International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 684

Full Length Research Paper

Responses of soil microbial biomass carbon to tillage and fertilizer types in maize cultivation in Buea, Cameroon

Amenchwi Amahnui George
  • Amenchwi Amahnui George
  • Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, University of Buea, P. O. Box 63, Buea, Cameroon.
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Manga Veronica Ebot
  • Manga Veronica Ebot
  • Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, University of Buea, P. O. Box 63, Buea, Cameroon.
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Tening Aaron Suh
  • Tening Aaron Suh
  • Department of Agronomic and Applied Molecular Sciences, University of Buea, P. O. Box 63, Buea, Southwest Region of Cameroon.
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Nikièma Paligwendé
  • Nikièma Paligwendé
  • Department of Education, Government of Manitoba, Canada.
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  •  Received: 30 October 2022
  •  Accepted: 25 January 2023
  •  Published: 28 February 2023

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