Effect Application of Sewage Sludge and Sewage Sludge Enriched with Chemical Fertilizer on The Rate of Organic Carbon, Respiration and Enzyme Activity of Soil under Basil Cultivation

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Article 3, Volume 26, Issue 3, July 2012   

Document Type: Research Article

DOI: 10.22067/jsw.v0i0.14882

Authors

H. Dehghan Manshadi^{* 1}; M.A. Bahmanyar¹; A. Lakzian²; S. Salek Gilani¹

¹Department of Soil Science, Sari Agricultural Science and Resources Natural University

²Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Abstract

Sewage sludge with having the organic matter is considered as a source of micro and macro elements. In order to investigate the effect of different levels and period of application of sewage sludge (SS) on organic matter, respiration, and acid and alkaline phosphatase activity, factorial design were studied, in 3 replications. Sewage sludge at five levels, (20 and 40 tons of sewage sludge, 20 and 40 tons of sewage sludge + 50 percent of chemical fertilizers (CF) per hectare, without taking sewage sludge) and period of application three levels (two, three and four years) was considered. The results showed that application of SS at all levels, increased soil organic carbon (O.C) and soil microbial respiration and enzyme activity were compared with the controls (p

Keywords

Sewage sludge; Organic carbon; Soil microbial respiration; Alkaline phosphatase; Acid phosphatase