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Original Research Articles                      Volume : 9, Issue:3, March, 2020

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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2020.9(3): 1739-1745
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.903.201


Enzyme Activities at Varied Soil Organic Carbon Gradients under Different Land Use Systems of Hassan District in Karnataka, India
Sharan Bhoopal Reddy1*, M. S. Nagaraja2, B. C. Mallesha3 and G. G. Kadalli4
1Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Agriculture College, Bheemarayanagudi-585287, Karnataka, India
2Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, UHS, Bagalkot - 587102, Karnataka, India
3Department of Agricultural Microbiology, UAS, GKVK,Bengaluru- 560065, Karnataka, India
4Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agriculture,
Hassan-573225, Karnataka, India
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

Most of the biological processes in any soil proceed through enzyme regulated processes. Activities of soil enzymes indicate the soil biological health and it has significant impact on soil fertility improvement. The soil samples from major land uses systems viz., forests (both natural and manmade), coffee, mulberry, coconut, vegetable, potato and paddy land uses systems, were analyzed for soil organic carbon (SOC) and categorized as low (< 0.5 %), medium (0.5-0.75 %) and high (> 0.75 %) SOC soils. Similar soil samples were analyzed for biological properties i.e, soil enzyme activities for each category. Dehydrogenase and urease activity were observed higher in soils with higher organic matter status, with trend as low SOC< medium SOC< high SOC. And similar trend was observed for acid and alkaline phosphatase activities.


Keywords: Soil Organic Carbon, soil enzyme activities

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Sharan Bhoopal Reddy, M. S. Nagaraja, B. C. Mallesha and Kadalli. G. G. 2020. Enzyme Activities at Varied Soil Organic Carbon Gradients under Different Land Use Systems of Hassan District in Karnataka, India.Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 9(3): 1739-1745. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.903.201
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