Appendix 8 - preliminary analyses of microbial populations in sampled substrates at Homoxi

Microbial populations in gravel substrates (SC), yellow latosols (LA) and red-yellow latosols (LVA) at Homoxi

Sample

Substrate

Bacteria

Fungi

Actinomycetes

 

 

 

Moulds

Yeasts

 

 

 

--------------------- UFC/gramme of soil (X104)--------------------

18

SC (open gravels)

32.0

17.0

8.0

2.0

5

SC + vegetation

89.0

4.0

-

0.2

25

LA (recently burned)

200.0

0.7

-

0.5

10

LA secondary forest

121.0

20.9

40.0

 

6

LVA forest

12.0

4.7

7.0

 

Fungal genera found in substrate samples from Homoxi

Substrate

Genera

SC (open gravels)

 

SC + vegetation

Penicilium sp; Trichoderma, sp; (?, ?)

LA (recently burned)

Penicilium sp; (?)

LA secondary forest

Trichoderma sp; Rhizopus sp., (?)

LVA forest

Penicilium sp; Botrytis sp. (?, ?)

? = unidentified genus