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C. Sarathambal, M. Rathore, D. Jaggi and Bhumesh Kumar. 2016. Response of soil enzymes to elevated CO2 and temperature in weeds associated with rice-wheat cropping system . Indian Journal of Weed Science : 48( 1) 29- 32.







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Volume Issue Publication year Page No Type of article
48 1 2016 29-32 Full length articles
Response of soil enzymes to elevated CO2 and temperature in weeds associated with rice-wheat cropping system

C. Sarathambal, M. Rathore, D. Jaggi and Bhumesh Kumar

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.5958/0974-8164.2016.00006.X

Email: saratha6@gmail.com
Address: ICAR-Directorate of Weed Research, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 482 004

Keywords:

Elevated CO2, Elevated temperature, Open top chambers, Rice, Soil enzymes, Wheat



Abstract:

Biological properties of the soil have often been proposed as early and sensitive indicators of soil ecological stress or other environmental changes. In the present investigation, the soil samples were collected from weeds associated with rice- wheat cropping system from open- top chambers to assess the effect of elevated CO2 and temperature on soil enzymes. In Rabi season, higher activity of FDA hydrolysis rate was noticed in wild oat with 26.5 (µg fluorescein/g/h) at elevated CO2 + ambient temperature levels. Dehydrogenase activity was higher at enrichment of CO2 for P. minor with 35.9 (µg TPF/g soil/24 h). Urease significantly was higher in enrichment of CO2+ elevated temperature with wild oat 34.6 (µg NH4/g soil/24 h) followed by wheat (31.5µg NH4/g soil/24 h) with elevated CO2 + ambient temperature. In Kharif season, enrichment of CO2 concentration in rhizosphere of Echinochloa crusgalli recorded with higher FDA hydrolysis rate (19.8 µg fluorescein/g/h), dehydrogenase activity (39.8 µg TPF/g soil/24 h) and urease  activity (45.6 µg NH4/g soil/24 h) respectively. We found the carbon dioxide enrichment significantly increased the soil enzymes like dehydrogenase, fluorescein diacetate (FDA) hydrolysis and urease activity in weeds rhizosphere than the crops





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