Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (4): 211-223.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2020-0658

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Research Progress of the Effects of Glyphosate on Microorganisms

LIANG Xin1(), ZHANG Bao-shan1(), LIU Ji-rui2, YU Si1, CHEN Si-yu1   

  1. 1. College of Food Engineering and Nutritional Science,Shaanxi Normal University,Xi’an 710119
    2. Ankang Agricultural Comprehensive Law Enforcement Detachment,Ankang 725000
  • Received:2020-05-29 Online:2021-04-26 Published:2021-05-13
  • Contact: ZHANG Bao-shan E-mail:1041516411@qq.com;baoshan2@snnu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Glyphosate is the most widely used and most produced agricultural herbicide in the world. It has played an important role in reducing labor costs,improving agricultural production efficiency,and promoting the development of genetically modified crops. With the continuous accumulation of glyphosate in the environment,their residues have been found in more and more organisms. The action mechanism of glyphosate on plants and microorganisms is similar. Using microorganisms as a tool to study glyphosate-resistant genetically modified crops is currently a hot research topic. However,little attention is paid to glyphosate’s direct effects on the growth and reproduction of microorganisms as well as the evolution of flora. This article mainly reviews the action mechanism of glyphosate on microorganisms,the effects on soil and beneficial microorganisms outside the soil,and microorganisms that can degrade glyphosate. This has certain guiding significance for further understanding and safe application of glyphosate as well as reducing environmental pollution.

Key words: glyphosate, microorganism, impact, safety, mechanism