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Influence of hexachlorocyclohexane on the nitrogenase activity of rice rhizosphere soil

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The influence of application of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH=gamma BHC), to a submerged tropical field soil at rates equivalent to recommended field rates (1–2.5kg a.i./ha) and twice this level, upon the rhizosphere soil nitrogenase, nitrogen fixers, and soil redox potential (Eh) was investigated. The rhizosphere soil from HCH-treated field exhibited significantly higher nitrogenase activity than that from untreated fields. HCH retarded the drop in redox potential of the field soil upto 80 days after transplantation under submerged conditions. Populations of nitrogen-fixingAzospirillum sp. and Azotobacter, to a greater extent, and anaerobic organisms, to a lesser extent, were stimulated in HCH-treated soils. Results indicate the stimulation of heterotrophic nitrogen-fixing bacteria by HCH in submerged paddy soils.

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    R. N. Mahapatra & V. Rajaramamohan Rao

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Mahapatra, R.N., Rao, V.R. Influence of hexachlorocyclohexane on the nitrogenase activity of rice rhizosphere soil. Plant Soil 59, 473–477 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02184551

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