National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
The aim of present study was to determine the effect of cow dung and urea on the mass loss and decomposition percentage of Pinus longifolia leaf litter in the Chandak forest of Pithoragarh. Litter bags technique was used to determine their mass loss in the forest floor for one year at monthly intervals. Litter bags were collected from untreated controlled samples and treated with 1:1 cow dung treated litter and 05% urea treated samples are taken to the laboratory and then analyzed for their weight loss and decomposition percentage. The decomposition percent was found maximum in the month of September (10.29 %) in 1:1 cow dung , whereas the decomposition percentages was found 6.42 % in 05% urea and 5.47 % in control condition respectively in the month of August and September. The favorable climatic conditions enhanced the decomposition percentages.
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