TY - JOUR 
AU - Zhainagul Yertayeva
AU - Rıdvan Kızılkaya
AU - Sagynbay Kaldybayev
AU - Nurzikhan Seitkali
AU - Nurgul Abdraimova
AU - Aigul Zhamangarayeva
TI - Changes in biological soil quality indicators under saline soil condition after amelioration with alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) cultivation in meadow Solonchak
JO - Eurasian Journal of Soil Science
VL - 8
IS - 3
PB - Federation of Eurasian Soil Science Societies 
SN - 2147-4249 
UR - http://ejss.fesss.org/10.18393/552563
DO - 10.18393/552563
SP , EP - 189-195
KW  - Amelioration, microorganisms, saline soil, soil quality.
PY  - 2019
AB  - Land use and amelioration practices are considered as main drivers in change of biological soil quality indicators in meadow Solonchaks. To gain insight into the impact of amelioration with alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) cultivation on the underlying soil microbiological and biochemical properties, the objective of this study was to determine the effect of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) cultivation on biological soil quality indicators such as microorganisms counts, microbial biomass, basal soil respiration and enzyme activities (dehydrogenase, catalase, -glucosidase, protease, urease, alkaline phosphatase and arylsulphatase) in meadow Solonchak. Post-amelioration with alfalfa cultivation influenced the soil microbiological and biochemical properties and increased soil organic matter content and improved biological soil quality indicators. The results of this study may contribute to future researches for soil microbial communities in different type of amelioration practices in soil quality and sustainable productivity meadow Solonchaks.
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