Effect of herbicides on the population of microorganisms in the cultivation of Theobroma cacao L., in the Luz de América parish, Ecuador

Conventional agriculture is characterized by excessive use of machinery, agrochemicals, and environmentally unfriendly practices. We aimed to determine the effect of herbicides (glyphosate and paraquat) on the population of rhizosphere microorganisms in Theobroma cacao L. crops in the municipality o...

• Main Author: Vaca Pazmiño, Eduardo Patricio (author)
• Other Authors: Uday Patiño, Milton Vinicio (author), Uday Ortega, Dennis Vinicio (author), Guamán Guamán, Rocío Noemí (author), Villavicencio Abril, Ángel Fabián (author), Ulloa Cortázar, Santiago Miguel (author)
• Format: article
• Language: spa; eng
• Published: 2025
• Subjects: Concentración poblacional; control de malezas; herbicidas; microorganismos rizósferos; Theobroma cacao L.; Population concentration; weed control; herbicides; rhizosphere microorganisms
• Online Access: https://revistadigital.uce.edu.ec/index.php/SIEMBRA/article/view/7320