Variability of soil properties along two toposequences on basement complex in south western Nigeria

Discovery and Innovation

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 44-52

  Akinbola, G E ^a   Ojetade, J O ^a   Olaleye, A O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Basement complex; Landuse; Soil management; Toposequence; Variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746394636     PISSN: 1015079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/dai.v18i1.15725     Document Type: Article

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