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Savannah Regions
Soil Orders
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Soil Orders
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Mustapha, A. A, Abdu, N., Oyinlola, E. Y, Nuhu, A. A, & Dawaki, M. U. (2020). Distribution of Aluminium, Iron, Calcium, Magnesium and Manganese in the Soils of Savannah Region of Northern Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Economics, Environment and Social Sciences, 6(1), 32-39. Retrieved from https://jaeess.com.ng/index.php/jaeess/article/view/36
Abstract
A study was carried out to determine the distribution of Aluminium, Iron, Calcium, Magnesium and
Manganese in Benchmark Soils across the four agro ecological zones of Northern Nigeria. Soil was
sampled from four regions in the savannah; Derived savannah, Southern Guinea savannah, Northern
Guinea Savannah and Sudan Savannah. In each zone, two soil orders were pre-identified using USDA
Soil Taxonomy Classification System. Soil samples were collected from each soil order total content
of Al, Fe, Ca, Mg and Mn were determined. The soils of the Sudan Savannah and Derived Savannah
were dominated by Ca with a concentration of 499.07 mgkg-1 and 537.71mgkg-1 respectively. Iron (Fe) was observed to be the dominating cations in the soils of the Northern Guinea savannah and Southern Guinea Savannah with a concentration of 132.01 mgkg-1 and 231.94 mgkg-1 . It was concluded that amount of precipitation received in the in the Sudan Savannah and Derived savannah was not enough to cause the leaching of these cations while redox reductions was mostly the occurring reactions for both the northern and Southern Guinea Savannah.
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https://doi.org/10.2174/1874331501913010044.
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Pedons on Basement Complex in the Forest Environment of South-Western Nigeria.
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of soil particle-size fractions for Nigeria. Soil Science Society of America Journal,
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Auxtero, E., Madeira, M., & Parker, D. (2012). Extractable Al and Soil Solution Ionic
Concentrations in Strongly Leached Soils from Northwest Iberia: Effects of Liming.
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Classification, Correlation and Communication. World Soil Resources Reports
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Aquaculture (pp. 27–52). https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-08-100506-4.00002-7.
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Agricultural Potentials of Soils of Gabari District , Zaria , Northern Guinea Savanna
Zone Potentials of Soils of Gabari District , Zaria , Northern. (August).
Malgwi, W.B.; Tarfa, B.D.; Daudu, C.; Arunah, L.; Omadachi, U.; Idonga, S.; Musa, L.;
Amapu, I.Y.; Kuchinda, N.C.; Atala, T. K. (2013). Final Report on Semi-Detail Soil
Survey of Selected Areas along Cotton Value Chain in Katsina (Bakori), Zamfara
(Tsafe) and Adamawa (Numan); Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development of Land Resources: Abuja Nigeria.
Meriño-Gergichevich, C. Alberdi, M. I. A. G. and R.-D. M. (2010). Al 3+ - Ca2+ Interaction
In Plants Growing In Acid Soils: Al-Phytotoxicity Response To Calcareous
Amendments. J Soil Sci Plant Nutr, 10(3), 217–243.
Nieuwenhuize, J., C.H. Poley-Vos, A.H. van den Akker, and W. van H.M. Kingston, and C.
Sellers. 1990. Validation of methods for Delft. 1991. Comparison of microwave and
conventional extraction determining elements in solid waste by microwave digestion. p.
techniques for the determination of metals in soils, sediment and 259–270. In D.
Friedman (ed.) Waste testing and quality assurance. sludge samples by atomic
spectrometry. Analyst 116:347–351.
Noma, S.S., Tanko, I.I, Yakubu, M. Dikko, A.U., Abdullahi A.A. and Audu, M. (2011).
Variability in the physico-chemical properties of the soils of Dundaye District, Sokoto
State, Nigeria. In J. K. Hassan, W.A. Kyiogom, U.B. Tukur, H.M. Ipinjolu, Y. A. and
Maigandi, S.A. Singh, A., Ibrahim, N.D., Dikko, A.U., Bashir, & N. Muhammad
(Eds.), . Proceedings of the 45th annual conferences of the Agricultural Society of
Nigeria held at the Faculty of Agriculture, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto,
Nigeria, Sokoto.
Omotade I.F. (2017). Spatial Variability of Soil Physical and Chemical Properties in Akure,
South Western, Nigeria | Global Journal of Science Frontier Research. The Global
Journal of Science Frontier Research, 17(5D). Retrieved from
https://journalofscience.org/index.php/GJSFR/article/view/2076.
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conterminous United States (Chapter 9). Retrieved from http://fiatools.fs.fed.us.
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8). Importance of mineral nutrition for mitigating aluminum toxicity in plants on acidic
soils: Current status and opportunities. International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Vol. 19. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms19103073.
Sharu, M., Yakubu, M., Yakubu, M., Noma, S., & Tsafe, A. (2013). Characterization and
Classification of Soils on an Agricultural landscape in Dingyadi District, Sokoto State,
Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 21(2), 137–147.
https://doi.org/10.4314/njbas.v21i2.9.
Shehu, B. M., Jibrin, J. M., & Samndi, A. M. (2015). Fertility status of selected soils in the
sudan savanna biome of northern nigeria. International Journal of Soil Science, 10(2),
74–83. https://doi.org/10.3923/ijss.2015.74.83.
Spaargaren, O.C. and Deckers, J.A. (2005)FACTORS OF SOIL FORMATION in
Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment, 2005.
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