Question

Soil quality assessment in the flood affected areas

Answer 1

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This study focuses on the post effect of flooding on soil quality parameters in agricultural farmlands in Nigeria.

Soil samples were collected from farmland in Alihame Agbor, Ika South local government area of Delta state, Okwei in Asaba, Oshimil South local government area of Delta state and fegge in Onitsha South local govern-ment area of Anambra state.

Farmlands in Asaba and Onitsha were used for the post flooding study, while farmland in Agbor served as control since it was not affected by flooding.

Soil physicochemical parameters such as ;

• pH, electrical conductivity

• total organic carbon

• total organic matter

• total nitrogen

• total phosphorus

• cation exchange capacity

• moisture content

• metals (Cd, Pb, Cu, Mn, Ni and K)

which were used as index for as-sessing the effect of flooding on soil quality were analyzed using standard methods.

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