Research Article

Phosphorus Sorption by Some Hydromorphic Soils of Southern Nigeria

Aghimien A.E.1*, Ilori E.G.2, Ehigiator J.O.3
1 Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research, P.M.B. 1030, Benin City, Nigeria.
2 Chemistry Division, NIFOR, P.M.B. 1030 Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
3 2Department of Soil Science, University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
* Corresponding author: aiyowie_aghimien@yahoo.com
Published: Apr, 2015
DOI: 10.67042/njss.2015.25c2iye6
Pages: 108-115
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Abstract

A laboratory experiment was conducted on fifty-eight (58) surface soils from five different soil parent materials in Southern Nigeria. Samples were equilibrated with different P concentrations ranging from 0 - 150 mg/L prior to evaluation sorption potentials. The Phosphorus Sorption Index (PSI) of the soils ranged from 4.80 to 64.90. The PSI values correlated significantly with some of the soil parameters analyzed at P ≤ 0.05 and P ≤ 0.01 level of significance in the soil samples on crystalline metamorphic and igneous rock, shale mixed with sandstone and clay and coastal plain sands but not in the freshwater swamp and coastal alluvium soils. Also, the results indicated that at any specific P concentration, the coastal alluvium soils had the highest amount of P sorbed than the other soils.

Keywords

phosphorus sorption hydromorphic soils sorptionisotherm sesquioxides.

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How to Cite

A.E., A., E.G., I., & J.O., E. (2015). Phosphorus Sorption by Some Hydromorphic Soils of Southern Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Soil Science, 25(1), 108-115. https://doi.org/10.67042/njss.2015.25c2iye6

A. A.E., I. E.G., and E. J.O., "Phosphorus Sorption by Some Hydromorphic Soils of Southern Nigeria," Nigerian Journal of Soil Science, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 108-115, April 2015. doi: 10.67042/njss.2015.25c2iye6

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