It is believe that a better understanding of agricultural soil environment is a key to better soil quality and high crop yield. Understanding the soil problems would certainly leads to solutions on how to tackle them. However, this could not only serve as a part of soil management but also as a part of economic development. For instance, when mother is healthy and fertile, there is more expectation from her to provide healthy and quality produce but when there is deficiency in any of the elements (either macros or micros elements), her produce may also affected, hence increasing poverty and hunger. High quality and fertile soil always provide better condition for the growth and development of plants (right from seed germination up to the maturity stage). Example, deficiency in N, P, and K in soil might lead to several problems to growing plant in a particular soil environment. These problems may include poor germination, stunting, and defoliations of plants, late maturity and also susceptible to both pest and disease attack leading to poor yield of the crops. Therefore, understanding soil environment is a key to high yield of crop production in the north-west one of northern Nigeria.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- 1.0 Introduction
- 2.0 Soil environment in north-western Nigeria
- 2.1 Key soil types and environmental soil conditions
- 2.2 Key Crops growing and farming system
- 2.3 Environmental soil problems
- 2.3.1 Soil Erosion and causal Agents
- 2.3.2 Desertification
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This synopsis paper aims to provide a brief reference on the soil environment in the context of the north-west zone of northern Nigeria, focusing on the existing information. The paper explores the soil environment in this region and the challenges it faces, particularly focusing on the importance of understanding the soil environment for achieving high crop yields.
- Soil environment and its importance to human activities
- Soil problems in the north-west zone of Nigeria
- The impact of soil degradation on agricultural land and food availability
- The importance of understanding soil environment for high crop yields
- The need for sustainable soil management practices
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
The paper begins by introducing the concept of soil environment and its significance to human activities, particularly in agriculture. It emphasizes the importance of soil for providing moisture and nutrients essential for plant growth. The paper then focuses on the soil environment in the north-west zone of Nigeria, highlighting the key soil types, environmental soil conditions, and the major crops grown in this region. It also examines the environmental soil problems prevalent in the region, including soil erosion, desertification, and the depletion of nutrients due to land degradation factors.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
The key concepts addressed in this paper include soil environment, agricultural soil, north-western Nigeria, soil degradation, soil erosion, desertification, nutrient depletion, land degradation, crop yields, sustainable soil management, and food security. The paper focuses on the environmental challenges facing the north-west zone of Nigeria, particularly regarding soil health and its implications for agricultural productivity.
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- PhD Student Suleiman Usman (Author), 2013, Agricultural Soil Environment, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/208742
