Effect of repeated applications of buprofezin and acephate on soil cellulases, amylase and invertase.
- Authors
- Maddela, Naga Raju
- Format
- Article
- Status
- publishedVersion
- Description
The impact of repeated applications of buprofezin and acephate, at concentrations ranging from 0.25 to 1.0 kg ha-1, on activities of cellulases, amylase, and invertase in unamended and nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium (NPK) fertilizer-amended soil planted with cotton was studied. The nontarget effect of selected insecticides, when applied once, twice, or thrice on soil enzyme activities, was dose-dependent; the activities decreased with increasing concentrations of insecticides. However, there was a rapid decline in activities of enzymes after three repeated applications of insecticides in unamended or NPK-amended soil. Our data clearly suggest that insecticides must be applied judiciously in pest management in order to protect the enzymes largely implicated in soil fertility. ? 2014 Springer International Publishing Switzerland
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- Publication Year
- 2014
- Language
- eng
- Topic
- ACEPHATE
BUPROFEZIN
SOIL ENZYMES
- Repository
- Repositorio SENESCYT
- Rights
- openAccess
- License
- openAccess