Scientists have found highly diverse and rare bacteria and fungi in the first comprehensive study on microbiological properties of soil in the Kaipad region in Kannur.
The study was done by the department of agricultural microbiology, College of Agriculture, Padannakad, Kerala Agriculture University, in collaboration with the department of soil science and agriculture chemistry to generate database on microbes in the Kaipad rice tract through a metagenomic approach.
Elsevier journal published the study by Boby V. Unnikrishnan, Binitha N.K., and Mahesh Mohan. The study was conducted at Ezhome, part of the Kaipad rice tract. The work was done soon after harvest in December-January.
