Soil development and fertility characteristics of inland valleys in the rain forest zone of Nigeria: Physicochemical properties and morphological features: Original article

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 141-149

  Abe, Susumu S ^a,b   Oyediran, Gbade O ^e   Yamamoto, Sadahiro ^b   Masunaga, Tsugiyuki ^c   Honna, Toshimasa ^b   Wakatsuki, Toshiyuki ^d  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Geomorphology; Hydromorphic soil; Inland valleys; Physicochemical properties; Southeast Nigeria; Water movement

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847683420     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0765.2007.00117.x     Document Type: Article

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