Publications in Refereed Journals (Peer-Reviewed Articles)

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• Mercia Lionel Adjei, Abena Boakye, Godwin Deku, Nana Baah Pepra-Ameyaw, Antoinette Simpah Anim Jnr, Ibok Nsa Oduro and William Otoo Ellis (2024). Development of yoghurt incorporated with beetroot puree and its effect on the physicochemical properties and consumer acceptance. Heliyon, Volume 10; Issue 3. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25492
• Opoku-Bamfoh, Obadiah, Kwarteng, Sandra Abankwa; Owusu, Frema A N, Akpanya, Raphael, Mensah, Kelvin A, Badu, Mercy, Gyamfi, Fred Y, Sogbo, Victoria, Belford, Ebenezer J D, Boakye, Abena, Morrison, Henry Morgan, Obuam, Patrick K and Coleman, Sylvester (2024). Repellent and larvicidal properties of selected indigenous plants in the control of Anopheles mosquitoes. Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 61(1):p 90-100. DOI: 10.4103/0972-9062.392267
• Donald Bimpong, Lois Amponsah Adofowaa, Ama Agyeman, Abena Boakye, Ibok Nsa Oduro, Ellis William Otoo and John-Lewis Zinia Zaukuu (2023). Authenticating peanut butter and yoghurt in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana using near infrared spectroscopy. Progress in Agricultural Engineering Sciences, Volume 19; Issue 1, Pp 69-81. Available at; https://doi.org/10.1556/446.2023.00093
• Evelyn Serwah Ayeh, Enoch Aryeetey, Ebenezer Quandoh, Abena Boakye, Faustina Dufie Wireko-Manu, James Osei Mensah, and Ibok N. Oduro (2023). Economic Impact of Plantain Ripening: A Case Study Among Plantain Traders in Accra. International Journal of Fruit Science, VOL. 23, NO. 1, pp: 217–228 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/15538362.2023.2271993
• Evelyn Serwah Ayeh, Ebenezer Asiamah, Abena Achiaa Boakye, Faustina Dufie Wireko-Manu, Enoch Aryeetey, Ibok N. Oduro (2023). Effects of ripening stages and thermal treatment on quality characteristics of the overripe plantain puree. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2023.100662

• Oduro K.O.A., Boakye A.A., Oduro I.N., Peprah-Ameyaw N.B and Ellis W.O (2023). Efficiency of Locally-Made Edible Coating in Maintaining the Postharvest Quality of Belfast Tomatoes. Journal of Science and Technology, 41, No. 3 (2023), pp 52 - 67. Available at https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/just.v41i3.5 

• Ssali , Carey T., Imoro S., Low J., Dery E. K., Boakye A., Omodamiro R. M., Yusuf H. L., Etwire, E., Iyilade, A. O., Adekambi, S., Ali A., Haliru M., Etwire P. M., Tinyiro S. E., Bouniol, A. (2022). Participatory processing diagnosis of fried sweetpotato in Nigeria & Ghana. Understanding the drivers of trait preferences and the development of multi-user RTB product profiles, WP1, step 3. Field Scientific Report, RTBfoods Project-CIRAD, 15 p.DOI: 10.18167/agritrop/00617

• Kwakye A., Boakye, A.A., Wireko-Manu, F.D. and Oduro, I. (2022). Development of convenient cocoyam pottage (mpotompoto). Journal of Science and Technology (JUST). 40 No. 2 (2022). Available at https://www.ajol.info/index.php/just/article/view/230988

   

