Job Isaboke, Odipo Osano, Olivier S Humphrey, Sophia M Dowell, Ruth Njoroge, Michael J Watts
{"title":"Influence of Agricultural Land Use Management on Soil Particle Size Distribution and Nutrient Adsorption in Western Kenya.","authors":"Job Isaboke, Odipo Osano, Olivier S Humphrey, Sophia M Dowell, Ruth Njoroge, Michael J Watts","doi":"10.1007/s42250-025-01202-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42250-025-01202-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In Kenya, less than 10% of the land is arable, out of which 30% suffers severe soil degradation. This study investigates impact of various agricultural land use management practices (on the concentration and distribution of essential nutrients in different soil particle size fractions (SPSF) within Oroba Valley, Nandi County. Two agricultural plots were selected: Plot 1 (non-terraced) and Plot 2 (terraced cultivation), with topsoil (0-20 cm) sampled using a stratified method. Soil particles were separated by sieving (2000-500 µm, 500-100 µm, 100-50 µm, 50-25 µm) and sedimentation (25-10 µm and < 10 µm). Organic matter (OM), soil pH, and nutrient concentrations were quantified using loss on ignition (LOI), a pH meter in CaCl2, and ICP-QQQ analysis, respectively. Median soil pH was 5.6 for Plot 1 and 5.9 for Plot 2, with OM concentrated at 40% in smaller particles (< 25 µm) and 24% in larger particles (100-2000 µm). Nutrients such as I, Se, Zn, Mg, P, Al, Mn, Fe, Co, Mo, and Cu were concentrated in SPSF of < 10 µm, while Na, K, and Ca were concentrated in medium particle sizes (25 µm-100 µm). Terraced plot (Plot 2) experience greater nutrient loss down the slope compared to Plot 1, that showed nutrient accumulation at lower elevations. Principal component analysis (PCA) revealed that soil pH did not significantly influence element adsorption within SPSFs. Differences in land use management between plots directly impacted nutrient distribution. Optimising agricultural land management can improve soil health, contributing to attaining the United Nations sustainable development goals 1, 2, 6, and 8.</p><p><strong>Supplementary information: </strong>The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42250-025-01202-6.</p>","PeriodicalId":29956,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry Africa-A Journal of the Tunisian Chemical Society","volume":"8 4","pages":"1599-1610"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12067575/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144062445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F. Asserne, Zineb Ouahdi, Y. Hakmaoui, Asli Eşme, Said Abouricha, H. El Alaoui Abdellaoui, Asad Syed, A. Zeroual
{"title":"Correction: Molecular Docking, Regio, Chemo and Stereoselectivity Study of the [3 + 2] Cycloaddition Reaction Between Pyridazi-3-one and Nitrilimine","authors":"F. Asserne, Zineb Ouahdi, Y. Hakmaoui, Asli Eşme, Said Abouricha, H. El Alaoui Abdellaoui, Asad Syed, A. Zeroual","doi":"10.1007/s42250-023-00767-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42250-023-00767-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29956,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry Africa-A Journal of the Tunisian Chemical Society","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43028327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vijay Singh, Apoorva Dwivedi, Avinash Kumar Mishra, Vinod Kumar Singh, A. K. Pandey
{"title":"Variation in Structural Chemical Reactivity and Nonlinear Optical (NLO) Properties of C56H16 Nanotube After Endohedral Doping of Superalkali (Na2F) and Superhalogen (BF4): A DFT Study","authors":"Vijay Singh, Apoorva Dwivedi, Avinash Kumar Mishra, Vinod Kumar Singh, A. K. Pandey","doi":"10.1007/s42250-023-00739-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42250-023-00739-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29956,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry Africa-A Journal of the Tunisian Chemical Society","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48960933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abdulahi O Rajee, J. Obaleye, H. Louis, S. Ayinla, Abdulbasit A. Aliyu, W. A. Osunniran, A. Lawal, Gideon E. Mathias, Michael E. Rasaki, A. Manicum
{"title":"Ruthenium Polypyridyl Complexes with Hydroxypyridine: Experimental, DFT Studies, and In Silico Antitubercular Activity Investigation","authors":"Abdulahi O Rajee, J. Obaleye, H. Louis, S. Ayinla, Abdulbasit A. Aliyu, W. A. Osunniran, A. Lawal, Gideon E. Mathias, Michael E. Rasaki, A. Manicum","doi":"10.1007/s42250-023-00769-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42250-023-00769-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29956,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry Africa-A Journal of the Tunisian Chemical Society","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44487141","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Asirvatham, Delinta Devadoss, Ashok Kujur, A. Selvam, J. N. Devi, S. Mary
