Soil Boron and Bio - Accumulation in Raphia Palm
1 Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research, P.M.B. 1030, Benin City, Nigeria.
* Corresponding author: aiyowie_aghimien@yahoo.com
* Corresponding author: aiyowie_aghimien@yahoo.com
Abstract
Total and available Boron were determined in surface soils from 56 locations on 5 different parent materials in Southern Nigeria. Boron concentrations in leaves of Raphia palms growing in the were also determined. Total, available and plant Boron ranged from 16.0 to 87.0; 0.08 to 2.31; 3.0 to 25.0mg/kg respectively in crystalline metamorphic and igneous rock soils; 22.3 to 69.4; 0.01 to 1.20; 6.0 to 12.0 mg/ kg; in shale mixed with sandstone and clay soils; 22.3 to 69.5; 0.01 to 3.15; 4.0 to 16.0 mg/kg in coastal plain sands soils; 20.3 to 96.0; 0.01 to 1.93; 5.0 to 12.0 mg/kg in coastal alluvium soils and 28.3 to 52.6; 0.01 to 0.43; 3.0 to 12.0 mg/kg in freshwater swamp soils respectively. Percent total boron extractable by hot water varied from 0.46% to 2.5%. From the available Boron data, there is likely an inability of soils in most locations to supply sufficient Boron to support normal plant growth.
Keywords
total boron
available boron
boron extractability
bio-accumulation
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How to Cite
A.E., A. (2015). Soil Boron and Bio - Accumulation in Raphia Palm. Nigerian Journal of Soil Science, 25(1), 102-107. https://doi.org/10.67042/njss.2015.930tkyug
A. A.E., "Soil Boron and Bio - Accumulation in Raphia Palm," Nigerian Journal of Soil Science, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 102-107, April 2015. doi: 10.67042/njss.2015.930tkyug
