Characteristics, classification, and agricultural potential of some niger delta soils in Nigeria

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 30, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 663-675

  Ogunkunle, A O ^a   Amoti, U ^b   Aghimien, A E ^b   Isenmila, A E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b NIFOR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC MATTER;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL PROPERTY;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLAY; NIGERIA; SOIL;

NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA;

APOGON BRACHYGRAMMUS; ELAEIS; MUSA X PARADISIACA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032909616     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103629909370236     Document Type: Article

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