Use of soil survey information in soil and water management.
Date
2000Author
Gichuki, FN
Mungai, DN
Gachene, CKK
Thomas, DB
Type
Book chapterLanguage
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The results of soil surveys at the ICIPE research site at Ungoye, South Nyanza, and the Ngori Ngori toposequence in Narok, Kenya, are discussed to provide insight into the applicability of soil survey information to soil and water management. It is concluded that soil survey information in soil and water management programmes can be used through understanding and appreciation of the criteria used in categorizing soils and their management implications. From the examples given it is noted that chemical aspects of the soil should be viewed not just as a means to assess its fertility, but also as a base to predict the behaviour of the soils when subjected to different types of management.
Citation
Muya, E. M., Gichuki, F. N., Mungai, D. N., Gachene, C. K. K., & Thomas, D. B. (2000). Use of soil survey information in soil and water management. In Land and water management in Kenya: towards sustainable land use. Proceedings of the Fourth National Workshop, Kikuyu, Kenya, 15-19 February, 1993. (pp. 1-4). Soil and Water Conservation Branch, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.Publisher
University of Nairobi, college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,