2017International Journal of Advanced ResearchOpen access

ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF CHLORPYRIFOS DEGRADING BACTERIA FROM AGRICULTURAL SOIL.

V. Hamsavathani, O. S. Aysha, A.Raughul Ajith

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The extensive use of pesticides in agricultural fields for pest control pose a serious problem in contaminating soil and water ecosystems. Chlorpyrifos is the major broad spectrum organophosphorus insecticide

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The extensive use of pesticides in agricultural fields for pest control pose a serious problem in contaminating soil and water ecosystems. Chlorpyrifos is the major broad spectrum organophosphorus insecticide

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The extensive use of pesticides in agricultural fields for pest control pose a serious problem in contaminating soil and water ecosystems. Chlorpyrifos is the major broad spectrum organophosphorus insecticide

Key concepts: The arts, Isolation (microbiology), Agriculture, Veterinary medicine, Microbiology, Library science, Medicine, Biology

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