Quantification of soil physical and chemical components of Akbar municipality, Basilan province, Bangsamoro autonomous region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Philippines
Abstract
The study conducted to quantify the physical and chemical components of the soil of the Akbar municipality, Basilan, aimed to characterize the proportion of soil’s physical and chemical and spatially map each soil’s physical and chemical components, soil samples collected from six (6) villages in the study area. The soil organic matter (SOM) and soil organic carbon (SOC) range from 2.01 - 6.68 % and 1.17-3.88%, respectively. Both soil organic matter (SOM) and soil organic carbon (SOC) are categorized as moderate to high. The amount of nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium in the entire Akbar Municipality range from 0.1 - 0.33 %, 1.34 - 36.96 ppm, and 145.07 - 725.28 ppm, respectively. The nitrogen level is categorized as excessive, while phosphorous is categorized as low and medium. However, the concentration of potassium is highly varied only one (1) sampling point is categorized as low and medium levels, while in the rest of the areas, the concentration is high. The pH of the study area ranged from 5.73 – 7.56. The lowest pH is taken from the soil sample (S1), while the highest is taken from the soil sample (S3). The soil samples (S1, S2, and S4) were considered acidic, soil samples (S5) and S6) were neutral, and soil sample (S3) was considered alkaline. It means the soil pHs’ varied, categorized from acidic to alkaline.
How to Cite This Article
Alejandro A Jali, Algaib P Taib, Mudir L Ismael, Mujib L Jainal (2023). Quantification of soil physical and chemical components of Akbar municipality, Basilan province, Bangsamoro autonomous region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Philippines . International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Growth Evaluation (IJMRGE), 4(3), 354-360.