Effect of pesticides on microorganisms involved in litter decomposition in cacao plantation in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 511-524

  Afolabi, Olutope Osewole ^a   Muoghalu, Joseph Ikechukwu ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cacao plantation; Litter decomposition; Microorganisms; Pesticide

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; BACTERIUM; DECOMPOSITION; EVERGREEN TREE; FUNGUS; LEAF LITTER; MESH SIZE; MICROORGANISM; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; PLANTATION;

IFE; NIGERIA; OSUN;

ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; KLEBSIELLA; PENICILLIUM; PSEUDOMONAS; RHIZOPUS; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 84991336290     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-016-0032-y     Document Type: Article

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