Dr. Sintayehu Musie Mulugeta

Full name: – Sintayehu Musie Mulugeta

Specialization: – Crop and Horticulture Sciences (Medicinal and aromatic plants)

Academic Rank: – Assistant professor (PhD)

Department: – Horticulture

Phone number: +251-901-160-606

Institutional email and alternative email: – musiesinte@gmail.com or Sintayehu_musie@dmu.edu.et

Research interests: Plant stress physiology, medicinal and aromatic plants, phytochemistry, food safety, post-harvest management and integrated soil fertility management

List of Publications: –

1. Mulugeta, S.M., Hunegnaw, A. T., Hári, K. and Radácsi, P. (2025). Biomass production and volatile oil accumulation of Ocimum species subjected to drought stress. Horticulturae, 11(10), 1266. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11101266
2. Tadele, H., Feyisa, T., Tsegaye, L. and Musie, S. (2025). Inorganic N-P nutrients, biochar and vermicompost levels on sustainability yield index and economic profitability of maize (Zea mays L.) in Northwestern Ethiopia. J. Agri. Food Res., 23:  102287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2025.102287
3. Tadele, H., Feyisa, T., Tsegaye, L., and Musie, S. (2025). Integrated nutrient management for maize phenology and growth performance: Biochar, vermicompost, and N-P nutrients in northwestern Ethiopia. Agrosyst. Geosci. Environ., 8, e70158. https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.70158
4. Mulugeta, S.M., Gosztola, B. and Radácsi, P. (2024). Diversity in morphology and bioactive compounds among selected Ocimum species. Biochem. Syst. Eco., 114, 104826. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bse.2024.104826
5. Mulugeta, S.M., Pluhár, Z. and Radácsi, P. (2024). Phenotypic variations and bioactive constituents among selected Ocimum species. Plants, 13(1):64. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13010064
6. Mulugeta, S.M., Sárosi, S., and Radácsi, P. (2023). Physio-morphological trait and bioactive constituents of Ocimum species under drought stress. Ind. Crops Prod., 205, 117545. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.INDCROP.2023.117545 
7. Yohannes, G. and Mulugeta, S.M. (2023). Impacts of heavy metal pollution on Ethiopian agriculture: A Review on the safety and quality of vegetable crops. Advances in Agri., 2023, https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/1457498
8. Mulugeta, S.M.  and Radácsi, P. (2022). Influence of drought stress on growth and essential oil yield of Ocimum species. Horticulturae, 8 (175): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8020175
9. Zebider, T.N., Solomon, A.G., Mulugeta, S.M. and Yalmtesfa, F.G. (2022). Genotype by environmental interaction and measurements of stability on eight orange-fleshed sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) varieties: East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia. Advances in Agri., 2022, https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/3117092
10. Mulugeta, S.M., Radácsi, P. and Gosztola, B. (2022). Morphological and biochemical responses of selected Ocimum species under drought. Herba polon., 68(4):1-10. https://doi.org/10.2478/hepo-2022-0019 
11. Amare, T., Mulugeta, S.M., Esubalew T. and Solomon, A. (2020). Income inequality and nutrition insecurity among rural households: A Gini-Coefficient Causality Analysis in Ethiopia. J. Econ. and Sust. Dev’t. 11 (1): 1-8.
12. Radácsi, P., Inotai, K., Sárosi, S., Hári, K., Seidler-Łożykowska, K., Musie, S. and Zámboriné, É.N. (2020). Effect of irrigation on the production and volatile compounds of sweet basil cultivars (L.). Herba Polon., 66:14-24. https://doi.org/10.2478/hepo-2020-0021 .
13. Stettz, S, Zaitchik, BF, Ademe, D, Musie, S. and Simane, B. (2019). Estimating variability in downwelling surface shortwave radiation in a tropical highland environment. PLoS ONE 14(2):1-18. 
14. Solomon, A., Musie, S. and Yohanes, G. (2018). Evaluation of Yield and Yield Related Attributes of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Varieties in East Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia.  J. Bio. Agri. Healthcare, 8(23):46-52.
15. Musie, S. and Yebirzaf, Y. (2017). Review on Significance of organic farming on soil, food quality and human health. Advances in Life Science and Tech., 61: 38-54.
16. Musie, S., Ali M., Derbew B. and Essubalew G. (2015). Growth Response of Hot Pepper Varieties to Different Mulch Types at Jimma, Southwestern Ethiopia. American-Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci., 15 (5): 733-743.
17. Musie. S., Ali, M., Derbew, B. and Essubalew, G. (2015). Impact of organic mulch Materials on yield and yields Attributes of Hot Pepper Varieties at Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia. American-Eurasian J. Agric.  Environ. Sci., 15 (11): 2201 – 2210.

Professional networking platforms:  

• Orcid ID: – https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8510-1983
• LinkedIn: – https://www.linkedin.com/in/sintayehu-musie-a97b0a1a/
• Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=TarFfnQAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao