Search for Soil Fungi Capable of Degrading the Herbicide Imazamox and Assessment of Their Potential as a Basis for the Development of New Biological Products
摘要
Abstract
Biotechnologically significant fungal strains capable of utilizing imazamox-based pesticide as a sole carbon source have been isolated from agricultural soils of Irkutsk oblast regularly treated with imazamox-based herbicides. In model experiments, micromycetes of the genera Trichoderma and Penicillium in a short time degraded up to 55% of imazamox. It was found that soil fungi utilized high pesticide concentrations (up to 100 MAC) more efficiently. The studied strains can be recommended for further research as the basis for new biological products for soil remediation of residual imidazolinone herbicides.