Table 3 Soil microbial quantity and biomass

Indicator

5–7

10–12

20–22

28–32

Bacteria (×10⁵ CFU/g)

7.90 ± 2.82a

4.55 ± 2.05a

4.95 ± 2.40a

3.30 ± 1.41a

Fungi (×10³ CFU/g)

3.10 ± 1.52a

2.10 ± 0.42a

4.20 ± 0.57a

4.15 ± 0.50a

Actinomycete (×10⁵ CFU/g)

4.45 ± 1.63a

2.75 ± 0.21a

2.85 ± 1.20a

2.20 ± 0.282a

Microbial biomass carbon (mg/kg)

386.00 ± 1.41a

363.00 ± 49.50a

337.50 ± 16.26a

322.50 ± 4.95a

Microbial biomass nitrogen (mg/kg)

13.05 ± 0.21c

16.70 ± 2.40b

26.15 ± 0.35a

18.95 ± 0.50b

Microbial biomass phosphorus (mg/kg)

260.00 ± 125.15ab

359.50 ± 135.06a

314.50 ± 53.03ab

52.60 ± 20.93b