Study of Dehydrogenase Activity to Select Plant Species for the Perturbed Overburden Soil Environment, Jharia Coalfields, India
Title
Study of Dehydrogenase Activity to Select Plant Species for the Perturbed Overburden Soil Environment, Jharia Coalfields, India
Authors
Chitralekha Sengupta et al.,
Keywords
Dehydrogenase activity | Ecological perturbations
Publication Details
Vol: 2; Iss: 6; Jun 16 | ISSN: 2454-5422
Abstract
Dehydrogenase activity has been used as an indicator to assess the soil health keeping this in mind, the dehydroganase activity of disturbed overburden dump was observed in the present study to know the status of ecologically perturbed systems such as overburden dumps. These overburden dumps arise due to the open cast mining activities in coal mines. Experiments were also conducted to know the status of this enzyme activity in such overburden dump in Jharia Coalfield, India, when subjected to treatments in order to evaluate how spoil amendments support and boost the biological activities. Maximum DHA was observed in F. religiosa followed by D. strictus. The plot with cow dung manure depicted the maximum DHA activity than the rest of the plots. Application of VAM proved to be fruitful in enhancing dehydrogenase activity.