Abstract
Classification of soil to the series level is very important in specific agricultural production, from one location to another, due to the variations that exist in different soil series. In the North Eastern region of Nigeria, numerous soil surveys have been carried out in the past at various scales. The objective of the study was to compile systematically from these reports all the soil series found in these report into one reference report for easy access. A total of one hundred and thirty seven soil series were compiled from reports of surveys mainly from 1960s to 1970s. The series were grouped on the basis of parent material, drainage and geology. Overall about 69 percent of the soil series were well to moderately drained while about 25 percent of them were poorly drained. The Precambrian basement complexes are mostly underlying geology of the soils. Non-uniform data on soil chemical properties and the methods used in their determination were the major setback in the compilation.
Keywords:
soil series
north-eastern nigeria.
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