Impacts of agrochemicals on soil microbiology and food quality

Abstract

Currently, more than thousands of agrochemicals or pesticides have been applied in agriculture at the different phases of growth at the start of germination to the fruiting stages of crops, vegetables, or fruits. Pesticides applied in agriculture have a different role such as to meet the requirements of nutrients in soils, or to check the growth of phytopathogens, or to control plant diseases. But the continuous application of chemical fertilizers or pesticides in agricultural land severally affect the texture, productivity of both plant and soil, native microflora of the soil, or the surrounding environments. After the application of pesticides on fruits, vegetables, and crops, some extent of these pesticides get deposited on different parts of fruits and crops as chemical resides. The consumption of these pesticide residues shows mutagenic, carcinogenic, cytotoxic, genotoxic, and also a range of health-related issues in human beings. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.