Soil parent materials and soil properties in two separate catchment areas on the Jos Plateau, Nigeria

GeoJournal

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 201-212

  Olowolafe, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Catchment areas; Jos Plateau; Nigeria; Soil parent materials; Soil properties

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENTS; CLAY; VOLCANOES;

SOIL PROPERTIES;

SOIL MECHANICS;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CATCHMENT; PARENT MATERIAL; SOIL PROPERTY;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0042763998     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025158121610     Document Type: Article

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