Prof Maurice Tibiru Apaliya
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Prof Maurice Tibiru Apaliya

Director - Professor
Food And Post-harvest Technology Department

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Academic Qualification

#Qualifications
1Ph.D.(Food Science & Engineering-2017,Jiangsu Univ. China), M.Sc. (Postharvest Technology-2011,KNUST), B.Sc.(Agric Techn.,2007,UDS)

Research & Publications

#TypePublications
1Journal ArticlesApaliya, M. T., Kwaw, E., Osae, R., Alolga, R. N., Aidoo, P., Mensah, L. A., . . . Wilson, C. L. (2024). Effect of different drying methods on the rehydration kinetics, physiochemical and functional properties of unripe plantain (Musa parasidiaca) flour. Food Chemistry Advances, 100610. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.focha.2024.100610
2Journal ArticlesOsae, R., Kwaw, E., Apaliya, M. T., Alolga, R. N., Sackey, A. S., Yongkun, M., . . . Obikyembi, V. (2023). Effect of optimized pulsed light treatment conditions on microbiological safety, phytochemical and sensory properties of lactic-acid-fermented mulberry juice. Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization, 1-11. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11694-023-02306-8. (Scopus Index, Web Science, SCI Index, Q2, IF: 3.006).
3Journal ArticlesOsae, R, Apaliya, M. T., Kwaw, E., Serwaa. A. R., Ernest, B, Owusu-Ansah, P., Alolga, R. N. (2023). Evaluation of various drying approaches on the physicochemical properties, rehydration kinetics, mathematical modelling and quality of tiger nut (Cyperus esculentum). Journal of Agriculture and Food Research.100584. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2023.100584. (Scopus Index, Web Science, SCI Index, Q1, IF: 3.48).
4Journal ArticlesOsae, R., Kwaw, E., Apaliya, M. T., Alolga, R., Aikins, A. S. S., Olivia, A.Veronica, O. (2023). Influence of different osmotic dehydration pretreatment on the physiochemical and sensory characteristics of fried cassava chips (Manihot esculenta). Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 100613. (Scopus Index, Web Science, SCI Index, Q1, IF: 3.48). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2023.100613
5Journal ArticlesOsae, R, Apaliya, M. T., Kwaw, E., Serwaa. A. R., Ernest, B, Owusu-Ansah, P., Alolga, R. N. (2023). Influence of freeze-thawing and osmotic dehydration pretreatments on physicochemical properties and quality of orange-fleshed sweet potato slice dried using hot air drying. Food Chemistry Advances. (In press). (Scopus Index, Web Science, SCI Index, Q1, IF: 9.48).
6Journal ArticlesApaliya, M. T., Kwaw, E., Osae, R., Alolga, R. N., Aikins, A. S. S., Otoo, G. Serwaa., Amo-Broni, C. (2022). The Impact of COVID-19 on Food Security: Ghana in Review. Journal of Food Technology Research, 9(3), 160-175. https://ideas.repec.org/a/pkp/joftre/v9y2022i3p160-175id3228.html
7Journal ArticlesApaliya, M. T., Osae, R., Kwaw, E., Mahunu, G. K., Osei-Kwarteng, M., & Ahima, J. K. (2022). Fermented African Cereal Products African Fermented Food Products-New Trends (pp. 459-472): Springer.
8Journal ArticlesApaliya, M. T., Osae, R., Kwaw, E., Mahunu, G. K., Osei-Kwarteng, M., & Hardi, I. M. (2022). Omics in Traditional Fermented Foods and Beverages African Fermented Food Products-New Trends (pp. 551-563): Springer.
9Journal ArticlesMahunu, G. K., Afoakwah, N. A., Hudu, A. R., & Apaliya, M. T. (2022). Improvement of Indigenous Fermentation Technologies for Certain Ghanaian Fermented Foods African Fermented Food Products-New Trends (pp. 497-509): Springer.
10Journal ArticlesOsae, R., Apaliya, M. T., Alolga, R. N., Kwaw, E., Otu, P. N. Y., & Akaba, S. (2022). Influence of shea butter, bee wax and cassava starch coatings on enzyme inactivation, antioxidant properties, phenolic compounds and quality retention of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruits. Applied Food Research, 2(1), 100041.
11Journal ArticlesAlolga, R. N., Osae, R., Apaliya, M. T., Ibrahim, T. S., Ahmed, M. S., Kwaw, E., & Antiri, E. A. (2021). Vacuum pressure combined with osmosonication as an innovative pre-drying technique for Ghanaian ginger: Evidence from the metabolome and quality characteristics of the dried product. Ultrasonics sonochemistry, 80, 105841.
12Journal ArticlesApaliya, M. T., Kwaw, E., Mahunu, G. K., Osei-Kwarteng, M., Osae, R., & Azirigo, M. (2021). Nutritional properties and feeding values of Hibiscus sabdariffa and their products Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) (pp. 137-154): Elsevier.
13Journal ArticlesMahunu, G. K., Apaliya, M. T., & Osei-Kwarteng, M. (2021). Effect of pests and diseases on Hibiscus sabdariffa quality Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) (pp. 33-46): Elsevier.
