EFFECT OF VARIOUS AMOUNTS OF SILICIC ACID ON THE ACTIVITY OF "ARYLSULPHATASE" IN AGRICULTURAL SOIL

Abstract

In sulphur deficient soils, sulphatases, play an important role by releasing the sulphur from the organic compounds thereby making sulphur available to plants, which in turn make the soil more fertile. The effect of different amounts of silicic acid on the activity of arylsulphatase, was studied in silicon amended agricultural loan soil collected from Sheffield UK. Present study reveals that silicic acid has inhibitory effect on the activity of arylsulphatase in agricultural soil.