gesjGEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITYGEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY2071-93882542-1565Russian Geographical Society10.24057/2071-9388-2018-11-3-111-125gesj-480Research ArticleSUSTAINABILITYУстойчивое развитиеCHARACTERISTICS AND QUALITY Of SOILS UNDER SELECTED FARMING PRACTICES IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIAOluwoleEludoyin Adebayo

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oaeludoyin@yahoo.comAdelereYetunde Mary

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AwotoyeOlusegun Olufemi

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Department of Geography, Obafemi Awolowo University.Russian Federationnstitute of Ecology and Environmental Studies, Obafemi Awolowo University.Russian FederationDepartment of Crop Protection and Environmental Biology, Obafemi Awolowo University.Nigeria201829092018113111125Copyright © Oluwole E., Adelere Y., Awotoye O., 20182018Oluwole E., Adelere Y., Awotoye O.Oluwole E., Adelere Y., Awotoye O.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://ges.rgo.ru/jour/article/view/480

This study compared soil properties and quality under five different farm practices in a part of the southwest Nigeria. The study indicated that fewer soil properties accounted for more percentage change in total variance at the fallow and mono-cropping plots than at the forest, crop rotation and alley farming systems. It also showed that soils under fallow and mono-cropping systems exhibited the lowest quality values among the farm practices system studied. The study recommends improved soil management approaches in plots under mono-cropping practices, and extensive soil recovery programmes for fallow lands.

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