Bolaji Osundahunsi

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Program Associate

University of Arkansas primary UA Div. of Agriculture

Also affiliated: University of Arkansas System (2024–2026); International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (2025–2026); International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (2025–2026)

2 h-index 9 pubs 11 cited

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Bolaji Osundahunsi's research focuses on plant pathology and virology, with a specific emphasis on understanding and managing viral threats to agricultural crops. His work has investigated biotic constraints to food production, particularly in systems such as taro in Nigeria. Osundahunsi has contributed to the development of diagnostic techniques for plant viruses, including the use of artificial positive controls in polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays and the characterization of endogenous pararetroviruses in yam genomes. This research has implications for improving germplasm exchange by identifying and excluding "phantom agents" that could compromise regulatory processes. He has also participated in summits aimed at establishing unified frameworks for RNA virus biology, highlighting his engagement with broader scientific communities in the field.

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h-index: 2
Publications: 9
Citations: 11

Positions

Program Associate 2023–present

Division of agriculture, University of Arkansas Department of plant pathology ORCID

Selected Publications

Broadening the use of virus-mimicking artificial positive controls in plant virus diagnostics (2026)

Journal of Virological Methods DOI OpenAlex
Diversity, recombination and misclassification in the family Geminiviridae: Insight from bioinformatics analysis (2026)

PLoS ONE DOI OpenAlex