@article{2932, author = "P. GHOSH", abstract = "A study was conducted in pure and enriched Pine stand to access the impact of enriched plantation on the dynamics of microbial biomass across the season. The experiment was laid out in a completely randomized block design with pure Pine stand and enriched Pine stand as treatments with three replicates. Amongst the treatments the enriched Pine stand maintained a higher microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen compared to pure Pine stand. The repeated measures analyses showed soil moisture, microbial biomass nitrogen and pH were significantly affected due to enrichment of Pine stand. Soil moisture, microbial biomass carbon, nitrogen and organic carbon changed significantly during the growing season. The microbial biomass in soil declined during vigorous growth period across all the treatments with a maximum decline recorded for enriched Pine stand indicating microbial biomass formed an important source of nitrogen during the growth period. Our study demonstrated that the practice of interspacing pure Pine stand with saplings of broad leaved tree species is beneficial in terms of amount of microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen required for plant growth. Enrichment of pure Pine stand is a good practice and should be encouraged for higher multipurpose benefits. More priority should be given to improve the soil health and utility of composition of Pine forests to improve their nutrient use efficiency and make them more productive", issn = "23191473", journal = "IJAIR", keywords = "Central Himalaya;Enriched Pine Stand;Microbial Biomass Carbon and Nitrogen;Pure Pine Stand", month = "March", number = "5", pages = "489-494", title = "{M}icrobial {B}iomass {C}arbon and {N}itrogen {D}ynamics of {A} {P}ure {P}ine {S}tand and an {E}nriched {P}ine {S}tand", volume = "7", year = "2019", }