This study assessed the environmental and ecological risks associated with heavy metals in agricultural soils influenced by the former Poura mine in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Soil sampling was conducted around three potential contamination sources: Tailing 1, Tailing 2 and the c...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i65515
Food security and human health are increasingly threatened by soil contamination by heavy metals, particularly for vegetable crops. The main objective of this study was to assess the health risks associated with the accumulation of heavy metals in lettuce and tomatoes grown in th...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i34122
The expansion of human activities has led to the accumulation of heavy metals in various ecosystem compartments. Contamination of soils with these heavy metals poses a significant public health risk because of the various pathologies they can cause. This assessment took into acco...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i85618
Aim: This study is to make a typology and characterize this urban solid waste in the industrial area of Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso). Methodology: Systematic sampling of thirteen landfills identified by on-site observation carried out taking into account the density and heteroge...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i24726
The major foliar diseases and pathogenicity of fungal flora associated with leaf diseases of Jatropha curcas L were investigated in Burkina Faso. Prospecting and collection were carried out the plantations and hedges of J. curcas distributed in different climatic zones of Burkina...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2019/v2i126279
Aims: The study aimed at determining the periods of high pest population of the mango tree mealybug Rastrococcus invadens Williams with respect to biotic and abiotic factors. Study Design: Semiweekly observations were performed on the mango trees with a view of assessing the dens...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/24819
Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) is the most consumed vegetable in the world after potato. In Cameroon, the plant is cultivated in almost all agroecological areas, however, yields remain low due to attacks by various pathogens and insects. Among the pathogens, Fusarium oxys...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i173229
Dakole Daboy Charles, Bekono Mamdjara Larry Axel, Fonkoua Martin, Molemb Nemeté Aristide, Dongmo Lekagne Joseph Blaise, Nguefack Julienne & Irénée Somda·Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research·2023
In Cameroon, tomato yields remain low due to attack by pathogens and insects. Phytophtora infestans (PI) is a phytopathogenic fungus responsible for the downy mildew of tomatoes, a fungal disease responsible for enormous economic losses. To contribute to the search for means of c...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaar/2023/v22i3441