Urease enzyme is responsible for the hydrolysis of urea fertiliser applied to the soil into NH3 and CO2 with the concomitant rise in soil pH. This, in turn, results in a rapid N loss to the atmosphere through NH3 volatilisation. Due to this role, urease activities in soils have received a lot of attention since it was first reported by Rotini (1935), a process considered vital in the
regulation of N supply to plants after urea fertilisation