“Life is a journey full of hurdles that requires grace and determination to overcome. You stop where you believe your destination is.”
Biography
I am a biotechnologist whose research focuses on the development of novel nanofertilisers to promote plant growth and development, with particular emphasis on reducing postharvest losses in economically important crops to strengthen food security. My work also explores the application of nanoparticles in mitigating abiotic stresses, including heavy metal toxicity and salinity stress, with the aim of enhancing crop resilience and adaptation to challenging environmental conditions.
Research Interests
Teaching
Undergraduate
Publications
An overview of application of nanotechnology in malaria control
Pam DD, Omalu ICJ, Innalegwu DA, Opemipo BO, Hassan FS, Kasim JH, Saba MH, Abuchi NA, Adeniyi KA.
Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences2026Enhancing Fusarium oxysporum tolerance in Phaseolus vulgaris: Isolation and characterization of bacterial endophytes
Jabulani Mabaso, Nontuthuko Henema, Lee-Ann Niekerk, Darin Edward Holman, Marshall Keyster, Ashwil Klein, Mbukeni Nkomo, Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Arun Gokul
Effects of ZnO nanoparticles concentration on the morphology and textural properties of ZnO/NiFe2O4 nanocomposite
imoh Oladejo Tijani, Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Sarah Udenyi Onogwu, Ambali Saka Abdulkareem, Usman Ahmed Aminu, Marshall Keyster, Ashwil Klein
Optimizing plant resilience with growth-promoting Rhizobacteria under abiotic and biotic stress conditions
Sindiswa Khawula, Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Nkosingiphile Nyawo, Khethiwe Ndlazi, Sanele Sibiya, Siyabonga Ntshalintshali, Gcinokuhle Nzuza, Arun Gokul, Marshall Keyster, Ashwil Klein, Lee‐Ann Niekerk, Mbukeni Nkomo
Survey and identification of Fusarium head blight pathogens of wheat in the Western cape region of South Africa
Ali Al-Hashimi, Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Omolola Aina, Morné Du Plessis, Marshall Keyster, Ashwil Klein
Microbial Ecology of the Plastisphere in Soil Plant Uptake
Gloria Ginikanwa Ezeagu, Morenike Fadayomi, Sani Sambo Datsugwai Mohammed, Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Ashwil Klein, Namla Djadjiti
Green-synthesis of MgO and ZrO2 nanocomposites: physicochemical properties and antiplasmodial activity in a mouse model
Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Sarah Udenyi Onogwu, Theresa Yebo Gara, Amuda Oladunni, Jimoh Oladejo Tijani, Samson Olaitan Oselusi, Samad Hussein, Hazeezah Mustapha Garba, Aminat Oluwatoyin Salaudeen, Alechine Emmanuel Ameh, Marshall Keyster, Ashwil Klein
Exploring Paenibacillus terrae B6a as a sustainable biocontrol agent for Fusarium proliferatum
Enriquay Smith, Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Chelsey Smith, Stacey Fisher, Mbukeni Nkomo, Marshall Keyster, Ashwil Klein
Photocatalytic, antioxidant, and electrochemical behavior of one-pot hydrothermal synthesized chlorine and calcium co-doped tungsten (VI) oxide nanowires
Sarah Udenyi Onogwu, Jimoh Oladejo Tijani, Saheed Mustapha, Ambali Saka Abdulkareem, ElijahYanda Shaba, Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Alechine Emmanuel Ameh, Francis Ntumba Muya, Oluwaseun Oyekola
Critical review on characterization, management, and challenges of fusarium head blight disease in wheat
Ali Al-Hashimi, Omolola Aina, Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Morne Du Plessis, Marshall Keyster, Ashwil Klein
Application of nanotechnology and proteomic tools in crop development towards sustainable agriculture
Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Lizex Hüsselmann, Oluwatosin Kudirat Shittu, Arun Gokul, Marshall Keyster, Ashwil Klein
Molecular mechanism of oxalic acid synthesis as virulence factor of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Gerhard Basson, Marshall Keyster, Ashwil Klein, Arun Gokul
Pantoea in agriculture: Balancing promise and pathogenicity
Darin Holman, Enriquay Smith, Adeola Raji, Ameerah Abrahams, Mohamed-Deen Hendricks, Gerhard Basson, Augustine Daniel, Mbukeni Nkomo, Lee-Ann Niekerk, Morné Du Plessis, Arun Gokul, Ashwil Klein, Marshall Keyster
