Bioremediation of the herbicide glyphosate in polluted soils by plant-associated microbes

MASOTTI, F.; GARAVAGLIA, B.S.; GOTTIG, N.; JORGELINA OTTADO

CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

CURRENT BIOLOGY LTD

Lugar: Londres; Año: 2023

1369-5274

Most productive lands in which crop production is based on the use of glyphosateresistantplants go along with no-till technologies, and during the last decades, thishave led to increased crop yields worldwide. As a direct consequence, widespread useof the herbicide has led to environmental issues that need to be solved along with theuse of this technology. Therefore, low-cost and eco-friendly soil bioremediationtechnologies based on degradation of glyphosate by microorganisms are strategiesconsidered useful to solve this environmental problem. Particularly, the use of bacteriathat interact with plants can also benefit from plant growth promoting traits and has tobe taken into consideration for the removal of remaining glyphosate molecule from soil.