Assessment of Soil Seeds Bank in Uncultivated Area (Shambat)

Abstract

This study was conducted in un cultivated Shambat area, Khartoum Bahri, south of college of Agricultural Studies, Sudan University of Science and Technology during(April to May, 2016),to estimate the soil seed bank in this area. The soil data were collected from area mention above. The distances between samples were equal (10x10 meters) at a depth of (10 cm) and a diameter (8 cm), and the number of samples (25), and the weight of each sample (1) kg. The samples were taken to plant pathology lab in department of plant protection, college of Agricultural Studies, Sudan University of Science and Technology, then the sample mixed with each other and screened sieve (2) Mesh and fragmentation to (5) parts, and then it was added 250 gm sterilized sand to the soil samples and mixed each other and planted it in plastic bags. The result obtained by this experiment, that the board leaves weeds were dominant in this area in compared to narrow leaves weeds.