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Article

The Effect of Enzyme Activity on Carbon Sequestration and the Cycle of Available Macro- (P, K, Mg) and Microelements (Zn, Cu) in Phaeozems

by
Joanna Lemanowicz
1,*,
Agata Bartkowiak
1,
Aleksandra Zielińska
1,
Iwona Jaskulska
2,
Magdalena Rydlewska
1,
Katarzyna Klunek
1 and
Magdalena Polkowska
1
1
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
2
Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, 7 Prof. S. Kaliskiego St., 85-796 Bydgoszcz, Poland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Agriculture 2023, 13(1), 172; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13010172
Submission received: 11 November 2022 / Revised: 16 December 2022 / Accepted: 6 January 2023 / Published: 10 January 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cropping System Impact on Soil Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions)
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Abstract

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.
Keywords: dehydrogenases; catalase; peroxidases; alkaline and acid phosphatase; β-glucosidase; proteases; Phaeozem; soil texture; total organic carbon; total nitrogen; available macro- and microelements dehydrogenases; catalase; peroxidases; alkaline and acid phosphatase; β-glucosidase; proteases; Phaeozem; soil texture; total organic carbon; total nitrogen; available macro- and microelements

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Lemanowicz, J.; Bartkowiak, A.; Zielińska, A.; Jaskulska, I.; Rydlewska, M.; Klunek, K.; Polkowska, M. The Effect of Enzyme Activity on Carbon Sequestration and the Cycle of Available Macro- (P, K, Mg) and Microelements (Zn, Cu) in Phaeozems. Agriculture 2023, 13, 172. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13010172

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Lemanowicz J, Bartkowiak A, Zielińska A, Jaskulska I, Rydlewska M, Klunek K, Polkowska M. The Effect of Enzyme Activity on Carbon Sequestration and the Cycle of Available Macro- (P, K, Mg) and Microelements (Zn, Cu) in Phaeozems. Agriculture. 2023; 13(1):172. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13010172

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Lemanowicz, Joanna, Agata Bartkowiak, Aleksandra Zielińska, Iwona Jaskulska, Magdalena Rydlewska, Katarzyna Klunek, and Magdalena Polkowska. 2023. "The Effect of Enzyme Activity on Carbon Sequestration and the Cycle of Available Macro- (P, K, Mg) and Microelements (Zn, Cu) in Phaeozems" Agriculture 13, no. 1: 172. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13010172

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Lemanowicz, J., Bartkowiak, A., Zielińska, A., Jaskulska, I., Rydlewska, M., Klunek, K., & Polkowska, M. (2023). The Effect of Enzyme Activity on Carbon Sequestration and the Cycle of Available Macro- (P, K, Mg) and Microelements (Zn, Cu) in Phaeozems. Agriculture, 13(1), 172. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13010172

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