Biochar (pyrolyzed biomass) has been shown to have potential in increasing crop yield. There is, however, a dearth of information in Nigeria on the effect of post-treated biochar samples on plant...
Soil fertility decline has been identified as one of the major biophysical constraints affecting agriculture in the sub Saharan Africa, including Nigeria. Even though, the use of chemical fertilizer...
Akintan, C.I., Ighodaro, B.U., Akintan, A.O. and Ajayi, O.K.
The influence of drying condition on the rate of decomposition and nitrogen mineralization of Gliricidia sepium and Acacia auriculiformis leaves were studied when fresh, air dried and sun dried....
dryingdecompositionmineralizationgliricidia leaves and acacia leaves
A study was conducted at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike to evaluate the growth and tissue metal content of Abelmoschus esculentus in soil which had been subjected to long term...
The experiment was carried out to examine the influence of Lime and Gypsum on soil physicochemical properties in a degraded ultisol during 2013 and 2014 Rainy season in Agbani, Enugu Southeastern...
A critical study of soil research in Nigeria from 1980 – 2014 was conducted based on published original research within the period, and this was compared with studies conducted in USA, Europe,...
published soil researchnational agricultural policieslocal needsglobal trends
Soils developed on Coastal plain sands have been classified as acidic soils of low CEC and soil fertility. These fragile sandy soils were evaluated for effective and sustainable rain-fed maize...
Ahukaemere, C.M., Ndukwu, B.N, Ihem, E.E and Onwuso, G.I.
Due to the increasing soil degradation of South-eastern Nigeria – with particular reference to the rice growing soils of the region, selected rice producing soils of Abia State were characterized...
Field experiment was carried out in the Forest–savanna Transition Zone of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria to assess the effect of abattoir effluent on the yield and yield...
In Africa, production of food per capita had suffered a decline in the past decade despite the enormous increase in population. To sustain the growing dependence on agricultural production the use of...
macro nutrients. micronutrientsland use and available phosphorus1
The Benin –Akure road has undergone various degrees of failures. Road failures (potholes, surface cracks, ruts and depressions, washouts etc.) have a major strain on the economy of the nation as it...
Morphological, physico-chemical and mineralogical properties of soils derived from Granodiorite of Biase, Cross River State, Nigeria were studied with a view to classifying the soil taxonomically,...
pedological studygranodioritetypic kandiudultsdystric acrisolselluviation and
A field experiment was conducted at the Teaching and Research Farm of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria during the 2012 cropping season to determine the effects of...
We investigated the effect of selected agro-wastes on soil properties, growth and yield of maize (Zea mays) in a Typic Haplusult during 2011 and 2013 planting season at the Teaching and Research Farm...
Onasanya, O.O., Salako, F.K., Ajiboye, G. A. and Busari, M. A.
The aim of this study is to develop models for saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks) in soils under different land use types in a tropical environment. The regression models were developed using the...
soil texturesaturated hydraulic conductivityland use typesorganic carbon
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