The study determined the effect of Shea waste-slurry on soil physical properties in two peri-urban areas of Tamale Metropolis in Ghana. Results indicated bulk densities of 0.95 to 1.35 g/cm3 and 1.27 to 1.33 g/cm3 for disposal sites at Gumu and Kasalgu respectively. Higher bulk densities of 1.30 to 1.52 g/cm3 for Gumu and 1.35 to 1.52 g/cm3 for Kasalgu were recorded for the non-disposal sites. Gravimetric moisture content ranged from 0.08 to 0.15 g/g for disposal site and 0.10 to 0.11 g/g for non-disposal site at Gumu. Kasalgu recorded 0.07 to 0.12 g/g for the disposal site and 0.02 to 0.11 g/g for the non-disposal site. Higher volumetric moisture content of 13.4 to 15.5 % for the disposed site compared to 12.3 to 13.3 % for the non-disposal site of was recorded. Volumetric moisture at Kasalgu disposal site was 0.9 to 16.4 % and 13.4 to 15.5 % for non-disposal site. Porosity which relates directly with aeration at the root zone of crops was 49.1 to 64.2 % for the disposal site at Gumu and 42.6 to 50.9 % for the non-disposal site. Porosity at Kasalgu disposal site range from 49.8 to 51.9 % and 42.8 to 48.9 % for the non-disposal site. The study shows differences between the soil physical properties of sites where Shea waste-slurry was disposed and that of the non-disposal sites. Shea waste-slurry was therefore found to improve soil physical properties and is consequently expected to have positive effects on crop growth and yield.
Effect Of Shea Waste Slurry On Soil Physical Properties In Peri-Urban Tamale, Northern Ghana
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