Knowledge of the soil minerals is an important index in understanding the soil fertility properties since mineral surfaces serve as both the source and sink of plant nutrients. Soils developed from contrasting parent materials viz: Coastal Plain Sand, Sandstone, Basalt and Shale...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/44764
Organic manure plays an important role in improving the fertility of Ultisols. A pot experiment to investigate the effect of dried algae and N fertilizer on the chemical properties and the yield of Amaranthus on Ultisol was conducted from March to June, 2017 in the Green House of...
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Research Article10.9734/AJSSPN/2017/37538
A Green House study was carried out at the Teaching and Research Farm, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Technology to investigate the influence of the integrated application of poultry manure and urea on soil nutrient properties, nodulation, growth and yield of groundnut...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/37677
Knowledge of the infiltration characteristics of soils could play a significant role in the choice of appropriate soil management practices that is capable of alleviating the production constraints of soils. The infiltration characteristics of soils in Owerri under four different...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2018/v1i3686