• Anim-Jnr, A. S., Boakye, A., Etuah, S., Antwi, C., Appaw, W. O., Osei, S. A., Oduro I. and Ellis, W. O. (2022). Handling, Safety and Hygienic Practices of Frozen Meat and Fish in the Kumasi Metropolis. Journal of Ghana Science Association. Vol. 40 No. 1. Available at https://www.ajol.info/index.php/just/article/view/225487
• Amponsah, I. K., Boakye, A., Ormanc, E., Armahd, F. A., Borquayee, L. S., Adjeif, S., Dwamenaa, Y. A., Baahe, K. A. and Harley, B. K. (2021). Assessment of some quality parameters and Chemometric-Assisted FTIR Spectral Analysis of Commercial Powdered Ginger Products on the Ghanaian Market. Heliyon.  8 (3), e09150. Available at, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09150
• Dery, E. K., Carey, E., Ssali, R. T., Low, J. W., Johanningsmeier, S. D., Oduro, I., Boakye, A., Omodamiro, R. M. and Yusuf, H. L. (2020). Sensory characteristics and Consumer segmentation of fried sweetpotato for expanded markets in Africa. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. DOI:10.1111/ijfs.14847
• Reuben Ssali, Edward Carey, Simon Imoro, Jan W Low, Eric Kuuna Dery, Abena Boakye, Ibok Oduro, Rachel M Omodamiro, Hauwa Ladi Yusuf, Eunice Etwire, Abigail O Iyilade, Souleimane Adekambi, Abdullahi Ali, Muhammad Haliru, Prince Maxwell Etwire (Accepted, August, 2020). Fried sweetpotato user preferences identified in nigeria and ghana and implications for trait evaluation. International Journal of Food Science & Technology.   https://ifst.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/ijfs.14764

• Achaglinkame, M. A., Owusu-Mensah, E., Boakye, A. A. and Oduro, I. (2020). Effect of size and drying time on the rehydration and sensory properties of freeze-dried snails (Achatina achatina). International Journal of Food Science. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/5714140

• Boakye, A.A., Gudjonsdottir, M., Wireko-Manu, F.D., Oduro, I., Ellis, W. O. and Chronakis, I. (2019). Enhancing the food applications of cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium): Deductions from a three-year study. In: Roots and Tubers in Ghana - Overview and Selected Research Papers, Publisher: KNUST Printing Press, Ghana, pp 243 - 267.

• Oduro, I., Ellis, W. O., Boakye, A.A., Aryeetey, E. and Manful, M. E. (2019). Value-addition interventions along the root and tuber food supply chain. In: Roots and Tubers in Ghana - Overview and Selected Research Papers, Publisher: KNUST Printing Press, Ghana, pp 205 - 242.

• Boakye, A.A., Gudjonsdottir, M., Wireko-Manu, F.D., Oduro, I., Ellis, W. O. and Chronakis, I. (2018). Water-starch interactions of red and white cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium). Starch/ Starke. DOI: 10.1002/star.201800128

• Boakye, A.A., Wireko-Manu, F.D., Oduro, I, Ellis, W. O., Gudjonsdottir, M. and Chronakis, I. (2018). Utilizing cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) for food and nutrition security, a review. Food Science and Nutrition, 00:1–11. https://doi.org/10.1002/ fsn3.602

• Boakye, A.A., Gudjonsdottir, M., Skytte, J. L., Chronakis, I., Wireko-Manu, F.D., and Oduro, I. (2017). Characteristics of red and white varieties of Xanthosoma sagittifolium roots during cooking, using physicochemical analysis, uniaxial compression, multispectral imaging and low field NMR spectroscopy. Journal of Food Science and Technology. 54(9), 2670-2683. DOI: 10.1007/s13197-017-2704-7

• Guðjónsdóttir, M., Boakye, A.A., Wireko-Manu, F.D., Chronakis, I., and Oduro, I. (2016). Characterization of red and white cocoyam roots, flours and starches during heating by low field NMR In: Proceedings of the XIII International Conference on the Applications of Magnetic Resonance in Food Science, Publisher: IM Publications, pp.49-53 DOI: 10.1255/mrfs.10

• Boakye, A.A., Wireko-Manu, F.D., Agbenorhevi, J.K., and Oduro, I. (2015). Antioxidant activity, total phenols and phytochemical constituents of four underutilised tropical fruits. International Food Research Journal, 22(1): 262-268

• Boakye, A.A., Wireko-Manu, F.D., Agbenorhevi, J.K. and Oduro, I. (2014). Dietary fibre, ascorbic acid and proximate composition of tropical underutilised fruits. African Journal of Food Science, 8 (6): 305-310

