Title of article
Impact of landuse on soil quality in Suleja, Niger State, Nigeria
Author/Authors
AMINU، Z نويسنده Department of Geography, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai,, Niger State, Nigeria AMINU, Z , YAKUBU، M نويسنده Department of Crop Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State, Nigeria YAKUBU, M , MOHAMMED، A A نويسنده Department of Geography, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai,, Niger State, Nigeria MOHAMMED, A A , Kumar، Shrestha Niranjan نويسنده ,
Issue Information
دوفصلنامه با شماره پیاپی 0 سال 2013
Pages
7
From page
1
To page
7
Abstract
ABSTRACT
A study was conducted to assess the impact of land use types on soil quality in Suleja area of Niger State, Nigeria.
Composite soil samples were taken from five different land use types; farmland (FL), industrial land (IL), Residential land (RL),
Mechanic land (ML), and virgin land (VL) for physical and chemical analyses. The soil quality parameters assessed include bulk
density, porosity gravimetric moisture content, soil texture, soil pH, organic matter content, exchangeable bases, available
phosphorus, total nitrogen, and cation exchange capacity. Similarly, test for heavy metals such as Cu, Zn, Pb, Mn, and Fe was also
carried out. Physical properties of the soils revealed none significant difference (p > 0.05) in all land use types. Chemical properties
of the soil revealed none significant difference in pH, Organic matter and Total Nigeria. The soils are generally neutral to slightly
alkaline with pH range of 6.13 to 7.75. Calcium, cation exchange capacity (CEC), andAvailable Pshowed a significant difference
Journal title
Indian Journal of Life Sciences
Serial Year
2013
Journal title
Indian Journal of Life Sciences
Record number
1601802
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