Study On Biodiversity of Soil Fungi

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A study on biodiversity of soil fungi of Bhadrachalam forest, Khammam

district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Jagadish Kumar. M1, Vasudeva Rao. M2
Department of Civil Engineering, YSR Engineering College of YVU, Proddatur, AP
Department of Microbiology, S.S.R.J Degree College, Khammam, AP, India
jagadishmogaraju@gmail.com
doi:10.6088/ijes.2012030133025
ABSTRACT
The biodiversity of soil fungi have been studied at Bhadrachalam forest which is located in
Khammam district, Andhra Pradesh state, India. The Bhadrachalam forest study area lies on
left bank of river Godavari in Bhadrachalam revenue division. The area is located between
East 80021 - 81009 longitudes and 17036 - 18038 North latitudes. The total geographic area
of the division is 1, 96,800 Ha with 1, 44,603 Ha under forests. For the present study, soil
samples were collected from North zone of Bhadrachalam forest on 5th of every month
starting with March-2009 to Febrauary-2010.The collections were made by taking composite
samples up to a depth of 10cm after scrapping off 3cm of surface soil with a sterile trowel.
The samples were systematically analyzed for physico-chemical parameters such as seasonal
variation, moisture content, pH, soil temperature, soil organic carbon content which affects
fungal population. The soil exhibit dynamic nature with everlasting interaction between
abiotic and biotic factors. Fungi is an important component of the terrestrial ecosystem as it
plays an vital role on recycling of organic wastes, nature conservation,agriculture.The present
work has been initiated to determine the effect of the key abiotic factors on soil fungi. It is
observed that soil fungus of the study area is affected due to abiotic factors and it should be
properly mitigated to continue the natural benefits of the soil fungi and its role in sustaining
fertility to the forest ecosystem. As a part of present study an attempt has been made to study
the ecology and dynamics of soil fungi associated with Bhadrachalam forest.
Keywords: Forest ecosystem, Physico-chemical parameters, Soil fungi, Bhadrachalam forest,
Khammam District, A.P
1. Introduction
Bhadrachalam forest division is one of among the territorial divisions of Khammam circle
and one wildlife division. The North division of the Bhadracham forest is the part of the
Godavari upper division and was formed on 1st July 1964, by bifurcating upper Godavari
division into Bhadrachalam and V.R.Puram divisions with head quarters at Bhadrachalam.
The terrain shows great variation in the altitude with undulations constituting high ranges of
hills on the north and numerous scattered groups of hills intercepted by the river Taliperu and
streams. The terrain falls in to two well defined zones namely eastern zone comprising east of
Taliperu river and Nugur zone comprising charla, venkatapuram and wazeedu mandals.The
important rivers which drain the study area are the Godavari and Taliperu. The Forests of the
tract can be divided into the two Physio-graphic zones namely Eastern zone lying east of
Taliperu river and Nugur zone.The eastern zone lies between the river Taliperu and
Nandigama vagu along the left bank of river Godavari. Its length along the Godavari is
74.835 Km with an area of about 24501.305 Ha. It is bounded by the politically defined cut
line of Chhattisgarh State on the North, by Nandigama Vagu on the East, by river Godavari
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on the South and river Taliperu on the West. There are many reserves in this zone containing
occasional isolated hills. The whole terrain is either plain or gently undulating. This contains
both a plateau with a general elevation of 305 m to 425 m and a narrow alluvial flat country
with a general elevation of about 92 m. Towards the South and the West near Tippapuram
and Venkatapuram, the plateau rises abruptly from the plains with a precipitous wall of 152m
to 213m high. Further towards North near Krishnapuram, the rise is gentler then again at the
North Eastern edge of the plateau, the ground rises abruptly with perpendicular rocky sides to
an elevation varying between 610m to 975m. To the South-East of this plateau, the Charla
Reserved Forests, there is a Range of hills about 12 Km long and 6 Km broad. The general
terrain of this plateau is undulating and is well drained by many streams that have cut deep
ravines into the plateau.
The Bhadrachalam Forest Division forms a part of Pranahita-Godavari valley region. The
Pranahita-Godavari valley has not yet been fully surveyed geologically; only small portions
of the field where the coal bearing Barakar Strata found were once explored by
Mr.W.T.Blandford, and later by Mr.W.King (Records of the Geological Survey of India,
Volume XVIII-Part-3, 1881). Inspite of the presence of Coal bearing Barakar Strata, this
area has not been taken up for systematic geological mapping so far. The area to the North of
River Godavari and West of Sabari river is of a complicated nature, but in general the area
represents a Graben (rift valley).A view from Pavanoor village in Nugur R.F. of
Venkatapuram Range will give an idea of this rift valley. In many places the earth has folded
itself, resulting in the sudden lowering of a part of rocks (rifts). Thus abrupt occurrence of
precipitous, perpendicular rocky sides (walls) has resulted. These rifts later formed the
sources of mountain streams, which are conspicuously many in this Division due to these rifts.
These numerous mountain streams, used to drain their water and silt into the river Godavari
ultimately, were tamed by constructing a dam across Taliperu near Charla, creating immense
irrigation facilities for the adjacent lands.
The rocks do not generally show any folding or
any tectonic symptoms. But near Baster, the Archeans show the effects of folding. The
Godavari valley is flanked on either side by extensive tracts of ancient archeans gneiss, with
superincumbent later formations covering portions of the middle area from end to end of the
field. The recent formations in the middle of the graben near about Dummugudem are
denuded away.
2. Materials and method
Study area
The study area in the part of Khammam District of Andhra Pradesh is in between East 80021
- 81009 longitudes and 17036 - 18038 North latitudes and falls in the Survey of India
toposheet No. 55 G/2, 5. It is on left bank of river Godavari.
Methodology
Soil samples were collected from North Zone of Bhadrachalam forest on the 5th of every
month starting with march, 2009 to February, 2010. Each month at 50 x 50 m area was
selected. Collections were made by taking composite samples up to a depth of 10cm, after
scraping off 3cm of surface soil with a sterile trowel. A pit was dug with the trowel which
was sterilized with 70% alcohol and the root zone soil was collected in fresh polyethene bags
along with root bits. The soil temperature was measured with help of soil thermometer. The
soils were brought to the laboratory immediately and composite soil samples of each plant
species were thoroughly mixed and kept in one big polythene bag in refrigerator at 5 0C until
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further study. Soils were taken from the root zone soils, supporting two Angiospermic plants,
Hardwikia bipinata (Caesalpiniaceae) for determining number of soil fungi and VAM fungal
propagules after removing stones and vegetable debris present. Root bits of each species were
fixed separately every month in 1:3 acetic alcohols. Soil samples for chemical analysis were
air dried and passed through 2 mm sieve.
Soil analysis
The soil reaction and moisture content were determined immediately after getting the samples
to the laboratory. The pH of each soil was determined using digital electronics, pH meter.
The moisture content, mechanical analysis, water holding capacity, quantity of organic
carbon, chlorides, available nitrogen, available phosphorus, exchangeable potassium, iron,
copper, zinc and manganese were determined by the methods recommended by piper (1944).
The microelement content of iron, copper, zinc and manganese (in ppm) was measured using
Perkin Elmer model 373 atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Available nitrogen was
estimated by Kjeldahls method. Exchangeable potassium was measured by the intensity
method with the help of Elico flame photometer. Olsens method as modified by Betramson
(1942) was employed in estimating available phosphorous using Elico colorimeter.
Moisture content
The moisture content of the soil was determined as follows:
10 g of 2 mm sieved soil was taken in a known weight of card board paper boat. The same is
kept in hot air oven, adjusted at 1050C, for 11 hours. Next day, the weight of the boat
including dry soil was taken, when it was cool. The moisture content in % was determined as
follows:
Weight of empty paper boat
W1 g
Weight of boat + soil
W2 g
Weight of boat + soil (after dry)
W3 g
Weight of soil before dry W2-W1
W4 g
Weight of soil after dry W3-W1
W5 g
Moisture content
W6 g
W4-W5
Percentage of Moisture content
(W6/W4) X 100
Likewise, the moisture content (in %) of the rhizoshpere soil supporting the two
angiospermic plants under study was determined individually each month.
Organic carbon
The quantity of organic carbon of the soil was estimated by the modified method of Walkley
and Black (Piper, 1944).To one gram of 0.5 mm sieved soil, 10 ml of 1NK2Cr2O7 and 2 ml of
conc. H2SO4 were added. The contents were allowed to cool for 30 min. and then added 3 g
of sodium fluoride. The solution was titrated against 1N ferrous sulphate solution using
diphenyl amine indicator. The turbid blue colour was changed to brilliant green. A blank
titration was carried at the beginning. The organic carbon content (in %) of the soil was
calculated as follows:
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% organic carbon
Blank value - titre value

