Soil characteristics and constraints to crop production in inland valley bottoms in southwestern Nigeria

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-28

  Ogban, P I ^a   Babalola, O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Low subsoil conductivity; Poor drainage; Small size of valleys; Wetland and dryland farming

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CLAY; CROPS; DRAINAGE; POROSITY;

DRAINAGE DITCHES;

SOIL MECHANICS;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; DRAINAGE; LIMITING FACTOR; SOIL PROPERTY; VALLEY;

CAPILLARITY; DRAINAGE; FARM CROPS; SOIL MECHANICS;

(SOUTHWEST); NIGERIA;

EID: 0038192065     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3774(02)00170-1     Document Type: Article

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