The Great Banyan Tree (<i>Ficus benghalenszs</i> L.), Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah-The Periodical Variation in its Soil Fertility Status

Abstract

Under the present investigation, for preserving the Great Banyan Tree (Ficus benghalensis L.) of religious, tourism and botanical significance,-its root environment has thoroughly been investigated which was not yet been explored. From the results it is clear that the entire soil which is supporting nearly 95-98% soil-proproot system is quite low in organic carbon content and consequently resulting into its unfavourable physico-chemical properties. A few important physico-chemical properties have been tabulated and at the end some valuable suggestions are given.