Conference Presentations

1. Boakye A., Amponsah I.K., Avor D.D., Adjei S., Owusu-Ansah L. and Appaw W. (2021). Quality Characteristics of Pureed Tomato on The Ghanaian Market: An Insight into their Possible Adulteration. Conference proceedings of the 9th KNUST College of Health Sciences Biennial Conference.
2. Genego, Emanuella, Boakye, Abena, Oduro, Ibok, and Ellis, William Otoo. (2021). Orange-flesh sweetpotato for ready-to-use waffle flour-mix. 14 TH Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops – Africa Branch on "Exploring climate-smart, nutritious and healthy root and tuber crops for African business solutions". Book of Abstracts. Available at: https://istrc-ab.org/14th-symposium-of-the-istrc-ab-zambia-2021/
3. Quandoh, E., Pepra-Ameyaw, N. B., Boakye, A., Oduro, I. and Ellis, W. O. (2019). Wet-milling and quality of the isolated starch from four sorghum varieties in Ghana. Poster presentation at the 8^th Ghana Science Association (GSA) Research Seminar and Poster Presentations, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana
4. Boateng, B. A., Boakye, A., Oduro, I. and Ellis, W. O. (2019). Effect of processing on the starch digestibility and glycemic index of cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium). Poster presentation at the 8^th Ghana Science Association (GSA) Research Seminar and Poster Presentations, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana
5. Gobe, E. A., Ellis, W. O., Boakye, A. and Oduro, I.(2019). Development of rice-moringa instant mix blend for malnourished infants. Poster presentation at the 8^th Ghana Science Association (GSA) Research Seminar and Poster Presentations, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.
6. Boakye-Yiadom, K. A., Sonon, B. W., Boakye, A. A., Hamidu J. A., Oduro I., Ellis, W. O. (2018). Palatability improvement and tannin reduction of poultry feed from plantain peel meal: A research proposal. Seventh Ghana Science Association (GSA) Research Seminar and Poster Presentations, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana
7. Boakye, A.A., Wireko-Manu, F.D., Ellis, W. O. and Oduro, I. (2017). Tapping the potential of cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) for food and nutrition security. Oral presentation: Maximizing stakeholder involvement in productive research and uptake, BSU 11 Conference held at the Golden Bean Hotel, Kumasi.
8. Antonio, F. K., Owureku-Asare, M., Boakye, A. A., and Oduro, I. (2017). Alleged ‘tomato powder’ on the market: Kumasi in perspective. Oral presentation: Maximizing stakeholder involvement in productive research and uptake, BSU 11 Conference held at the Golden Bean Hotel, Kumasi.

3. Adjirakor, D., Boakye-Yiadom, K. A., Boakye, A. A., Pepra-Ameyaw N. B. and Oduro I. (2017). Dietary Patterns, Physical Activity and Body Mass Index of KNUST students. Poster presentation at the 1^st Faculty of Biosciences Seminar and Poster Day, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.

4. Areyeetey, E., Antonio, F. K., Boakye-Yiadom, K. A., Manful, M. E., Boakye, A. A. and Oduro, I. (2017). Assessing the Entrepreneurial Potential among Students in KNUST. Poster presentation at the 1^st Faculty of Biosciences Seminar and Poster Day, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.

5. Manful, M.E., Boakye, A.A., Akomea, S. and Oduro, I. (2017). Translating students’ academic research to the market: The case study of sweetpotato yogurt. 6th Ghana Science Association (GSA) Research Seminar and Poster Presentations, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.Third Best oral presentation

6. Kwarkye, A. O., Wireko-Manu F. and Boakye A. A. (2017). Development of convenient mpotompoto. 6th Ghana Science Association (GSA) Research Seminar and Poster Presentations, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.Second Best poster presentation

7. Magnus-George, F., Boakye A. A., Appaw, W., Aryeetey, E., Antonio, F. K., Manful, M. E., Sahe, A. C., Wireko-Manu, F. and Oduro, I. (2017). In vitro starch digestibility of cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium). Poster presentation: 6th Ghana Science Association (GSA) Research Seminar and Poster Presentations, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.

8. Twumasi G. A., Laryea D., Oduro I. and Boakye A. A. (2017). The use of orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) puree in complementary food. Oral presentation: 6th Ghana Science Association (GSA) Research Seminar and Poster Presentations, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.
9. Emmanuel Gyebi, Oduro I., Boakye A. A., Aryeetey, E., Sahe, A. C., Manful, M. E. and Antonio, F. Assessment of the levels of heavy metals in street vended waakye (2017). Poster presentation: 6th Ghana Science Association (GSA) Research Seminar and Poster Presentations, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana
10. Boakye, A.A., Amoah, I., and Oduro, I. (2016). Nutrition Potential of Indigenous Crops in Health Promotion. Oral presentation: Nutritional sensitive research: Linking Local Resources with Global Scientific collaboration to Empower Sustainable Health Solution, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Legon-Accra, Ghana.

