Applied Ecology and Environmental Research · 2018
LONG-TERM EFFECT OF ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL FARMING PRACTICES ON MICROBIAL BIOMASS CARBON, ENZYME ACTIVITIES AND MICROBIAL POPULATIONS IN DIFFERENT TEXTURED SOILS OF HARYANA STATE (INDIA)
SHEORAN, H. S.
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LONG-TERM EFFECT OF ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL FARMING PRACTIC…
Abstract
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Findings
What changed what, as the paper reports it. Grouped by the measured property. The largest groups are open; open the others as you need them.
dehydrogenase activity
↑ 11
- increase
organic farming vs. conventional farmingsignificant · 0–15 cm · Haryana · Overall farming-system means across 25 paired farm locations; three subsamples pooled per field. Farming-system CD at 5%=4.7; no claim of significance at every location.
Numbers
- treatment 56.1 vs. control 35.3 µg TPF g-1 soil 24hr-1 (+58.92 %) · 0–15 cm
Source · p. 6 “organic farming led to significant improvement in dehydrogenase activity over conventional practice.”
Source · p. 8 “Farming system (F) = 4.7, L x F = 7.5”
alkaline phosphatase activity
↑ 11
- increase
organic farming vs. conventional farmingsignificant · 0–15 cm · Haryana · Overall farming-system means across 25 paired farm locations; farming-system CD at 5%=2.8.
Numbers
- treatment 364.1 vs. control 275.8 µg PNP g-1 soil hr-1 (+32.02 %) · 0–15 cm
Source · p. 7 “The conversion of conventional system of farming to organic farming resulted in a significant increase in phosphatase activity from 275.8 to 364.1”
Source · p. 8 “Farming system (F) = 2.8, L x F = 14.1”
microbial biomass carbon
↑ 11
- increase
organic farming vs. conventional farmingsignificant · 0–15 cm · Haryana · Overall farming-system means across 25 paired farm locations; farming-system CD at 5%=2.2.
Numbers
- treatment 274 vs. control 162 mg kg-1 (+69.14 %) · 0–15 cm
Source · p. 10 “Overall a significantly higher MBC (69.1 %) was observed under organically managed (274 mg kg-1) as compared to conventional (162 mg kg-1).”
Source · p. 8 “Farming system (F) = 2.2, L x F = 11.1”
total bacterial counts
↑ 11
- increase
organic farming vs. conventional farmingsignificant · 0–15 cm · Haryana · Overall farming-system means across 25 paired farm locations; farming-system CD at 5%=0.44. Table5 organic mean23.19 used; Results p13 gives inconsistent23.34. No claim of significant differences in each texture.
Numbers
- treatment 23.19 vs. control 14.87 10^6 CFU g-1 soil (+55.95 %) · 0–15 cm
Source · p. 11 “The consistent increase was noticed in the population of bacteria, fungi and actinomycetes at all the locations under organic farming”
Source · p. 12 “Farming system (F) = 0.44, L x F = 2.22”
Source · p. 12 “| 14.87 | 23.19 | | 12.08 | 18.76 | | 15.09 | 23.24 |”
total fungal counts
↑ 11
- increase
organic farming vs. conventional farmingsignificant · 0–15 cm · Haryana · Overall farming-system means across 25 paired farm locations; farming-system CD at 5%=0.38; not individual texture comparisons.
Numbers
- treatment 18.76 vs. control 12.08 10^3 CFU g-1 soil (+55.3 %) · 0–15 cm
Source · p. 13 “Similarly, fungi population was significantly increased from 12.08×103 CFU g-1 soil to 18.76×103 CFU g-1 soil”
Source · p. 12 “Farming system (F) = 0.38, L x F = 1.90”
total actinomycetes counts
↑ 11
- increase
organic farming vs. conventional farmingsignificant · 0–15 cm · Haryana · Overall farming-system means across 25 paired farm locations; farming-system CD at 5%=0.54. Table5 organic mean23.24 used; Results p13 gives inconsistent22.57. No claim of significant differences in each texture.
Numbers
- treatment 23.24 vs. control 15.09 10^4 CFU g-1 soil (+54.01 %) · 0–15 cm
Source · p. 11 “The consistent increase was noticed in the population of bacteria, fungi and actinomycetes at all the locations under organic farming”
Source · p. 12 “Farming system (F) = 0.54, L x F = 2.7”
Source · p. 12 “| 14.87 | 23.19 | | 12.08 | 18.76 | | 15.09 | 23.24 |”
Set-up
Treatments
- farming system
- organic farmingconventional farming
Measured
- dehydrogenase activityDehydrogenase
- Unit
- µg TPF g-1 soil 24hr-1
- Method
- Casida et al. (1964)
- alkaline phosphatase activityAlkaline phosphatase
- Unit
- µg PNP g-1 soil hr-1
- Method
- Tabatabai and Bremner (1969)
- microbial biomass carbon
- Unit
- mg kg-1
- Method
- Soil fumigation-extraction, Vance et al. (1987)
- total bacterial countsBacteria
- Unit
- 10^6 CFU g-1 soil
- Method
- Serial dilution plate technique; nutrient agar
- total fungal countsFungi
- Unit
- 10^3 CFU g-1 soil
- Method
- Serial dilution plate technique; potato dextrose agar
- total actinomycetes countsActinomycetes/Actinobacteria
- Unit
- 10^4 CFU g-1 soil
- Method
- Serial dilution plate technique; Ken-Knight's medium
Sites
Haryana
- Location
- Billa, Panchkula, HaryanaMamad Khera, Sirsa, HaryanaKurad, Panipat, HaryanaTabar, Panchkula, HaryanaKharian, Sirsa, HaryanaZandli Kalan, Fatehabad, HaryanaHasinga, Fatehabad, HaryanaShahpur, Hisar, HaryanaBiyana Khera, Hisar, HaryanaBahuapur, Panipat, HaryanaIkkas, Jind, HaryanaAmadalpur, Yamunanagar, HaryanaBalerkha, Jind, HaryanaKailram, Kaithal, HaryanaMangoli Jattan, Kurukshetra, HaryanaHajwana, Kaithal, HaryanaRamayan Daderi, Hisar, HaryanaSink, Panipat, HaryanaKandroli, Yamunanagar, HaryanaGilla Khera, Fatehabad, HaryanaShahpur Begu, Sirsa, HaryanaSikanderpur kheri, Kaithal, HaryanaPalwan, Jind, HaryanaKachhwa, Karnal, HaryanaSherpur Sulkhani, Ambala, Haryana
- Land use
- different cropping systems, vegetables and horticultural cropsAgricultural areas
| Depth | Texture | Clay | pH | Organic C | Bulk density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–15 cm | Sand, Loamy sand, Sandy loam, Loam, Silt loam, Sandy clay loam, Clay loam | – | – | – | – |
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