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The Effect of Slope Cultivation on Soil Quality at Nabweya Sub County: Bududa District

Author(s) Hiisa Samuel, Hassan Mwanga
Country Uganda
Abstract The study investigated the relationship between slope cultivation and nutrient availability. It evaluated the effect of slope cultivation on soil PH, Organic Matter (OM) and base cations. It documented practices and factors that affect soil chemical quality, determined the effect of slope and slope cultivation on soil chemical quality and the potential strategies and interventions needed to mitigate the negative effects of slope cultivation on soil quality to enhance agricultural productivity and sustainability. The study utilized questionnaires, interviews, field observations, focus group discussions, and analysis of soil chemical properties at the Top, Middle, and Bottom slopes every 100 meters in a 0-20 cm depth range for both cultivated and uncultivated slopes. Inadequate agricultural practices negatively affected soil quality; only some effective soil conservation measures, such as terracing, were implemented. Intensive cultivation across the slopes (99.3%) was observed with minimal deep tillage to redistribute nutrients within the soil layers. Soil erosion was the major factor that affected soil chemical quality and reduced crop yield, leading to compensation through fertilizer application due to nutrient loss from the soil. Slope significantly affected soil chemicals, causing a reduction by (>50%) at the top slope except for PH (17.5%) and (>45%) in the middle slope except for PH (8.1%) and organic matter (20%) and (>40%)at the Bottom except for PH (9.3%) and total nitrogen (28.6%). slope cultivation affected pH (p<0.01), total nitrogen (p<0.01), magnesium (p<0.01), available phosphorous(p<0.01.), calcium and potassium(p<0.01) except organic matter levels. While slope gradients influenced variations in overall soil quality, milder gradients exhibited higher nutrient content than steeper ones. The findings concluded that: (1) Agricultural activities on cultivated slopes detrimentally affected soil quality. (2) Agricultural practices contributed to increased erosion, resulting in substantial loss of nutrients. (3) Cultivated areas displayed inferior health indicators relating to uniformly poor performance regarding their environmental well-being. (4) Variation occurred based on varying slope inclination affecting overall chemical attributes directly connected with specific distribution patterns' characteristics showcased by differentiating terrain conditions.
Keywords Slope, Slope cultivation, Agricultural and Tillage practice, Soil chemical quality
Field Biology > Agriculture / Botany
Published In Volume 7, Issue 1, January-February 2025
Published On 2025-01-12
Cite This The Effect of Slope Cultivation on Soil Quality at Nabweya Sub County: Bududa District - Hiisa Samuel, Hassan Mwanga - IJFMR Volume 7, Issue 1, January-February 2025. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i01.35036
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i01.35036
Short DOI https://doi.org/g82gs4
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