The Effect of Land Burning on the Presence and Density of Soil Fungi

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10.2991/978-94-6463-825-7_18How to use a DOI?

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Land Burning; Population Density; Soil Fungi; Adaptive Fungi

Abstract

Land clearing through cutting and burning is often used as a method of agricultural land management. Still, it has an impact on land ecology, one of which is the impact on soil microorganisms and fungi. This land burning study is a simulation of shifting cultivation. This study aimed to determine the effect of land burning on the types and densities of fungal populations and determine fungi that are adaptive to burning. This study used a descriptive method, namely a description of the types and densities of fungi and the types of fungi that are adaptive to land burning. Soil samples were taken from the land area before and after burning and then analyzed to identify the types and diversity of fungi that were successfully isolated. The results showed that land burning affected the types and densities of fungal populations. Six types of fungi were found before burning and 42 d after burning: Trichoderma sp., Phytium sp., Penicillium sp., Aspergillus sp., Gliocladium sp., and Fusarium sp. The population density of 48-68 × 10³ CFU/g before burning decreased to 32-57 × 10³ CFU/g 14 d after burning. The population increased to 28 days after burning, to 49-69 × 10³ CFU/g. The four types of fungi that are adaptive to burning are Trichoderma sp., Phytium sp., Penicillium sp., and Aspergillus sp.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ni’matuljannah Akhsan
AU  - Noor Firdausi
AU  - Encik Ahkmad Syaifudin
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/08/22
TI  - The Effect of Land Burning on the Presence and Density of Soil Fungi
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference of Tropical Agrifood Feed and Fuel 2024 (ICTAFF 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 233
EP  - 240
SN  - 2468-5747
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-825-7_18
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-825-7_18
ID  - Akhsan2025
ER  -