Dehydrogenase activity in Lumbricus terrestris casts and surrounding soil affected by addition of different organic wastes and Zn

Kızılkaya R.

BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY, vol.99, no.5, pp.946-953, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 99 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.03.004
  • Journal Name: BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.946-953
  • Keywords: earthworm, wormcasts, C/N ratio, zinc, dehydrogenase activity, MICROBIAL BIOMASS, AGRICULTURAL SOILS, ENZYME-ACTIVITIES, EARTHWORM CASTS, HEAVY-METALS, ZINC, L., RESPIRATION, PARAMETERS, FRACTIONS
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A laboratory experiment was conducted to determine the effects of different organic wastes such as wheat straw (WS), tea production waste (TEW), tobacco production waste (TOW), cow manure (CM) and hazelnut husk (HH) on dehydrogenase activity (DHA) in casts of earthworm Lumbricus terrestris and surrounding soil using 5% (dry weight) application rates associated with increasing doses of Zn (0, 50, 100, 250, 500 and 1000 mu g g(-1)). Twenty one days after treatment of Zn and organic wastes, the DHA analyses were carried out on collected casts and soil samples.