Experimental evaluation of soil petrophysical attributes: Implications for sustainable agriculture

K D Oyeyemi,W.A Ayara,O M Olofinnade,A.A Akinsiku,O A Sanuade,W U Anake,A J Falade,A P Aizebeokhia,H.O Jonathan

doi:10.1088/1742-6596/1299/1/012081

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1299/1/012081

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Abstract

Agriculture is man’s major supplier of his needs, particularly his primary need which is food. Soil is a major component for sustainable agriculture production needs to be studied and understood. Soil’s characteristics determine the type of crop that would grow and the nature of the yield of the crop. The area of study is Covenant University farmland, where twenty soil samples from the farm were collected and petrophysical parameters such as conductivity and salinity were analysed on each soil sample.

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Soil is an important component of agriculture
The area of study is Covenant University farmland, where twenty soil samples from the farm were collected and petrophysical parameters such as conductivity and salinity were analysed on each soil sample
2.1 Study Area The area of study is a farmland within the Covenant University campus, Sango-Ota, Ogun state, southwestern Nigeria (Figure 1).Figure 2 shows that the area lies geologically within the Eastern section of the Dahomey basin with east-westward trend sediments deposition and six lithostratigraphic units comprising Benin, Ilaro, Oshosun, Akinbo, Ewekoro and Abeokuta Formations from youngest to the oldest geological formation

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The reason why the human civilization has thrived over centuries is because of the ability of man to use the resources around him to sustain his livelihood using different means among which agriculture is one of them. Agriculture does proide man with food, and provides man with other resources that have made his environment conducive and comfortable. It has provided man with raw materials for production other materials useful to him. Agriculture as a science requires the systematic study of all factors that affect its sustainability. These factors can be categorized into two which are economic factors and environmental factors. Examples of physical signs of high salt salinity of soil in crops are stunted growth, brown or yellow leaves and dying leaves

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