Volume : II, Issue : XI, November - 2013

The Investigation of Microalgea Status of Agriculturlands with Erosion Problem in Gaziantep

Erdihan Tunca, Sabahat Mekki

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The objective of the present study has been to determine microalgea flora of 46 soil samples, extracted from a depth of 0–15 cm, from 46 agricultural localities taking place in Yavuzeli, Araban, Karkam??, Nizip and O?uzeli counties of Gaziantep with high susceptibility to erosion (K–factor) through the soil dilution method at the level of species. In these soils, which have quite high K–factor ranging between 0.3 and 0.79, quite poor in organic matter and have slightly alkaline nature, 3 divisions, 3 phyla, 3 classes, 6 orders 7 families and 8 genera from microalgea flora were determined. The microalgea species, which have been encountered in the highest number of localities, has been Chroococcidiopsis sp., Pseudoanabaena sp., and Anabaena sp. respectively. Nostoc sp., Hantzschia sp., Tetraselmis sp., Hasallia sp. , Phormidium sp. and Cylindrospermum sp. species have also been encountered in a couple of localities. The results suggest that microfungal diversity of these soils under study is low due to high susceptibility to erosion and insufficient organic content. Therefore, the required measures should be taken for microbial enrichment of the soils. If the required measures are not taken, aggregate stability of the soils also may decrease. Microalgea increase resistance of soils to erosion because there is a strong correlation between aggregate stability and microalgea activity.

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Erdihan Tunc, Sabahat Mekki / The Investigation of Microalgea Status of Agriculturlands with Erosion Problem in Gaziantep / International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.2, Issue.11 November 2013

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