Dr. Victor Acheampong Amankwaah
PhD (HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE with specialization in Plant Breeding and Genetics with Biotechnology Expertise)
Research Scientist
Dr. Victor Acheampong Amankwaah is a Ghanaian plant scientist specializing in Plant Breeding and Genetics with Biotechnology Expertise. He is a research Scientist and Head of Tissue Culture at CSIR-Crops Research Institute. He serves as a part-time lecturer at the Department of Plant Resources Development of CSIR College of Science and Technology (CCST) and the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). Dr. Amankwaah holds an MSc in Agronomy (Plant Breeding), Ghana and earned his Ph.D. from North Carolina State University, USA where his dissertation focused on phenotyping and genetic studies of storage root chemistry traits in sweetpotato.
His research encompasses sweetpotato breeding, genetics and genomics with focus on genomic-assisted nutritional and quality breeding efforts, production of high quality planting materials of roots, tubers and bananas using tissue culture techniques. Dr. Amankwaah actively collaborates on both national and international levels with institutions such as International Institute of Tropical Agriculture and North Carolina State University to advance agricultural biotechnology and crop improvement in Ghana.
His research encompasses sweetpotato breeding, genetics and genomics with focus on genomic-assisted nutritional and quality breeding efforts, production of high quality planting materials of roots, tubers and bananas using tissue culture techniques. Dr. Amankwaah actively collaborates on both national and international levels with institutions such as International Institute of Tropical Agriculture and North Carolina State University to advance agricultural biotechnology and crop improvement in Ghana.