11. Manful, M.E., Owusu-Mensah, E., Boakye, A.A., Wireko-Manu, F.D and Oduro, I. (2016). Nutrition in Our Snacks: Orange-fleshed Sweetpotato in Yoghurt. Poster presentation: Nutritional sensitive research: Linking Local Resources with Global Scientific collaboration to Empower Sustainable Health Solution, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Legon-Accra, Ghana

12. Boakye, A.A., Kissi, A.K., Wireko-Manu, F.D., Chronakis, I., Guðjónsdóttir, M., and Oduro, I. (2016).  Enhancing the food utilization of cocoyam: Development of εt?-mix. Poster presentation: First Congress on Root and Tuber Crops, Nanning Guangxi, China

13. Achaglinkame, M.A., Owusu-Mensah, E., Boakye, A.A. and Oduro, I. (2016). Effect of size and drying time on the quality of freeze-dried snails. 5th One-Day Ghana Science Association (GSA) Research Seminar and Poster Presentations, Fumesua, Kumasi, Ghana. Best Poster presentation

14. Manful, M.E., Owusu-Mensah, E., Boakye, A.A. and Oduro, I. (2016). Recipe Standardization for production of sweetpotato yoghurt. 5th One-Day Ghana Science Association (GSA) Research Seminar and Poster Presentations, Fumesua, Kumasi, Ghana. Second best oral presentation

15. Antonio, F. K., Owureku-Asare M., Boakye A. A. and Oduro, I. (2016). Physicochemical and Phytochemical Analysis of Commercial ‘Tomato Powder. Poster presentation: 5th One-Day Ghana Science Association (GSA) Research Seminar and Poster Presentations, Fumesua, Kumasi, Ghana

16. Wireko-Manu, F.D., Boakye A.A. and Oduro, I. (2016). Breakfast eating pattern of students at KNUST, a case study (2016). Oral presentation: Foodscape Training Workshop, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana

17. Oduro, I., Boakye, A.A., Aryeetey. E., Ametepey, E.E. and Tawiah Jnr. S. (2015). Students’ perspectives on problem-based learning approach and traditional methods of teaching. Oral presentation: First Regional Conference on Problem-Based Learning & E- learning, KNUST- Kumasi, Ghana

18. Boakye, A.A., Wireko-Manu F. D., Chronakis I. and Oduro, I. (2014). Value addition of Roots and Tubers: A case-study of cocoyam. Oral Presentation: Association of Development Researchers in Denmark-Danish Development Research Network (FAU-DDRN) Annual Conference held at the UN city, Copenhagen, Denmark. Conference proceedings available at: http://fau.dk/conference-materials.html

19. Boakye, A.A., Wireko-Manu F.D., Agbehernovi J. K. and Oduro, I. (2014). Antioxidant activity, vitamin C and dietary fibre fractions of four indigenous underutilised fruits. Oral presentation: 6th Africa Nutritional Epidemiology Conference held in Accra, Ghana

20. Boakye, A.A., Wireko-Manu F. D., Chronakis I. and Oduro, I. (2014). Value addition of Cocoyam. Oral presentation: Danish Development Research Network (DDRN) Seminar series, Copenhagen, Denmark

21. Boakye, A.A., Wireko-Manu F. D., Chronakis I. and Oduro, I. (2014). Potentials of Cocoyam to Food Security in Ghana: Past, Present and the Way Forward. Poster presentation: 3rd Research Seminar of the Ghana Science Association held at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi

22. Oduro, I., Boakye, A.A. and Wireko-Manu, F.D. (2013). Underutilised fruits as source of dietary fibre. Oral presentation: 6^th Ghana Biomedical Convention held at the University of Cape-coast

23. Boakye, A.A., Wireko-Manu, F., and Oduro, I. (2013). Assessment of potential health benefits of four underutilized fruits. Research seminar of the Graduate Students Association of Ghana, KNUST branch, held at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi. Third best oral presentation