Parewa et al.
Table 4. Effect of fertilizer levels, FYM and bioinoculants on biological properties of soil
Biological properties
Dehydrogenase
Bacterial
Phosphatase
SMBC
Fungal population
Treatment
(µg TPF g -1 soil 24
population
(µg PNP g -1 soil h -1 )
(mg kg -1 soil)
(10 4 cfu g -1 soil)
h -1 )
(10 5 cfu g -1 soil)
2009-10 2010-11
2009-10 2010-11
2009-10 2010-11
2009-10 2010-11
2009-10 2010-11
Fertility levels (kg N, P 2 O 5 , and K 2 O ha -1 )
control
147.39
147.73
35.43
35.76
161.08
161.92
22.79
22.75
13.88
14.25
NPK50%
167.98
169.50
38.78
40.02
179.58
180.88
30.17
30.50
20.17
20.96
NPK75%
182.48
183.63
44.59
45.24
188.00
189.79
35.21
35.71
23.08
24.38
NPK100%
195.29
196.21
48.61
49.41
194.17
195.83
36.17
36.54
23.83
25.17
SE m±
0.949
1.028
0.498
0.521
0.899
0.962
0.283
0.288
0.241
0.265
CD 5%
3.276
3.549
1.717
1.798
3.104
3.319
0.978
0.995
0.831
0.914
FYM levels (t ha -1 )
FYM0
166.99
168.17
40.31
40.77
176.89
177.42
24.96
25.00
17.02
17.88
FYM10
179.58
180.37
43.39
44.44
184.52
186.79
37.21
37.75
23.46
24.50
SE m±
0.905
0.958
0.463
0.471
0.899
0.937
0.278
0.157
0.227
0.251
CD 5%
2.948
3.119
1.509
1.533
2.894
3.051
0.905
0.510
0.739
0.819
Bioinoculants
No inoculation
168.60
169.27
39.92
40.53
177.63
178.83
29.71
29.42
18.58
18.88
PGPR
172.06
173.13
41.98
42.90
179.83
181.58
31.21
31.67
19.50
20.29
VAM
175.28
176.47
41.55
42.24
181.54
183.00
30.75
31.21
20.96
22.25
PGPR+VAM
177.20
178.20
43.96
44.76
183.83
185.00
32.67
33.21
21.92
23.33
SE m±
0.910
0.927
0.505
0.638
0.948
0.968
0.224
0.241
0.292
0.304
CD 5%
2.587
2.636
1.436
1.815
2.696
2.754
0.637
0.685
0.830
0.865
21 x 105 cfu g -1
10 x 104 cfu g -1
Initial value
144.0
33.9
171
soil
soil
Table 5. Interaction effect of fertilizer levels and FYM on microbial population in rhizosphere soil after harvest of wheat
2009-10
Treatment
Bacterial population (10 5 cfu g -1 soil)
Fungal population (10 4 cfu g -1 soil)
Control
NPK 50%
NPK 75%
NPK 100%
Control
NPK 50%
NPK 75%
NPK 100%
FYM0
17.92
23.58
28.42
29.92
10.25
16.00
20.42
21.42
FYM10
27.67
36.75
42.00
42.42
17.50
24.33
25.75
26.25
SEm± = 0.556, CD (5%) = 1.811
SEm± = 0.454, CD (5%) = 1.477
2010-11
FYM0
17.5
23.25
29.25
30.00
10.33
16.67
21.58
22.92
FYM10
28.00
37.75
42.17
43.08
18.17
25.25
27.17
27.42
SEm± = 0.313, CD (5%) = 1.020
SEm± = 0.503, CD (5%) = 1.637
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