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Tectona grandis had the highest microbial diversity.
- Taxon
- Tectona grandis
Tectona grandise0 - Outcome
- microbial diversitye0
- Direction
- higheste0
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Verbatim
e0“Bacillus spp was the most predominant bacterium; Aspergillus spp was the most predominant fungus, highest microbial diversity was observed under Tectona grandis and Gmelina arborea, and lowest microbial diversity was found under Nauclea diderrichii.”
Title
Microbial Population Dynamics under Tropical Trees in an Arboretum
Nengi-Benwari, A.O.; Amaechi, G; Marcus, M.U. Asian Journal of Current Research 2025. doi:10.56557/ajocr/2025/v10i29204
Other claims from this paper (14)
- Association Rhizosphere microbial population differed significantly among tree species.
- Observation Tectona grandis had the highest microbial population, 4.6x106 cfu/g.
- Observation Irvingia gabonensis had the lowest microbial population.
- Observation The total heterotrophic bacteria population had a range of 0.88x106cfu/g – 4.6x106 cfu/g.
- Observation The total heterotrophic fungi population had a range of 3.0x103 cfu/g – 15.0 x103 cfu/g.
- Association Microbial diversity varied across the tree species.
- Observation 11 Bacteria species were identified.
- Observation 9 fungi species were identified.
- Observation Bacillus spp was the most predominant bacterium in the tree rhizosphere.
- Observation Aspergillus spp was the most predominant fungus in the tree rhizosphere.
- Observation Gmelina arborea had the highest microbial diversity.
- Observation Nauclea diderrichii had the lowest microbial diversity.
- Association The five tropical tree species affected microbial community structure, with Tectona grandis having the greatest effect.
- Recommendation The authors recommend Tectona grandis for agroforestry to improve nutrient availability and sustainable agriculture.