Biodegradation ofShorea robusta Gaertn. leaf litter and the cycling of minerals in a tropical sal forest |
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| Authors: | A. N. Shukla I. D. Singh |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, 221005 Varanasi, India;(2) Present address: Research Officer, S.F.S. College-cum-Research Centre, 793101 Burnihat, Assam, India;(3) Present address: Govt. P.G. College, Ranikhet, V.P., India |
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| Abstract: | Summary Microbial degradation of the leaf litter ofShorea robusta Gaertn. was studied for a period of one year. The changes in the major litter constituents like sugar, starch, hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin were analysed from the litter kept under the nylon bags, at a month's interval. Four major elements phosphorous, potassium, magnesium and calcium were also assessed monthly from the decaying litter and the soil. The role of microfungi in mineral cycling and loss of litter substrates have been correlated. |
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| Keywords: | Analysis of litter Biochemical Decomposition Leaf-litter Mineral cycling |
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