I. O. Abiola

Effect of Organic Production of Maize on soil Microbial Population and Activities on Alfisol in Abeokuta, Southwestern Nigeria

M. O. Adigun, I. O. Abiola & O. A. Babalola · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2022

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i1931092

Effect of Urea and Compost Amendments on Soil Microbial Activities and Chemical Properties

O. A. Babalola, M. O. Adigun & I. O. Abiola · Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science · 2018

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJRCS/2018/40796

Variation in Soil Chemical and Microbiological Properties as a Result of Yearly Amendment with Organic Fertilizer

O. A. Babalola, M. O. Adigun & I. O. Abiola · Asian Soil Research Journal · 2018

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/asrj/2018/v1i1609