Martin Benoit Ngassoum
University of Ngaoundéré
91 Papers
542 Citations
Martin Benoit Ngassoum is an academic researcher from University of Ngaoundéré. The author has contributed to research in topics: Essential oil & Sitophilus. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 77 publications.
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Papers
Microfiltration ceramic membranes from local Cameroonian clay applicable to water treatment
P D Belibi Belibi,P D Belibi Belibi,M.M.G. Nguemtchouin,Matthieu Rivallin,J. Ndi Nsami,Joseph M. Sieliechi,Sophie Cerneaux,Martin Benoit Ngassoum,Marc Cretin +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed and characterized low-cost mineral membranes for microfiltration application to produce clear water from high turbidity water, and they used them to deposit ultrafiltration and nanofiltration layers on the macroporous clay membranes to achieve high quality and potentially drinkable water.
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Antimicrobial study of essential oils of Ocimum gratissimum leaves and Zanthoxylum xanthoxyloides fruits from Cameroon.
Martin Benoit Ngassoum,J.J. Essia-Ngang,L.N. Tatsadjieu,Leopold Jirovetz,Gerhard Buchbauer,O. Adjoudji +5 more
TL;DR: The essential oils of fresh leaves of Ocimum gratissimum and the essential oil of the dried fruits of Zanthoxylum xanthoxyloides showed extensive inhibition zones and are effective antimicrobial systems.
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Persistence of insecticidal activities of crude essential oils of three aromatic plants towards four major stored product insect pests
TL;DR: Analysis of the persistence of insecticidal activity of crude essential oil of three most used local aromatic plants revealed that H. spicigera essential oil was the most active towards S. oryzae and T. castaneum was the less sensitive insect to the three essential oils tested.
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Ocimum gratissimum essential oil and modified montmorillonite clay, a means of controlling insect pests in stored products
Marie Goletti Mbouga Nguemtchouin,Marie Goletti Mbouga Nguemtchouin,Martin Benoit Ngassoum,Pascale Chalier,Richard Kamga,Léonard S.T. Ngamo,Marc Cretin +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the insecticidal properties of formulations based on Ocimum gratissimum essential oil and montmorillonite clay have been improved after modifications of the clay, and the effectiveness of these formulations was evaluated against the maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais.
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Toxicity Of Some Terpenoids Of Essential Oils Of Xylopia Aethiopica From Cameroon Against Sitophilus Zeamais Motschulsky
Habiba Kouninki,Thierry Hance,Félicité Noudjou,Georges Lognay,François Malaisse,Martin Benoit Ngassoum,Pierre Marie Mapongmetsem,Léonard S.T. Ngamo,Eric Haubruge +8 more
TL;DR: X. aethiopica essential oil could be a potential source of natural and low‐cost insecticide to control storage pests and a synergic effect of the compounds was observed that restored the mortality percentage observed for the oil.
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