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Soil Fertility Analysis in Two Cocoa Farming Towns in the Central Region of Ghana
O. Agyemang, A.A. Golow, Y. Serfor-Armah, M. Ackah, H. Ahiamadjie, O. Gyampo, E. Akortia, J.B. Tandoh and R.K. Yankey
Corresponding Author: Obeng Agyemang
Submitted: 2010 November, 04
Accepted: 2010 December, 18
Published: 2011 March, 15 |
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Our soil resource can be compared to a bank where continued withdrawal without repayment cannot
continue indefinitely. As nutrients are removed by one crop and not replaced for subsequent crop production,
yields will decrease accordingly. Accurate accounting of nutrient removal and replacement, crop production
statistics, and soil analysis results will help the producer manage fertilizer applications. Macronutrients,
micronutrients, pH and salinity were determined in soil samples from two cocoa farming towns in Assin North
District in the Central Region of Ghana. Neutron Activation method was used for the elemental analysis. The
pHs from both towns were within the acidic range and from both towns also salinity increased with depth. For
the soil samples from Assin Akonfudi potassium concentration was the highest and molybdenum was the least
in the soil. For the soil samples from Assin Bereku potassium recorded the highest concentration and
molybdenum recorded the least concentration in the soil.
Key words: Macronutrients, micronutrients, pH, salinity and neutron activation analysis, , ,
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O. Agyemang, A.A. Golow, Y. Serfor-Armah, M. Ackah, H. Ahiamadjie, O. Gyampo, E. Akortia, J.B. Tandoh and R.K. Yankey, . Soil Fertility Analysis in Two Cocoa Farming Towns in the Central Region of Ghana. Asian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, (2): 94-99.
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