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Contamination of lettuce plants irrigated with waste water in Yaounde, Cameroon
American Journal of Experimental Agriculture (2015)
  • Godwill M Chewachong, University of Yaounde I
  • I.M. Kengne Noumsi, University of Yaounde I
  • W.A. Letah Nzouebet
  • Nkeze Nyochembeng, University of Yaounde I
  • Zachee Ambang, University of Yaounde I
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Abstract
Aims: To evaluate the effects of various treatment combinations of water contaminated with faecal sludge on the growth and microbiological characteristics of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) cultivated around the river Avo'o discharged zone.

Study Design: We used randomized plots in which young lettuce plants obtained from a nursery were planted in four sites (S0, S1, S2 and S3) situated 3000, 810, 100 and 350 m from the raw discharge area along river Avo'o.

Place and Duration: Field studies were carried out in Nomayos (Yaounde) during the 2009-2010 growing seasons while laboratory analysis were effected at the waste water research unit of the Department of Plant Biology at the University of Yaounde I. 
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Publication Date
January, 2015
DOI
10.9734/AJEA/201514517
Citation Information
Godwill M Chewachong, I.M. Kengne Noumsi, W.A. Letah Nzouebet, Nkeze Nyochembeng, et al.. "Contamination of lettuce plants irrigated with waste water in Yaounde, Cameroon" American Journal of Experimental Agriculture Vol. 6 Iss. 6 (2015) ISSN: 2231-0606
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