Characterization, Classification And Suitability Of Soils Of Oil Palm Plantation Mouau, Abia State
ABSTRACT
Soil suitability
assessment for agriculture is meant to evaluate the ability of a piece of land
to provide the optimal ecological requirement of a certain crop variety. In
other words, assessing the suitability of soil enables crop development and
maximum productivity (i-lole, 1979). With characterization and classification
of soils, information on distribution, potential suitability and constrains of
such soil is established so that the most appropriate soil management system
can de designed. In addition, knowledge on the soil suitability is also
essential to determine the best land use for sustained crop production (Bow,
1979) Generally, unit characterization is done to provide guideline information
for regional development, planning and classification of the soil for both
agricultural and other purposes. For more effective agronomic utilization and
suitability determination of soil for plant growth, detailed characterizations
are required; (Ojekunle ci c/, 1982). This is because soil characteristics or
properties are likely to change across small distance and depth. These
variations are most often due to changes in soil forming factors climate,
parent material. Organisms, topography and time (Brand and Weil, 1999).
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