Impact of Combined Exposure to Glyphosate and Diquat on Microbial Community Structure and Diversity in Lateritic Paddy Soil

Xiaoyu He, Chunyuan Wu, Huadong Tan (), Xiao Deng () and Yi Li
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Xiaoyu He: National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals of Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
Chunyuan Wu: Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
Huadong Tan: Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
Xiao Deng: Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
Yi Li: Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 11, 1-16

Abstract: Microbial communities play crucial roles in the biogeochemical cycling of many important soil elements. Pesticides are known to affect non-targeted soil microorganisms. Glyphosate (GP) and diquat (DQ), two commonly used non-selective herbicides, often co-exist in lateritic paddy soil rich in iron/aluminum oxides. However, there is limited information on their co-impact on microbial community structure and diversity in this type of soil. Here, the short-term effects of combined exposure to GP and DQ on microbial diversity and community structure shifts were investigated in lateritic paddy soil from a tropical agricultural region (Hainan, China). The combined utilization dosages of two herbicides were set in three concentrations: low concentration (1 fold of the recommended dosage), medium concentration (10 fold of the recommended dosage) and high concentration (100 fold of the recommended dosage). The structure and diversity of microbial communities were determined via 16S rRNA and ITS gene high-throughput sequencing. The results revealed that Actinobacteria and Proteobacteria were the most sensitive microbial phyla to the combined exposure of GP and DQ in lateritic paddy soil. The combined exposure to GP and DQ increased the abundance of Actinobacteria but significantly inhibited that of Proteobacteria, especially at low and medium concentrations. Compared with CK, mixed herbicide (GP + DQ) had no adverse effects on the richness of bacteria and fungi communities as well as on the diversity of bacteria communities, but it significantly decreased the diversity of fungi communities at high concentrations within 28 days. However, the effects of combined exposure to GP and DQ on soil microbial richness and diversity were not significantly different from those of separate exposure of the two herbicides. In conclusion, the combined application of GP and DQ had no more adverse effects on soil microorganisms. Therefore, these two herbicides can be used reasonably in actual agricultural production.

Keywords: herbicides; mixed toxicity; microbial diversity; microbial community structure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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