Editorial
JUNTA DE ANDALUCÍA. Instituto de Investigación y Formación Agraria y Pesquera. Consejería de Agricultura, Pesca, Agua y Desarrollo Rural
Abstract
The great growth of the world population entails a high demand for food. This fact implies the development of new techniques and compounds for use in agriculture that generate numerous environmental problems. Among them, the use of phytosanitary products and pesticides for pest control stands out. Both, its application and its preparation, are sources of environmental pollution. The development of systems capable of reducing this contamination is essential for environmet conservation. In this work, three bacterial populations capable of degrading an herbicide, a fungicide and an insecticide have been isolated. Subsequently, its efficacy has been verified in in vivo tests on cabbage seedlings, on a fungus (Monilinia fructícola) and on an insect (Crisopea carnea), respectively; in order to make an effluent biodegradation system based on a biological bed (Phytobac) more efficient.