In this experiment, soil samples (340 g/pot) were sprayed with the required Diuron concentration after pre-in-
cubation of Cyanobacterial mats in soil and keeping the soil wet at saturation for 2 weeks. The pots were trans-
ferred to the growth chamber for 2 weeks, and 10 seeds of the test plant were sown in each pot. The pots were
irrigated with 20 ml water free from chlorine after germination of seeds. The plant was irrigated as required. The
growth of the test plants were taken as indicator of herbicide degradation according to Equation (1)