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Articles | Volume 12, issue 1
Articles | Volume 12, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-12-17-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-12-17-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 12, issue 1
Original research article
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12 Jan 2026
Original research article |  | 12 Jan 2026

Living cover crops alter the fate of pesticide residues in soil: influence of pesticide physicochemical properties

Noé Vandevoorde, Igor Turine, Alodie Blondel, and Yannick Agnan

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Cover crops (CC) are known to help capture nitrates, but their role in mitigating pesticide impacts has been less studied. We evaluated how two CC densities (vs. bare soil) affected pesticide residues in soil and solution over 3 months in a greenhouse pot experiment. Our results show that well-developed CCs enhance pesticide biodegradation across a wide range of active substances, likely by sustaining active edaphic microbiota. This further confirms the role of CCs in groundwater protection.
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