Lord Abbey
Dalhousie University, Canada
Biography
Lord Abbey has a background in Plant Science and Pharmaceutical R&D with a research focus on sustainable food systems and compost quality enhancement for health and wellbeing. He has completed his BSc (Hons) Agriculture from the University of Ghana. He has continued his studies in the UK, The Netherlands and Canada. He is currently a Professor at Dalhousie Faculty of Agriculture where he teaches and supervises undergraduate and graduate students. His research program is in Plant Nutrition and Physiology. Some of his current research activities include exploration of ethnic crops in NS; aromatic and medicinal plants; onion fertilization and postharvest losses; and value-addition and alternative uses of compost and vermicompost. He is a Board Member of Living Earth Council; Member of the Nova Scotia Institute of Agrologists (NSIA); the International Society for Horticultural sciences (ISHS); and the Canadian Society of Horticultural Science (CSHS). His passion is travelling and nature-walk.
Abstract
Abstract : Essential chemicals in kale can be altered by natural amendments