to determine the activity of soil phosphatases to introduce or to optimize the
method convenient for square soil monitoring in the Czech Republic (e.g.
microplate method).
- to give detailed information about phosphatase activity of different sorts to plant
breeders interested in the selection and breeding of varieties suitable for lowinput
and mainly for organic farming. Attention will also be concentrated on
extracellular phosphatases and in co-operation with specialized institutions (e.g.
Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Science) to the effect of arbuscular
mycorrhiza to extracellular soil phosphatase activity. The arbuscular mycorrhiza
association is the most common mycorrhiza type involved in agricultural
systems and can also increase plant nutrients, eg. P.