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VOL. 7, ISSUE 3 (2025)
Soil physico-chemical properties of the char kukri-mukri mangrove forest in Bhola district, Bangladesh
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Md. Ashrafur Rahman Bhuiyan, Gazi Mosharof Hossain, Mohammad Mahfuzur Rahman
Abstract
The present study analyzes the soil physico-chemical properties, viz., moisture content, maximum water holding capacity, pH, electrical conductivity, organic carbon, total nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, zinc, calcium, magnesium, copper, and manganese of the Char Kukri-Mukri mangrove forest in the Bhola district of Bangladesh, using standard soil analysis methods during 2023-2024. The average values of moisture content and maximum water holding capacity varied from 11.91±1.01% to 31.57±0.59% and 43.86±1.04% to 67.04±0.86%, respectively. The average soil pH value indicates a slightly alkaline reaction, which ranged between 7.72±0.12 and 7.88±0.14. The electrical conductivity of soil was varied from 4.55±0.21 dS/m to 9.58±0.57 dS/m. The average organic carbon value ranged from 0.12±0.01% to 1.43±0.09%. The average values of total nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur, zinc, copper, and manganese were found to range from 0.010±0.001% to 0.120±0.010%, 5.84±0.59 μg/g to 13.63±1.37 μg/g, 0.21±0.02 meq/100g to 0.36±0.05 meq/100g, 14.61±1.43 meq/100g to 29.8±2.10 meq/100g, 7.97±1.35 meq/100g to 14.64±1.16 meq/100g, 124.8±22.80 μg/g to 321.60±36.82 μg/g, 1.42±0.31 μg/g to 2.37±0.46 μg/g, 1.47±0.32 μg/g to 4.56±0.76 μg/g, and 9.28±2.41 μg/g to 36.99±11.30 μg/g, respectively. Significant differences in the mean values of soil parameters were observed at the 5% level according to DMRT. The majority the soil parameters showed correlation with one another at different levels of significance. The comprehensive findings of this study on soil physico-chemical parameters indicate that the edaphic quality of the study area is favorable for restoring degraded areas by planting selected mangrove tree species, which serves as a vital strategy for environmental sustainability, enhancing biodiversity, protecting coastlines, and supporting local communities.
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Pages:95-101
How to cite this article:
Md. Ashrafur Rahman Bhuiyan, Gazi Mosharof Hossain, Mohammad Mahfuzur Rahman "Soil physico-chemical properties of the char kukri-mukri mangrove forest in Bhola district, Bangladesh". International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Vol 7, Issue 3, 2025, Pages 95-101
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