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Nur Masirah Mohd Zain, . and Rosli Mohamad, . and Kamaruzaman Sijam, . (2011) Bacterial population in soil of a young oil palm plantation. [Proceedings Paper]
Abstract
The soil provides habitat for a wide range of microorganisms such as bacteria to live. Their important roles in the ecosystem some being beneficial while others could be pathogenic demand certain study to understand their presence. This study was conducted aimed at isolating and identifying the bacterial species present in soil of a young oil palm plantation and associate them to their role either being pathogenic or beneficial in the ecosystem. Soil samples 0-15 cm were collected randomly from a young oil palm area in UPM Serdang Selangor. Soil dilutions were made from 10 g of soil sample and plated using drop plate technique on Nutrient Agar NA incorporated with cyclohexamide and incubated at 25C in darkness for 24 hours. Colony count was done followed by isolation process to obtain the pure culture. Isolates were identified by phenotypic fingerprint using BIOLOG Gen III Microplate „. The isolated species were identified as Malikia spinosa Bacillus humi Bacillus cereus/thuringiensis Bacillus pseudomycoides and Bacillus sp. with a total bacterial count of 3.9X10� cfu/g of soil dry weight. The identified isolates are not pathogenic towards oil palm.
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Abstract
The soil provides habitat for a wide range of microorganisms such as bacteria to live. Their important roles in the ecosystem some being beneficial while others could be pathogenic demand certain study to understand their presence. This study was conducted aimed at isolating and identifying the bacterial species present in soil of a young oil palm plantation and associate them to their role either being pathogenic or beneficial in the ecosystem. Soil samples 0-15 cm were collected randomly from a young oil palm area in UPM Serdang Selangor. Soil dilutions were made from 10 g of soil sample and plated using drop plate technique on Nutrient Agar NA incorporated with cyclohexamide and incubated at 25C in darkness for 24 hours. Colony count was done followed by isolation process to obtain the pure culture. Isolates were identified by phenotypic fingerprint using BIOLOG Gen III Microplate „. The isolated species were identified as Malikia spinosa Bacillus humi Bacillus cereus/thuringiensis Bacillus pseudomycoides and Bacillus sp. with a total bacterial count of 3.9X10� cfu/g of soil dry weight. The identified isolates are not pathogenic towards oil palm.
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| Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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| Additional Information: | Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor Malaysia. QR22 M3I61 2011 vol.2 Call Number. |
| AGROVOC Term: | Bacteria |
| AGROVOC Term: | Oil palm |
| AGROVOC Term: | Plantations |
| AGROVOC Term: | Soil sampling |
| AGROVOC Term: | Chemical properties |
| AGROVOC Term: | Isolation |
| AGROVOC Term: | Identification |
| AGROVOC Term: | Bacterial counting |
| AGROVOC Term: | Bacillus |
| AGROVOC Term: | Bacillus cereus |
| Geographical Term: | MALAYSIA |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim |
| Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2025 05:15 |
| URI: | http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12983 |
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