Aborisade Wakil Tope

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Lecturer at Kwara State University

This study evaluated the quality of sachet and bottled water sold in Ilorin, Nigeria. Water samples were procured from selling points, and their physicochemical and bacteriological quality was assessed using standard methods. The results showed that the respective physicochemical parameters for sachet and bottle waters: temperature (26.6 °C and 23....

This study assessed the effect of browse Plants feed formulation on Goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) rumen microbial activities and in vitro gas production in Red Sokoto goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) over a period of fourteen (14) weeks. Four selected browse plants- Afzelia africana (TAa) Detarium microcarpum (TDm), Daniellia oliveri (TDo) and Khaya sen...

The urgent need for sustainable management of persistent organic pollutants, due to their negative impact on the environment, is of great concern to environmental stakeholders. In this study, the potential endosulfan-degrading (PED) bacteria were screened and identified from fresh soil samples collected from the Teaching and Research farm of Kwara...

The need for sustainable management of cypermethrin, a widely used synthetic pesticide with significant ecological impact, calls for urgent concerns among environmental stakeholders. Therefore, in this study, the potential cypermethrin-degrading (PCD) bacteria were screened and identified from the soil samples collected from the Cowpea farm of Teac...

The ecotoxicological effect of pesticide formulations at the concentration range of half of the normal field rate (0.5FR), normal field rate (FR), 2FR, 4FR and 8FR respectively on representative microflora and mesofauna soil sentinels was investigated. Inhibition effects over the 1, 2, 3 and 4 hr period of exposure in Winogradsky media were observe...

Herbicides play significant roles in weed management and contribute immensely to increase in productivity in agronomy system. However, its continuous application could have some dire effect on non-target soil microbiota. Therefore, this study assessed the impact of glyphosate and paraquat herbicides on soil culturable bacterial and fungal populatio...

Medicinal plants have been intensively screened for their bioactivity in order to treat various diseases in human. This study was performed to evaluate the antimicrobial and phytochemical properties of Sida acuta leaf extracts against selected wound microbes. The plant extracts were obtained sequentially using n-hexane, aqueous and acetone respecti...

The agricultural activities had tremendously benefitted from the application of pesticides. However, various objectionable practices among farmers had exposed the soils, plant and its community of organisms to different level of toxicity. Therefore, this study evaluated the effects of seed coating agents on germination rate, shoot length, leave num...

Fungi contamination of agricultural products had been one of the major concerns to human due to their possibility of causing spoilage and the potential of producing potent toxins that could constitute health problems. Therefore, this study evaluates the effect of heat treatment on aflatoxin contents of tomatoes samples in some selected market in Il...

Management of cocoa plantation field relied on the use of pesticides over the years; hence, the fate of such chemicals is one of the most debated issues among the stakeholders. Young and old cocoa plantation fields from 4 major cocoa producing States in Nigeria were selected as the study area. Eight composites soil samples collected from 3 portions...

The effect of five levels (1, 2, 3, 4 and 5%) of spent and unspent diesel fuel on two agricultural crop plants - Zea mays and Arachis hypogaea was investigated. Significant differences (p < 0.05) were observed between lower percentage levels and higher percentage levels of diesel fuel contamination. From the spent diesel fuel contamination- 4 and 5...

A study of the impacts of plastic (polyethylene) enriched composting on soil microflora and physiochemical properties were investigated using soil samples from Okada, Edo State, Nigeria. The field experiment was carried out using 15 perforated plastic buckets, set out in the field. The plastic granules thoroughly mixed with the soil were, A (Contro...

Water, fecal and swab samples of poultry walls and cages collected from various poultry farms located in five towns and villages in Ovia North east local government area of Edo State, Nigeria, were screened for the presence of Salmonella spp and antibiotic resistance pattern of the isolates. The prevalence rates recorded shows that Salmonella was i...