14Journal Articles Osae, R., Apaliya, M. T., Kwaw, E., Chisepo, M. T., Aforo Antiri, E., Phyllis Naa Yarley, O., & Alolga, R. N. (2021). Antioxidant activities, anti‐inflammatory, cytotoxic effects, quality attributes, and bioactive compounds of Ghanaian ginger under varied dehydration conditions. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 45(12), e15994.
15Journal ArticlesQuansah, L., Mahunu, G. K., Tahir, H. E., Apaliya, M. T., Osei-Kwarteng, M., & Mariod, A. A. (2021). Hibiscus sabdariffa extract: antimicrobial prospects in food pathogens and mycotoxins management Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) (pp. 215-230): Elsevier.
16Journal ArticlesOsei-Kwarteng, M., Gweyi-Onyango, J. P., Mahunu, G. K., Tahir, H. E., & Apaliya, M. T. (2021). Hibiscus sabdariffa: protein products, processing, and utilization Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) (pp. 77-89): Elsevier.
17Journal ArticlesOsae, R., Apaliya, M. T., Kwaw, E., Chisepo, M. T., Yarley, O. P. N., Antiri, E. A., & Alolga, R. N. (2021). Drying techniques affect the quality and essential oil composition of Ghanaian ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe). Industrial Crops and Products, 172, 114048
18Journal ArticlesYang, Q., Solairaj, D., Apaliya, M. T., Abdelhai, M., Zhu, M., Yan, Y., & Zhang, H. (2020). Protein Expression Profile and Transcriptome Characterization of Penicillium expansum Induced by Meyerozyma guilliermondii. Journal of Food Quality
19Journal ArticlesAhima, J., Zhang, H., Apaliya, M. T., Yang, Q., & Jiang, Z. (2020). The mechanism involved in enhancing the biological control efficacy of Rhodotorula mucilaginosa with salicylic acid to postharvest green mold decay of oranges. Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization, 14(6), 3146-3155
20Journal ArticlesAmedor, E. N., Afetsu, J. Y., Awasina, R. A., Obeng, W. K., & Apaliya, M. T. (2020). Postharvest Storage Techniques for Cassava Roots in Ghana-A Review. International Journal of Applied Agricultural Sciences, 6(4), 80
21Journal Articles Zhang, X., Yang, H., Zheng, X., Zhao, L., Gu, X., Wang, K., Apaliya M.T., Zhang, H. (2019). Protein and transcript profiling analysis of the response of Yarrowia lipolytica Y‐2 in the degradation of ochratoxin A. Annals of Applied Biology, 175(1), 98-110.
22Journal ArticlesWang, K., Zheng, X., Yang, Q., Zhang, H., Apaliya, M. T., Dhanasekaran, S., Jiang, Z. (2019). S-Adenosylmethionine-Dependent Methyltransferase Helps Pichia caribbica Degrade Patulin. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 67(42), 11758-11768.
23Journal ArticlesApaliya, M.T., Yang, Q., Zhang, H., Zheng, X., Zhao, L., Zhang, X., Kwaw, E., Tchabo, W., 2019. Proteomics profile of Hanseniaspora uvarum enhanced with trehalose involved in the biocontrol efficacy of grape berry. Food Chemistry 274, 907-914.
24Journal ArticlesKwaw, E., Ma, Y., Tchabo, W., Apaliya, M.T., Sackey, A.S., Wu, M., Xiao, L., 2018a. Effect of pulsed light treatment on the phytochemical, volatile, and sensorial attributes of lactic-acidfermented mulberry juice. International Journal of Food Properties 21, 213-228.
25Journal ArticlesKwaw, E., Ma, Y., Tchabo, W., Apaliya, M.T., Wu, M., Sackey, A.S., Xiao, L., Tahir, H.E., 2018b. Effect of lactobacillus strains on phenolic profile, color attributes and antioxidant activities of lactic-acid-fermented mulberry juice. Food Chemistry 250, 148-154.
26Journal ArticlesKwaw, E., Ma, Y., Tchabo, W., Sackey, A.S., Apaliya, M.T., Xiao, L., Wu, M., Sarpong, F., 2018c. Ultrasonication effects on the phytochemical, volatile and sensorial characteristics of lactic acid fermented mulberry juice. Food Bioscience 24, 17-25.
27Journal Articles Kwaw, E., Tchabo, W., Ma, Y., Apaliya, M.T., Sackey, A.S., Mintah, B.K., Farooq, M., Ma, S., 2018d. Effect of storage on quality attributes of lactic-acid-fermented mulberry juice subjected to combined pulsed light and ultrasonic pasteurization treatment. Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization 12, 1763-1771.
28Journal ArticlesApaliya, M.T., Zhang, H., Zheng, X., Yang, Q., Mahunu, G.K., Kwaw, E., 2018. Exogenous trehalose enhanced the biocontrol efficacy of Hanseniaspora uvarum against grape berry rots caused by Aspergillus tubingensis and Penicillium commune. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 98, 4665-4672.
29Journal ArticlesYan, Y., Zhang, X., Zheng, X., Apaliya, M.T., Yang, Q., Zhao, L., Gu, X., Zhang, H., 2018a. Control of postharvest blue mold decay in pears by Meyerozyma guilliermondii and it’s effects on the protein expression profile of pears. Postharvest Biology and Technology 136, 124-131.
30Journal ArticlesYan, Y., Zheng, X., Apaliya, M.T., Yang, H., Zhang, H., 2018b. Transcriptome characterization and expression profile of defense-related genes in pear induced by Meyerozyma guilliermondii. Postharvest Biology and Technology 141, 63-70
31Journal ArticlesMahunu, G.K., Zhang, H., Apaliya, M.T., Yang, Q., Zhang, X., Zhao, L., 2018. Bamboo leaf flavonoid enhances the control effect of Pichia caribbica against Penicillium expansum growth and patulin accumulation in apples. Postharvest Biology and Technology 141, 1-7.
