Herbicide Glyphosate: Toxicity and Microbial Degradation.

ABSTRACT: Glyphosate is a non-specific organophosphate pesticide, which finds widespread application in shielding crops against the weeds. Its high solubility in hydrophilic solvents, especially water and high mobility allows the rapid leaching of the glyphosate into the soil leading to contamination of groundwater and accumulation into the plant tissues, therefore intricating the elimination of the herbicides. Despite the widespread application, only a few percentages of the total applied glyphosate serve the actual purpose, dispensing the rest in the environment, thus resulting in reduced crop yields, low quality agricultural products, deteriorating soil fertility, contributing to water pollution, and consequently threatening human and animal life. This review gives an insight into the toxicologic

SUBMITTER: Singh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7602795 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature