Response of the Microbial Activity to Fosetyl-Aluminium and Copper Oxychloride (Fungicides) in Groundnut (Arachis Hypogaea L.) Soils

Authors

  • A. Rekha Padmini  Department of Microbiology, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapuramu, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • B. Anuradha  Department of Microbiology, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapuramu, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • A. Madhavi  Department of Microbiology, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapuramu, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Rangaswamy V  Department of Microbiology, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapuramu, Andhra Pradesh, India

Keywords:

Microbial activity , Protease enzyme, fungicides (fosetyl-aluminium and copper oxychloride and groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) soils

Abstract

The evaluation of the adverse effect of Fungicides on the microbial community and the soil enzyme activity were evidenced in soil amended with fosetyl-aluminium and copper oxychloride (Fungicides) in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) soils. Variations in activity were independent upon the period of incubation. A fungicide disturbs the activities of soil enzymes and soil micro biota. So we investigated in laboratory conditions that the effect of two fungicides, fosetyl-aluminium and copper oxychloride on enzyme activities, such as protease in two soils collected from groundnut (Arachis hypogaea. L) cultivated fields of Anantapuram district of Andhra Pradesh, India, by conducting experiments at different concentrations (10, 25, 50, 75 and 100 ppm) which are equivalent to field application rates (1.0, 2.5, 5.0, 7.5 and 10.0 kg ha-1). In our present study we observed, protease activities were significantly enhanced at 2.5 and 5.0 kg ha-1 in black and red soils after 10 days of incubation. Furthermore increase in concentration of fungicides and decreased the rate of enzyme activities. However, the stimulatory effect was continued up to 20 days of incubation in black and red soils. Whereas, the decline phase was started after 20 days and the minimum enzyme activities were noticed at the end of 40 days of incubation. But higher concentrations of fungicides at the level of 7.5 to 10.0 kg ha-1 were either toxic or innocuous to protease activity in black and red soils. An increasing trend in the activity of microbial population and soil enzyme activities were observed during 20 days of incubation in both control and treated soil with fungicides. These fluctuations in activities were in accordance to impact of selected fungicides in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) soils.

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A. Rekha Padmini, B. Anuradha, A. Madhavi, Rangaswamy V, " Response of the Microbial Activity to Fosetyl-Aluminium and Copper Oxychloride (Fungicides) in Groundnut (Arachis Hypogaea L.) Soils, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 4, Issue 2, pp.773-783, January-February-2018.