Different tillage practices are being employed by the farmers of Jigawa state, and as such, there is a need to determine its influence on some physical and chemical properties, so that farmers will...
Usman, J. Idoga, S., Abagyeh, S.O., Ugese, F.D. and Ogbu, O.J.
The study was carried out in Lafia, Nassarawa State with the view to determine the optimum fertilizer rate for maize production among the Ultisols. The hybrid maize, Oba super II was used as a test...
structural aggregates were poor to weak. the soils were low in cation exchange
This study aimed to characterize the mineralogical properties of soils formed over a basement complex parent material in the Northern Guinea Savanna agro-ecology of Nigeria. The selected study site...
175.60 ha (6.65 %). on each soil individuala pedon was siteddescribedand
Mansur U. Dawaki , Aliyu Abdulkadir , and Bassam L. Abdulrahman
A screen-house experiment was conducted in the dry season of 2017 to evaluate the potential effect of organic and inorganic soil amendments on the mobility and stability of significant plant nutrient...
growth. ions mobility was evaluated by concentrations at the stages and depths
The study was done to delineate soil mapping units and produce the soil map of a selected 10 000 ha land. Landsat imagery of the study area was acquired and used for land cover and land use...
grids was uploaded into a geographical positioning system (gps) for detailed
Forest land provides a wide range of ecosystem services such as reducing the impact of raindrops on the soil and maintenance of soil fertility, whereas fallowing is one method used in restoring the...
iita-unn long-term collaborative research. soil samples were collected from 0-
A detailed soil survey was carried out at the Teaching and Research Farms of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. The study aimed to determine the effects of different land-use types on some...
copper from different land-use types: arboretumcashewoil palm (op) and fallow.
Senjobi , B. A., Alabi , K. O., Ajiboye , G.A., and C.O., Adeofun
Rational use of forest resources without accurate knowledge of land and soil properties is a primary concern in achieving any millennium goal on afforestation. Hence, the morphological, physical and...
tion. most of the pedons clearly expressed argillic bt horizon. soil texture
Mahmud A.T , Hassan I.M , Shehu B.M and Samndi M.A
Topography influences the distribution of some soil physical and chemical properties. This study assessed some variation in soil properties resulting from the topographic effect on Basaltic parent...
vealed that variations in soil properties along the landscape segments were proba-
This study was conducted between February and September, 2018 to evaluate heavy metal concentrations of road dust soils supporting arable crop production along five major roads connecting the Umuahia...
tions of the heavy metals varied widely and had significant different between the
The response of soil properties to changing weather variables revealed soil-environment functionality that is used to know whether soil quality is improving, remain constant or declining. This paper...
data were collected from nigeria meteorological agency at the airport and uni-
Umeugochukwu O.P, Akamigbo F.O.R, Chude, V.O and Eze P.N
The soils were characterized with regards to their macro morphology, physicochemical properties and heavy metal contents. This is to infer their pedogenesis and propose agrotechnology transfers as...
levee and the back-swamp. three profile pits were dug on each identified cate-
Soil degradation due to water erosion among other causes has been a major problem in southeastern Nigeria, therefore a study was conducted to determine sediment yield, detachment, and runoff from...
tions5 location each from 4 geologic formations namely asu river group
A soil culture experiment was conducted in the screenhouse to assess the growth response of maize to water hyacinth compost application rates and their residual effects. Water hyacinth (Eichhornia...
compared with the controlavailable p and exchangeable k were increased
Climatic change and its accompanying adverse effects on the cultivation of crops such as bell pepper - an important fruit vegetable requires adaptable technology strategy at low or no cost to poor...
of bell pepper (capsicum annuum l.) on three different soil series at varying
An assessment of the effects of erosion on the soil productivity of Agbor area of Delta State, Southern Nigeria was evaluated. The investigation involved three (3) soils (Virgin forest, Arable...
mean weight diameter values ranged from 0.56 mm (traffic)0.74 mm (arable
Girei, A. H., Nabayi, A., Aliyu, J., Garba, J, Hashim, S.A., Alasinrin, S.Y. and M.Y. Abdullahi
Infiltration study is very crucial in modelling water requirement of crops during their growth season. Infiltration rate measurements were carried out on dryland areas of Sokoto, Sudan savanna...
that the cumulative infiltration predicted by horton infiltration model was very
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