Sallach, J.B., Thirkell, T.J., Field, K.J. orcid.org/0000-0002-5196-2360 et al. (1 more author) (2021) The emerging threat of human‐use antifungals in sustainable and circular agriculture schemes. Plants, People, Planet, 3 (6). pp. 685-693.
Abstract
Rapidly growing global populations mandate greater crop productivity despite increasingly scarce natural resources, including freshwater. The adoption of sustainable agricultural practices seek to address such issues, but an unintended consequence is the exposure of agricultural soils and associated biota to emerging contaminants including azole pharmaceutical antifungals. We show that environmentally relevant exposure to three commonly prescribed azole antifungals can reduce mycorrhizal 33P transfer from the soil into the host plant. This suggests that exposure to azoles may have a significant impact on mycorrhizal-mediated transfer of nutrients in soil-plant systems. Understanding the unintended consequences of sustainable agricultural practices is needed to ensure the security and safety of future food production systems.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 The Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | antifungal; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; azole; emerging contaminants; nutrient cycling; organic fertiliser; pharmaceutical pollution; wastewater reuse |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > School of Biosciences (Sheffield) > Department of Animal and Plant Sciences (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number European Research Council 865225 Engineering and Physical Science Research Council N/A European Commission - Horizon 2020 865225 Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/M026825/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 27 Aug 2021 10:55 |
Last Modified: | 10 Mar 2022 14:55 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/ppp3.10222 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:177528 |