Trichoderma spp is a genus of fungi, among many species that can be used to control phytopathogenic fungi. Having reviewed past research, there is a dearth of knowledge on the use of Trichoderma as an activator in the production of compost. This study was therefore carried out to...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i36007
The study investigated the effect of organic production of maize on soil microbial population and activities. In this study, different fertilizers such as compost, neem fertilizer, poultry manure, green manure, NPK, organo-mineral fertilizer, were applied to the soil for maize pr...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i1931092
A field experiment was conducted at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, South West Nigeria, to determine the influence of Bradyrhizobium and mycorrhiza on growth, yield and phosphorus use efficiency of soybean (Glycine max L.) under manure application. The treatments...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/33084
This study was carried out to investigate the activities of soil microorganisms in the soybean rhizosphere inoculated with bradyrhizobium and mycorrhizal fungi. It involves a field experiment carried out at Federal University of Agricultural, Abeokuta, Nigeria, using Randomized C...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/28584
A field experiment was carried out at the Federal University of Agriculture, College of Plant Science and Crop Production farm Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria, to determine the effect of nitrogen releases from poultry manure, phosphorus source and bradyrhizobium inoculation on soyb...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27759
The study was carried out at the screen house of the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (I.A.R&T) to determine the responses of two vetiver grasses cultivars (Vetiver zizanioides and Vetiver nigritana) on four different contaminated soils and their potential to r...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/13359
Soil heavy metal contamination is a serious environmental problem that needed to be addressed due to the toxicities of metals to both humans and living organisms. soil degradation is linked to off-site issues including sedimentation, climate change, the operation of watersheds, a...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i31085
Fizzy drinks are non-alcoholic beverages typically containing water, sweetener, carbon dioxide, acidulates, flavourings, colourings, chemical preservatives, antioxidants, and/or foaming agents. They are usually characterized by a high C/N ratio and low pH, which allows the growth...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2022/v25i130259
A pot experiment was conducted in the screenhouse of the College of Plant Science and Crop Production, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria to investigate the effect of urea and compost on maize (Zea mays L.), soil microbial activities and chemical properties. The experim...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRCS/2018/40796
Millions of organic fertilizers are produced annually all over the world. Substantial quantities of these were crop residues and the remaining being animal waste based. Meanwhile maintaining and improving soil fertility in the tropic is essential for increasing food production fo...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2018/v1i1609
The experiment was carried out to identify bacteria pathogens that causes fish spoilage and consequently reduces their shelf-life in the environment and invariably found out basis for controlling and preventing their activity. Thirty fish samples comprising of fifteen Titus (Scom...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2017/32281
The objective of this study is to assess variability of land quality and soil characteristics of some of the pedons on the basement complex of southwestern Nigeria. Variation in soil properties and their relationship with crop production must be studied and understood to ensure s...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/12689
Food borne illness prevention system will depend on the extent of food safety control in place through food production, processing, distribution, keeping food at safe temperature and using safe water and raw materials. These stages of production are some of the important points d...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i330387
This study was conducted to determine the performance of okra, (Abelmoschus esculentus (L) Moench) under various applications of pesticides and fertilizer in Oxic Paleustalf. A field experiment was carried out to examine the effect of the combination of varying levels of neem (10...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2013/2401