Introduction

 

Herbicide application is an effective way to remove weeds and other plants in the field and to reduce the overwintering base of some field pests to ensure crop production. Under the background of long-term applications, herbicides also led to a series of ecological damages. Many researches have confirmed that the long-term use of herbicides can cause damages to soil ecosystem, the decrease of soil organisms and the decrease of soil fertility (Li et al. 2007; Wang et al. 2012). The use of pesticides has a great impact on the soil microorganisms. The types of microorganisms in the soil environment are diverse and bacteria are the main part of the microbial composition (Zhang et al. 2019). The types and quantities of beneficial microorganisms in the soil affect the quality of the soil (Moroenyane et al. 2018), while pesticides have a great impact on the bacterial flora in the soil (Li et al. 2017).

Dimethylpentylene is a dinitroaniline herbicide, which can be applied to a variety of vegetables and crops (Swarcewicz and Gregorczyk 2012). The problem of soil quality after the application of dimethylpentylene has been widely concerned by relevant scholars (Triantafyllidis et al. 2009). It has been confirmed that herbicides have certain effects on soil organisms by some scholars (Swarcewicz and Gregorczyk 2012). Babich and Stotzky (1983) showed that soil microorganisms in the soil ecosystem had its specific response mechanism to pesticide application. Enzyme activity and microorganism of native soil have been regarded as an important index of soil quality by many scholars (Trasar-Cepeda et al. 2000; Marx et al. 2001). Soil microorganisms play a key role in pesticide degradation and biotransformation (Ye et al. 2018). The change of community structure and function can indirectly reflect the severity and sustainable development of soil pollutants (Becerra-Castro et al. 2015). Sorghum is one of the most important cereal crops in the world. It has a wide range of uses, and has a usable value in food, industry, environmental protection, agriculture and other aspects (Lu et al. 2009). Sorghum in China is mainly planted in Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Guizhou and other places (Jing et al. 2014), mostly in poor soil. Up to now, the researches on dimethylpentylene at home and abroad mostly focused on pesticide residues in soil, while the researches on enzyme activity and microbial diversity in Sorghum planting soil are less (Chopra et al. 2015; Jia et al. 2015).

In order to study the effect of dimethylpentyl on soil enzyme activity and microorganism in the sorghum planting area, this paper describes the effect of dimethylpentyl on soil enzyme activity and microorganism by measuring the changes of soil enzyme activity and microorganism after application of different concentrations of dimethylpentyl. The purpose of this study was to explore the response law of dimethylpentylene and provide theoretical basis for the scientific and reasonable use of dimethylpentylene.

Materials and Methods

 

Test soil treatment

 

The soil was collected from the uncultivated farmland in the papaya mining area of Shuozhou city, Shanxi province. The soil with a depth of 0 ~ 20 cm was collected, where the soil texture was loam. It was filter with 2 mm sieve, and then put into flowerpots, each of which contained 3 kg of soil. Dimethylpentyl EC 33% was purchased from Tianjin Jingjin pesticide factory. The effective content of dimethylpentylene was 0, 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1400 g a.i. ha-1 respectively. After treatment, it was cultured in a 25°C incubator, and the soil water content was maintained at about 25% by adding sterile water every day. The activities of various enzymes in the soil were measured. The test was repeated three times in parallel.

 

Detection method of soil enzyme activity

 

Soil urease activity was determined by phenol sodium hypochlorite colorimetry with NH3-N (mg g-1 d-1); invertase activity was determined by 3, 5-Dinitrosalicylic acid colorimetric method was used to measure the activity of glucose (mg-1 d-1); alkaline phosphatase was used to measure the activity of sodium phenylphosphate colorimetric method, and phenol (mg-1 d-1); catalase activity was used to measure the activity of potassium permanganate titration method, and KMnO4 (mL g-1 d-1). Polyphenol oxidase activity was used to measure the activity of pyrogallol (mg-1 d-1) (Shao 2007). The test was repeated three times in parallel.

 

Detection of soil microbial quantity and community diversity

 

The number of main groups of soil microorganisms was determined by the dilution coating plate method (Shao 2007). Bacteria were grown in beef extract peptone medium and fungi in Martins medium. Soil microbial diversity was determined by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (Lisa et al. 2001; Shao 2007). Excel 2007 and SPSS 19.0 were used to analyze the data, and Quantity 4.6.2 was used to analyze DGGE.