32Journal Articleshang, H., Mahunu, G.K., Castoria, R., Apaliya, M.T., Yang, Q., 2018a. Corrigendum to'Augmentation of biocontrol agents with physical methods against postharvest diseases of fruits and vegetables:Trends in Food Science and Technology 69 (2017) 36-45. Trends in Food Science and Technology 71, 274-274.
33Journal ArticlesZhang, H., Mahunu, G.K., Castoria, R., Yang, Q., Apaliya, M.T., 2018b. Recent developments in the enhancement of some postharvest biocontrol agents with unconventional chemicals compounds. Trends in Food Science and Technology.
34Journal ArticlesApaliya, M.T., Kwaw, E., Tchabo, W., Sackey, A.S., Boateng, N.A.S., 2017. The use of lactic acid bacteria as starter culture and its effect on the proximate composition and sensory acceptability of millet beverage. International Journal of Innovative Food Science and Technology 1, 1-8.
35Journal Articles Apaliya, M. T., Zhang, H., Yang, Q., Zheng, X., Zhao, L., Kwaw, E., & Mahunu, G. K. (2017). Hanseniaspora uvarum enhanced with trehalose induced defense-related enzyme activities and relative genes expression levels against Aspergillus tubingensis in table grapes. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 132, 162
36Journal ArticlesKwaw, E., Apaliya, M.T., Sackey, A.S., Tchabo, W., Mahunu, G.K., 2017a. Application of Doptimal design for optimizing Parkia biglobosa flour-based cookie. Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization 11, 1569-1577.
37Journal ArticlesKwaw, E., Sackey, A.S., Apaliya, M.T., Tchabo, W., 2017b. Utilization of composite flours as breading agents for deep frying of chicken breast. Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization 11, 1523-1530.
38Journal ArticlesMahunu, G., Apaliya, M.T, Kwaw, E., & Quainoo, A. (2017). ochratoxin a-producing fungi in grapes and their control by biological agents-a review.
39Journal ArticlesZhang, H., Mahunu, G.K., Castoria, R., Apaliya, M.T., Yang, Q., 2017a. Augmentation of biocontrol agents with physical methods against postharvest diseases of fruits and vegetables. Trends in Food Science and Technology 69, 36-45.
40Journal Articles Zhang, X., Lin, Z., Apaliya, M.T., Gu, X., Zheng, X., Zhao, L., Abdelhai, M.H., Zhang, H., Hu, W., 2017b. The possible mechanisms involved in citrinin elimination by Cryptococcus podzolicus Y3 and the effects of extrinsic factors on the degradation of citrinin. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 27, 2119-2128.
41Journal ArticlesZhang, X., Zhang, G., Li, P., Yang, Q., Chen, K., Zhao, L., Apaliya, M.T., Gu, X., Zhang, H., 2017c. Mechanisms of glycine betaine enhancing oxidative stress tolerance and biocontrol efficacy of Pichia caribbica against blue mold on apples. Biological Control 108, 55-63.
42Journal ArticlesLi, Q., Li, C., Li, P., Zhang, H., Zhang, X., Zheng, X., Yang, Q., Apaliya, M.T., Boateng, N.A.S., Sun, Y., 2017. The biocontrol effect of Sporidiobolus pararoseus Y16 against postharvest diseases in table grapes caused by Aspergillus niger and the possible mechanisms involved. Biological Control 113, 18-25.
43Journal ArticlesZheng, X., Yang, Q., Zhao, L., Apaliya, M.T., Zhang, X., Zhang, H., 2017. Crosstalk between proteins expression and lysine acetylation in response to patulin stress in Rhodotorula mucilaginosa. Scientific Reports 7, 13490.
44Journal ArticlesZhao, L., Peng, Y., Zhang, X., Li, J., Zheng, X., Yang, Q., Apaliya, M.T., Zhang, H., 2017. Integration of transcriptome and proteome data reveals ochratoxin A biosynthesis regulated by pH in Penicillium citrinum. RSC Advances 7, 46767-46777.
45Journal ArticlesYang, Q., Wang, H., Zhang, H., Zhang, X., Apaliya, M.T., Zheng, X., Mahunu, G.K., 2017. Effect of Yarrowia lipolytica on postharvest decay of grapes caused by Talaromyces rugulosus and the protein expression profile of T. rugulosus. Postharvest Biology and Technology 126, 15-22.
46Journal ArticlesLi, W., Zhang, H., Li, P., Apaliya, M.T., Yang, Q., Peng, Y., Zhang, X., 2016. Biocontrol of postharvest green mold of oranges by Hanseniaspora uvarum Y3 in combination with phosphatidylcholine. Biological Control 103, 30-38.
47Journal ArticlesZhang, H., Apaliya, M.T., Mahunu, G.K., Chen, L., Li, W., 2016a. Control of ochratoxin Aproducing fungi in grape berry by microbial antagonists: A review. Trends in Food Science and Technology 51, 88-97.
48Journal ArticlesZhang, H., Dong, M., Yang, Q., Apaliya, M.T., Li, J., Zhang, X., 2016. Biodegradation of zearalenone by Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Possible involvement of ZEN responsive proteins of the yeast. Journal of Proteomics 143, 416-423.
49Journal ArticlesZheng, X., Yang, Q., Zhang, H., Cao, J., Zhang, X., Apaliya, M., 2016. The possible mechanisms involved in degradation of patulin by Pichia caribbica. Toxins 8, 28

