Bioaccumulation and degradation of pentachloronitrobenzene in Medicago sativa

Pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB) is a fungicide belonging to the organochlorine family and used extensively in agriculture for crop production. Many studies have implied that PCNB has become an environmental concern due to its widespread contamination in eco-systems. However, whether PCNB is bioaccumu...

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Publicado en:Journal of Environmental Management Vol. 119; pp. 143 - 151
Autores principales: Li, Ying Ying, Yang, Hong
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Academic Press Inc. Apr2013
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          Li, Ying Ying
          Yang, Hong
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          Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
          Key Laboratory of Monitoring and Management of Crop Diseases and Pest Insects of Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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        Bioaccumulation in plants
        Effect of fungicides on plants
        Quintozene
        Alfalfa
        Fungicides & the environment
        Biodegradable pesticides
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          Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover
          Hay Farming
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          Bioaccumulation in plants
          Effect of fungicides on plants
          Quintozene
          Alfalfa
          Fungicides & the environment
          Biodegradable pesticides
          Phytotoxicity
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        Accumulation
        Medicago sativa
        Pentachloronitrobenzene
        Residues
        Toxicity
        Accumulation
        Medicago sativa
        Pentachloronitrobenzene
        Residues
        Toxicity
      ab: Pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB) is a fungicide belonging to the organochlorine family and used extensively in agriculture for crop production. Many studies have implied that PCNB has become an environmental concern due to its widespread contamination in eco-systems. However, whether PCNB is bioaccumulated, degraded and phytotoxic in plants is poorly understood. In this study, several alfalfa (Medicago sativa) cultivars were grown in soil with PCNB to investigate their absorption and catabolism, including PCNB residues in the soil and PCNB-induced toxic responses in plants. Alfalfa plants varied widely in their ability to accumulate and degrade PCNB. The degradation rate of PCNB was 66.26–77.68% after alfalfa growth in the soils for 20 d, while the rates in the control (soil without alfalfa) were only 48.42%. Moreover, concentrations of PCNB residues in the rhizosphere soil were significantly higher than those in the non-rhizosphere soils. Alfalfa exposed to 10 mg kg PCNB showed inhibited growth and oxidative damage, but the effects of PCNB on the cultivars differed significantly, indicating that the alfalfa cultivars have different tolerance to PCNB. Activities of invertase (INV), urease (URE), polyphenol oxidase (PPO), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and acid phosphatase (ACP) were assayed in the treated soils and showed that the enzyme activities were altered after PCNB exposure. The URE, PPO, ALP and ACP activities were increased in soil following the planting of alfalfa. The objective of the study was to analyze the potential of different cultivars of alfalfa to accumulate and degrade PCNB from the contaminated soil.
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