Osujieke, D.N., Obasi, N.S., Imadojemu, P.E., Ekawa, M and Angyu, M.D.
The study was aimed at the characterizing and the classifying of soils of Jalingo metropolis in Taraba State, North-East Nigeria. Profile pit was dug on each of the three different sites of the study...
horizons of the pedons were well drained. sand fraction had means of 826.80 g/kg816.80
Introduction of grain legumes facilitates farmers’ acceptance in adopting legume cropping system. This study evaluated effect of four cropping systems on soil organic carbon (SOC), total vesicular...
ing 4 cropping systems2 fertilizer application rates (0 and 60 kg n ha-1) and 2
Soil fertility decline coupled with the failure to conduct soil analysis by the farmers while generating fertilizer recommendations are among the factors that led to low yield especially in the dry...
ment. the experimental findings of this study showed obviously that most of the farms in the
Osujieke, D.N., Tanimu, J., Osibe, K. O. and Angyu, M. D.
The study was aimed to characterize and evaluate the erodibility of soils of Wukari metropolis, Taraba State Nigeria. Three profile pits were cited in the study area using free survey technique. Soil...
characterizationclay dispersion index determined in both water and calgon in all the pedons. soil ph ranged from
A research was conducted in 2015 and 2016 in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, South-eastern Nigeria, to determine the effects of heavy dumping of rice mill wastes on soil properties. Samples were collected...
sity for ss and s were 1.14 gcm-31.44 gcm-3 and 1.31 gcm-3 in 2015 and 1.58 gcm-31 2 3
The soil microbial biomass carbon (MBC) acts as the transformation agent of the organic matter in soil as such the microbial biomass carbon is both a source and sink of some soil nutrients C, N, P,...
bial biomass carbon using fumigation-extraction methods and ph using ph me-
Improvement of soil nutrient and organic matter contents is essential to enhance the growth and yield of crops. Two seasons experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of solid and liquid...
ly. the application of compost significantly (p≤0.05) improved the soil nutrient
This study evaluated soil organic carbon stock and its relationship with some soil microbial, physical and chemical properties. The soils were Alagba, Orlu, Ahiara and Kulfo series located in two (2)...
samples were taken from the same point where auger boring were made. the results ob-
Isong, I. A., Ogban, P. I., Antigha, N. R. B. and Okon, P. B
Recently, the importance of the infiltration process in agriculture and the environment has resulted in an upsurge of interest by soil and water scientists to model the process for quantitative...
tained through curve-fitting. model accuracy was evaluated with the willmott’s index
This study was carried out at Kano River Irrigation Project (KRIP) (latitudes 11º 36ʹ 0.05ʺ N to 11º 49ʹ 57.97ʺ N and longitudes 8º 28ʹ 17.02ʺ E to 8º 29ʹ 41.82ʺ E) and Hadejia Valley...
undeveloped sectors of krip and hvip respectively. with the aid of projects’
Low water stability of soil micro-aggregates accentuated by increased intensity of cultivation and soil degradation are among the significant issues that draw the attention of Soil Scientists due to...
and macro-aggregate stability indices. clay dispersion index (cdi) was 0.46 and 0.39
A study was conducted at Abakaliki to determine the effect of slums on soil physicochemical properties. Four replicate samples were collected from the four slum locations and control using auger and...
difference between treatment means were dictated using f-lsd. except for dispersion
Fertility studies were carried out on the status of Basalt soil of Etung and Ikom Local Government Areas of Cross River State for Cocoa production. Stratified – random sampling technique was used...
and 8.00 % to 48.00 % respectively. the silt and clay content of the soils were higher in
Knowledge of soil physical and hydrological properties is used by soil scientists, agronomists, hydrologists, irrigation engineers and environmental scientists for developing best management...
the effects of the three land use practices on soil properties were generallysta-
We investigated the tillage and residual effects of some organic amendments on aggregate -associated soil carbon (C WSA) and yield of maize and cowpea intercrop in an Ultisol, Southeastern Nigeria. A...
same cropstreatmentsand replications were maintained for two experimental years
Adegoke, J.O., Abel, O. O. and Joseph-Adekunle, T.T.
Farmers in the tropical environment face the acute problem of sing mineral fertilizers due to their unsustainable attributes ranging from scarcity and high cost of the material to the adverse effects...
department of agronomyuniversity of ibadan. the experiment comprised five
A study of the parent materials and ecological analysis, covering five sites of Dutse area in Jigawa State, Nigeria was undertaken; applying the concepts of visual assessment and ecological footprint...
rocksgeomorphic surface soil characteristicsmeasurement of the rock size
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