Association of microbe with different size of soil particle size fraction / Mohd Azizy Azizan

Soil particles vary greatly in size, and soil scientists classify soil particles into sand, silt, and clay. Starting with the finest, clay particles are smaller than 0.002 mm in diameter. Some clay particles are so small that ordinary microscopes do not show them. Silt particles are from 0.002 to 0....

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Main Author: Azizan, Mohd Azizy
Format: Student Project
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Plantation and Agrotechnology 2019
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/24105/
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description Soil particles vary greatly in size, and soil scientists classify soil particles into sand, silt, and clay. Starting with the finest, clay particles are smaller than 0.002 mm in diameter. Some clay particles are so small that ordinary microscopes do not show them. Silt particles are from 0.002 to 0.05 mm in diameter. Sand ranges from 0.05 to 2.0 mm. Particles larger than 2.0 mm are called gravel or stones. Most soils contain a mixture of sand, silt and clay in different proportions. Soil structure depends on the association between mineral soil particle (sand, silt, and clay) and organic matter, in which aggregates of different size and stability are formed. Due to differences in mineralogical composition and organic matter density, soil particle size fractions (PSF) provide different surface properties and micro-environments, which may affect the adsorption of chemicals and select for distinct microbial community. In this experiment, two methods are used which are sieving and spread plate method. Sieving process is important to get the different size of soil particle. Meanwhile, spread plate method is used to determine the quantity of microbe in every different size of soil particle. Therefore, the result will determine which size of soil particle(silt, sand, clay) have the most microbial activity.
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spelling uitm-241052020-08-06T04:18:16Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/24105/ Association of microbe with different size of soil particle size fraction / Mohd Azizy Azizan Azizan, Mohd Azizy G Geography (General) S Agriculture (General) Soils. Soil science. Including soil surveys, soil chemistry, soil structure, soil-plant relationships Soil particles vary greatly in size, and soil scientists classify soil particles into sand, silt, and clay. Starting with the finest, clay particles are smaller than 0.002 mm in diameter. Some clay particles are so small that ordinary microscopes do not show them. Silt particles are from 0.002 to 0.05 mm in diameter. Sand ranges from 0.05 to 2.0 mm. Particles larger than 2.0 mm are called gravel or stones. Most soils contain a mixture of sand, silt and clay in different proportions. Soil structure depends on the association between mineral soil particle (sand, silt, and clay) and organic matter, in which aggregates of different size and stability are formed. Due to differences in mineralogical composition and organic matter density, soil particle size fractions (PSF) provide different surface properties and micro-environments, which may affect the adsorption of chemicals and select for distinct microbial community. In this experiment, two methods are used which are sieving and spread plate method. Sieving process is important to get the different size of soil particle. Meanwhile, spread plate method is used to determine the quantity of microbe in every different size of soil particle. Therefore, the result will determine which size of soil particle(silt, sand, clay) have the most microbial activity. Faculty of Plantation and Agrotechnology 2019 Student Project NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/24105/1/24105.pdf Azizan, Mohd Azizy (2019) Association of microbe with different size of soil particle size fraction / Mohd Azizy Azizan. (2019) [Student Project] <http://terminalib.uitm.edu.my/24105.pdf> (Unpublished)
spellingShingle G Geography (General)
S Agriculture (General)
Soils. Soil science. Including soil surveys, soil chemistry, soil structure, soil-plant relationships
Azizan, Mohd Azizy
Association of microbe with different size of soil particle size fraction / Mohd Azizy Azizan
title Association of microbe with different size of soil particle size fraction / Mohd Azizy Azizan
title_full Association of microbe with different size of soil particle size fraction / Mohd Azizy Azizan
title_fullStr Association of microbe with different size of soil particle size fraction / Mohd Azizy Azizan
title_full_unstemmed Association of microbe with different size of soil particle size fraction / Mohd Azizy Azizan
title_short Association of microbe with different size of soil particle size fraction / Mohd Azizy Azizan
title_sort association of microbe with different size of soil particle size fraction / mohd azizy azizan
topic G Geography (General)
S Agriculture (General)
Soils. Soil science. Including soil surveys, soil chemistry, soil structure, soil-plant relationships
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/24105/