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ArticleNature communications2025

Global variation in plant-beneficial bacteria in soil under pesticide stress.

Danyan Qiu, Yan Wang, Nuohan Xu, Bingfeng Chen, Yuke Zhu, Zhenyan Zhang, Qi Zhang, Tao Lu, Huaping Dong, Jianxin Shou and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Danyan QiuThe Institute for Advanced Study, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, People's Republic of China.
Yan WangCollege of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Nuohan XuThe Institute for Advanced Study, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, People's Republic of China.
Bingfeng ChenCollege of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Yuke ZhuCollege of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Zhenyan ZhangThe Institute for Advanced Study, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, People's Republic of China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9122-2391
Qi ZhangThe Institute for Advanced Study, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, People's Republic of China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0052-3552
Tao LuCollege of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2030-3813
Huaping DongCollege of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, People's Republic of China.
Jianxin ShouThe Institute for Advanced Study, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, People's Republic of China.
Haifeng QianThe Institute for Advanced Study, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, People's Republic of China. hfqian@zjut.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0807-9991

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22376187National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 42307158National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 42377107
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The presence of plant-beneficial bacteria (PBB) in soil significantly affects crop production. Excessive agrochemical use in intensive agriculture causes substantial soil residue accumulation, compromising soil health, crop quality, and human health. Understanding changes in beneficial bacteria under pesticide pollution is crucial for guiding sustainable agricultural practices and promoting soil health. We analyze metagenomic data from 1919 soil samples to identify 364 PBBs. We find higher PBB diversity in agricultural soils than in non-agricultural soils; however, pesticide pollution negatively affects the abundance of PBB, particularly those with plant growth-promoting traits. Pesticides not only reduce PBB diversity as individual factors, but they also exert synergistic negative effects with other anthropogenic factors, as determined by Hedges'd effect size and 95% confidence intervals, further accelerating the decline in PBB diversity. Increased pesticide risk also leads to a loss of functional gene diversity in PBB about carbon and nitrogen cycling within essential nutrient cycles, and a reduction in specific amino acid and vitamin synthesis. Artificial application of specific amino acids and vitamins could be an effective strategy to restore PBB in high-pesticide-risk soils. This study provides guidance for regulating pesticide use to mitigate their negative effects on soil PBB and suggests potential remedial measures.

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BacteriaPesticidesSoil MicrobiologySoil PollutantsAgricultureCrops, AgriculturalMetagenomicsSoilPesticidesSoilSoil Pollutants

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PMID41309644
PMCPMC12661013

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