Among all the measurement methods on activity of urease

indophenol blue colorimetric method

higher accuracy of the measurement results and better reproducibility

is the most widely used measurement method on activity of urease. However

this kind of method also owns some drawbacks

for examples

filtered fluid of cultivated soil is muddy and concentration of substrate has a great influence on the activity of urease. Based on the former measurement methods

four crucial parameters was taken to

such as method of filtration

time of cultivation

concentration of substrate and choice of buffer solution

the comparative tests in order to improve the accuracy of the measurement results of indophenol blue colorimetric method. The result of improved method is closer to the real activity of urease in soil with the conditions that choosing 5% concentration of substrate and pH10.0 borate buffer solution during the cultivation

extracting and filtrating with potassium chloride solution after 24-hours cultivation. The result of improved indophenol blue colorimetric method is 2.46 times better than the traditional method.