Research Journal of Soil Biology1819-34982151-6162Academic Journals Inc.10.3923/rjsb.2015.72.83Triticum aestivum L.) as Affected by Potassium Fertilization and Different Water Regimes]]>AliMaha Mohamed El-Sayed MeihyRasha El- 3201573A greenhouse trial was carried out in Department of Soil and Water Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Egypt from November 2012 to May 2013 to determine the effect of different potassium rates and water regimes on soil microbial properties in a clayey soil. The experiment was factorial with twelve treatments (4 potassium rates×3 water regimes) in triplicates. Three soil microbial indicators were evaluated, microbial biomass (carbon and nitrogen), microbial population (bacteria and fungi) and enzyme activities (urease, phosphatase, catalase and dehyrdogenase). Moreover, the cumulative CO2 was chosen as a microbial indicator and estimated during an incubation experiment for 120 days under natural temperature. 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