Abstract
Potassium chlorate is widely used as an active substance for flower induction in longan plantation fields for the off-season production of fruits in northern Thailand. The effects of the application of chlorate on the mineralization of organic matter in soil, nitrification in soil and the number of culturable soil bacteria were examined. No effect or a very small effect of chlorate on the mineralization of organic matter and soil bacterial number was observed, whereas nitrification was significantly suppressed. Suppression of nitrification should be taken into consideration as a possible side-effect of potassium chlorate in longan plantation soil.
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