Associate Professor Otsoseng Oagile
Associate Professor
Faculty of Agriculture
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (CSS)
He is a horticulturist and agronomist with a PhD specialising in plant propagation and crop physiology. His experience in agriculture spans over 35 years working in across the agriculture industry from practical farming to University teaching. I am currently an Associate Professor in Horticulture at BUAN where he does research and also teach such courses as Plant Propagation, Tissue Culture, Fruit and vegetable Production. He also does extension service where he interact with farmers through farmer groups such as Botswana Horticulture Council (BoHoCo) and Potato growers groups. Professionally, he associates with Botswana Bureau of Standards as chairpesron for National Technical Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetable.
Plant Propagation
Vegetable production
Fruit production
Tissue Culture
Olericulture
Horticulture
1. RUFORUM Safflower Project
2. USEFUL PLANTS Project
GEF SMALL GRANTS on Rainwater harvest and Backyard Gardening Project
1. FAO ONE COUNTRY ONE PRODUCT (OCOP) Potato Project
2. Hemp research project
3. Building resilient livelihoods for smallholder potato farmers in Southern Africa and eastern Africa – A national Geographic Project (A Collaboration Project between Botswana, Kenya and South Africa)
Team member in the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) and BUAN collaboration research on an Online decision tool (CROP MANAGE)
1. Nuugulu, L.M., Malambane, G., Oagile, O. and Batlang, U. (2025). Characterisation of spider plant (Cleome gynandra L.) accessions for drought tolerance traits. Journal of Underutilsed Plant Research 4(1)
2. Emongor, V. and Oagile, O. Safflower production. Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Gaborone, Botswana. (ISBN-9789996806070)
3. T. Mathowa, K. Tshipinare, W. Mojeremane1, G.M. Legwaila and O. Oagile, O. (2017). Effect Effect of growing media on growth and development of sweet paper (Capsicum annum L.) seedlings. Journal of Applied Horticulture, 19(3),
4. Emongor, V.E., Oarabile, P., Phuduhudu, D. and Oagile, O. (2017). Effects of Genotype on Vegetative Growth, Yield Components and Yield, Oil Content and Oil Yield of Safflower. Agricultural Science Research Journal, 7(12), 381-392
5. Oagile, O., Ramalekane, O., Mojeremane, W., Matsuane, C., Legwaila, G.M. and Mathowa, T. (2016). Growth and Development Response of Kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala L.) Seedlings to Different Commercial Growing Media. International Journal of Plant and Soil Science, 12(4), 1-7
6. Mathowa, T., Nthebe, T., Mojeremane, W., Matsuane, C., Legwaila, G.M. & Oagile, O. (2016). Effect of commercial growing media on emergence, growth and development of tomato seedlings. International Journal of Agronomy and Agricultural Research, 9(1), 83-91
7. Oagile, O., Gabolemogwe, P., Matsuane, C. & Mathowa. T. (2016). Effect of container size on growth and development of tomato seedlings. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences. 5(4), 890-896
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