 

Results

 

Effect on invertase activity

 

The result showed that there were two peaks with different treatments. In the potted environment, the enzyme activity reached a peak value of 0.245 g g-1 h-1 at 400 g a.i. ha-1, and then showed a downward trend, indicating that the inhibition effect was shown, reaching the second peak value of 0.346 g g-1 h-1 at 1400 g a.i. ha-1. In the field environment, the changing trend was similar to that of the potted plant, and the peak value was 0.317 g g-1 h-1 under the treatment of 400 g a.i. ha-1. Then the enzyme activity decreased to 1400 g a.i. ha-1 and increased again to 0.329 g g-1 h-1 (Table 1).

 

Effect on urease activity

 

The effect of dimethylpentylene on urease activity was different from that of the sucrase activity. With the increase of treatment concentration, the activity of urease gradually increased, reaching the peak value at 800 g a.i. ha-1, which was 1.562 g a.i. ha-1, then gradually decreased to 0.195 g a.i. ha-1at 1400 g A.I./hm2. The urease activity also showed similar changes in the field environment, and reached the highest level at 800 g a.i. ha-1, which was significantly higher than other treatments (Table 2).

 

Effect on catalase activity

 

The change of catalase activity in different treatments was not significantly different from that of sucrase and urease. It can be seen from Table 3 that the catalase activity in the treatment of 600 g a.i. ha-1 in pot and field environment was the lowest and significantly lower than that in other treatments, and there was no significant difference among other treatments.

 

Effect on polyphenol oxidase

 

It can be seen from Table 4 that the activity of PPO is generally low under the treatment of dimethylpentylene, and the difference is not obvious under different treatments. With the increase of the concentration of dimethylpentylene, the activity of PPO in the potted environment gradually increased, reaching the peak value at 600 g a.i.·ha-1, which is 0.0039 g a.i. ha-1, and then gradually decreases, showing the inhibition effect, to 1400 g a.i. ha-1Then it picked up to 0.0032 g a.i. ha-1. The PPO activity in the field also showed the same trend.

 

Effect on alkaline phosphatase

 

The effect of dimethylpentylene on alkaline phosphatase activity showed that with the concentration of dimethylpentylene increasing, the enzyme activity first decreased and then increased, then decreased and finally increased. When the concentration of dimethylpentylene was 400 g a.i. ha-1 to 600 g a.i. ha-1, the enzyme activity reached 0.034 g a.i. ha-1, the first peak, and then decreased to 1200 g a a.i.·ha-1, the enzyme activity reached 0.078 g a.i. ha-1, which was the second peak. The trend of change in the field environment is similar to that in the potted environment (Table 5).

 

Impact on the number of bacteria and fungi

Table 1: Effect of different concentrations of dimethylpentylene on soil invertase activity (g g-1 h-1)

 

Concentration (g a.i. ha-1)

Potted plant

Field

0

0.113 ± 0.001a

0.105 ± 0.009a

200

0.160 ± 0.018bc

0.141 ± 0.008a

400

0.245 ± 0.015d

0.317 ± 0.104b

600

0.195 ± 0.017c

0.176 ± 0.021a

800

0.168 ± 0.008bc

0.149 ± 0.003a

1000

0.157 ± 0.005bc

0.165 ± 0.001a

1200

0.128 ± 0.010ab

0.119 ± 0.012a

1400

0.346 ± 0.006e

0.329 ± 0.006b

 

Table 2: Effect of different concentrations of dimethylpentylene on soil urease activity (g g-1 h-1)

 

Concentration (g a.i. ha-1)

Potted plant

Field

0

0.076 ± 0.002a

0.072 ± 0.005a

200

0.949 ± 0.008e

0.886 ± 0.017c

400

0.132 ± 0.009c

0.132 ± 0.009b

600

0.137 ± 0.010c

0.097 ± 0.014a

800

1.562 ± 0.006f

1.404 ± 0.007d

1000

0.107 ± 0.003b

0.077 ± 0.001a

1200

0.069 ± 0.003a

0.070 ± 0.004a

1400

0.195 ± 0.009d

0.146 ± 0.003b

 

