Terrestrial ecosystems consist of above- and below-ground components that interact to influence community- and ecosystem-level processes and properties. Soils act as the most important medium between these linkages. These input-output systems influence the soil physico-chemical conditions, diversity and activity of soil biota that are responsible for innumerable processes that occur in the soil. Micro-organisms are the main source of enzymes in soils and a large group of other enzymes are also secreted by the plants in their rhizospheric zone. | Effect of burning, cropping and synthetic microbial community inoculation on soil enzyme activities in 5 year jhum cycle