TITLE:
Genesis and Classification of Soils from a Toposequence at Wamaso, Ghana
AUTHORS:
Angela Arthur, Daniel Okae-Anti
KEYWORDS:
Pedogensis, Soil Classification, Toposequence, Wamaso, WRB Legend
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.9 No.8,
August
19,
2022
ABSTRACT: The availability of pedogenic information and proper classification of soils is the right step and key in the fight against poor outputs of crop production. The soils of the university of Cape Coast research field in Twifo Wamaso were fully characterized along a toposequence and classified according to soil taxonomy and the WRB legend to assess the influence of topography on soil development. The morphology and the physicochemical properties of five pedons located at the upper. Shoulder, middle, foot and toe slopes were studied. The study revealed the existence of two soil orders, namely Ultisol and Entisol, along the toposequence and was categorized as Lixisols, Fluvisol and Regosols major groups according to the WRB legend.