The Effect of Enzyme Activity on Carbon Sequestration and the Cycle of Available Macro- (P, K, Mg) and Microelements (Zn, Cu) in Phaeozems
Joanna Lemanowicz,
Agata Bartkowiak,
Aleksandra Zielińska,
Iwona Jaskulska,
Magdalena Rydlewska,
Katarzyna Klunek,
Magdalena Polkowska
Affiliations
Joanna Lemanowicz
Department of Biogeochemistry and Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Bydgoszcz Unversity of Science and Technology, 6/8 Bernardyńska Street, 85-029 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Agata Bartkowiak
Department of Biogeochemistry and Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Bydgoszcz Unversity of Science and Technology, 6/8 Bernardyńska Street, 85-029 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Aleksandra Zielińska
Department of Biogeochemistry and Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Bydgoszcz Unversity of Science and Technology, 6/8 Bernardyńska Street, 85-029 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Iwona Jaskulska
Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, 7 Prof. S. Kaliskiego St., 85-796 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Magdalena Rydlewska
Department of Biogeochemistry and Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Bydgoszcz Unversity of Science and Technology, 6/8 Bernardyńska Street, 85-029 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Katarzyna Klunek
Department of Biogeochemistry and Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Bydgoszcz Unversity of Science and Technology, 6/8 Bernardyńska Street, 85-029 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Magdalena Polkowska
Department of Biogeochemistry and Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Bydgoszcz Unversity of Science and Technology, 6/8 Bernardyńska Street, 85-029 Bydgoszcz, Poland
The study objective was to determine the relationship of selected enzyme activities with carbon sequestration and N, P, K, Mg, Zn and Cu contents in Phaeozem soils. Soil samples were taken from a 10 ha area. A selection of their physical and chemical properties and the contents of the available forms of selected macro- and microelements were determined. The activities of dehydrogenases (DEH), catalase (CAT), peroxidases (PER), alkaline (AlP) and acid (AcP) phosphatase, β-glucosidase (BG) and proteases (PR) were also determined. The relationship between enzymatic soil fertility indices (AlP/AcP, BIF, GMea, TEI, BA12 and BA13) and selected soil parameters was also determined. The research used principal component analysis (PCA) to distinguish significantly correlated parameters of a Phaeozem used for agricultural purposes. The study area showed low TOC and K contents and average P and Mg contents. Significant positive correlations were found between the TOC content and activity of the tested enzymes, evidencing that soil enzymes are an important parameter in carbon sequestration and soil nutrient dynamics.
