Lord Abbey
Associate Professor, Amenity Horticulture
Email: labbey@dal.ca
Phone: 902-893-6683
Mailing Address:
- Health-based sustainable food systems and food security
- vegetable and fruit production
- domestication of native and wild plants in diversified systems
- soil nutrient management systems
- plant response to biotic and abiotic stress factors
- value addition to compost and compost utilization
- greenhouse production and technology; and relationship between pre-harvest and postharvest behavior of fresh produce
Education:
- CAE, Cert. Adult Education, Red River College – 2013
- Grad. Dip., Pharm. R&D., Toronto Inst. of Pharmaceutical Technology – 2008
- Ph.D, Plant Science, Cranfield Univ. – 2004
- MSc, (Sub)Tropical Hort & Crop Science – 1995, Imperial College of Wye, Univ. of London – 1995
- BSc (Hons) Agric., Crop Science Major, Univ. of Ghana – 1993
Current Rank and Status
Associate Professor, Amenity Horticulture (Tenured)
Award
Mervin Maxwell Award (June 2014): “Awarded in recognition of a commitment to life-long learning and professional development that supports the distinctive ideals of adult learning”. Red River College, MB
Adjunct
1) Adjunct Professor, Memorial University, Faculty of Science, School of the Science and Environment - Jul 2019 - present
2) Adjunct Professor, Brandon University, Faculty of Science, Department of Applied Disasters and Emergency Studies - Jul 2015 - present
Research Interest
Biostimulants and bioproducts
Teaching
1) Greenhouse and Floriculture Crops
2) Specialty Crops
3) Grad Module Food security – concepts, influential factors and measurements
4) Grad Module in Greenhouse Microclimate Impact on Plant Growth
5) Directed Studies Environmental Sciences
Major Sources of Research Funding and Awards
1) NSERC CRD
2) NSERC Engage
2) NSDA Research Acceleration Program
3) Divert NS
4) IRAP-NRC
International Working Group
1) Uganda Skills Development Project – Bukalasa Agricultural College
Twinning Project funded by World Bank Aug 2018
2) Agricultural Transformation Through Stronger Vocational Education
(ATTSVE) Project, Ethiopia funded by the Government of Canada Aug 2017–present