Research Article | Published: 01 September 2002

Analysis of Species Diversity under Plantations raised on degraded land

R. K. Verma, D. K. Shadangi and Manoj Sharma

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 25 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 331-337 | 2002
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2002-E8662Z | Cite this article

Abstract

Biological diversity and changes in chemical properties of soil under Gmelina arborea Roxb. and Anthocephalus cadamba (Roxb.) Miq. plantations raised on bhata wastelands of Raipur, Chhatisgarh (India) was studied in October, 1999. The number of ground flora species under Gmelina arborea and Anthocephalus cadamba was 33 m-2 and 19 m-2 respectively. On the basis of importance value index (IVI), Tridax procumbens L. and Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC. were the dominant herb under Gmelina arborea and Anthocephalus cadamba plantations respectively. In general, distribution of most of ground flora species was contiguous. Index of dominance was lower and index of diversity was higher for ground flora under plantations than that of open bhata land. The ground flora under Gmelina arborea has highest diversity index (4.251) than Anthocephalus cadamba (3.778) and open bhata land (3.219). The index of dissimilarity between plantations and open bhata land is high which indicates remarkable degree of dissimilarity in ground flora species.  However, there was plenty of similarity between two plantations as far as ground flora under them was concerned. The population of bacteria, fungi, nematodes, micro-arthropods and vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi spores were significantly more in soil under plantations than that of open bhata land. The soils under plantations have significantly high fertility status.

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Verma, R.K., Shadangi, D.K. and Sharma, M., 2002. Analysis of Species Diversity under Plantations raised on degraded land. Indian Journal of Forestry, 25(3), pp.331-337. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2002-E8662Z

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