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Universal Journal of Agricultural Research Vol. 11(3), pp. 594 - 601
DOI: 10.13189/ujar.2023.110310
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Resilience Potentials of Indigenous Vegetable Crops to Soil Erosion Perturbation in the Coastal Plain Soil of Akpabuyo, Nigeria
Oruk Ohon Egbai 1,*, Peter Ereh Oko 1, Brian Usibe 2, Ikpi Abam Arikpo 1, Victor Atah Abanyam 3, Sylvanus Iwora Ozoh 1, Benjamin Ayua Ambe 4, Love Joseph Asor 1
1 Department of Environmental Resource Management, University of Calabar, Nigeria
2 Department of Physics, Faculty of Physical Science, University of Calabar, Nigeria
3 Department of Vocational Education, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
4 Department of Environmental Education, University of Calabar, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
The study on resilience potentials of indigenous vegetable crops was conducted between April and June, 2021 and was repeated in 2022. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the tolerance ability of some indigenous vegetable crops viz, pumpkin, waterleaf and sweet potato to erosion perturbation. Soil was manually cleared to make crop planting possible. Waterleaf, and sweet potato, were cut 45 cm and planted 2/3 cm deep, at planting distances of 2 cm for waterleaf and 1m for potato in three layouts. While pumpkin was planted one seed per hole at 4 cm depth, 1m apart in slopes of 2% and 3%. A control plot was located on flat land. Data collection began after three weeks. Survival rates of crops from the slope were compared with the control plot. Fifteen 6mm rods calibrated from (0-20 cm) were driven into the soil across the 3 plots, deposition into soil was measured on the length of the rod covered by the cascaded soil materials. The plant population of waterleaf stands started decreasing after 3 weeks, while that of pumpkin started decreasing after 6-week across-blocks. At 8th-week, potato had only one-death plant. Results showed that waterleaf plots witnessed a total of 94 Cumulative Plant Loss (CPL), pumpkin 6.0CPL, potato 0.3CPL on 2% slope and 3% while the control plot did not record any loss. The volume of soil deposited at 30-, 60- and 90-day intervals proved that soil was loss across the various plots. Deposition peaked in potato plot at 30 days and 60 days on 3% slope with no effect. Increased soil deposition affected crop production on slopes. Potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) withstood soil wash and deposition than pumpkins, Talinum triangulare and waterleaf, Telfairia occidentalis. Ipomoea batatas should be cultivated in the coastal plain soil with variable slopes to reduce soil wash and ensure continuous vegetable production.
KEYWORDS
Resilience Potentials, Vegetable Crop, Soil Deposition, Soil Erosion, Perturbation, Slope
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Oruk Ohon Egbai , Peter Ereh Oko , Brian Usibe , Ikpi Abam Arikpo , Victor Atah Abanyam , Sylvanus Iwora Ozoh , Benjamin Ayua Ambe , Love Joseph Asor , "Resilience Potentials of Indigenous Vegetable Crops to Soil Erosion Perturbation in the Coastal Plain Soil of Akpabuyo, Nigeria," Universal Journal of Agricultural Research, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 594 - 601, 2023. DOI: 10.13189/ujar.2023.110310.
(b). APA Format:
Oruk Ohon Egbai , Peter Ereh Oko , Brian Usibe , Ikpi Abam Arikpo , Victor Atah Abanyam , Sylvanus Iwora Ozoh , Benjamin Ayua Ambe , Love Joseph Asor (2023). Resilience Potentials of Indigenous Vegetable Crops to Soil Erosion Perturbation in the Coastal Plain Soil of Akpabuyo, Nigeria. Universal Journal of Agricultural Research, 11(3), 594 - 601. DOI: 10.13189/ujar.2023.110310.