Fungi for Pesticides biodegradation
Nilesh P. Bhosle
1Department of Botany, Siddharth Art, Commerce and Science College Jafrabad-431206 (India) Corresponding Author: nileshbhosle30@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Fungi commonly known for diseases generating and fermentation agent, apart from this some fungi shows biodegradation agents. Pesticides are used for controlling plant diseases but when spraying the pesticides only 40% goes at target and rest of in soil environment. So the soil get contaminated and result of this useful microflora are affected and soil fertility decline. So some fungi tested against the pesticides viz. Cypermethrin-25 EC (insecticide), Carbendazim (Fungicide) and 2-4D (Herbicide) Resulting fungi Trichoderma viride, Trichoderma koningii, Penicillium chrysogenum and Rhizopus stolonifer are showing capacity to elimination of pesticides from soil. The HPLC, GC-ECD and Chemical oxygen demand (COD) result showed Trichoderma viride and Trichoderma koningii showed notable removal of pesticides in minimal mineral salt medium and Penicillium chrysogenum and Rhizopus stolonifer showed moderate removal of pesticides.