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Soil can be defined as the organic and inorganic materials on the surface ofthe earth that providemedium forplant growth. Soils develop slowly overtime and are generally formed from the...
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It is important to make some remarks about soil formation so that this audience will appreciate the linkage between soil formation and soil fertility. Soil formation Soils are formed by...
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It gives me great pleasure to welcome all ofusto my inaugural lecture, holding today the 12 Day ofApril 2017. The idea of inaugural lecture was designed to give opportunity for a freshly...
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The study was conducted at the experimental site of the Department of Soil Science and Land Resources Management, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike to Evaluate Cow Dung...
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Characterization, classification and assessment of agricultural potentials of 636.104 km2 of land in Bende Local Government Area, Abia State, Nigeria, was conducted using free survey...
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Two models, the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) and the Soil Loss Estimation Model of the Southern Africa Model (SLEMSA), were adopted to assess soil losses and identify the most...
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Field and laboratory studies were carried out in 2018 and 2019 at the National Root Crops Research Institute Eastern Farm, Umudike to explore the influence of mineral and organic...
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Soil survey and land evaluation for selected crops in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State (LGA), Nigeria were carried out. The objectives were to survey,...
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Geostatistical mapping of soil properties in Ibiono, Itu and Ikono Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State was carried out for site- specific soil management. A digital elevation model...
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A study was carried out to determine the efficiency of different models for estimating hydraulic conductivity in soils of coastal plain sands of Oboro clan – Ikwuano Local Government area...
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A detailed soil survey of a forest pedosite at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria was carried out. The forest.pedosite covered an estimated area of 1.8...
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Waterlogged soils cultivated with cocoyam in four locations in Anantigha, Calabar South, Cross River State were studied with a view to assessing changes in the physico-chemical properties...
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This study was conducted to determine the phosphorus sorption characteristics and phosphorus requirement of mungbean in selected soils ofsoutheastern Nigeria. The soils for the study...
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The Coastal Plain Sands of Abia State spans from Umuahia North to Ugwunagbo Local Government Area, hence it was studied adopting the free soil survey approach. Data were obtained from the...
INTRODUCTION
Plants not only sustain man and animals but also source of food for other organisms including microorganisms living in the ecosystem. Efforts of man is to subjugate plants and animals...
Introduction
It is my singular honour and privilege to welcome you to this lecture. I am very much delighted and thankful to the Almighty God for this opportunity to deliver the 11th Inaugural...
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This study investigated the Global Warming Potentials (GWPs), degradation rate and erodibility status of soils of selected floodplains in Imo State. A target soil survey technique was...
TABLE OF CONTENT
1.0 Preamble
2.0 Soils
2.1 Soil Composition
2.2 Importance of Soils
2.3 Soil Formation
2.4 Disciplines in Soil Science
2.5 Soil Classifications
2.6 Soil Minerals
2.7 Soil...
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This study was carried out in Imo State, Southeastern Nigerian to investigate the effect of clay minerals from selected parent materials (Coastal plain sand, Alluvium, Imo Clay...
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A detailed soil survey of 1.8ha forest pedosite at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria, was conducted to evaluate land capability,...
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Soil quality indices of cultivated cassava/maize land (CML1) at AKADEP Centre, fallow land (FL2) at AKADEP Centre, and vegetable land use (VL3) at Nkap all in Ikot Ekpene LGA in Akwa Ibom...
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION: 2017/2018 SESSION
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Incubation studies and field trial were carried out at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike to evaluate the effect of biochar rates on some soil chemical properties, yield...
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Spatial analysis of soil C sequestration, aggregation and aggregate stability under selected land use types and parent materials was carried out in some parts of Southern Nigeria....