Awards & Grants

#Grants & Awards
1Grant Contract Number GSDF/C2/0026/W4. Grant Amount: Ghs 1,650,000

Conferences & Workshops

#Conference & Workshops
1Presenter on the topic: “Publishing in credible outlets” a seminar for faculty members. 5 TH June, 2024. Held at the University Library Conference Room. Organised by Academic Scholarly Integrity Team.
2Presented on the topic “Ghana in the Era of Covid 19: Implications for Food Security. 18th November, 2020. Held at Cape Coast Technical University Conference room. Organized by CCTU Library webinar series, Ghana.
3Apaliya, M. T., Osae, R., Kwaw, E., Ahima, J. K., Kaburi, S. A., Lamptey F. P., Otoo, G. S., Zhang, H (2024). Hanseniaspora uvarum Controlled Ochratoxin: A Production of Aspergillus Tubingensis and Penicillium commnune in Vitro and in Grape Wounds. 3RD Annual Applied Research Conference for Technical University in Ghana. Sunyani. 28th May – 1st June 2024.
4Osae, R, Apaliya, M. T, Kwaw, E, Afoakwah, N. A, Alolga, R. N (2023). Trade barriers in Agriculture and Food Safety. Water for Food Global Conference at the University of Nebraska -Lincoln, USA. May 8-11, 2023

Positions Held

#PositionDepartmet
1Directordid.13902.894