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Some Soil Enzymatic Studies in Five Semi-arid Plant Species of Rajasthan


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An experiment was conducted to observe the soil enzyme activity and nitrogen assimilation by five legume species viz: Mucuna pruriens, Clitoria ternatea. Rhynchosia minima (all climbers), Crotalaria burhia and Mimosa hamata (both bushes). Higher soil organic carbon, per gram nitrate reductase and dehydrogenase activity was observed in the bush C. burhia rhizosphere as compared to control. However, maximum moisture content and NO -N was observed in the soil 3 under M. hamata bush than the control. In case of NH -N and phosphorus, higher content was recorded in the soils 4 under R. minima and C. ternatea climbers than the control soil. Maximum and minimum height was recorded in M. pruriens and M. hamata. Whereas, higher acid and alkaline phosphatase activity was recorded from the rhizospheric soil of R. minimaand M. hamata. Maximumcollar diameter and soil electrical conductivity was observed in C. ternatea and M. pruriens soils. M. hamata proved to be well suited in alkaline soil than other species. On the basis of results obtained all these five species influenced higher enzyme activities in natural habitat as well as in the field trial and showedsignificant improvement in soil fertility as well.

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Ammonium nitrogen (NH -N), Nitrate nitrogen (NO -N), Dehydrogenase activity, Soil organic carbo
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S. P. Chaukiyal
Plant Physiology Discipline, Botany Division Forest Research Institute, Dehradun 248006 (Uttarakhand)
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Peer Muzamil Shams
Plant Physiology Discipline, Botany Division Forest Research Institute, Dehradun 248006 (Uttarakhand)
India


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S. P. Chaukiyal
Plant Physiology Discipline, Botany Division Forest Research Institute, Dehradun 248006 (Uttarakhand), India
Peer Muzamil Shams
Plant Physiology Discipline, Botany Division Forest Research Institute, Dehradun 248006 (Uttarakhand), India

Abstract


An experiment was conducted to observe the soil enzyme activity and nitrogen assimilation by five legume species viz: Mucuna pruriens, Clitoria ternatea. Rhynchosia minima (all climbers), Crotalaria burhia and Mimosa hamata (both bushes). Higher soil organic carbon, per gram nitrate reductase and dehydrogenase activity was observed in the bush C. burhia rhizosphere as compared to control. However, maximum moisture content and NO -N was observed in the soil 3 under M. hamata bush than the control. In case of NH -N and phosphorus, higher content was recorded in the soils 4 under R. minima and C. ternatea climbers than the control soil. Maximum and minimum height was recorded in M. pruriens and M. hamata. Whereas, higher acid and alkaline phosphatase activity was recorded from the rhizospheric soil of R. minimaand M. hamata. Maximumcollar diameter and soil electrical conductivity was observed in C. ternatea and M. pruriens soils. M. hamata proved to be well suited in alkaline soil than other species. On the basis of results obtained all these five species influenced higher enzyme activities in natural habitat as well as in the field trial and showedsignificant improvement in soil fertility as well.

Keywords


Ammonium nitrogen (NH -N), Nitrate nitrogen (NO -N), Dehydrogenase activity, Soil organic carbo

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