Changes in biological properties of different soil types of Konkan as influence by FYM application

Abstract

An incubation study was undertaken in glass house at Department of Horticulture, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Dist. Ratnagiri during Kharif, 2013 to investigate the changes in biological properties of different soil types occurred in the Konkan region viz., coastal alluvial soils, lateritic soils, coastal saline soils, medium black soils, laterite soils, reddish brown soils, course shallow soils, acid sulphate (Morik) soils and Manat soils as affected by FYM application. The experiment was laid out in factorial complete randomized design with soil types as a main factor and FYM application (with and without FYM) as sub-factor comprising eighteen treatments and four periods of observations (30, 60, 90 and 120 DAI) with three replications. The biological properties viz CO2 evolution, microbial biomass carbon, microbial count of bacteria, fungi and actinomycetes were increased with the period of incubation irrespective of different soil types which further enhanced with the application of FYM.