 - Principles of Scientific Research

Contact Information:

Dr. Wolé Akinremi
Professor of Soil Science
University of Manitoba
362 Ellis Building
13 Freedman Cres
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3T 2N2

Phone: (204) 474-6055
Fax: (204) 474-7642

Email: akinremi@ms.umanitoba.ca