Evaluation of Physicochemical Component and Microbial Populations of Diuron Treated Soil in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria
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This study was aimed at assessing the effect of different concentrations of diuron on physicochemical component and microbial population of soils in Yola. A samples of soil treated with different concentrations of diuron were obtained at 0, 2, 4 and 6 weeks after treatment. The physicochemical properties and the microbial component and populations of the sampled soils were assessed using a standard procedures. The results showed that the different concentrations of diuron had no significant effect on all the physicochemical components of the soil especially at 0 week after application (WAT) except at 4th WAT on the pH, organic carbon, organic matter and percentage of total nitrogen of the soil; and CA++ content at 6th WAT. Also, the bacterial and fungal populations, the different concentrations of the herbicide had no significant effect. The Rhizopus species of fungi was found present in all the soils samples treated with especially the highest concentrations of the herbicide while Aspergillus species was only found in the control soil sample and that of the lowest concentration of diuron. In conclusion, the different concentrations of diuron only have a significant effect on the pH, organic carbon, organic matter and % of total nitrogen of soils at 4th WAT. On the bacterial and fungal populations, however, the herbicide’s concentrations have no significant effect.
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