Traditional soil and land appraisal on fadama lands in northeast Nigeria

Autor:	P. Bullock, A. M. Kundiri, M. G. Jarvis
Rok vydání:	1997
Předmět:	geography.geographical_feature_category Floodplain Agroforestry Soil texture business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Soil Science Soil classification Soil type Pollution Recession Geography Agriculture Soil water Drainage business Agronomy and Crop Science media_common
Zdroj:	Soil Use and Management. 13:205-208
ISSN:	1475-2743 0266-0032
DOI:	10.1111/j.1475-2743.1997.tb00587.x
Popis:	As part of a study of recession farming on the ‘fadama’ lands on a segment of the Komadugu-Yobe floodplain, a survey was carried out to investigate the local farmers’ perception of soil types and management practices. The farmers are clearly aware of the differences in soil type on the fadama and they possess unique skills in managing their farm lands. The farmers classify fadama soils for recession farming by assessing soil texture and soil drainage conditions by feel and observation. Integrating such local knowledge into soil surveys will lead to better practical definition of mapping units and give soil names that have more meaning for the farmers.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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