1. Effect of Pre-emergence Herbicides on Microbial Biomass and Biochemical Processes in a Typic Fluvaquent Soil Amended with Farm Yard Manure.
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Das AC, Barman S, and Das R
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- Acetanilides toxicity, Agriculture, Aniline Compounds toxicity, Bacteria drug effects, Biochemical Phenomena drug effects, Biomass, Carbon analysis, Fungi drug effects, Manure, Nitrates analysis, Nitrogen analysis, Phosphorus analysis, Soil chemistry, Thiocarbamates toxicity, Herbicides toxicity, Soil Microbiology, Soil Pollutants toxicity
- Abstract
Application of thiobencarb, pendimethalin and pretilachlor at rates of 7.5, 10.0 and 2.5 kg a.i. ha(-1), respectively, under laboratory conditions, significantly increased microbial biomass C, N and P, resulting in greater availability of C, N and P in soil amended with farm yard manure. Application of thiobencarb highly induced microbial biomass C (46.3 %) and N (40.6 %), while pretilachlor and thiobencarb augmented microbial biomass P to the extent of 14.9 % and 14.1 %, respectively. Application of pendimethalin retained the highest amount of total N (19.9 %), soluble NO3 (-) (56 %) and available P (69.5 %) in soil. A similar trend was recorded with thiobencarb for oxidizable organic C (18.1 %) and with pretilachlor for exchangeable NH4 (+) (65.8 %). At the end of the experiment, the highest stimulation of bacteria was recorded with thiobencarb (29.6 %), while pretilachlor harboured the maximum number of actinomycetes (37.2 %) and fungi (40 %) in soil compared to the untreated control.
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- 2015
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