Research Article

Effects of Deep Tillage and Straw Returning on Soil Microorganism and Enzyme Activities

Table 3

DTCT and DTDNT values of urease, phosphatase, saccharase, and catalase activities in loam and clay soil.

UreasePhosphataseSaccharaseCatalase
LoamClayLoamClayLoamClayLoamClay

DTCT0–10 cm0.031 0.135 0.051 0.182 −0.012 0.077 0.076 0.091
10–20 cm0.058 0.021 0.132 0.273 −0.131 0.047 0.197 0.127
20–30 cm0.070 0.045 0.144 0.159 0.321 0.030 0.305 0.079
30–40 cm0.062 0.070 0.031 0.659 0.123 0.183 0.171 0.107

DTDNT0–10 cm0.137 0.169 0.524 0.274 0.087 0.175 0.066 0.070
10–20 cm0.124 0.099 0.622 0.533 0.119 0.122 0.145 0.056
20–30 cm0.148 0.136 0.472 0.388 0.488 0.144 0.188 0.076
30–40 cm0.188 0.164 0.405 −0.025 0.322 0.350 0.160 0.058

Bold numbers in the column represented the maximal value.