Mean microbial count
(cfu/g) ± SD
Iyanomo
Akwete
Iyanomo
Akwete
(May)
(June )
(September )
(October)
Bacteria
4.6×10
5
± 1.7×10
3
3.8×10
5
± 1.0×10
4
3.2×10
7
± 7.0×10
5
2.8×10
7
± 5.1×10
5
Fungi
2.8×10
4
± 3.4×10
3
5.5×10
4
± 1.5×10
3
1.1×10
4
± 3.4×10
3
4.0×10
4
± 1.7 ×10
2
Table 1
: Fungal and bacterial counts of the rhizosphere soil of rubber from Iyanomo and Akwete plantations between May and October, 2004.
