Indigenous Soil Knowledge for Sustainable Agricultural Development in the Sahel Zone of Niger, West Africa. 2. Indigenous Soil Classification System.

林, 慶一; Fashola, Oluwarotimi O.; 増永, 二之; 若月, 利之

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“…Determining appropriate fertility, weed and water management practices could lead to improved and sustainable crop yields in these areas. An African adaptive sawah lowland farming with irrigation scheme for integrated watershed management will be the most encouraging strategy to resolve these problems and restore the degraded inland valleys of these areas for increased and sustainable food production [10][11][12]. With the introduction of the sawah rice production technology to Nigeria in the late 1990s and its high compatibility with our inland valleys, the position of these land resources in our agricultural development in Southeastern Nigeria and realization of food security is increasingly becoming clearer Obalum et al [13].…”

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Effect of Different Land Preparation Methods for Sawah System Development on Soil Productivity Improvement and Rice Grain Yield in Inland Valleys of Southeastern Nigeria

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This work was carried out in collaboration between all authors. Author JCN designed the study, wrote the protocol and wrote the first draft of the manuscript. Authors BAE and CAI managed the literature searches, analyses of the study performed the spectroscopy analysis and author CIK managed the experimental process. Author TW identified the species of plant. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Effect of Different Land Preparation Methods for Sawah System Development on Soil Productivity Improvement and Rice Grain Yield in Inland Valleys of Southeastern Nigeria

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“…In order to overcome these limitations in the utilization of these inland valleys, an African adaptive sawah lowland farming practice with irrigation scheme for integrated watershed management have been proposed to be the most promising strategy to tackle these problems in these areas [21,23].…”

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Sawah Rice Farming Eco-technology Options for Enhancing Sustainable Nutrient Management and Rice Production in Degraded Inland Valleys of Southeastern Nigeria

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This work was carried out in collaboration between all authors. Author JCN designed the study, wrote the protocol and wrote the first draft of the manuscript. Author AOO managed the literature searches;analyses of the study performed the spectroscopy analysis. Author CAI managed the experimental process and author TW identified the species of plant. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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“…1). (Indigenous soil names of all sampling points are discussed in next paper (Hayashi et al 2000).) Soil sampling was carried out after the crop harvest during the dry season.…”

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Indigenous Soil Knowledge for Sustainable Agricultural Development in the Sahel Zone of Niger, West Africa. 1. Soil Quality Characterization of a Small Inland Valley Watershed.

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Fashola

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The objective of this study was to evaluate the soil quality of a small inland valley watershed in the Sahel zone of Niger, West Africa. The physical, biological, and chemical properties of the soil were characterized. Longitudinal and transverse sections of two transect lines were surveyed in the benchmark Matankari watershed (BMW). Soil samples were taken along these transect lines. The BMW consists of four geographical units: plateau, slope, plain, and basin. The plateau is made up of tertiary muddy sand stone (TMSS), while the slope is made up of sand cover. The basin is a unique site holding runoff water and eroded materials that accumulate from the upper geographical units. The analytical results revealed that the physical, biological, and chemical fertility parameters of the soils along the longitudinal transect line are quite low, as this is the section across the bottom of the BMW where a wadi is present. The soil fertility properties along the transverse transect line are better than along the longitudinal transect line. However, the soil fertility of all sites on the plain is quite low due to the high percentage of sand (>95%). The soils on the plateau and basin in particular have much better fertility properties than other sites because these soils have a high percentage of clay as well as high TC and TN content, indicating that there is some organic matter accumulation in these soils. Therefore, these geographical units in particular are not only suitable for cultivation, but they also may contribute to reduce the adverse effect on the soil and the environment with the proper application of ecologically adaptive technology. In the long run, this study can provide basic information regarding indigenous knowledge of the BMW, including ethnopedology and ethnobotany, to promote the development of such ecotechnology for sustainable agriculture in this region.

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Indigenous Soil Knowledge for Sustainable Agricultural Development in the Sahel Zone of Niger, West Africa. 2. Indigenous Soil Classification System.

Abstract: The objective of this study is to evaluate an indigenous knowledge of the soil in conformation with scientific data. A benchmark watershed was selected near Matankari village, Dosso

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Effect of Different Land Preparation Methods for Sawah System Development on Soil Productivity Improvement and Rice Grain Yield in Inland Valleys of Southeastern Nigeria

Effect of Different Land Preparation Methods for Sawah System Development on Soil Productivity Improvement and Rice Grain Yield in Inland Valleys of Southeastern Nigeria

Sawah Rice Farming Eco-technology Options for Enhancing Sustainable Nutrient Management and Rice Production in Degraded Inland Valleys of Southeastern Nigeria

Indigenous Soil Knowledge for Sustainable Agricultural Development in the Sahel Zone of Niger, West Africa. 1. Soil Quality Characterization of a Small Inland Valley Watershed.

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