------------------------------- X Normality of FeSo4 X 3
10
Note
1
1N K2Cr2O7 solution; dissolve 49.04 g of K2Cr2O7 in distilled water and dilute of 1 liter.
1N FeSO4 solution; Dissolve 280g of FeSO4 in 40ml of Conc. H2SO4 ,cool and dilute of 1
liter with distilled water.
Soil Temperature
The soil temperature was recorded while collecting the soil samples with the help of a soil
thermograph at a depth of approximately 10 cm in the top horizon.
3. Results and discussion
Quantitative data in relation to Physico-chemical factors
The results of the quantitative data in relation to physico-chemical factors were analyzed and
represented in table 1 through 5.The following statistical parameters which include minimum,
maximum, median, standard deviation, skewness and kurtosis were studied. The analysis was
carried out keeping view of the importance of the soil quality and a fungal component in it.
The pH values of the soil ranges from 6.5 to 7.9 for soil-1 and 6.56 to 8.39 for soil-2.The
other key parameters were also carefully studied and represented in tabulated form.
4. Conclusion
The main objective of the present study was to understand and analyze the quality of soil in
northern part of Bhadrachalam, Khammam district, Andhra Pradesh, India. The present work
was designed to statistically represent the physico chemical parameters involved with fungi
of the study area. The physico-chemical characteristics of the soil samples reveal that the
soils in this region require attention.
Table 1: Result of chemical and statistical analysis of fungal numbers and seasonal variations
of soil samples collected from the study area
Fungal numbers and seasonal variation
Distribution of fungal numbers (per g) in two soils
Months
March, 2009
April,2009
May,2009
June ,2009
July,2009
August,2009
September,2009
October,2009
November,2009
December,2009
January,2010
Soil fungi
40
40
30
113.3
313
53
30
253
236
33
53
Soil-1
VAM Fungi
0.88
3.04
2.12
4.2
24.44
33.48
58.68
68.72
14.64
25.12
2.60
Soil fungi
34
34
36
505
293
154
36
316
110
26
33
Soil-2
VAM Fungi
3.76
3.04
7.52
9.88
11.20
31.88
97.84
42.72
41.60
34.80
13.72

