Effects of Prosopis Juliflora on Soil Microbial and Other Pathogenic Activities: A Review Paper

Wakshum Shiferaw Gemeda

Arba Minch University, College of Agricultural Sciences, Natural Resources Management, Arba Minch, Ethiopia

Dr. Wakshum Shiferaw Gemeda, Arba Minch University, College of Agricultural Sciences, Natural Resources Management, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.

Keywords: Colonization; Extracts; Microbial; Mycorrhization; Native Plants; P.juliflora; Rhizosphere; Soil; Species

Abstract

This paper was aims to assess the effects of Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC (P.juliflora) on the abundance, composition, and activity of soil microbial and pathogenic communities, and their effect of these soil communities on beneficiary plant species. P.juliflora is effective in increasing the total mycorrhizal colonization of roots and reducing heavy metals such as Cadmium (Cd) levels in plants. Results depicted that intensity of mycorrhization of P.juliflora was significantly higher than that of native Acacia species. On the other hand, in study results in all sites in Saudi Arabia revealed that Cmic of P.juliflora was greater in the rhizosphere of P.juliflora than in the rhizosphere of A. ehrenbergiana and A. tortilis. Extracts from parts of P.juliflora are used in disinfecting, and also potentials in various bio-functions against different bacterial pathogens. These extracts are more active in green leaves than dry leaves. The diverse soil microbial associations, antagonistic and biopharmaceutical functions of the extracts of P.juliflora might change the negative perceptions of communities using it and impacts on native plant species.

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