Uptake of atrazine in a paddy crop activates an epigenetic mechanism for degrading the pesticide in plants and environment

There is a rising public concern on accumulation of harmful pesticides in environment and crops. Epigenetic alteration caused by environmental contaminants is one of the key factors in the etiology of environmentally-associated diseases. Growing evidence shows that harmful pesticide atrazine (ATZ) h...

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Main Authors: Li Ya Ma, Nan Zhang, Jin Tong Liu, Xiao Yan Zhai, Yun Lv, Feng Fan Lu, Hong Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019308396