With the changing climate and escalating population,there will be extreme pressure on agricultural food production to ensure global food security.Traditional agricultural practices have relied heavily on hazardous pes...With the changing climate and escalating population,there will be extreme pressure on agricultural food production to ensure global food security.Traditional agricultural practices have relied heavily on hazardous pesticides and chemical fertilizers to boost crop yields.However,their continuous and excessive use has caused significant harm to non-target organisms,including humans,while also leading to a severe decline in soil health due to their indiscriminate and unbalanced application.Hence,serious efforts are needed to control this mounting problem of soil and environmental pollution.One effective strategy involves using microorganisms capable of solubilizing nutrients and breaking down pesticides.These microorganisms improve crop nutrient absorption by solubilizing essential nutrients and simultaneously degrade pesticide residues in soil.Utilizing this ability of microorganisms to degrade agrochemicals,microbial remediation offers a dependable and economical method for reducing the effects of such unwarranted contaminants.This review presents an extensive overview of pesticide use as well as microorganisms in soil as pesticide degraders,nutrient mobilizers(phosphate(PO_(4)^(3-)-P),potassium(K),and zinc(Zn)),and plant growth promoters for preventing the unsustainable exploitation of natural reserves.This review aims to highlight the diverse benefits these microorganisms offer across various domains while presenting an exciting opportunity to advance sustainable agriculture and firstly establishes a connection between nutrient solubilization and pesticide degradation mediated by microorganisms.It also offers a comprehensive bibliographic review of the application of plant growth-promoting microorganisms for solubilizing nutrients,such as P,K,and Zn,and degrading pesticides as well.展开更多
基金the University Grant Commission(UGC),New Delhi,India,for supporting this work by providing a fellowship under the scheme of National Eligibility Test for Junior Research Fellowship(NET-JRF),India(No.210510284434)Financial support from the Core Research Grant by Science and Engineering Research Board,India(No.SERB-CRG/2022/002534)is appreciated。
文摘With the changing climate and escalating population,there will be extreme pressure on agricultural food production to ensure global food security.Traditional agricultural practices have relied heavily on hazardous pesticides and chemical fertilizers to boost crop yields.However,their continuous and excessive use has caused significant harm to non-target organisms,including humans,while also leading to a severe decline in soil health due to their indiscriminate and unbalanced application.Hence,serious efforts are needed to control this mounting problem of soil and environmental pollution.One effective strategy involves using microorganisms capable of solubilizing nutrients and breaking down pesticides.These microorganisms improve crop nutrient absorption by solubilizing essential nutrients and simultaneously degrade pesticide residues in soil.Utilizing this ability of microorganisms to degrade agrochemicals,microbial remediation offers a dependable and economical method for reducing the effects of such unwarranted contaminants.This review presents an extensive overview of pesticide use as well as microorganisms in soil as pesticide degraders,nutrient mobilizers(phosphate(PO_(4)^(3-)-P),potassium(K),and zinc(Zn)),and plant growth promoters for preventing the unsustainable exploitation of natural reserves.This review aims to highlight the diverse benefits these microorganisms offer across various domains while presenting an exciting opportunity to advance sustainable agriculture and firstly establishes a connection between nutrient solubilization and pesticide degradation mediated by microorganisms.It also offers a comprehensive bibliographic review of the application of plant growth-promoting microorganisms for solubilizing nutrients,such as P,K,and Zn,and degrading pesticides as well.
