Extensive application of industrially-produced pesticides in agriculture has resulted in
contamination of soil ecosystems. A variety of both cultivation-dependent and cultivation …

Highlights•Pesticide effects on key soil functions assessed using microbial mRNA
quantification.•16S amplicon sequencing can accurately describe changes in bacterial …

According to guidelines for the approval of pesticides, side-effects on soil microorganisms
should be determined by studying functional parameters such as carbon or nitrogen …

Pesticides are widely applied in agriculture to combat disease, pests, and weeds, leading to
long-lasting contamination of agricultural soils with pesticide residues. While classical risk …

The use of synthetic pesticides in agriculture is increasingly debated. However, few studies
have compared the impact of synthetic pesticides and alternative biopesticides on non …

Herbogil (dinoterb), a reference herbicide, the mineral oil Oleo (paraffin oil used as an
additive to herbicides), and Goltix (metamitron) were taken as model compounds for the …

Pesticides are applied in large quantities to agroecosystems worldwide. To date, few studies
assessed the occurrence of pesticides in organically managed agricultural soils, and it is …

Pesticides are extensively used in agriculture as a part of pest control strategies. Owing to
their xenobiotics characteristics, pesticides may adversely affect the proliferation of …

The impacts of the fungicides azoxystrobin, tebuconazole and chlorothalonil on microbial
properties were investigated in soils with identical mineralogical composition, but …

Agricultural pesticides should be free of side effects that may cause a lasting disruption of
microbial processes that are essential for continued soil fertility. A test program is described …