Plant Growth and Drought Tolerance-Promoting Bacterium for Bioremediation of Paraquat Pesticide Residues in Agriculture Soils.

ABSTRACT: Thailand is an agricultural country. However, agricultural productivity relies on the heavy use of herbicides, especially paraquat. Paraquat accumulation is emerging as a problem in an ever-growing portion of agricultural land. Paraquat residues are toxic to plants, animals, and aquatic organisms in the environment. Biological remediation is a process that can mitigate agricultural chemical contaminants. One of the interesting bioremediators is bacteria. Not only do certain soil bacteria remediate paraquat, but some of them also possess plant growth-promoting properties, which provide advantages in field application. Thus, this study aimed to screen soil bacteria that could degrade paraquat and, at the same time, promote plant growth. Bacteria were isolated from paraquat-treated agricultur

SUBMITTER: Inthama P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8014035 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature