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• TITLE: Arid Agroecosystem Shrubs Enhance Enzyme Activities during the Dry Season

  AUTHORS: Sire Diedhiou, Komi B. Assigbetsee, Arfang O. K. Goudiaby, Ibrahima Diedhiou, Aminata N. Badiane, Modou Sène, Mamadou Khouma, Arona N. S. Samba, Richard P. Dick

  KEYWORDS: Shrubs, Sahel, Hydraulic Lift, Enzyme Activities, Rhizosphere

  JOURNAL NAME: American Journal of Plant Sciences, Vol.11 No.2, February 20, 2020

  ABSTRACT: In Senegal, in the Sahel region, the agroecosystem is dominated by two Sahelian shrubs able to redistribute water from deep soil to the surface. This study was carried out to determine the impact of these shrubs on soil microbial activity. A 2 × 3 factorial design was set up during the dry and wet season with three soil treatments: rhizospheric, bulk and non-rhizospheric soil. During the dry season, the presence of shrubs resulted in significantly higher phosphatase acid activity for Guiera senegalensis (p β-glucosidase and phosphatase acid had the highest correlation with the rhizospheric soil during the dry season respectively 98% and 97%. Soil moisture content was highly correlated with the rhizospheric soil (85%), chitinase activity (99%) and β-glucosidase (97%). Shrubs maintained a moister environment during the dry season which was critical in stimulating microbial activities; this has significant implications for agroecosystem management in the Sahel.