The objective of this study was to investigate the developmental dynamics of proteolytic and ammonification bacteria at different variants of manure application under maize (Zea mays L.). The trials were conducted at the Swadzim Experimental-Didactic Station (52^o26’ N; 16^o44’ E) which belongs to the University of Life Sciences in Poznań. The experiment was established in accordance with the random block design method and comprised 14 soil objects, each in four replications. The investigations were single-factorial and the factor levels comprised 8 methods of manure application in the case of maize grown for silage and 6 methods, when maize was grown for seeds. Proteolytic and ammonification bacteria numbers depended on the method of manuring and the date of the performed analyses. The highest numbers of proteolytic microorganisms under maize cultivated for silage were observed during the phase of emergence in the combination of winter catch crop (rye + vetch). In the case of maize cultivated for seeds, the highest number of protein-degrading microorganisms was recorded during the phase of emergence in the combination of crop rotation with wheat.

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