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pesticides in the modern world. In: Stoytcheva M (ed) Pesticides use and management. InTech,
Rijeka
Powles SB (2008) Evolved glyphosate-resistant weeds around the world: lessons to be learnt. Pest
Manag Sci 64(4):360–365. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.1525
Prasertsup P, Ariyakanon N (2011) Removal of chlorpyrifos by water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes L.)
and duckweed (Lemna minor L.). Int J Phytoremediation 13(4):383–395. https://doi.org/10.
1080/15226514.2010.495145
Prashar P, Kapoor N, Sachdeva S (2014) Rhizosphere: its structure, bacterial diversity and
significance. Rev Environ Sci Biotechnol 13(1):63–77. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11157-0139317-z
Priyadarshani I, Sahu D, Rath B (2011) Microalgal bioremediation: current practices and perspectives. J Biochem Technol 3:299–304
Prüss-Ustün A, Vickers C, Haefliger P, Bertollini R (2011) Knowns and unknowns on burden of
disease due to chemicals: a systematic review. Environ Health 10(1):9
Qiu XH, Bai WQ, Zhong QZ, Li M, He FQ, Li BT (2006) Isolation and characterization of a
bacterial strain of the genus Ochrobactrum with methyl parathion mineralizing activity. J Appl
Microbiol 101(5):986–994. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03016.x
Qu J, Xu Y, Ai GM, Liu Y, Liu ZP (2015) Novel Chryseobacterium sp. PYR2 degrades various
organochlorine pesticides OCPs and achieves enhancing removal and complete degradation of
DDT in highly contaminated soil. J Environ Manag 161:350–357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
jenvman.2015.07.025
Radwan SS, Dashti N, El-Nemr IM (2005) Enhancing the growth of Vicia faba plants by microbial
inoculation to improve their phytoremediation potential for oily desert areas. Int J
Phytoremediation 7:19–32. https://doi.org/10.1080/16226510590915783
Ramakrishnan B, Megharaj M, Venkateswarlu K, Sethunathan N, Naidu R (2011) Mixtures of
environmental pollutants: effects on microorganisms and their activities in soils. In: Reviews of
environmental contamination and toxicology, vol 211. Springer, New York, pp 63–120. https://
doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8011-3_3
Ramos JL, Wasserfallen A, Rose K, Timmis KN (1987) Redesigning metabolic routes: manipulation of TOL plasmid pathway for catabolism of alkylbenzoates. Science 235(4788):593–596.
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.3468623
Ramu S, Seetharaman B (2014) Biodegradation of acephate and methamidophos by a soil bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain Is-6. J Environ Sci Health Part B 49(1):23–34. https://doi.
org/10.1080/03601234.2013.836868
Rani K, Dhania G (2014) Bioremediation and biodegradation of pesticide from contaminated soil
and water-a noval approach. Int J Curr Microbiol Appl Sci 3(10):23–33
Rani MS, Lakshmi KV, Devi PS, Madhuri RJ, Aruna S, Jyothi K, Narasimha G, Venkateswarlu K
(2008) Isolation and characterization of a chlorpyrifos-degrading bacterium from agricultural
soil and its growth response. Afr J Microbiol Res 2:26–31
Rani M, Shanker U, Jassal V (2017) Recent strategies for removal and degradation of persistent &
toxic organochlorine pesticides using nanoparticles: a review. J Environ Manag 190:208–222.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.12.068
Rani R, Kumar V, Usmani Z, Gupta P, Chandra A (2019) Influence of plant growth promoting
rhizobacterial strains Paenibacillus sp. IITISM08, Bacillus sp. PRB77 and Bacillus sp. PRB101
using Helianthus annuus on degradation of endosulfan from contaminated soil. Chemosphere
225:479–489. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.03.037
Rayu S, Nielsen UN, Nazaries L, Singh BK (2017) Isolation and molecular characterization of
novel chlorpyrifos and 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol-degrading bacteria from sugarcane farm
soils. Front Microbiol 8:518. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00518
Reed ML, Glick BR (2005) Growth of canola (Brassica napus) in the presence of plant growthpromoting bacteria and either copper or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Canadian J
Microbiol 51(12):1061–1069. https://doi.org/10.1139/w05-094
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