Dr. Joseph Blaise DongmoLekagne, Senior Lecturer,  Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences and University of Yaoundé I-Cameroon, expert in Phytobiochemistry, Phytopathology & Phytopharmacology. He’s person contact of SOILGUARD project and WAITRO at University o Yaoundé 1. He graduated in 2017 with a Ph.D degree in Biochemistry.

Research expertise

Plant and Seed pathology, Seed Science and Technology, Phytobiochemistry, Green and sustainable agriculture, Biofertilizers and Biopesticides of plant origin, Plant growth promoters and elicitors of plant origin, Plant and soil biochemistry, Plant-microbe interactions, Soil biodiversity, Soil beneficial microbial biomass protection, Reduction of pesticide residues and Heavy metals in crops and soil, innovative and inclusive agricultural Research.

Research fields and Projects

Research interest: Potential use of essential oils as bio preservation to control food-borne pathogens. Improvement of crops and vegetables yield and quality and diseases management through the use of agrochemicals (biopesticides, elicitors, plant growth promoters, and biofertilizers) of plant origin; Preservation of soil biodiversity and reduction of nitrogen losses through the use of biofertilizers with N slow release kinetics; Crops’ diseases control through the use of Biopesticides and elicitors of plant origin; Reduction of pesticide residues and Heavy metals in crops and polluted soil through the of biodegradable green inputs of plant origin.