Determination of the Effects of Hazelnut Husk and Tea Waste Treatments on Urease Enzyme Activity and Its Kinetics in Soil

Authors : Rıdvan KIZILKAYA, İmanverdi EKBERLİ

Pages : 299-310

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Publication Date : 2008-07-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this research, the effects of 5% treatment of hazelnut husk insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(HH); and tea production waste insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(TEW); to clay loam soil on urease enzyme activity and its kinetics were determined in a 30-day soil incubation experiment. For this purpose, kinetic parameters insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Vmax, Km, and Vmax/Km,); were calculated by determining urease activity in organic wastes treated soils in different substrate concentrations insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0%, 1%, 2%, 4%, 6%, 8%, 10%, and 12%);, incubation periods insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 h);, and incubation temperatures insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0, 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 °C); at the end of the 30 days of the incubation. The results of the study showed that: a); Treatments of soil with hazelnut husk and tea waste increased urease activity in soil, b); the reaction velocity increased as substrate concentration increased, however this increase continued up to 8% substrate concentration level in control soil and 10% substrate concentration level in organic waste amendment soil, c); While the reaction velocity of control soil became constant at 10% substrate concentration level, it became constant at 12% substrate concentration level in organic waste amendment soil. In both control and soil treated with organic wastes, the highest reaction velocity in substrate concentrations was determined at the incubation temperature of 50 °C. The highest Vmax in control and soil treated with organic wastes insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(TEW and HH); was observed at 50 °C. The highest Km was observed at 40 °C in control and at 50 °C in TEW and HH treatments. The highest Vmax/Km was observed at 50 °C in control, at 30 °C in HH treatment, and at 40 °C in TEW treatment soils.
Keywords : Organic waste, hazelnut husk, tea waste, urease, soil, kinetic parameters