Member Profile
Membership type: full
Toyin Babalola
Country of origin: Nigeria Currently in: Nigeria, Abeokuta General field of specialization: Agricultural Sciences-
Degrees
2012 Doctorate Biological Systems and Organisms -
Current Research Activities
Agricultural Sciences
Nitrogen fixation with bias for rhizobial inoculation; Microbial enhancement in the utilization of soil P and phosphate rocks; Mycorrhizal, Rhizosphere studies and soil carbon dynamics.
Publications resulting from Research:
1. Oluwatoyin A Babalola (2019) Assessment of the contribution of microbial activities to tomato growth and yield under an organic production system Open Agriculture, 2019; 4: 661-675 (De Gruyter) https://doi.org/10.1515/0pag-2019-0063.
2. Toyin Olowoboko, Jamiu Azeez, Olarenwaju Olujimi, Oluwatoyin Babalola (2019) Nitrogen Mineralization Kinetics in some Tropical Soils Amended with Ashed and Un-ashed Animal Manures (2019) Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences (2019) 10 (4): 204-214
3. Toyin B. Olowoboko Jamiu O. Azeez Olanrewaju O. Olujimi Oluwatoyin A. Babalola (2018) Availability and dynamics of organic carbon and nitrogen indices in some soils amended with animal manures and ashes.International Journal of Recycling Organic Wastes in Agriculture. https//doi.org/10.1007/s40093-018-0215-9
4. Popoola A, Ganiyu S, Babalola O, Ayo-John E, Fajinmi A, Kehinde I, Adedibu B and Adegboye T (2014) Impact of soil amendments and weather factors on bacterial wilt and yield of two tomato cultivars in Abeokuta, Nigeria. South African Journal of Plant and Soil. Doi.org/10.1080/02571862.2014.966339 Published by Taylor & Francis.
5. Olasantan, F.O. and Babalola, O.A. (2007) Effects of intercropping and melon sowing date on crop growth, soil micro-environment and rhizosphere fungi and bacterial populations of maize and cassava Biological Agriculture and Horticulture, 24: 415-436, 0144-8765/07$10. Published by A B Academic Publishers, Great Britain.
Current profession
Teach undergraduate and postgraduate courses on Soil Microbiology, nutrient cycling and soil ecology. Supervise students projects and theses, carry out research and also engage in administrative activities.
Workshop and Conference Attended
2015 Northern Arizonal University, Flagstaff, USA International Conference on Mycorrhizae (ICOM 8)Affiliations
Soil Science Society of NigeriaNigeria Society for MicrobiologySoybean Society of NigeriaAfrican Soil Science SocietyPresentation given
2015Assessment of Community Structure of Mycorrhizal Fungi Associated with Rice Varieties in Five States of NigeriaNorthern Arizonal University, Flagstaff, USAEvent: International Conference on Mycorrhizae (ICOM 8)
