Research Article

Forms of Primary Nutrient Elements in Soils Overlying Contrasting Parent Materials in South - Eastern Nigeria

AHUKAEMERE C.M.1*, Bethel Ugochukwu Uzoho2, Ndukwu, B.1, Onwudike S,U.1, Okoli N.H.1, Irokwe I. F.1
1 Department of Soil Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 1526, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.
2 Department of Soil Science and Technology, P.M.B 1526, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.
* Corresponding author: mildredshine@yahoo.com
Published: Apr, 2017
DOI: 10.67042/njss.2017.qxqtocip
Pages: 316-324
Views: 497
Downloads: 614

Abstract

Appropriate management of soil fertility should rely upon sound knowledge of the nutrients reserve and their availability. This is only possible if there is adequate information on the influence of parent material on the dynamics and availability of these nutrient elements. Research was carried out in 2014 at three locations underlain by three different parent materials namely Basalt (Ikom in Cross River State, Sandstone (Nto-Ndang in Akwa-Ibom State) and Alluvium (Ohaji-Egbema in Imo state) to provide information on the status and dynamics of the major primary nutrient elements (N, P, K) in the soils of these areas. Results showed that Basalt-derived soils were more clayey, contained higher quantities of organic matter and exchangeable bases (TEB) than soils of other parent materials. Significantly (P

