tailieunhanh - Microbial biotransformation of neonicotinoid insecticides in soil – A review

Neonicotinoid insecticides are widely used nowadays to control many sucking insect-pests in several horticultural crops. They are neurotoxic and systemic in nature and their indiscriminate use may affect both target as well as beneficial insects. They are persistent insecticides and can enter food chain through soil application because of high water solubility. Microbes play an important role in removing toxic insecticides from soil environment and microbial degradation can be considered to be a cost effective mechanism to detoxify the insecticides. |