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Cyanobacteria in alkaline soil and the effect of cyanobacteria inoculation with pyrite amendments on their reclamation

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dc.contributor.authorPandey, Kapil D.
dc.contributor.authorShukla, Prabhu N.
dc.contributor.authorGiri, Deen D.
dc.contributor.authorKashyap, Ajai K.
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-04T05:51:20Z
dc.date.available2025-03-04T05:51:20Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractThe succession of cyanobacteria was studied in a usar (alfisol, solonetz, alkaline) soil, located in a tropical region of upper Gangetic plain, following the first rainfall for a period of 10 months (i.e., July-April). A dozen cyanobacteria were identified to grow on the soil surface and their appearance was in the following order: Microcoleus sp., Calothrix brevissima, Scytonema sp., Cylindrosprmum licheniformae, Cylindrosprmum fertilissima, Nostoc calcicola, Nostoc punctiformae, Aphanothece parietina, Nostoc commune, Aulosira fertilissima, Phormidium sp., and Oscillatoria sp. Among these cyanobacteria, N. calcicola was the dominant species. N. calcicola was inoculated on the alkaline soil and incubated under ambient conditions in the light for 2 years in the laboratory. Changes in soil properties were more rapid after the incorporation of pyrite (FeS2). Recovery was monitored by using a filamentous heterocystous cyanobacterium N. calcicola and its bicarbonate-resistant (HCO3 -R) mutant. The mutant strain showed better response to modification of soil pH following growth in soil. © Springer-Verlag 2005.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-005-0846-7
dc.identifier.issn1782762
dc.identifier.urihttps://dl.bhu.ac.in/ir/handle/123456789/87467
dc.subjectAlkaline soil
dc.subjectCyanobacteria
dc.subjectpH
dc.subjectPyrite
dc.subjectReclamation
dc.titleCyanobacteria in alkaline soil and the effect of cyanobacteria inoculation with pyrite amendments on their reclamation
dc.typeArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication
journal.titleBiology and Fertility of Soils
journalvolume.identifier.volume41

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