Table 3: Effect of different concentrations of dimethylpentylene on catalase activity in soil (g g-1 h-1)

 

Concentration (g a.i. ha-1)

Potted plant

Field

0

4.361 ± 0.074b

4.044 ± 0.037b

200

4.369 ± 0.075b

3.745 ± 0.078b

400

4.812 ± 0.232b

4.812 ± 0.232b

600

2.228 ± 0.512a

1.361 ± 0.248a

800

4.031 ± 0.037b

3.993 ± 0.076b

1000

4.685 ± 0.037b

2.967 ± 0.076b

1200

4.095 ± 0.074b

3.993 ± 0.075b

1400

3.880 ± 0.967b

2.872 ± 0.136b

 

Table 4: Effect of different concentrations of dimethylpentylene on the activity of soil polyphenol oxidase (g g-1 h-1)

 

Concentration (g a.i. ha-1)

Potted plant

Field

0

0.0018 ± 0.0001ab

0.0020 ± 0.0002ab

200

0.0021 ± 0.0001abc

0.0024 ± 0.0002bc

400

0.0038 ± 0.0002d

0.0038 ± 0.0002de

600

0.0039 ± 0.0009d

0.0041 ± 0.0007e

800

0.0028 ± 0.0001bcd

0.0028 ± 0.0001bcd

1000

0.0024 ± 0.0001bc

0.0024 ± 0.0002bc

1200

0.0010 ± 0.0001a

0.0012 ± 0.0001a

1400

0.0032 ± 0.0002cd

0.0033 ± 0.0001cde

 

 

The effect of different concentrations of dimethylpentylene on the number of soil bacteria is different. As shown in Table 6, under the treatment of 0- g a.i. ha-1, dimethylpentylene has a certain activation effect on the number of bacteria in potted environment and field environment, and the activation effect is more significant. Under the treatment of 600–800 g a.i. ha-1, the number of bacteria begins to decline, and then increases when it reaches 1000–1400 g a.i. ha-1 Trends. The number of bacteria in the field was similar to that in the potted plant, and it was activated at 0–400 g a.i. ha-1. The number of bacteria in the treatment of 600–1400 g a.i. ha-1 was significantly lower than that in the treatment of 0–400 g a.i. ha-1. It can be seen that the number of bacteria reached a general balance at 1000–1400 g a.i. ha-1.

The effect of different concentrations of dimethylpentylene on the number of soil fungi is shown in Table 7. The number of fungi in the potted environment decreased to different degrees, all of which were lower than those in the untreated environment. Except for the number of fungi in the treatment of 1000 g a.i. ha-1, the number in the other treatments was significantly lower than that in the untreated environment. The number of fungi in 200 g a.i. ha-1and 1400 g a.i. ha-1 treatments was significantly lower than that in other treatments, but there was no significant Table 5: Effect of different concentrations of dimethylpentylene on soil alkaline phosphatase activity (g g-1 h-1)

 

Concentration (g a.i. ha-1)

Pot

Field

0

0.030 ± 0.009ab

0.017 ± 0.002a

200

0.010 ± 0.002a

0.014 ± 0.006a

400

0.034 ± 0.002ab

0.034 ± 0.002abc

600

0.034 ± 0.001ab

0.038 ± 0.002bc

800

0.027 ± 0.005ab

0.025 ± 0.002ab

1000

0.046 ± 0.009b

0.040 ± 0.001bc

1200

0.078 ± 0.012c

0.082 ± 0.012d

1400

0.056 ± 0.002b

0.051 ± 0.003c

 

Table 6: Effect of different concentrations of dimethylpentylene on the number of soil bacteria (105 cfu g-1)

 

Concentration (g a.i. ha-1)

Potted plant

Field

0

4.75 ± 0.66a

2.08 ± 0.58a

200

16.33 ± 1.56d

11.33 ± 0.82d

400

11.37 ± 0.94c

11.37 ± 0.94d

600

5.13 ± 0.20a

3.73 ± 0.19ab

800

7.77 ± 0.12b

7.97 ± 0.15c

1000

10.03 ± 0.33bc

4.60 ± 0.40b

1200

7.90 ± 0.06b

2.60 ± 0.06a

1400

10.80 ± 0.15c

4.73 ± 0.12b

Table 7: Effect of different concentrations of dimethylpentylene on the number of soil fungi (103 cfu g-1)

 

Concentration (g a.i. ha-1)

Potted plant

Field

0

19.25 ± 1.75c

4.92 ± 0.55a

200

12.33 ± 1.48a

7.58 ± 1.75b

400

16.07 ± 0.19b

16.07 ± 0.19c

600

16.40 ± 0.44b

14.12 ± 0.24c

800

15.68 ± 0.43b

14.40 ± 0.10c

1000

18.96 ± 0.48bc

15.46 ± 0.24c

1200

16.29 ± 0.24b

15.07 ± 0.25c

1400

9.90 ± 0.39a

6.62 ± 0.40ab

 

Table 8: The similarity of bacterial community under different concentrations of dimethylpentane forest in pot

 

 

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

0

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

42.1

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

400

0.0

7.3

100

 

 

 

 

 

600

0.0

0.0

51.8

100

 

 

 

 

800

0.0

0.0

14.3

37.7

100

 

 

 

1000

0.0

12.9

25.7

11.7

9.6

100

 

 

1200

0.0

24.6

28.6

9.1

9.8

67.4

100

 

1400

0.0

0.0

28.0

32.5

24.8

31.7

45.9

100

 

Table 9: Shannon index of bacterial community under different concentrations of dimethylpentane forest

 

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

0.79

0.61

0.53

1.04

0.92

1.35

1.22

1.46

 

Table 10: The similarity of bacterial community under different concentrations of dimethylpentane forest in the field

 

 

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

0

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

56.1

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

400

43.5

55.1

100

 

 

 

 

 

600

34.1

36.0

68.7

100

 

 

 

 

800

29.4

20.3

24.3

24.9

100

 

 

 

1000

43.6

39.6

58.7

57.7

38.0

100

 

 

1200

38.4

35.3

37.7

23.1

58.1

45.0

100

 

1400

45.8

35.0

58.0

54.3

33.0

77.7

37.5

100

 

Table 11: Shannon index of bacterial community under different concentrations of dimethylpentane forest in the field

 

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

 

Fig. 1: Effect of different concentrations of dimethylpentylene on the diversity of bacterial community in potted soil

From left to right: 0, 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1400 g a.i. ha-1

 

 

Fig. 2: Effects of different concentrations of dimethylpentylene on the diversity of soil bacterial community in the field

From left to right: 0, 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1400 g a.i. ha-1

1.87

1.36

0.45

0.33

0.52

0.79

1.32

1.40

 

 

difference among other treatments. The trend of change and potted environment was different under the field environment. Compared with the untreated environment, different concentrations of dimethylpentylene had different degrees of activation on the number of fungi. It can be seen that under the treatment of 400 g a.i. ha-1, the number of fungi reached a peak value of 16.07 103 CFU g-1, with obvious activation effect, and then decreased to a Table 12: The similarity of fungal community under different concentrations of dimethylpentane forest in pot

 

 

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

0

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

55.4

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

400

69.4

26.2

100

 

 

 

 

 

600

58.3

65.4

36.0

100

 

 

 

 

800

0.0

17.2

0.0

0.0

100

 

 

 

1000

0.0

6.8

0.0

0.0

26.6

100

 

 

1200

56.7

42.7

45.1

33.5

10.9

15.7

100

 

1400

0.0

11.3

6.6

21.9

11.6

15.5

33.9

100

 

Table 13: Shannon index of fungal community under different concentrations of dimethylpentylene forest in pot

 

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

0.51

0.72

0.63

0.48

0.96

1.10

1.23

1.55

 

Table 14: The similarity of fungal community under different concentrations of dimethylpentane forest in the field

 

 

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

0

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

50.6

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

400

35.9

33.8

100

 

 

 

 

 

600

13.1

17.7

17.0

100

 

 

 

 

800

36.4

32.2

46.3

13.6

100

 

 

 

1000

17.9

33.5

62.5

14.8

43.3

100

 

 

1200

49.9

54.7

51.6

9.1

55.2

54.4

100

 

1400

56.9

58.4

42.8

13.5

50.6

45.1

80.7

100

 

Table 15: Shannon index of fungal community under different concentrations of dimethylpentane forest in the field

 

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1.13

1.20

0.89

1.46

1.37

0.32

0.88

0.84

 

 

Impact on soil bacterial community diversity

 

The diversity of the bacterial communities in different treatments of the potted environment is significantly different (Fig. 1). From Table 8, it can be seen that the diversity of bacterial community under 8 concentrations treatment is very different. The similarity of the bacterial community under 1000 g a.i. ha-1and 1200 g a.i. ha-1 treatment is the highest, 67.4%. With the increase of the concentration of dimethylpentylene forest, the diversity of bacterial community and Shannon index also increased (Table 9).

