Making the Soil Nutritious to Plants
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1985-12-10
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Obafemi Awolowo University Press
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Plants are able to live without MAN, but MAN cannot live without plants. If, therefore, MAN has to survive on earth, he has to ensure that the medium in which plants grow, namely the soil, is kept nutritionally balanced. It is on this premise that my lecture will be based. And taking cognizance of the expected heterogeneity of my audience, I will try not to be too technical. With this in view, I shall attempt to develop the topic by posing the questions: What is a soil? And how does the soil acquire its fertility status for the nourishment of plants?
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Soil fertility, Type of fertilizer, Rate of fertilizer, Micronutrient studies, Soil fertility evaluation, Plant growth, Mineral nutrient elements, Soil scientists, Soil quality, Soil chemical properties, Organic matter, Cation Exchange Capacity, Soil fertility management