STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION OF OXIDES AND MONOSACCARIDES ON SOILS OF COWPEA AND MAIZE FARMS

ABSTRACT

The status and distribution of some selected oxides and monosaccarides  research on soils of cowpea and maize farms was carried out in faculty of Agriculture, university of Benin suitated in Ovia North east of Edo state,Nigeria. 24 soil samples was collected  using a factorial experimental design of 2×4×3 .I.e two different farms at four different depths(0-30,30-60,60-90,90-120cm) replicated three times.The results shows that the soils were strongly acidic  for the pH of both farms, the oxides of iron was higher in soils of maize farm compared with cowpea farm.Also, for monosaccarides, Arabinose was higher  compare to glucose, galactose,mannose and xylose for both farms(kuzyavok,Y ,2006y). The correlation coefficient matrix showing the relationship between forms of iron and manganese oxides from maize farms was negatively correlated and significant at pH while the correlation coefficient matrix showing the relationship between the oxides of iron and manganese from cowpea farm was positively correlated and significant with clay.