IMPACT OF BUSH BURNING ON MACRONUTRIENTS AND TRACE ELEMENTS IN A FARMLAND AT OKHA, NEAR BENIN CITY, EDO STATE.
IKEJEH, V. C. AND *OKONOKHUA, B. O.
ABSTRACT
Bush burning is a practice used to prepare land for cultivation in Nigeria but there is uncertainty about its effect on soil properties. The study assessed the effects of the operation on soil pH, macronutrients and trace elements. Soil samples were collected from a delineated part of a gentle sloping undulating farmland located at Okha, near Benin City before and after bush burning which was subjected to analysis of some macro nutrients and trace…