Effects of Fungi on Soil Organic Carbon and Soil Enzyme Activity under Agricultural and Pasture Land of Eastern Türkiye

Soil organic matter (SOM) is a heterogeneous mixture of materials ranging from fresh plant tissues to highly decomposed humus at different stages decomposition. carbon (SOC) status directly related the amount in soil and therefore generally used measure it. sequestration refers removal (C) containing substances atmosphere its storage C pools. The microbial community (SMC) plays an important role cycle, activity considered be main driver differences potential soil. composition SMC crucial for maintaining ecosystem services, as structure also regulate turnover distribution nutrients, well rate Here, we applied fungi on soils taken two fields, one pasture agriculture (wheat cultivation), histosol eastern part Türkiye investigated changes enzyme contents end 41-day incubation period. In study, four fungal species (Verticillium dahliae (SOR-8), Rhizoctonia solani (S-TR-6), Fusarium oxysporum (HMK2-6), Trichoderma sp.) were catalase, urease, alkaline phosphatase activities examined. Results showed that values SOC V. (7.46%), sp. (7.27%), R. (7.03%), Control (6.97%), F. (6.7%) pastureland dahlia (4.72%), control (4.69%), (4.65%), (4.37%), (4.14%) agricultural land, respectively. significantly affected by land use types (p < 0.05). higher observed pastureland. Finally, it was determined fungi. This study terms revealing effects are various types.