It can be seen from Fig. 2 that the diversity of soil bacterial community under different concentrations of dimethylpentylene forest treatment in the field environment is different from that under the potted environment. The similarity of bacterial community diversity under 400 g a.i. ha-1 and 600 g a.i. ha-1 treatment is the highest, which is 68.7%. Shannon index showed a trend of decreasing first and then increasing (Table 10–11).

 

Impact on the diversity of soil fungal community

 

The diversity of the fungal community was significantly different under different treatments in the potted environment (Fig. 3). From Table 12, it can be seen that the diversity of fungal community under 8 concentrations treatment was very different, and the similarity of 400 g a.i. ha-1 and untreated fungal community was the highest, 69.4%. With the increase of the concentration of dimethylpentylene forest, the diversity of fungal community and Shannon index also increased (Table 13).

From Fig. 4 we can see that the diversity of the soil fungal community under the treatment of different concentrations of dimethylpentylene forest in the field environment is different from that under the potted environment. The similarity of bacterial community diversity under the treatment of 400 g a.i. ha-1 and 1000 g a.i. ha-1 is the highest, which is 62.5%. Shannon index showed a trend of decreasing first, then increasing and finally decreasing (Table 14–15).

 

Fig. 3: Effect of different concentrations of dimethylpentylene on diversity of soil fungal community in pot

From left to right: 0, 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1400 g a.i. ha-1

 

 

Fig. 4: Effect of different concentrations of dimethylpentylene on the diversity of soil fungal community in the field

From left to right: 0, 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1400 g a.i.ha-1

 

Discussion

 

Soil enzyme is a biologically active protein in soil, which, together with soil microorganisms, promotes the biochemical process of soil. Soil enzyme plays an important role in the initial stage of decomposition of organic residues and the transformation of some inorganic compounds, and has an important impact on the evolution of soil fertility. When the activity and quantity of soil microorganism decrease, soil enzyme keeps the soil metabolism at a relatively stable level (Frostegard et al. 1993), which is a biological index reflecting the soil quality (Liu et al. 2001; Zhang et al. 2009). Soil enzymes play an important role in the process of soil material cycle and energy conversion. The study of soil enzyme activity is helpful to understand the status and evolution of soil fertility.

Invertase was closely related to the degree of soil ripening. In this study, different concentrations of dimethylpentylene in pot and field environment promoted the activity of invertase to a certain extent. After 400 g a.i. ha-1, the effect of high concentration on invertase activity gradually decreased, which was close to the untreated soil. Some scholars have shown that there are dimethylpentylene degrading bacteria (Das et al. 2012) in the soil, and the microbial community in the soil is different, so the effect of promoting sucrase activity is also different. Urease is closely related to the transformation, absorption and utilization of soil nitrogen. Pot experiment showed that dimethylpentylene could activate urease activity in the soil. (Sireesha et al. 2012) study showed that dimethylpentylene had a certain effect on urease activity. Field experiments showed that dimethylpentylene can activate urease activity. The reason may be that the field soil has sufficient light and high microbial biological activity, and there are kinds of microorganisms degrading dimethylpentylene in the soil, so the enzyme activity is improved. Catalase is closely related to the activity of microorganisms, which can reduce the toxicity of the surrounding environment to microorganisms. In this study, after the application of dimethylpentylene, the overall effect is to inhibit catalase activity, but the degree of inhibition is weak. When the dose of dimethylpentylene is a certain amount, it also shows a certain promoting effect on catalase. Some scholars have shown that the effect of dimethylpentalin on catalase is not obvious (Jing et al. 2010), and this study is similar to this study. The activities of PPO in different concentrations of dimethylpentylene were different, but the overall performance was to promote the enzyme activity to a certain extent. With the increase of the concentration of dimethylpentylene, the activities of PPO also showed a trend of increasing. Sireesha et al. (2012) showed that different concentrations of dimethylpentyl had a certain activation effect on soil enzyme activity, and the results of this study were also consistent with this. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) was closely related to the transformation and utilization of soil phosphorus, and the activity of ALP was different under different concentrations of dimethylpentyl forest. In this study, the activity of dimethylpentylene increased. Some scholars have confirmed that dimethylpentylene can promote the activity of alkaline phosphatase, which is shown by the changes of enzyme activity in potted and field environment. With the different concentrations of dimethylpentylene, the change of soil enzyme activity also has a dramatic change (Chopra et al. 2010). Guo Yanmei and other researchers believe that the impact of dimethylpentylene on soil enzyme indirectly reflects the degree of its harm to the ecological environment (Guo 2014). In general, the application of dimethylpentylene can affect soil enzyme activity, thus affecting soil nutrient cycle and metabolism.

