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Besides aquaculture and rice farming which appear to be the common agricultural practices carried out on acid sulfate soils (ASS) in the mangrove swamp of Buguma Creek in Niger Delta, Rivers State, and in the Mbiabet Swamp of Ini Local government area, Akwa Ibom, respectively, little is known about the potentials of these soils for Oil palm production. Therefore, the present study aimed at expanding the use and management of ASS by assessing their physicochemical properties for Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) cultivation in South-South Nigeria. Soil samples were taken randomly from two sites (loamy sand (LS) and sandy loam (SL) soil types) each from both locations at 0–30 cm depth. Pregerminated Oil palm (cv. Tenera) seedlings were planted singly in nursery bags (38 × 50 cm) with equal volume of media. The greenhouse experiment was set up in a completely randomized design (CRD) with six replications per treatment. Treatments included Buguma SL; Buguma LS; Mbiabet SL; and Mbiabet LS. Significant differences (p < 0.05) were observed for plant height, stem girth, leaf area, and wet and oven-dry weights (55 °C) of roots and shoots at 3 and 8 months after sowing, with LS soils significantly recording the highest mean values for each parameter observed. This was likely due to increased chemical nutrients of LS soils compared with SL soils. Consequently, ASS with a higher percentage of silt and moderate chemical nutrients can be productively cropped with Oil palm in Nigeria following proper agronomical practices.
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Adegaye, A., Oladele, S., Erinle, K. (2023). Assessment of Acid Sulfate Soils’ Physicochemical Properties for Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) Cultivation in South-South Nigeria. In: Kallel, A., et al. Selected Studies in Environmental Geosciences and Hydrogeosciences. CAJG 2020. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43803-5_8
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