Soil organic matter control of water transmission properties of coarse-textured soils under contrasting land-use types in tropical rainforest

PC Oguike, BM Onwuka… - International Journal of …, 2023 - inderscienceonline.com
Infiltration rate (I) and saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks) depend on soil organic matter
(SOM) in a manner that is poorly known for genetically similar soils of the humid tropics. This …

Distribution of soil fertility indices in aggregate size fractions under different land-use types for coarse-textured soils of the derived savannah.

IF Ifeanyi-Onyishi, VI Ezeaku… - … of Degraded & …, 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
The research investigated the distribution of soil fertility indices among aggregate-size
fractions across three land-use types (forested, cultivated, and fallow lands) for loamy sand …

Soil fertility indices of tropical loamy sand as influenced by bambara groundnut variety, plant spacing and fertilizer type

CP Umeugokwe, VU Ugwu, OP Umeugochukwu… - Agro-Science, 2021 - ajol.info
Agricultural sustainability ensues when cultivation of field crops and associated techniques
improve not just crop yields but also management-responsive soil properties. Bambara …

[HTML][HTML] An assessment of soil variability along a toposequence in the tropical moist semi-deciduous forest of Ghana

JK Awoonor, BF Dogbey - Open Journal of Soil Science, 2021 - scirp.org
Understanding the variability of physico-chemical properties of soil along a toposequence is
essential for smallholder farming communities. However, these resource constraint farmers …

Characterization and land evaluation of three tropical rainforest soils derived from the coastal plain sands of southeastern Nigeria

CO Madueke, IK Okore, EC Maduekeh, AO Onunwa… - Agro-Science, 2021 - ajol.info
Soils on coastal plain sands of southeastern Nigeria have hitherto been referred to as fragile
sandy and acidic soils of low base saturation, cation exchange capacity (CEC) and fertility …

Quantitative analysis of soil degradation in response to land use change in the Guinea savanna zone of Ghana

JK Awoonor, EE Amoako, BF Dogbey, I Wiredu - Geoderma Regional, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil degradation (SD) poses a significant challenge to tropical agricultural production
systems due to its role in depleting soil nutrients. Recently, SD has threatened population …

Relative distribution of rare-earth metals alongside alkaline earth and alkali metals in rhizosphere of agricultural soils in humid tropical environment

AA Tyopine, GU Sikakwe, SE Obalum… - Environmental Monitoring …, 2020 - Springer
The study of trace and major elements in the biosphere has traditionally focused on the
transition and basic metals; the rare earth (REMs), alkaline earth (AEMs) and alkali metals …

Influence of slope aspect and position on soil physical quality and management implications at University of Uyo Teaching and Research Farm, Akwa Ibom State …

PI Ogban - Agro-Science, 2021 - ajol.info
The effect of north and south aspects (NA and SA) and positions viz upper (US), middle (MS)
and lower (LS) on soil physical quality from 2000 to 2020 was evaluated at the University of …

Assessment of spatial distribution of selected soil properties using geospatial statistical tools

JO Ogunwole, EO Obidike, LC Timm… - … in soil science and …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
To gain additional knowledge and better understand forest soil management on a small
scale, geostatistical analytical tools were employed to examine the spatial distribution in dry …

The nature and spatial variability of lowland savanna soils: Improving the resolution of soil properties to support land management policy

S Donoghue, PA Furley, N Stuart… - Soil Use and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A fresh approach is presented to address the increasingly urgent need for alternative land
management strategies in savannas. We illustrate how fine‐scale information of soil …