Differential local genetic adaptation to pesticide use in organic and conventional agriculture in an aquatic non-target species.

ABSTRACT: Pesticide application is an important stressor to non-target species and can profoundly affect ecosystem functioning. Debates continue on the choice of agricultural practices regarding their environmental impact, and organic farming is considered less detrimental compared to conventional practices. Nevertheless, comparative studies on the impacts of both agricultural approaches on the genetic adaptation of non-target species are lacking. We assessed to what extent organic and conventional agriculture elicit local genetic adaptation of populations of a non-target aquatic species, Daphnia magna. We tested for genetic differences in sensitivity of different D. magna populations (n = 7), originating from ponds surrounded by conventional and organic agriculture as well as n

SUBMITTER: Almeida RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8596010 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature