Changes in soil microbial community and activity caused by application of dimethachlor and linuron.

ABSTRACT: Soil microorganisms and their activities are essential for maintaining soil health and fertility. Microorganisms can be negatively affected by application of herbicides. Although effects of herbicides on microorganisms are widely studied, there is a lack of information for chloroacetamide herbicide dimethachlor. Thus, dimethachlor and well known linuron were applied to silty-loam luvisol and their effects on microorganisms were evaluated during112 days long laboratory assay. Dimethachlor and linuron were applied in doses 1.0 kg ha^-1 and 0.8 kg ha^-1 corresponding to 3.33 mg kg^-1 and 2.66 mg kg^-1 respectively. Also 100-fold doses were used for magnification of impacts. Linuron in 100-fold dose caused minor increase of respiration, temporal increase

SUBMITTER: Medo J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8211737 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature