Soil Microbial Community and Enzymatic Activity of Grasslands under Different Use Practices: A Review
The usage of grassland significantly affects the microbial and biochemical parameters of soil epipedons. The use of grasslands (by mowing, grazing, and mowing and grazing) affects the dominance of bacteria in abundance relative to fungal populations. This was particularly noticeable when manual mowi...
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| description | The usage of grassland significantly affects the microbial and biochemical parameters of soil epipedons. The use of grasslands (by mowing, grazing, and mowing and grazing) affects the dominance of bacteria in abundance relative to fungal populations. This was particularly noticeable when manual mowing was applied. In general, the highest number of microorganisms occurred during spring and summer, which should be associated with the intensity of growth of root systems of grass vegetation. It was noted that the grazing system caused an increase in the enzymatic activity of urease and slightly less dehydrogenases and acid and alkaline phosphatase. Therefore, microbial abundance and enzymatic activity are considered as indicator parameters to evaluate the biological soil environment. They are highly probable estimates of soil fertility and ecosystem biodiversity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-01817e05b87a435cad15c2af81f79b122023-11-23T09:43:20ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952022-05-01125113610.3390/agronomy12051136Soil Microbial Community and Enzymatic Activity of Grasslands under Different Use Practices: A ReviewJustyna Mencel0Agnieszka Mocek-Płóciniak1Anna Kryszak2Department of Soil Science and Microbiology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Szydłowska 50, 60-656 Poznań, PolandDepartment of Soil Science and Microbiology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Szydłowska 50, 60-656 Poznań, PolandDepartment of Grassland and Natural Landscape Sciences, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Dojazd 11, 60-631 Poznań, PolandThe usage of grassland significantly affects the microbial and biochemical parameters of soil epipedons. The use of grasslands (by mowing, grazing, and mowing and grazing) affects the dominance of bacteria in abundance relative to fungal populations. This was particularly noticeable when manual mowing was applied. In general, the highest number of microorganisms occurred during spring and summer, which should be associated with the intensity of growth of root systems of grass vegetation. It was noted that the grazing system caused an increase in the enzymatic activity of urease and slightly less dehydrogenases and acid and alkaline phosphatase. Therefore, microbial abundance and enzymatic activity are considered as indicator parameters to evaluate the biological soil environment. They are highly probable estimates of soil fertility and ecosystem biodiversity.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/5/1136grasslanduse of meadows and pasturesbacteriafungienzyme activity |
| spellingShingle | Justyna Mencel Agnieszka Mocek-Płóciniak Anna Kryszak Soil Microbial Community and Enzymatic Activity of Grasslands under Different Use Practices: A Review Agronomy grassland use of meadows and pastures bacteria fungi enzyme activity |
| title | Soil Microbial Community and Enzymatic Activity of Grasslands under Different Use Practices: A Review |
| title_full | Soil Microbial Community and Enzymatic Activity of Grasslands under Different Use Practices: A Review |
| title_fullStr | Soil Microbial Community and Enzymatic Activity of Grasslands under Different Use Practices: A Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Soil Microbial Community and Enzymatic Activity of Grasslands under Different Use Practices: A Review |
| title_short | Soil Microbial Community and Enzymatic Activity of Grasslands under Different Use Practices: A Review |
| title_sort | soil microbial community and enzymatic activity of grasslands under different use practices a review |
| topic | grassland use of meadows and pastures bacteria fungi enzyme activity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/5/1136 |
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