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Title: | Spatial and temporal variability in microbial activities of coastal acid saline soils of Goa, India |
Other Titles: | Not Available |
Authors: | Mahajan GR, Manjunath BL, Latare AM, D'Souza R, Vishwakarma S, Singh NP |
ICAR Data Use Licennce: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/PDF/ICAR_Data_Use_Licence.pdf |
Author's Affiliated institute: | ICAR::Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute |
Published/ Complete Date: | 2015 |
Project Code: | 176 1 2 03 01 |
Keywords: | Coastal saline soils, microbial activity |
Publisher: | Copernicus publication |
Citation: | Mahajan, G. R., Manjunath, B. L., Latare, A. M., D'Souza, R., Vishwakarma, S., and Singh, N. P.: Spatial and temporal variability in microbial activities of coastal acid saline soils of Goa, India, Solid Earth Discuss., 7, 3087-3115, https://doi.org/10.5194/sed-7-3087-2015, 2015. |
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Abstract/Description: | The aim of the present investigation was to study the spatio-temporal variability of the microbial activities in coastal saline soils (locally called Khazan) of Goa, India (west coast region). The coastal soil salinity is a major constraint for reduced crop yields and abandonment of farming in these areas. Three replicated global positioning based soil samples (0–0.20 m depth) from each of four salinity groups i.e. non-saline (EC=0.08±0.06 dS m−1), weakly saline (EC=2.04±0.06 dS m−1), moderately saline (EC=3.50±0.57 dS m−1) and strongly saline (EC=5.49±0.49 dS m−1) during three seasons–monsoon, post-monsoon and pre-monsoon were collected. Soil microbial activity in terms of soil microbial carbon (MBC), MBC as a fraction of soil organic carbon (SOC) (MBC/SOC), basal soil respiration (BSR), metabolic quotient (qCO2) and soil enzyme activities–dehydrogenase, phosphatase and urease was tested. In all the seasons, the soil cationic composition depended significantly (p<0.01) on salinity levels and the exchangeable sodium (Na) was the second most dominant among the tested cations. The MBC, MBC/SOC and BSR reduced significantly with increasing salinity, whereas qCO2 increased with increased salinity levels. In general, MBC, MBC/SOC and BSR and soil enzyme activities were observed as: salinity levels–strongly saline < moderately saline < weakly saline < non-saline and season–post–monsoon > monsoon > during pre-monsoon season. The mean MBC and MBC/SOC of non-saline soils were 1.61 and 2.28 times higher than that of strongly saline soils, whereas qCO2 of strongly saline soils was 2.4 times higher than that of non-saline soils. This indirectly indicates the salinity stress on the soil microorganisms. Irrespective of season, the soil enzyme activities decreased significantly (p<0.05) with increasing salinity levels. Suitable countermeasures needs to be taken up to alleviate the depressive salinity effect on the microbial and activity for the sustainable crop production in the coastal saline soils of Goa, India. |
Description: | Not Available |
ISSN: | Not Available |
Type(s) of content: | Research Paper |
Sponsors: | Indian Council of Agricultural Research |
Language: | English |
Name of Journal: | Solid Earth |
NAAS Rating: | 8.92 |
Volume No.: | 7 |
Page Number: | 3087-3115 |
Name of the Division/Regional Station: | Section - Natural Resource Management |
Source, DOI or any other URL: | https://doi.org/10.5194/sed-7-3087-2015 |
URI: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/9790 |
Appears in Collections: | NRM-CCARI-Publication |
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