Soil application of insecticides influences microorganisms and plant nutrients
- 29 February 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Applied Soil Ecology
- Vol. 14 (1), 55-62
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0929-1393(99)00042-6
Abstract
An experiment was conducted under laboratory conditions to investigate the effect of four insecticides, viz. HCH, phorate, carbofuran and fenvalerate at their field application rates (7.5, 1.5, 1.0 and 0.35 kg a.i. ha(-1), respectively), on the growth and development of bacteria, actinomycetes and fungi as well as their role in the transformations and availability of some plant nutrients in laterite soil (Typic Orchragualf). All the insecticides in general, and HCH and phorate in particular, significantly increased the population of microorganisms in soil. The most predominant genera of microorganisms, such as Bacillus, Micrococcus and Aspergillus were not affected by most of the insecticides. However, some of the insecticides stimulated the growth and development of Bacillus, Proteus, Corynebacterium, Streptomyces, Fusarium, Trichoderma and Rhizopus. On the other hand, some insecticide exerted deleterious effect on the proportions of Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus, Nocardia, Micromonospora, Aspergillus and Rhizopus. Incorporation of insecticides also significantly stimulated the mineralization and availability of organic C, N and P in soil. Among the tested substances, the stimulations were more pronounced with HCH followed by phorate and fenvalerate. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.Keywords
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