Assessment of Land Use Pattern and Land Form on Selected Physico-Chemical Properties of Soils Developed on Basement Complex-Sedimentary Transitional Zone of South Western Nigeria
1 Department of Soil Science and Land Management, University of Agriculture, P. M. B. 2240, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.
2 Department of Agronomy, University of Ilorin, P. M. B. 1515, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.
* Corresponding author: ajiboye_godwin@yahoo.com
2 Department of Agronomy, University of Ilorin, P. M. B. 1515, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.
* Corresponding author: ajiboye_godwin@yahoo.com
Abstract
The effects of cropping practices and soil management on the properties of basement complex- sedimentary transitional zone soils in South Western Nigeria was assessed using soil samples from the pedogenic horizons of ten profile pits dug on two land-use systems (subsistence and experimental farms) and two toposequence. The land use significantly (P<0.01) affected soil pH (in KCl) , Fe and Cu (P<0.05). Topography had significant ((P<0.01) effects on the particle size distribution, Fe, Na (P<0.001) and Cu while soil depth had significant (P<0.001) effects on soil particle size distribution, pH, organic carbon (OC), P, Cu, Zn, Mn (P<0.01), Mg and Fe (P<0.05) contents of the soil studed.
Keywords
deforestation
tropical rain forest soils
sustainability
integrated soil management
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How to Cite
A., A. G., O., O. J., C., B., & O., O. O. (2014). Assessment of Land Use Pattern and Land Form on Selected Physico-Chemical Properties of Soils Developed on Basement Complex-Sedimentary Transitional Zone of South Western Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Soil Science, 24(1), 13-24. https://doi.org/10.67042/njss.2014.3mmnpmzn
A. G. A., O. J. O., B. C., and O. O. O., "Assessment of Land Use Pattern and Land Form on Selected Physico-Chemical Properties of Soils Developed on Basement Complex-Sedimentary Transitional Zone of South Western Nigeria," Nigerian Journal of Soil Science, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 13-24, April 2014. doi: 10.67042/njss.2014.3mmnpmzn
