Relationship Between Soil Organic Matter and Some Physical Properties in Selected Soils of the Oil Palm Belt of Nigeria

Organic matter is related to all plant nutrients and a major contributor tropical soils cation exchange capacity. Its relationship with physical properties currently undermined. deliberate inclusion in can be used reverse soil compaction due high bulk density improved structure texture. some such as density, total porosity, particle size distribution (texture) moisture content was studied selected of the oil palm belt Nigeria determine influence organic on these properties. Such information will assist proper management for under palm. Results indicated that there significant difference sand silt contents parent materials higher values (870.70 g/kg) recorded coastal plain while (52.70 were alluvium. Soils basement complex rocks had highest clay (116.40 (1.85 gcm -3 ). Highest (75.66 %) alluvium porosity shale mixed sandstone clay. The study concludes positively correlations soils. It recommended residues from biomass ploughed back constantly structure, Keywords: matter, belt, distribution, DOI: 10.7176/JNSR/12-7-01 Publication date: April 30 th 2021