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Name: Atta Ofori
Date of birth: 07-12-1977
Place of birth: Kukurantumi
Nationality: Ghanaian
Marital Status: Married with one child
Address:
Von Siebold Str. 8
37075 Göttingen
Germany
Telephone: +49 179 701 2105
E-mail: ofori77@yahoo.com
Academic History and Qualifications
April 2005 –January 2008
Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Breeding and Genetics
Georg- August University Germany
Thesis: Genetic diversity based on SSR markers, heterosis and yield
performance of Brassica rapa for biomass production
2002-2004
Master of Science in Natural Resources and Crop Production
Georg-August University, Germany
Thesis: Plant Genetic Resources Management in Ghana: A case study of
Plant Genetic Resources Centre
1997-2001
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture with major in plant production
Kwame University of Science and Technology, Ghana
Research Experience and Working History
April 2005 –January 2008
PhD activities involves Monitoring of greenhouse plants, Field
experimentation and evaluation, Genetic investigation with molecular
markers analysis, and data analysis with different software
July 2003-October 2003
Visiting fellow, Plant Genetic Resources Centre for data collection for
MSc. thesis
June 2004-March 2005
Technical Assistant in the Green house, Experimental field and
Laboratory of Plant Breeding and Genetics
Sept. 2001-March 2002
National Service at New Nsutem Senior Secondary school, Ghana Integrated
Science Tutor
July-Sept. 1999
Industrial Attachment with Cocoa Research Institute Biotechnology and
Soil Science Division, Ghana
July-Sept.1998
Vacation training at Horticultural Department, University of Science and
Technology Kumasi, Ghana
Sept. 1996-July 1997
National Service at Rapid International School, Eastern Region, Ghana,
General Science Tutor
Informatics and statistical knowledge
- Excel, Word and Power Point
- Statistical software (SPSS and PLABSTAT)
Publications and presentations
Ofori A and H C Becker (2008) Breeding of Brassica rapa for biogas:
Heterosis and combining ability of biomass yield. Bioenerg. Res. DOI
10.1007/s12155-008-9001-2
Ofori A, Kopisch-Obuch F J and H C Becker (2008) Effect of crop
improvement on genetic diversity in oilseed Brassica rapa cultivars
detected by SSR markers. Journal of Applied Genetic (In press)
Ofori A. Heterosis and combining ability in Brassica rapa populations
for biomass production. Poster presentation, 12th international Rapeseed
Congress (2007) Wuhan, China
Ofori A and H C Becker (2007) Use of Brassica rapa resources for biomass
production: Biomass yield and heterosis in crosses within and between
populations crosses. In: Proc.18th EUCARPIA Meeting, 23-26, May 2007
Piest’any, Slovak Republic
Ofori A, Use of Brassica rapa resources for biomass production: Biomass
yield and heterosis in crosses within and between populations crosses.
Presentation, 18th EUCARPIA Meeting (May 2007) Piest’any, Slovak
Republic
Associations
European Association for Research on Plant Breeding, EUCARPIA
References
Prof. Dr. Heiko C. Becker, Department of Crop Sciences, Georg - August -
University, Von - Siebold - Str. 8, 37075 Göttingen, Germany, tel.
0049551394381, e-mail: hbecker1@gwdg.de
Dr. Christian Möllers, Department of Crop Sciences, Georg - August –
University, Von - Siebold - Str. 8, 37075 Göttingen, Germany, tel.
0049551392053, e-mail: cmoelle2@gwdg.de
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Link, Department of Crop Sciences, Georg - August –
University, Von - Siebold - Str. 8, 37075 Göttingen, Germany, tel.
0049551394353, e-mail: wlink@gwdg.de |
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