Quantitative information on the contribution of residuals of soil nutrient management on natural nutrient recovery capacity of soil through fallowing is scanty. To evaluate the contributions, soil samples were collected from soils amended with 50 tha-1 boiler ash (BA),10 tha-1 p...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/35763
Understanding the effects of landscape slope position and organic waste residues on soil properties and cassava yield is a critical component of site-specific management. A field study was conducted in an Ultisol at Nsukka, southeastern Nigeria to investigate the effects of lands...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/32356
The experiments were conducted during 2011 and 2012 rainy season at the research and teaching farm of the college of agriculture, Lafia, Nasarawa state, Nigeria; to evaluate the effect of biochar amended soil on soil properties and yield of sesame varieties. The treatments consis...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/19637
Biochar incorporation into soil has been shown to improve the soil quality for crop production and sequestered organic carbon into the soil thereby mitigating climate change. The experiment was conducted during 2010 rainy season at the research and teaching farm of the college of...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/12376
Benedict O. Okorie, Esther C. Chukwu, Onyinye A. Ezeifeka, Kenneth U. Ukwuaba, Pascal C. Umeugokwe, Chinonso J. Ayogu, Victor I. Ezeaku & C. L. A. Asadu·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2025
Soil management is needed to improve soil fertility and crop productivity in compound farms, particularly in areas with varying slope gradients. Limited information is available related how slope gradients affect soil fertility in compound farms, particularly in tropical Africa....
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i55465