About
Professional SummaryDr. Theophile Fonkou is currently working as Lecturer and Laboratory Manager in Laboratory of Applied Botany, University of Dschang, Cameroon. He has completed his Ph.D. in Waste Treatment from same University. His main area of research interest focuses on Plant Ecophysiology, Stress Physiology, Nutrition Hydrominerale Plant, Wetland Ecology and Phytoremediation. He also participated in 4 research projects. He is author and co-author of 17 journal papers and 8 papers in conferences.
Education
Academic Background-
Ph.D. University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon Waste Treatment | Completed: 2007
Publications (22)
Selected Scholarly Contributions
Impacts of Pesticide Use on Market Gardening Crops in Mokolo Municipality
2025
Ecology of Echinops giganteus A. Rich. in Sub-Saharan Africa: Distribution, Ecoclimatic Niche, and Phytosociology
2023
Using Response Surface Methodology to Optimize Edible Coating Formulations to Delay Ripening and Preserve Postharvest Quality of Tomatoes
2023
Eichhornia crassipes Efficacy in Secondary Wastewater Treatment in the Western Highlands of Cameroon
2023
Effectiveness of biochar filters vegetated with Echinochloa pyramidalis in domestic wastewater treatment
2022
Traditional medicine and ethnobotanical use of wild plants by the Mundani people of Wabane, South West Region, Cameroon.
Theophile Fonkou
2015
Performances of a yard-scale surface flow wetland vegetated with Echinochloa Crus-Pavonis in the removal of nutrients and faecal bacteria from domestic wastewater.
Theophile Fonkou
2013
Removal of faecal bacteria and nutrients from domestic wastewater in a horizontal surface flow wetland vegetated with Echinochloa pyramidalis.
Theophile Fonkou
2012
Studies on Biomass Yield from Echinochloa pyramidalis, E. crus-pavonis and Leersia hexandra in Yard-Scale Surface Flow Wetlands in Cameroon.
Theophile Fonkou
2011
Potential of Cyperus Papyrus in Yard-Scale Horizontal Flow Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment in Cameroon.
Theophile Fonkou
2011
Performances des filtres plantes de Echinochloa pyramidalis dans l'epuration des eaux usees de distillerie en Afrique subsaharienne.
Theophile Fonkou
2010
Relationships Between Algae Taxa and Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Water in Wetlands and Waterbodies.
Theophile Fonkou
2007
Salinity Effect on Seedling Growth, Water, Sodium and Potassium Distributions in the Mangrove Species (Avicennia germinans L. (Avicenniaceae)) in Semi Controlled Conditions.
Theophile Fonkou
2007
The accumulation of heavy metals in biotic and abiotic components of the Olezoa wetland complex in Yaounde-Cameroon (West-Africa).
Theophile Fonkou
2005
Mosquito Development and Biological Control in a Macrophyte-Based Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Theophile Fonkou
2005
Microphyte and Macrophyte-Based Lagooning in Tropical Regions.
Theophile Fonkou
2005
Macrophyte Diversity in Polluted and Non-Polluted Wetlands in Cameroon.
Theophile Fonkou
2005
Variation de la reponse au stress salin chez cinq especes de legumineuses.
Theophile Fonkou
2004
Mosquito development in a macrophyte-based wastewater treatment plant in Cameroon (Central Africa).
Theophile Fonkou
2003
The Appearance of Two Duckweed Species in Sewage Effluents in Yaounde (Cameroon), and their Possible Use for Sewage Treatment and Feed Production.
Theophile Fonkou
1998
Wetland vegetation colonization and expansion in small impoundments in Yaounde, Cameroon, West Africa.
Theophile Fonkou
1995
Performance of some sewage treatment systems in Yaounde.
Theophile Fonkou
1994