Volume : VII, Issue : XII, December - 2017

DIVERSITY OF SOIL ALGAE IN WHEAT FIELD OF AHMEDNAGAR DISTRICT (M.S.)

Swati G. Wagh, Milind J. Jadhav

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 Present research work deals with the detailed and scientific study of diversity of soil algae of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) field. Soil algae are one of the important components of soil microflora which plays a crucial role in fertility of soil. Algal samples from moist places of wheat field were collected at regular intervals from November 2015 to March 2016. Bold’s basal medium was also used to culture algae from soil of wheat field. Collected and cultured algal samples were observed thoroughly under research microscope and identified with the help of standard literature on algae. A total of 77 species under 32 genera belonged to Chlorophyceae, Bacillariophyceae and Cyanophyceae were identified and recorded. Cyanophyceaen algae were found dominant followed by Bacillariophyceae and Chlorophyceae. Algal forms Gloeocystis, Chlorococcum, Chlorella, Navicula, Gomphonema, Nitzschia, Aphanothece, Myxosarcina, Spirulina, Oscillatoria, Phormidium, Lyngbya, Microcoleus, Nostoc and Plectonema were found abundent. Physicochemical analysis of wheat field soil was also carried out by selecting certain physicochemical parameters such as pH, electrical conductivity, organic carbon, available nitrogen, avilable phosphorus and avilable potassium to understand fertility status of soil. Wheat field soil supports growth and development of alge. Algal flora of wheat field is rich and it is found in diverse form.

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SWATI G. WAGH, MILIND J. JADHAV, DIVERSITY OF SOIL ALGAE IN WHEAT FIELD OF AHMEDNAGAR DISTRICT (M.S.), INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-12 | December-2017

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