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DETAIL CONTENTS

Chapter I:

INTRODUCTION – 1

1.1 Roles of Soils in Supplying Nutrient Elements – 4
1.2 Supplying Nutrient Elements from Mineral Sources – 5
1.3 Supplying Nutrient Elements from Non-Mineral Sources – 10
1.4 Scope of Enzymes in Tropical Soils – 11
Important Questions – 12

Chapter II:

THEORY OF ENZYMOLOGY – 14

2.1 Definition and Properties of Enzymes – 15
2.2 Working Mechanism of Enzymes – 16
2.3 Energy of Activation – 18
2.4 Zero Order Enzyme Reaction – 19
2.5 First Order Enzyme Reaction – 21
Important Questions – 22

Chapter III:

ROLES OF ENZYMES IN NUTRIENT CYCLING – 23

3.1 Soil – Plant – Animal – Human Relationship – 24
3.2 Organic Matters and Organic Wastes: Problems and Potentials – 26
3.3 Nutrient Cycling in the Soil – Plant System – 30
3.4 Roles of Soil Enzymes – 31
Important Questions – 32