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mol KMnO4 g -1 min -1<br />

3.0<br />

2.5<br />

2.0<br />

1.5<br />

1.0<br />

1.20<br />

1.35 Mg m -3<br />

1.50<br />

pF 2.2-2.9 pF 1.3-1.7 pF 0<br />

Fig. 4. Combined effect of <strong>soil</strong> compaction<br />

and water potential on catalase activity<br />

in Orthic Luvisol (Brzezińska et al.,<br />

in preparation)<br />

SOIL AERATION AND HYDROLASES<br />

Pulford and Tabatabai (1988) studied the effect of <strong>soil</strong> redox potential on the<br />

activity of eight hydrolases involved in C, N, P and S cycling in <strong>soil</strong>. Hydrolysis of<br />

native <strong>soil</strong> organic P and pyrophosphate added to <strong>soil</strong> are significantly affected by<br />

waterlogging. Mostly decreases in phosphatase activities were found, especially in<br />

acid and alkaline phosphatases and pyrophosphatases. Some <strong>soil</strong>s showed the increase<br />

in phosphodiesterase activity. The activity of arylsulphatase diminished and<br />

the change in activity of β-glucosidase depended on the <strong>soil</strong>. Urease activity decreased<br />

but amidase activities increased after <strong>soil</strong> waterlogging. Flooded rice <strong>soil</strong>s<br />

showed higher urease activity than upland rice <strong>soil</strong>s (Baruah and Mishra, 1984).<br />

Invertase activity was retarded by <strong>soil</strong> flooding (Chendrayan et al., 1980).<br />

Deng and Dick (1990) reported that the response of rhodanese activity (transferase<br />

converting S 2 O 3 2- to SO 3 2- ) to change in water potential depended on <strong>soil</strong>.<br />

Similarly, Ray et al. (1985) showed a 2.5-6-fold increase in rhodanese activity in a<br />

pokkali (acid sulphate) <strong>soil</strong> after flooding but no changes in a flooded alluvial <strong>soil</strong>.<br />

REFERENCES<br />

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and Biochemistry Eds K. Alef, P. Nannipieri. Academic Press, Harcourt Brace &<br />

Company Publishers, London, 311-373.<br />

2. Baruah M., Mishra R. R. 1984 Dehydrogenase and urease activities in rice field <strong>soil</strong>s.<br />

Soil Biol. Biochem. 16, 423-424.<br />

3. Brzezińska M., Stępniewska M., Stępniewski W. 1998 Soil oxygen status<br />

and dehydrogenase activity. Soil Biol. Biochem. 30, 1783-1790.<br />

4. Brzezińska M., Stępniewska M., Stępniewski W. 2001a Dehydrogenase and catalase<br />

activity of <strong>soil</strong> irrigated with municipal wastewater. Pol. J. Environ. St. 10, 307-311.<br />

5. Brzezińska M., Stępniewska M., Stępniewski W., Włodarczyk T., Przywara G.,<br />

Bennicelli R. 2001b Effect of oxygen deficiency on <strong>soil</strong> dehydrogenase activity pot<br />

experiment with barley. Int. Agrophysics 15, 3-7.<br />

6. Brzezińska M., Stępniewski W., Włodarczyk T. Soil aeration status and catalase<br />

activity. in peparation.<br />

7. Chendrayan K., Adhya T.K., Sethunathan N. 1980 Dehydrogenase and invertase activities<br />

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