@article{Bhattarai_Mandal_2013, title={Soil microbial biomass in relation to fine root in Kiteni hill Sal forest of Ilam, eastern Nepal}, volume={2}, url={https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/NJBS/article/view/7493}, DOI={10.3126/njbs.v2i0.7493}, abstractNote={<p>Soil microbial biomass in relation to fine root was studied in Kiteni hill Sal (<em>Shorea robusta</em>) forest of Ilam during summer season. The forest had sandy loam type of soil texture. Organic carbon was higher in 0-15 cm depth (2.09%) than in 15-30 cm depth (1.53%). Total nitrogen of 0- 15 cm depth was 0.173% and in 15-30 cm depth was 0.124%. Soil microbial biomass of carbon of Kiteni hill sal forest was (445.14 ?g g<sup>-1</sup>) and microbial biomass of nitrogen was (49.07 ?g g<sup>-1</sup>). Fine root biomass of this forest was 2.34 t ha<sup>-1</sup> (<2 mm diameter) and 0.93 t ha<sup>-1</sup> (2-5 mm diameter) in 0-15 cm depth and 0.73 t ha<sup>-1</sup> (<2 mm diameter) and 0.46 t ha<sup>-1</sup> (2-5 mm diameter) in 15-30 cm depth. Organic carbon, total nitrogen, soil microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen of upper layer soil were negatively correlated with fine root biomass of forest.</p> <p>DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/njbs.v2i0.7493">http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/njbs.v2i0.7493</a></p> <p><em>Nepalese Journal of Biosciences </em>2 : 80-87 (2012)</p>}, journal={Nepalese Journal of Biosciences}, author={Bhattarai, Krishna Prasad and Mandal, Tej Narayan}, year={2013}, month={Jan.}, pages={80–87} }