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Urease activity in various agro-ecological sub-regions of black soil regions of India [1]

A study was undertaken in the established benchmark soil series in different agro-ecological sub-regions of Black Soil Regions of India with the objective to assess the urease activity as a function of soil depth, bio-climate, cropping system and land use type. The urease activity declined with increase in soil depth. Maximum activity was restricted within 0–30 cm of soil depth. Cropping systems and bio-climates significantly (p sub-humid (dry) > semi-arid (dry) > arid. The activity in different cropping systems was in decreasing order viz.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2013
Kulandaivelu Velmourougane [2], M. V. Venugopalan [3], T. Bhattacharyya & et al [4]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - India [5]
83
4
513-524
Tags:
Soil Resources [6], India [7], Soil Capability [8], Agriculture [9], Land Use [10]
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