Dr. Naalamle Amissah is a lecturer in the Crop Science Department. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture from the University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, and a Master of Science and a Ph.D. in Horticulture from Cornell University, USA.
Dr. Naalamle Amissah's research interests include the selection, evaluation, and propagation (using conventional and in vitro techniques) of economically important plants that are either difficult to propagate, neglected, or at risk of extinction (several indigenous crop species, ornamental and medicinal plants fall within this category), and the development of improved technologies to ensure their successful establishment.
She is currently the project lead for PlantID, an advanced plant identification platform that leverages Artificial Intelligence and unique mapping to classify and identify plant specie at the University of Ghana