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February 2010
Min
Max
Median
Std Dev
Skewness
Kurtosis
42
30
313
47.5
102.9616
1.287582
0.034719
1.40
0.88
68.72
9.42
23.34987
1.232405
0.489554
34
26
505
36
156.116
1.540613
1.631026
4.64
3.04
97.84
12.46
27.36585
1.86862
4.068466
Soil-1: Dalbergia Paniculata; Soil-2: Hardwickia bipinata

Table 2: Result of chemical and statistical analysis of percentage of moisture in soil of the
study area
Percentage of Moisture in two soils
Month
March, 2009
April, 2009
May, 2009
June , 2009
July, 2009
August, 2009
September, 2009
October, 2009
November, 2009
December, 2009
January, 2010
February, 2010
Min
Max
Median
Std Dev
Skewness
Kurtosis
Soil-1
0.3800
1.5621
0.7163
2.2190
3.1954
3.3305
7.3717
6.3096
5.6216
4.7928
3.3487
3.2365
0.38
7.3717
3.2835
2.17735
0.31125
-0.66218
Soil-2
4.6293
2.5623
1.7223
3.7732
3.1924
2.8815
19.2636
11.3127
7.3260
5.5524
7.1950
6.6271
1.7223
19.263
5.0908
4.8722
1.9226
4.2122
Soil-1: Dalbergia Paniculata

Soil-2: Hardwickia bipinata
Table 3: Result of chemical and statistical analysis of pH of soil from the study area
pH values recorded in the two soils
Month
March, 2009
April, 2009
May, 2009
June , 2009
July, 2009
August, 2009
September, 2009
October, 2009
November, 2009
December, 2009
January, 2010
February, 2010
Min
Soil-1
7.02
6.75
6.52
6.50
7.90
7.20
7.50
6.50
7.83
7.82
6.70
7.12
6.5

Soil-2
7.32
7.02
6.56
6.70
8.00
6.95
7.00
7.00
7.56
8.39
7.28
7.56
6.56
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Max
Median
Std Dev
Skewness
Kurtosis
7.9
7.07
0.5397
-1.4860
0.3305
8.39
7.15
0.5306
0.3743
0.8285

Table 4: Result of chemical and statistical analysis of soil temperature of soil from the study
area
Soil temperature in Degree Celsius of the two soils
Month
March, 2009
April, 2009
May, 2009
June , 2009
July, 2009
August, 2009
September, 2009
October, 2009
November, 2009
December, 2009
January, 2010
February, 2010
Min
Max
Median
Std Dev
Skewness
Kurtosis
Soil-1
27
30
25
28
26
28
24
24
22
28
22
24
22
30
25.5
2.5702
-1.0379
0.0585
Soil-2
28
31
26.5
28
26
27
24
25
24
29
21
25
21
31
26.25
2.6582
0.3740
-0.1310

Table 5: Result of chemical and statistical analysis of organic carbon content of soil from the
study area
Percentage of Organic Carbon in the two soils
Month
March , 2009*
April, 2009
May, 2009
June , 2009
July, 2009
August, 2009
September, 2009*
October, 2009
November, 2009
December, 2009
January, 2010*
February, 2010*
Min
Soil-1
--2.64
1.83
1.59
3.21
1.38
--0.96
1.14
2.22
----0.96

Soil-2
--1.86
3.45
2.31
2.04
3.57
--3.57
3.66
2.04
----1.86
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Max
Median
Std Dev
Skewness
Kurtosis
3.21
1.71
0.7738
-0.487
0.6606
3.66
2.88
0.8128
-2.5925
-0.0623

*-Data unavailable due to road block to the study area
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A study on biodiversity of soil fungi of Bhadrachalam forest, Khammam

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Weight of boat + soil

Weight of boat + soil (after dry)

Weight of soil before dry W2-W1

Weight of soil after dry W3-W1

Percentage of Moisture content

Blank value - titre value

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