Effects of Pesticides on Enzyme Activity of β-GLUCOSIDASE and Cellulase Enzyme in soil of Farrukhabad Region (U.P.) INDIA

Abstract

In the present study, modern agriculture depends upon the chemical pesticides are frequently used in agriculture fields to increase crop production. Effect of pesticides on enzyme activity of β-glucosidase and cellulase enzymes in soil of Farrukhabad region. Soil were collected in rainy season (August 2021) from Farrukhabad region viz., Kaimganj, Amritpur and Farrukhabad tahsil. Soil microbial diversification is indispensible to maintain functional diversity and enzyme mediated critical soil process that detoxify soil from environmental pollutants like pesticides, due to excessive use of pesticides viz., Cypermethrin, Endosulfan and Mancozeb controlling the insects. In India the present study was carried out to assess the effect of different concentration of the pesticides. Results shown that the effect of pesticides on soil enzyme activity slightly decreases while with out pesticides enzyme activity of β-glucosidase and cellulase increases in selected soil.