Population of bacteria, fungi and actinomycetes were varies from 30.26 to 58.51 CFU × 10-7 g-1 soil, 6.76 to 13.84 CFU× 10-3 g-1 soil and 27.11 to 50.61 CFU ×10-4 g-1 Soil, respectively, at harvesting in soybean-safflower cropping sequence. Dehydrogenase activity and acid and alkaline phosphatase activity significantly improved with the application of organic in combination with inorganic. dehydrogenase activity of soil ranged from 41.40 to 64.12 μg TPF g-1 soil 24 hr-1. Acid phosphatase enzyme activity in soil ranged from 39.57 to 64.64 μg p-NP g-1 soil hr-1. Alkaline Phosphatase activity in soil varied from 100.41 to146.80 μg p-NP g-1 soil hr-1.
Dhyaneshwari M Zol, Bhagyaresha R Gajbhiye, Ramprasad N Khandare. Effect of long-term fertilization on microbial population and soil enzymes under soybean-safflower cropping sequence in vertisols. Int J Res Agron 2025;8(7S):05-09. DOI: 10.33545/2618060X.2025.v8.i7Sa.3188