{"title":"Anti Corrosion Activity of CRF (Cardiac Risk Free) Drug for SS316L, Ni–Ti, and Ti-6Al-4V in Artificial Blood Plasma","authors":"A. Asirvatham, Delinta Devadoss, Ashok Kujur, A. Selvam, J. N. Devi, S. Mary","doi":"10.1007/s42250-023-00763-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42250-023-00763-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29956,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry Africa-A Journal of the Tunisian Chemical Society","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47612395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohamed Oubani, R. Bouferra, M. Essaleh, A. Bouchehma, A. Bourial, M. Melhaoui, L. Essaleh
{"title":"Developing Sustainable Building Materials Using Local Soil Reinforced with Alkali-Treated and Untreated Alfa Fiber: A Characterization Study of Thermal and Mechanical Properties","authors":"Mohamed Oubani, R. Bouferra, M. Essaleh, A. Bouchehma, A. Bourial, M. Melhaoui, L. Essaleh","doi":"10.1007/s42250-023-00762-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42250-023-00762-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29956,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry Africa-A Journal of the Tunisian Chemical Society","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46502408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Qwarse, A. Marealle, F. Machumi, M. Mihale, M. Moshi, J. Sempombe, Alfredi Afred Moyo, V. Mugoyela, M. Heydenreich
{"title":"Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Wild Edible Mushrooms: Safety Evaluation and Isolation of Antimycobacterial Sterols from Afrocantharellus platyphyllus (Heinem.) Tibuhwa","authors":"M. Qwarse, A. Marealle, F. Machumi, M. Mihale, M. Moshi, J. Sempombe, Alfredi Afred Moyo, V. Mugoyela, M. Heydenreich","doi":"10.1007/s42250-023-00765-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42250-023-00765-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29956,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry Africa-A Journal of the Tunisian Chemical Society","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46395250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hamza Kharti, Mohemed El Habib Hitar, N. Touach, E. Lotfi, M. El Mahi, L. Mouhir, M. Fekhaoui, A. Benzaouak
{"title":"Generating Sustainable Bioenergy from Wastewater with Ni2V2O7 as a Potential Cathode Catalyst in Single-Chamber Microbial Fuel Cells","authors":"Hamza Kharti, Mohemed El Habib Hitar, N. Touach, E. Lotfi, M. El Mahi, L. Mouhir, M. Fekhaoui, A. Benzaouak","doi":"10.1007/s42250-023-00761-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42250-023-00761-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29956,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry Africa-A Journal of the Tunisian Chemical Society","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47917758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mesha Mbisana, T. Zewde, Dikabo Mogopodi, T. Demissie
{"title":"Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for the Selective Recognition of Microcystins: An African Perspective","authors":"Mesha Mbisana, T. Zewde, Dikabo Mogopodi, T. Demissie","doi":"10.1007/s42250-023-00740-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42250-023-00740-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29956,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry Africa-A Journal of the Tunisian Chemical Society","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47800030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Hamidova, Lamia Kazimzadeh, E. Hasanova, E. Isakov, Faig Mammadov, N. Huseynova
{"title":"Copolymers of Caprylic Acid Allyl Ester with Butyl Methacrylate and Styrene as a Viscosity Additive for Lubricanting Oils","authors":"J. Hamidova, Lamia Kazimzadeh, E. Hasanova, E. Isakov, Faig Mammadov, N. Huseynova","doi":"10.1007/s42250-023-00760-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42250-023-00760-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29956,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry Africa-A Journal of the Tunisian Chemical Society","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48266104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}