EFFECT OF FURADAN ON SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE AND CATALASE ACTIVITY OF Eudrilus eugeniae

Eudrilus eugeniae was treated with furadan spiked soil for different time interval (0 h, 24 h, 48 h and 72 h) and the change of antioxidant enzyme (superoxide dismutase and catalase) between treated and untreated were measured spectrophotometrically. It is observed that the superoxide dismutase decreases at 24 h and gradually increases in case of 48 h and 72 h respectively, but a reverse case is observed in case of catalase i.e. it in- creases at 24h and then gradually decreases at 48 h and 72 h respectively in comparison to control.