I. E. Esu

Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

ukoitohowo@gmail.com

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Research Article Vol. 26, Issue 2

Pedological Study of Soils Developed on Granodiorite in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria

Aki, E. E.^*, I. E. Esu, Akpan-Idiok A. U.

Morphological, physico-chemical and mineralogical properties of soils derived from Granodiorite of Biase, Cross River State, Nigeria were studied with a view to classifying the soil taxonomically, assessing their potentials and suggesting appropriate management strategies. Three profiles were dug on the landscapes of Ikot-Okpara, Betem and Ehom. Th...

Aug, 2016 Vol. 26, Issue 2 270 views 14 downloads

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Research Article Vol. 25, Issue 1

Morphological, Physicochemicaland Mineralogical Properties of Soils Developed from Basalt Atikom, Cross River State, Nigeria

I. E. Esu^*, U. Uko, E. E. Aki

Soils developed from basalt were studied along with a top sequence of a deeply excavated basaltic quarry site at Ikom, Cross River State, Nigeria. The soils were very deep and occupy gently sloping plains of 0 – 8% gradients. Each pedon examined, had four distinct layers, the Ap, BA, Bt and Crtg horizons. The Ap horizons have dark reddish grey (5YR...

Apr, 2015 Vol. 25, Issue 1 288 views 585 downloads

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