Existance of Soil Flora in the Soils of Oil Palm  Growing Areas of Andhra Pradesh

G. Swarna latha; Dr. Amara Srinivasulu; G. Suneetha

Volume : III, Issue : VIII, August - 2013

Existance of Soil Flora in the Soils of Oil Palm Growing Areas of Andhra Pradesh

G. Swarna Latha, Dr. Amara Srinivasulu, G. Suneetha

Abstract :

A study was undertaken to assess the status of soil microbes in oil palm plantation and its contribution to organic matter and mineral nutrients. The soil microbes are present far and wide. Plants are unable to take nutrition without microbes in the soil. Microbes are alive, and must have nutrition to survive, which comes from organic matter. Microbes consume nutrients, microbes undergo metabolism of nitrogen, carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and trace minerals for plants. The microbes convert nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and minerals in the soil to produce food and flowers into a form by which the plants can use. The results revealed that soils are acidic to slightly alkaline and reveals the existence of microorganisms within 15 mandals of Andhra Pradesh, India. The most widely distributed microorganisms are observed in mandals of Bhimadolu, Chepurigudem, Jangareddygudem and Chepurigudem that are added to the yield of the micro–organisms. The widely distributed micro–organisms are Lactobacillus acidophilus, Salmonella typhimurium, Enterococcus faecalis, Serratia marcescens, Alcaligenes faecalis, Micrococcus ureae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus vulgaris, Proteus mirabilis, Alcaligenes denitrificans, Serratia marcescens, Staphylococcus aureus, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Acinetobacter calcoaecticus.