Alteration of certain soil microbiological and biochemical indices of a paddy soil under anthropogenic stress |
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| Authors: | Abid Subhani Liao Min Huang Chang-Yong Xie Zheng-miao |
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| Institution: | (1) College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Department of Resources Science, Zhejiang University, 310029 Hangzhou, China |
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| Abstract: | A 21-day laboratory incubation experiment was conducted to investigate the impact of pesticides (insecticide, herbicide, fungicide)
on paddy field soil health under controlled moisture (flooded soil) and temperature (25°C) environment. The electron transport
system (ETS)/Dehydrogenase activity showed negative correlation with pesticides concentrations, decreased with increase of
pesticide concentration. The higher doses (5 to 10 times field rates) of pesticides significantly inhibited ETS activity,
while lower rates failed to produce any significant reducing effect on the control. The toxicity of pesticides in decreasing
the ETS activity was in the order: insecticide > fungicide > herbicide, irrespective of their rates of application. The pesticides
increased the soil phenol content, which increased with increasing concentration of agrochemicals. The pesticide application
did not produce any significant change in soil protein content. The response of biomass phospholipid content was nearly similar
to that of ETS activity. The phospholipid content decreased with the addition of pesticides in the order insecticide > fungicide
> herbicide and the toxicity was in the order: 10 FR (field rate) > 5 FR > 1.0 FR > 0.5 FR > control.
Project (No. G1999011809) supported by the National Key Basic Research Foundation (973) of China
Ph. D. student at Zhejiang University, from Ministry of Agriculture (Punjab), Government of Pakistan |
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| Keywords: | Electron transport system (ETS) activity Phenol Phospholipids Protein Pesticides Submerged soil |
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