Soil microorganism is an important role in the soil ecosystem, which plays an irreplaceable role in the adaptation, degradation and transformation of pesticides in soil (Horton and Bruns 2001; Zhang et al. 2003). Soil microorganisms are sensitive to subtle changes in the environment and can be used as sensitive indicators to observe the biological properties of soil (Artursson et al. 2006; Manickam et al. 2010). Many research results show that some herbicides can inhibit or kill soil microorganisms, and some can promote some microorganisms in the soil. It can be seen that different drugs have different effects on soil microorganisms (Jing et al. 2010). From the perspective of the external environment, dimethylpentylene is degraded in the soil mainly through microbial metabolism, hydrolysis, photolysis and other ways (Pinto et al. 2011). The community structure, soil type, soil organic matter, soil moisture content, soil pH and other factors of soil microorganisms will affect the degradation of dimethylpentylene (Kulshrestha et al. 2015). In this study, dimethylpentylene showed a certain activation effect on Soil Micro bacteria and fungi in potted and the field environment. The effect of dimethylpentylene on soil microbial number and community diversity varied with the concentration of dimethylpentylene. Under the influence of different concentrations of dimethylpentylene forest, bacterial and fungal communities showed different biodiversity indexes, and showed obvious differences among communities, which indicated that they were sensitive to the influence of soil microbial community structure. Shao et al. (2011) studied the soil microbial community of artificial larch forest after applying chlorothalonil. The effect of dimethylpentylene on soil bacteria and fungi was greater than that on actinomycetes. When there are microorganisms that can degrade dimethylpentylene in the environment, it will increase the number and proportion of these kinds of microorganisms (Haiier et al. 2011). Some studies have shown that the main degradation of dimethylpentylene in the environment is bacillus and Azotobacter in some fungi and bacteria, and dimethylpentylene can be the only carbon source for growth (Ni et al. 2016). The increase of the number and proportion of these microorganisms may be one of the reasons why dimethylpentyl can activate the soil microorganisms. The results showed that chlorothalonil had certain activation effect on soil microorganisms (Shao et al. 2011), and the results of this study were similar to this. Some scholars have also shown that a certain concentration of dimethylpentylene can inhibit the number of soil microorganisms, which may be related to the soil environment, application days and application concentration (Yan et al. 2005).

 

Conclusion

 

The residues of different pesticides in the soil after application will have a series of biological effects on the soil ecological environment. As the main participants of the soil ecological environment, soil microorganisms also improve a series of pollution caused by pesticides through their own community adaptation mechanism. From the perspective of this study, the response mechanism of soil microorganisms to chemical pesticides remains unresolved, and the role and value of soil microorganisms in pesticide residue soil need further research and development.

 

Acknowledgement

 

We acknowledge the financial supports of Key projects of Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences (Ygg1646) and Key Projects Of Shanxi Province (Agricultural) (201703d221011-2) And National Science And Technology Support Project (2014bad07b02).

Author Contributions

 

Wenbin Bai conceived and designed the experiments and wrote the paper; Wenbin Bai and Jianping Hao performed the soil microbial quantity and community diversity; Jianhua Zhang and Ruifeng Guo performed the soil enzyme activity; Changlin Cao and Xiaoyan Jiao analyzed the data.

 

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