Table 3: Method of soil sample Analysis at laboratory level.

S/N

Name of parameter

Standerdized Methods

Reference

1

Soil pH

Supernatant suspension of 1:2.5 soils to H2O ratio

[37]

2

SOC

Wet Digestion Method

[38]

3

Total N

Kjeldahl digestion, distillation and titration method

[38]

4

Avail. soil P

NaHCO3 extraction method

[39]

5

Exch. Bases

Meliche-3 method

[40]

6

CEC

Extracting the soil with 1M ammonium acetate

[37]

7

Exch.Acidity

Titration Methods

[41]