Mechanistic insight into the anti-alternaria activity of bimetallic zinc oxide and silver/zinc oxide nanoparticles
Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Enriquay Smith, Ali Al-Hashimi, Arun Gokul, Marshall Keyster, Ashwil Klein
Phyto-synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles using box-behnken design and its anti-alternaria activity
Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Ali Al-Hashimi, Marshall Keyster, Ashwil Klein
Sustainable agriculture through the enhancement of microbial biocontrol agents: Current challenges and new perspectives
Arun Gokul, Jabulani Mabaso, Nontuthuko Henema, Laetitia Otomo, Olalekan Olanrewaju Bakare, Ashwil Klein, Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Aina Omolola, Lee-Ann Niekerk, Mbukeni Nkomo, Marshall Keyster
Biogenic zinc oxide nanoparticles: A viable agricultural tool to control plant pathogenic fungi and its potential effects on soil and plants
Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Marshall Keyster, Ashwil Klein
Biocontrol Potential of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus tequilensis against Four Fusarium Species
Vejonepher Baard, Olalekan Olanrewaju Bakare, Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Mbukeni Nkomo, Arun Gokul, Marshall Keyster, Ashwil Klein
Hypoglycaemic activity of biosynthesized copper oxide nanoparticles in alloxan‐induced diabetic Wister rats
Maimuna Bello Umar, Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Jimoh Oladejo Tijani, Rebecca Olufemi Akinleye, Enriquay Smith, Marshall Keyster, Ashwil Klein
Nelsonia canescens (Acanthaceae) aqueous extract and partitioned fractions ameliorates type-2 diabetes in alloxan-induced diabetic rats
Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Theresa Yebo Gara, Solomon Oluwafemi Atolagbe, Aleemat Motunrayo Agboola, Firdausi Emoshioke Salisu, Rhoda Tsado, Adewale Oluwaseun Fadaka, Vuyo Mavumengwana, Marshall Keyster, Ashwil Klein
Biofertilizer: the future of food security and food safety
Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Adewale Oluwaseun Fadaka, Arun Gokul, Olalekan Olanrewaju Bakare, Omolola Aina, Stacey Fisher, Adam Frank Burt, Vuyo Mavumengwana, Marshall Keyster, Ashwil Klein
Antidiabetic potentials of green-synthesized alpha iron oxide nanoparticles using stem extract of Securidaca longipedunculata
Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Maimuna Bello Umar, Oladejo Jimoh Tijani, Rukayya Muhammad
Photocatalytic, electrochemical, antibacterial and antioxidant behaviour of carbon-sulphur Co-doped zirconium (IV) oxide nanocomposite
Jimoh Oladejo Tijani, Emmanuel Igoche Odeh, Saheed Mustapha, Titus Chinedu Egbosiuba, Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Ambali Saka Abdulkareem, Franscis N Muya
Seaweed-derived phenolic compounds in growth promotion and stress alleviation in plants
Omolola Aina, Olalekan Olanrewaju Bakare, Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Arun Gokul, Denzil R Beukes, Adewale Oluwaseun Fadaka, Marshall Keyster, Ashwil Klein
In vivo antidiabetic and antioxidant activities of chloroform fraction of Nelsonia canescens Leaf in Alloxan-induced Diabetic Rats
Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Theresa Yebo Gara, Yunusa Olatunji Ibrahim, Fatima Mahmoud Muhammad, Fidausi Emoshioke Salisu, Rhoda Tsado, Aleemat Motunrayo Agboola
Preliminary phytochemical and Antimicrobial Activity of Citrus x limon (L) Burm. f.(lemon) leaf extract against some pathogenic microorganisms
Ewansiha, J and Garba, S and Musa, G and Daniyan, S and Busari, M and Innalegwu, D and Doughari, J
Phytochemical and anti-microbial study of seventy percent methanol leaf extract of Terminalia microptera against selected pathogenic bacteria
Daniel Augustine Innalegwu, Ewansiha Joel Uyi, Amuda Oladuni Amuda, Nathaniel Vivian
Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences2016In Vivo Antiplasmodial and Analgesic Effect of Crude Ethanol Extract of Piper guineense Leaf Extract in Albino Mice
AY Kabiru, GF Ibikunle, DA Innalegwu, BM Bola, FM Madaki