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Tilak, M.
- Studies on the Assessment of Major Nutrients and Microbial Population of Termite Mound Soil
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1 Forest College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Mettupalayam (T. N.), IN
1 Forest College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Mettupalayam (T. N.), IN
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International Journal of Forestry and Crop Improvement, Vol 9, No 1 (2018), Pagination: 13-17Abstract
Assessment of major nutrients of open and closed type of termite mound soil showed that available nitrogen and phosphorus were comparatively higher both in the surface and sub-surface layer than normal soil. Bacterial population was high in the sub-surface soil collected from closed termite mound (75.5 × 105 cfu/g of soil) and open termite mound (65.5 × 105 cfu/g of soil) compared to the normal soil (30.5 × 105 cfu/g of soil). Likewise, Actinomycetes population was also observed to be high in the sub-surface soil of both open and closed type of termite mounds.Keywords
Termite Mound, Soil Nutrients, Bacteria, Fungi, Actinomycetes.
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1 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, IN
1 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, IN
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Current Science, Vol 122, No 1 (2022), Pagination: 21-23Abstract
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