Effect of Kombu tea (Kombucha) and mix microorganisms culture of Kombu tea production waste on wheat plant yield, dehydrogenase and catalase enzyme activity of soils



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The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the kombucha and lyophilized waste of kombucha culture on wheat plant yield, dehydrogenase, and catalase enzyme activity of soils. This study was carried out under controlled conditions (25C) with randomized plot design on sandy loam (63.03% sand, 21.14% silt, 15.83% clay, 5.80 pH, 1.84% organic matter) and loam (42.15% sand, 42.35% silt, 15.00% clay, 8.01 pH, 1.14% organic matter) soil in the greenhouse of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition Department in Agricultural Faculty of Ondokuz Mayis University. For this purpose, pots were filled by the weight of 3.5 kg soil, and the amount of 0, 10, 20, 30 ml/pot of kombucha and 0.25, 0.50, and 0.75 ml/pot of lyophilized waste of kombucha culture. Then, pandas type of wheat seeds were planted to the pots, the moisture content of the soils was weighed every day and kept at field capacity. After 138 days, plants were harvested. The effects of kombucha and lyophilized waste of kombucha culture on the wheat crop were analyzed by evaluating the yield performance of wheat cropped. Furthermore, the changes of dehydrogenase and catalase enzyme activity were determined in the soil samples taken from each pot. At the end of the greenhouse experiment, it was observed that increases in the amount of kombucha and lyophilized waste of kombucha culture increased wheat yield and also caused an improvement of dehydrogenase and catalase enzyme activity of soils depending on the soil texture. Moreover, it is concluded that the improvements of the soil's biological characteristics were more significant for sandy, loamy soil than the loamy soil.

Keywords: farm wastes, redox enzymes



Country: Turkey

Citation: Toprak Bilimi ve Bitki Besleme Dergisi Vol.4 No.2 pp.76-82 ref.22

Study Mailing Address:
Ondokuz Mays niversitesi, Ziraat Fakltesi, Toprak Bilimi ve Bitki Besleme Blm, 55139 Atakum, Samsun, Turkey

Date Updated: January 12, 2021

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