SPATIAL VARIABILITY OF SOIL ORGANIC CARBON, TOTAL NITROGEN AND SOIL pH IN SOILS OF WUKARI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA TARABA STATE, NIGERIA
Asian Journal of Agriculture and Allied Sciences, Volume 5, Issue 1,
Page 1-11
Abstract
This study was conducted in Wukari Local Government Area to examine spatial variability of Soil organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (TN) and pH using Geographic Information System (GIS) technique and ordinary Kriging interpolation method. A coordinated data collection scheme was designed using global positioning system (GPS) in such a way that the entire area was divided into grids of 155 blocks out of which a total of 108 augured samples were collected at the depth of 0-20cm. All samples collected were analyzed following standard analytical procedures. ArcGIS Desktop 10.5 Geostatistical wizard was used in the creation of the models. The data were processed with Normal QQ plot and Global trend analysis to provide an acceptable data for ordinary kriging modeling, semivariogram analysis fitted into Gaussian model was used to test the spatial dependence of the Soil organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (TN) and pH. Spatial distribution maps and soil fertility maps showing areas of low, medium, and high concentration were developed. The QQ plot showed normal distribution for SOC and TN while pH was transformed using log transformation, global trend was observed in all the parameters and trend remover was applied. The fitted semivariogram showed strong spatial dependence for SOC (0) and moderate for TN (0.51175) and pH (0.463919). The interpolated maps show low to medium content of SOC and TN while, the pH was moderately acidic to slightly acidic.
Keywords:
- Ordinary kriging
- spatial distribution
- mapping
- geographic information system
How to Cite
YAKUB, W., SADDIQ, A. M., SOLOMON, R. I., BAWA, D. B., & ABDULLAHI, M. (2022). SPATIAL VARIABILITY OF SOIL ORGANIC CARBON, TOTAL NITROGEN AND SOIL pH IN SOILS OF WUKARI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA TARABA STATE, NIGERIA. Asian Journal of Agriculture and Allied Sciences, 5(1), 1–11. Retrieved from https://ikppress.org/index.php/AJAAS/article/view/7576
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Sanchez PA, Palm CA, Buol SW. Fertility capability soil classification: a tool to help assess soil quality in the tropics. Geoderma. 2003;114:157-185.
Reeves DW. The role of soil organic matter in maintaining soil quality in continuous cropping systems. Soil Tillage Res. 1997;43:131–167.
Sumfleth K, Duttmann R. Prediction of soil property distribution in paddy soil landscapes using terrain data and satellite information as indicators. Ecol. Indic. 2008;8:485–501.
Jaiswal PC. Soil, plant and water analysis. Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana, New Delhi, Norda Hyderabab, India. 2003;1-399.
Nelson DW, Sommers LE. Total carbon, organic carbon and organic matter: In: A.L. Page, R.H. Miller and D.R. Keeney) Methods of soil analysis. Part 2 Chemical and Microbiological Properties. 1982;539-579.
Yesrebi J, Mahboub Saffari, Harmed Fathi, Najafali Karimian, Masome Moazallahi, Reza Gazni. Evaluation and comparison of ordinary kriging and inverse distance weighting method for prediction spatial variability of some soil chemical parameters. Research journal of biological science. 2009;4(1)93-102.
Esu IE. Derailed soil survey of NIHORT farm at Bunkure Kano State, Nigeria. Institute. Agricultural Research. 1991;72.
Fu W, Tunney H, Zhang C. Spatial variationof soil nutrientin a dairy farm and its implication for site specific fot fertilizer application. Soil Tillage Research. 2010;106:185-193.
Utset A, Lopez T, Diaz M. A comparison of soil maps, Kriging and a combined methods for spatial prediction of bulk density and field capacity of ferrosols in the Havana matanaz plain. Geoderma. 2000;96:199-213.
Cambardella CA, Moorman TB, Novak JM, Parkins TB, Karlen DL, Turco RF, Konopka AE. Field scale variability of soil properties in Central Iowa soils. Journal of Soil Science Society of America. 1994;58:1501-1511.
Antwi Mary, Alfred Allan Duker, Mathias Fosu and Robert Clement Abaido. Geoinformatics Research Article. Cogent geosciences. 2016;1-13.
Hegde Rajendra, Niranjan KV, Bardhan G, Bhskar BP, Singh SK. Assessment of spatial variability of soil properties in Gopalapur micro watershed, Gundlupet Taluk, Chamarajanagar District, Karnataka, India, Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology. 2018;26(2):1-16.
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Olivares BO, Calero J, Rey JC, Lobo D, Landa BB, Gómez JA. Correlation of banana productivity levels and soil morphological properties using regularized optimal scaling regression. Catena. 2022;208:105718. Available:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2021.105718
Olivares B, López-Beltrán M, Lobo-Luján D. Changes in land use and vegetation in the agrarian community Kashaama, Anzoátegui, Venezuela: 2001-2013. Revista Geográfica De América Central. 2019;2(63):269-291. Available:https://doi.org/10.15359/rgac.63-2.10
Olivares B, Hernández R. Ecoterritorial sectorization for the sustainable agricultural production of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in Carabobo, Venezuela. Agricultural Science and Technology. 2019;20(2):339-354.
Available:https://doi.org/10.21930/rcta.vol20_num2_art:1462
Olivares B, Rey JC, Lobo D, Navas-Cortés JA, Gómez JA, Landa BB. Fusarium wilt of bananas: A review of agro-environmental factors in the Venezuelan production system affecting its development. Agronomy. 2021a;11(5):986. Available:https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11050986
Olivares B, Hernández R, Arias A, Molina JC, Pereira Y. Identification of potential agroclimatic zones for production of onion (Allium cepa L.) in Carabobo, Venezuela. Journal of the Selva Andina Biosphere. 2018;6(2):70-82. Available:https://n9.cl/nbl6
Olivares B, Hernández R. Application of multivariate techniques in the agricultural land’s aptitude in Carabobo, Venezuela. Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems. 2020b;23(2):1-12.
Olivares B, Hernandez R, Arias A, Molina JC, Pereira Y. Eco-territorial adaptability of tomato crops for sustainable agricultural production in Carabobo, Venezuela. Idesia. 2020b;38(2):95-102. Available:http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0718-34292020000200095
Montenegro E, Pitti-Rodríguez J, Olivares-Campos B. Identificación de los principales cultivos de subsistencia del Teribe: un estudio de caso basado en técnicas multivariadas (In Spanish). Idesia (Arica). 2021;39(3): 83-94. Available:https://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0718-34292021000300083
Pittí J, Olivares B, Montenegro E, Miller L, Ñango Y. The role of agriculture in the Changuinola District: a case of applied economics in Panama. Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems. 2021;25(1). Available:https://n9.cl/quyl2
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