Physico-chemical properties of cocoa (Theobroma cacao l.) farm soil in Ikota, Ifedore, Nigeria

Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 544-552

  Adewole, E ^a   Ogunmodede, O T ^a   Talabi, J ^a   Ajayi, O O ^a   Oso, O A ^a   Lajide, L ^b  

^a AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cd; EA; ECEC; Ikota; Mn TEB; Particle sizes; PBS; PH

Indexed keywords

CD; EA; ECEC; IKOTA; PBS;

LEAD; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOSPHORUS; SOILS;

PH;

CADMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PHOSPHORUS; ZINC;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CACAO; CATION EXCHANGE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLAY; MOISTURE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SAND; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL PH;

EID: 84858664227     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09757384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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