Opportunities for the development of agriculture in Nigeria
Plamena Yankova, Pavlina Naskova, Dragomir Plamenov, Ivan Pachev
Abstract: In the current study is presented data about soil samples taken from state Abia, south-eastern Nigeria. There has been carried out an investigation of agricultural areas from the region of Abriba, Bende, Ohafia, Agubi Ogbarali, Igoeke, Itsy Amaboru, with the purpose to be researched the opportunities about horticulture sector development. Seven terrains have been analyzed out of the investigated sites, as the samples are separated in two depths (0-30 cm and 30-60 cm). The carried out soil analyses have established that it is poorly supplied with the main nutrient elements. The content of total nitrogen varies from 2.50 mg/1000 g soil for the region of Bende up to 17.44 mg/1000 g soil (for Akanu Ohafia). Analogous results are reported for content of phosphorus, as the obtained values are from 0.88 mg/100g soil (for the region of Agubi Ogbarali) up to 4.15 mg/100g (Bende). There has been reported content of absorbable potassium from 15.32 mg/100g (for the region of Igoeke) up to 47.20 mg/100g (for the region of Itsy Amaboru), which means that the degree of supply with potassium varies from poorly supplied to very good supply. The data is statistically proven.
On soils with low pH, forage crops such as perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.), white clover (Trifolium repens L.) and red clover (Trifolium pratense L.), alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), corn (Zea mays L.), soybean (Glycine max L.), pea (Pisum sativum L.), oats (Avena sativa L.) and others can be sown.
Keywords: Abia State; Nigeria; nitrogen; phosphorus; potassium
Citation: Yankova, P., Naskova, P., Plamenov, D. & Pachev, I. (2026). Opportunities for the development of agriculture in Nigeria. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 32(3), 559–565
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