Keywords

parent material nitrogen phosphorus potassium alluvium sandstone basalt

References

  1. Alfaro, M. A., Jarvis, S.C. and Gregory, P. J. (2003). The effect of grassland soil managements on soil potassium availability. J. Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. 3, 2, 31-41.
  2. Amundson, R. and Jenny, H. (1997). Thinking of biology: on a state factor model of ecosystems. Bioscience 47(8):536–43.
  3. Cooper, J.R. and J.W. Gillian (1987). Phosphorus redistribution from cultivated field into riparian areas. Soil. Sci. Soc. Am.J. 51: 1600-1604
  4. Dengiz, O., Göl, C., Karaca, S. & Yüksel, M. (2006). Effects of different landscape position and parent material on soil variability and land use in both sides of Acicay River-Çankırı. International Soil Meeting on Soil Sustaining Life on Earth, Managing Soil and Technology Proceedings Vol. II, 745-751, Sanlıurfa Turkey
  5. Enwezor, W. O., A.C. Ohiri, E.E.. Opowaribo and E.J Udo (1989). A review of soil fertilizer use in crops in Southeastern zone of Nigeria (in five volumes). Produced by the Fed. Min. Agric and Nat. Re. Lagos
  6. Eshett, E. T. (1987). The basaltic soils of Southeastern Nigeria: properties, classification and constraints to productivity. Journal of Soil Science, 38 : 565 – 571.
  7. Eshett, E.T., Omueti, J.A.I. and Juo, A.S.R. (1990). Physico-chemical, morphological and clay mineralogical properties of soils overlying basement complex rocks in Ogoja, Northern Cross River State of Nigeria. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 36(2): 203-214.
  8. Esu, I.E. (1991). Detailed Soil Survey of NIHORT farm at Bunkure, Kano State, Nigeria. Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
  9. Gee, G.W. and D. Or. (2002). Particle-size Analysis. In: J.H. Dane and G.C. Topp (eds). Methods of Soil Analysis, part 4. Physical Methods. Soil Science Society of America. Book series . No. 5 ASA and SSA Madison, W1, pp 255-293.
  10. Giesleret, R., F. Satoh, U. Ilstedt and A. Nordgren, (2005). Microbially available phosphorus in boreal forests: Effects of aluminum and iron accumulation in the humus layer. Ecosystem, 7: 208-217.
  11. Gray, J. and Murphy, B. (2002). Parent material and world soil distribution. Dept of Land and Water Conservation, NSW. Australia. Symposium no. 21. 2215-1-2215-13.
  12. Hardy, M. and Cornu, S., (2006). Location of natural trace elements in silty soils using particle size fractionation. Geoderma 133, 295–308.
  13. Hosseinpour, A. and Kalbasi, M. (2002). Kinetics of non-exchangeable potassium release from soils and soil separates in some central region of Iran. Proceedings of 17th WCSS, 14– 21 August 2002, Thailand, Symposium No. 54, paper No. 231: 1 – 11.
  14. Ibanga, I.J. (2006). Soil Studies: A pedological approach. MAESOT Printing and Computer Calabar, 143pp.
  15. Idigbor, C.M., Asawalam, D.O. and Agbede, O.O., (2008). Phosphorus forms and P sorption Capacity of Fauna modified Soils of South-Eastern Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Production and Technology. 4 (2): 195-210.
  16. Idigbor, C.M., Asawalam, D.O., Onweremadu, E.U. and Ndukwu, B.N. (2009). Potassium quantity-intensity relationship of fauna modified soils of Abia State. International Journal of sustainable Agriculture 1(2): 49-52.
  17. Kay, B.D. and Vandenbygaart, A.J. (2002). Conservation tillage and depth stratification of porosity and soil organic matter. Soil Tillage Res., 66(2): 107-118.
  18. Keeney, D.R. and D.W. Nelson. (1982). Nitrogen—Inorganic forms. p. 643–698. In: A.L. Page et al. (ed.) Methods of Soil Analysis. Part2. 2nd ed. Agron. Monogr. 9. ASA and SSSA, Madison, WI.
  19. Krauss, A. and A. E. Johanston (2002). Assessing soil potassium, can we do better?. 9th International Congress of Soil Science Faisalabad, Pakistan 10-20 March 2002.
  20. Landon, J.R. (1991). Booker Tropical Manual. A handbook for soil survey and agricultural Land evaluation in the Tropics and subtropics. Longman Inc., New York. 35, 143–154.
  21. Malorie, R., Joseph, D., Laurent, B. and Gilles, C. (2010). Effects of parent material and land use on soil phosphorus forms in southern Belgium. 19th World Congress of Soil Science, Soil Solutions for a Changing World. Pp 40–43
  22. Nelson, D.W. and Sommers, L.E. (1996). Total carbon, organic carbon and organic matter. In: Methods of Soil Analysis. Part 3. Chemical Methods. Soil Science Society of American Book series. Nsukka. Pp 103.
  23. Olsen, R.S. and Sommer, L.E. (1982). Phosphorus. In: Methods of Soil Analysis part 2 (ed Page, A.L., Miller, R .H and Keeney, D.R). American Soc. of Agronomy Madison, Wisconsin pp 15-72.
  24. Osodeke, V. E. and Uba, A. F. (2005). Determination of phosphorus fractions in selected soils of South-eastern Nigeria. International Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences (IJNAS) Vol. 1 No. 1.
  25. Payne, R. W., Murray, D. A., Hardings, S. A., Baird, D. B. and Soutar, D. M. (2007). GenStat for windows (12th Edition). VSN International Ltd, Hemel Hempstead.
  26. Tchienkoua, Z. W. and Sanginga, N. (2010). Inorganic phosphorus fractions dynamics following phosphorus application on maize in acid soils. American-Eurasin Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Science 8 (6): 793-800
  27. Thomas, G.W. (1996). Soil pH and Soil Acidity. In: Methods of soil Analysis, part 3- chemical methods. L.D. Sparks (ed). SSSA Book Series. No 5.
  28. Timtong, D., Anchalee, S., Irb, K. and Robert, J.G. (2010). Comparison of extraction methods to assess potassium availability for Thai upland soils.
  29. Uzoho, B.U., Oti , N.N. and Ngwuta, A. (2007). Fertility status under different land use types in soils of similar lithology. Journal of American Science, 3(4), 20-29.
  30. Weintraub, M.N. (2011). Biological phosphorus cycling in arctic and alpine soils. In: Bünemann, E.K., Oberson, A. and Frossard, E. (Eds.) Phosphorus in action Soil Biology 26. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 295-316.
  31. Zebarth, B. J., Dury, C. F., Tremlay, N. and Cambouris, A. N. (2009). Opportunities for improved fertilizer nitrogen management in production of arable crops in eastern Canada: A review. Can. J. Soil Sci. 89, 113–132.
  32. Zhang, A., He, L., Zhao, H. and Wu, Z. (2011). Effect of organic acids on inorganic phosphorus transformation in soil with different phosphorus sources. China J. Appl. Environ. Biol. 15(4), 474- 478.
  33. Zhao, X., Zhong, X. and Li, G. (2006). The evaluation of phosphorus leaching risk of 23 Chinese soils II. The relationships between soils properties, P adsorption characteristics and the leaching criterion. Acta Ecologica Sinica. 26, 3011-3017.
How to Cite

C.M., A., Uzoho, B. U., B., N., S,U., O., N.H., O., & F., I. I. (2017). Forms of Primary Nutrient Elements in Soils Overlying Contrasting Parent Materials in South - Eastern Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Soil Science, 27(1), 316-324. https://doi.org/10.67042/njss.2017.qxqtocip

A. C.M., B. U. Uzoho, N. B., O. S,U., O. N.H., and I. I. F., "Forms of Primary Nutrient Elements in Soils Overlying Contrasting Parent Materials in South - Eastern Nigeria," Nigerian Journal of Soil Science, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 316-324, April 2017. doi: 10.67042/njss.2017.qxqtocip

Share this article:
Facebook X / Twitter LinkedIn
Download PDF Back to Articles