Land Evaluation Studies Of Some Selected Soils In Ikole South-western Nigeria

 ABSTRACTSustainable use of soils requires in-depth knowledge of the formation, genesis and properties of soil. It is in view of this that some soils derived from granitic parent rock in Ikole, South- western Nigeria covering 33.7 hectares of land where mapped at a scale of 1:50,000 using a combination of convectional and remote sensing methods of soil survey. The objective was to generate detailed information on the properties of the soil for their sustainable agricultural use and management. Seven soils located on seven land use types were identified and classified. Four of the soi…