Microbe-assisted remediation: A sustainable solution to herbicide contamination.

CARINA ELIZABETH MAGNOLI; BARBERIS, CARLA LORENA; CARRANZA, CECILIA; MELISA EGLÉ ALUFFI; MARÍA DEL PILAR MONGE; KAREN MAGNOLI

Plant and soil microbiome: Emerging aspect in environmental management.

Elsevier

Año: 2024;

In recent decades, the areas cultivated with cereal grains and oilseeds haveexpanded worldwide, aided by agrochemical products (especially herbicides) and new technologies that improve crop yield and quality. The need to satisfy a grow-ing demand for food while responding to public concerns about food safety and the contamination of ecosystems could be at least partly addressed through biore-mediation strategies. These are aimed at reducing herbicide levels in the environ-ment, and consequently in food, by using native or introduced microorganisms that degrade or detoxify organic substances into harmless compounds. Despiteextensive research on the topic, many aspects of microbial remediation systems remain to be fully elucidated. This chapter focuses on the current situation regard-ing the application of the most important herbicides, the risks they pose, and their bioremediation through microorganisms.