Wet and Dry Season Effects on Select Soil Nutrient Contents of Upland Farms in North Bank Region of the Gambia
| العنوان: | Wet and Dry Season Effects on Select Soil Nutrient Contents of Upland Farms in North Bank Region of the Gambia |
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| المؤلفون: | Appollonia A. Okhimamhe, Daniel N. Tsado, J. O. Eichie, Ebrima Sonko, Sidat Yaffa |
| المصدر: | Open Journal of Soil Science. :45-51 |
| بيانات النشر: | Scientific Research Publishing, Inc., 2016. |
| سنة النشر: | 2016 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Wet season, Soil test, Moisture, 05 social sciences, 0211 other engineering and technologies, 0507 social and economic geography, 021107 urban & regional planning, 02 engineering and technology, Soil carbon, complex mixtures, Agronomy, Soil pH, Dry season, Environmental science, Soil fertility, 050703 geography, Water content |
| الوصف: | The study was conducted in three villages of North Bank Region of the Gambia in 2013 and 2014. We examined wet and dry season effects on select soil nutrient contents of upland farms in North Bank Region of the Gambia. The objective was to evaluate changes in soil nutrient contents in both wet and dry seasons. Soil samples were collected from three RCBD upland fields with three replications at a depth of 0 - 15 cm and analyzed for pH, Soil Organic Carbon (SOC), and soil moisture content. The gravimetric method of moisture estimation was used. The results showed that soil moisture content, soil TN, and soil pH are significantly different (P < 0.05) during the two seasons. There was no significant difference in SOC between the two seasons in the study area. The study concluded that soil nutrients were more readily available during the wet season than during the dry season probably because there is more soil moisture available in the wet season that facilitates soil nutrient release. The study concludes that soil moisture has to be available in order for some select soil nutrients to be released for plant uptake. |
| تدمد: | 2162-5379 2162-5360 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::0b8ad9c9864902b991b994a9a6507397 https://doi.org/10.4236/ojss.2016.63005 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi...........0b8ad9c9864902b991b994a9a6507397 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 21625379 21625360 |
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