Agricultural management practices influence the soil enzyme activity and bacterial community structure in tea plantations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The soil quality and health of the tea plantations are dependent on agriculture management practices, and long-term chemical fertilizer use is implicated in soil decline. Hence, several sustainable practices are used to improve and maintain the soil quality. Here, in this study, changes in soil properties, enzymatic activity, and dysbiosis in bacterial community composition were compared using three agricultural management practices, namely conventional (CA), sustainable (SA), and transformational agriculture (TA) in the tea plantation during 2016 and 2017 period. Soil samples at two-months intervals were collected and analyzed.

Results

The results of the enzyme activities revealed that acid phosphatase, arylsulfatase, β-glucosidase, and urease activities differed

SUBMITTER: Chen YP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8131499 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature