Survey of herbicide residues in soil and wells in three citrus orchards in Valencia, Spain

Soil samples taken in summer 1989 and winter 1990 at different depths from three citrus orchards of the Valencia region (Spain) with a long history of residual herbicide treatments were analysed with bioassays and chromatographic procedures. The herbicides involved were atrazine, bromacil, diuron, simazine, terbuthylazine, terbumetone, terbutryn and trifluralin. Water samples from wells in the orchards were also analysed. The concentrations of the herbicides were very low, often below the limit of determination, and were always highest in the upper layers of soil. After a very unusual period of heavy rain, small quantities of some chemicals were found in the well water. The conclusion was that in these orchards the herbicides applied at currently used rates are unlikely to accumulate in any layers of the soil.     

Persistence and management of enhanced carbetamide biodegradation in soil

The extent of enhanced degradation of the herbicide carbetamide declined over time after herbicide application was discontinued. The kinetics of carbetamide degradation were determined in the same soil for three consecutive years (1994–96) after single annual applications from 1989 to 1992. The DT₅₀ of carbetamide increased from 5.4 d in 1994 to 10.2 d in 1996. However, this was still less than the DT₅₀ in previously untreated soil (23–44 d). A most probable number (MPN) assay demonstrated a link between carbetamide degradation rate and the numbers of micro-organisms capable of carbetamide mineralization. Degradation of six other herbicides was assayed in the carbetamide-pretreated and the previously untreated soils. Propham was the only herbicide which degraded more rapidly in the soil with a history of carbetamide application. Rapid degradation of chlorpropham, a herbicide structurally similar to carbetamide and propham, and propyzamide, a herbicide with similar mode of action and weed control spectrum, was not observed. The results suggest that enhanced biodegradation of carbetamide can be managed by less frequent carbetamide application as a part of a herbicide rotation involving compounds which are structurally dissimilar.     

Residues of atrazine, simazine, linuron and diuron after repeated annual applications in a peach orchard

Annual applications of the herbicides atrazine, simazine, linuron and diuron at 45 kg/ha were made to the same plots for 9 consecutive years from 1963 to 1971 in a peach (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch.) orchard located on sandy loam soil near Harrow, Ontario. Soil samples from these plots were collected in late October for the last 3 years (1969–1971) and trees were cut down in December, 1969. Herbicide residues were determined by bioassays based on the fresh and dry weight of oats (Avena sativa L.) and in one year results were confirmed by chemical analysis. Significant accumulation of herbicides was not observed. The maximum residue levels measured in October over the 3 years of sampling were 7′3 kg/ha for diuron, 3–8 kg/ha for linuron, 1–6 kg/ha for simazine and 04 kg/ha for atrazine in the top 15 cm of the soil profile. Simazine and atrazine showed a rapid decrease in amount after treatment but diuron and linuron were degraded more slowly. Measurable residues of all herbicides were confined to the upper 15 cm of the soil profile and the majority of herbicide remained in the 0–5-cm soil layer. Oats were planted in the orchard plots from 1972 to 1974 to follow the disappearance of the herbicides. All herbicides caused highly significant yield decreases in 1972, atrazine causing the least (38%) and diuron the greatest (86%) reductions. Diuron reduced the yield of oats in 1973 and caused a highly significant decrease in the weight of young oat plants in 1974.     

ABSORPTION AND TRANSLOCATION OF HERBICIDES BY THOMPSON SEEDLESS (SULTANINA) CRAPE, VITIS VINIFERA L.

Summary. Absorption and translocation of ¹⁴C-labelled herbicides applied in culture solutions lo the roots and in concentrated drops to mature leaves of 'Thompson Seedless' (Sultanina) cuttings were studied. Neither 2,4-D nor paraquat, and only traces of 2,4,5-T translocated from the roots to the shoot. Dicamba, amitrole, diuron, monuron, simazine and atrazine readily moved from the roots to the shoots. The substituted ureas and s -triazines were mobile only in the xylem or cell walls (apoplast), while dicamba and amitrole were mobile in the apoplast and symplast (living protoplasm). Both 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T moved almost entirely in the symplast. Paraquat moved only slightly in either apoplast or symplast. Stability of the herbicides in the plants varied, as judged by the detection of label in ethanol-insoluble products. Dicamba was considerably more stable than 2,4,5-T which, in turn, was more stable than 2,4-D. Diuron was more stable than either atrazine or simazine. Amitrole largely was converted into ethanol-insoluble products in 30 days. Paraquat was not extractable with ethanol.
Absorption et migration d'herbicides chez une vigne: Thompson Seedless (Sultanina), Vitis vinifera L.     

EFFECTS OF HERBICIDES ON THE PRODUCTIVITY OF FODDER MAIZE WITH ESPECIAL REFERENCE TO PRE-EMERGENCE APPLICATIONS OF 2,4-D-AMINE

Summary. The effectiveness of pre-emergence applications of 2,4-D for weed control in maize was studied In five experiments, in comparison with other herbicide treatments. 2,4-D-aimne applied before crop emergence gave satisfactory weed control if the subsequent conditions were wet, but post-emerge nee applications only killed some species ( Chenopodium album and Atriplex patula. ) A combination of 2,4-D-amine, applied pre-emergence to a moist soil and subsequently as a foliar spray, controlled completely C. album, A. patula, Stellaria media and Veronica spp. Pre-emergence applications of simazine gave better weed control with less need for rain soon after application. Only A. patula was usually resistant. Pre-emergence treatments of atrazine killed all weeds whilst linuron controlled S. media, A. patula., C. album and Sonchus oleraceus but not Veronica spp.
Irrigation experiments showed that weed competition for water was largely responsible for the depressions in the early growth of maize when the conditions were dry. Final yield largely reflected the degrees of weed control attained by the herbicidal treatments. Only 2,4-D applied pre-emergence, and followed by heavy rain caused a direct depression in yield.
Effects des herbicides sur la productivityé du mals fourrage avec référence particuliére aux applications en pré-levée du 2,4-D amine     

Herbicide Effects on Sugarcane Growth, Pythium Root Rot, and Pythium arrhenomanes

ABSTRACT Six herbicides were evaluated for their effects on Pythium root rot and growth of sugarcane in greenhouse experiments and on in vitro mycelial growth rate of Pythium arrhenomanes. Pendimethalin and atrazine were most inhibitory to mycelial growth, but neither reduced root rot severity. Asulam, atrazine, and metribuzin were not phytotoxic to sugarcane and did not affect root rot symptom severity in clay loam or silt loam field soils. Atrazine and metribuzin increased shoot number, and atrazine increased total shoot weight for treated plants in silt loam soil. Glyphosate, pendimethalin, and terbacil were phytotoxic to sugarcane. These herbicides increased root rot severity, but the extent to which growth reductions resulted from increased disease severity or from direct herbicide injury was not clear. Adverse effects on plant growth and root rot severity were greater in clay loam than in silt loam soil. The results suggest that sugarcane injury from some herbicides is compounded by increased severity of root rot.     

多壁碳纳米管固相萃取气相色谱-串联质谱法测定乌龙茶及土壤中10种三嗪类除草剂残留

建立了乌龙茶及土壤中10种三嗪类除草剂(西玛津、莠去津、扑灭津、特丁津、敌草净、环丙津、西草净、莠灭净、扑草净和特丁净)残留的气相色谱-串联质谱(GC-MS/MS)分析方法。样品经乙腈提取后,以多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs)、N-丙基乙二胺(PSA)、C18、MgSO4为净化剂分散净化后,在GC-MS/MS多反应监测(MRM)模式下进行测定,空白基质匹配标准曲线外标法定量。研究了不同提取溶剂、不同吸附剂种类及用量对提取净化效率的影响。结果表明:在各自质量浓度范围内(西草净和扑草净在10~500 μg/kg,其余8种除草剂在5~500 μg/kg)具有良好线性关系,相关系数(r)均大于0.99,10种三嗪类除草剂的定量限(LOQ)为5.0~10 μg/kg。在5~100 μg/kg添加水平下,10种三嗪类除草剂在乌龙茶和土壤中的平均回收率在75%~111%之间,相对标准偏差(RSD)在3.1%~8.7%(n=6)之间。该方法操作简单、净化效果好、灵敏度高,具有良好的适用性,能够满足乌龙茶及土壤中10种三嗪类除草剂残留分析测定的要求。     

Mineralisation of atrazine, metolachlor and their respective metabolites in vegetated filter strip and cultivated soil

In vegetated filter strips (VFS) the presence of perennial vegetation, rhizodeposition of labile organic substrates and the accumulation of an organic residue thatch layer may enhance microbial numbers and activity, thereby increasing the potential for mineralisation of herbicides and herbicide metabolites retained during run-off events. The objective of this laboratory experiment was to compare the mineralisation of atrazine and metolachlor with that of their respective metabolites in VFS and cultivated soil. With the exception of total bacteria, propagule density of the microbial groups, endogenous soil enzymes and microbial diversity were higher in the VFS soil. This correlated with increased mineralisation of metolachlor and its metabolites in the VFS soil and indicates potential for VFS to curtail the subsequent transport of these compounds. In contrast, the mineralisation of atrazine and the majority of its metabolites was substantially reduced in VFS soil relative to cultivated soil. Consequently, the potential for subsequent transport of atrazine and many of its metabolites may be greater in VFS soil than in cultivated soil if reduced mineralisation is not offset by increased sorption in the VFS.     

Increased herbicidal activity of triazine herbicides by piperonyl butoxide

Piperonyl butoxide (PB) is a known Synergist which enhances the activity of insecticides by inhibiting their biotransformation to less active products. We have evaluated the possible use of PB as a herbicide synergist using triazine herbicides in sensitive, tolerant, and resistant plants. The effects of PB, triazine herbicides, and their combinations were examined in whole plants as well as in chloroplasts isolated from triazine-sensitive (S) and -resistant (R) weed biotypes. PB itself, applied postemergence (0.1–0.5%, v/v), was slightly toxic to the plants tested. However, foliar application of PB combined with atrazine, terbutryn or prometryn to maize seedlings significantly increased the phytotoxicity of the herbicides. Low rates of atrazine, prometryn, and terbutryn in a tank-mixture with PB, effectively controlled Solatium nigrum L. and Abutilon theophrasli Medik. PB enhanced atrazine efficacy in both S and R biotypes of Lolium rigidum Gaud. The synergistic effect of PB was evident also in vitro when atrazine and methabenzthiazuron were used to inhibit photosystem II electron transport in chloroplasts isolated from resistant weeds. These data demonstrate the potential of PB as a herbicide synergist and its possible utilization as an aid for improving the activity of triazine herbicides in sensitive, tolerant and resistant plants.     

Use of corn root protoplasts in herbicide absorption studies

Intact and viable protoplasts were enzymatically isolated from corn (Zea mays L.) seedling roots and collected for herbicide absorption studies by differential centrifugation and flotation through a Ficoll density gradient. A method was developed for terminating herbicide absorption by rapid centrifugation of protoplasts out of solutions without washing the protoplasts. Within 10 sec, atrazine [2-chloro-4-ethylamino-6-isopropylamino-s-triazine] accumulated in protoplasts to a concentration 36% greater than the external concentration; no further absorption occurred through 30 min. However, 2,4-D [2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid] accumulated to twice and 16 times the external concentration at pH 6.5 and 4.5, respectively. Calculations of theoretical 2,4-D concentrations in protoplasts also predicted greater accumulation at pH 4.5 than at pH 6.5. Both atrazine and 2,4-D absorption were consistent with previous measurements of absorption by plant tissues. Thus, corn root protoplasts are feasible experimental material for studying absorption of herbicides at the cellular level.     

Residualwirkung von Chlortriazin-Herbiziden im Boden an drei rumänischen Standorten. I. Prognose der Persistenz von Simazin und Atrazin im Boden

Residual effects of chlorotriazine herbicides in soil at three Rumanian sites. I. Prediction of the persistence of simazine and atrazine Persistence of simazine and atrazine in the top 10 cm soil was measured at three sites in Rumania with variations in climate and soil conditions. Both herbicides were applied at 1 and 3 kg ai ha^?1 to uncropped plots and to plots cropped with maize (Zea mays L.). Rates of residue decline were independent of application rate and crop cover but varied between sites. The time for 50% loss of atrazine varied from 36 to 68 days and that of simazine from 48 to 70 days. Laboratory studies were made with atrazine to characterize degradation rates under standard conditions and to measure adsorption and leaching behaviour in the different soils. Weather records for the periods of the field experiments were used in conjunction with appropriate constants derived from the laboratory results, or from data in the literature, in a computer program to simulate persistence in the field. Results from the model were in reasonable agreement with the observed soil residues although there was a tendency to overestimate rates of loss on some occasions. The results suggest that the model of persistence was sufficiently accurate for practical purposes, and that its use could preclude the need for extensive analytical measurements of residues.     

SHOOT ZONE UPTAKE OF SOIL-APPLIED HERBICIDES IN PISUM SATIVUM L.

Summary. The effects of localized herbicide placement at different internodes of pea ( Pisum sativum L. cv. Alaska) shoots below the soil surface after plant emergence were studied by removing the soil from around the shoots and replacing with herbicide-treated soil. The first internode proved insensitive to linuron, diuron, atrazine and simazine at 4·5 kg/ha, while treatment of the second and third internodes markedly reduced plant growth 4–6 days after treatment. Separate exposure of the first internode alone, and the second and part of the third together to ¹⁴C-labelled atrazine indicated no difference in herbicide metabolism. However, a two- to threefold increase in ¹⁴C uptake and movement to the foliar parts occurred when the second and part of the third internode was treated, as compared to first internode treatment. Thus the differential sensitivity of the internodes to atrazine, and possibly to the other herbicides, may be because the more mature first internode allows less uptake and subsequent movement to the foliar parts.
Absorption dans la zone des tiges des herbicides appliqués dans le sol chez Pisum sativum L.     

酿造用高粱土壤处理除草剂筛选

酿造用高粱田土壤处理除草剂种类较少,常用的除草剂配方中多数含有莠去津,筛选不含莠去津且药效较好的除草剂配方,具有较好的实践意义和现实意义。本文选取72%异丙甲草胺乳油、38%莠去津悬浮剂、25%二氯喹啉酸悬浮剂、33%二甲戊灵乳油、48%麦草畏水剂、75%噻吩磺隆水分散颗粒剂、15%硝磺草酮悬浮剂6种除草剂进行混配。通过田间试验进行安全性、除草效果及对高粱产量影响的研究。结果表明,38%莠去津悬浮剂+72%异丙甲草胺乳油、72%异丙甲草胺乳油+48%麦草畏水剂、38%莠去津悬浮剂+48%麦草畏水剂对高粱具有安全性高、除草效果好、提高产量的特点,30 d除草株总防效分别为96.5%、97.4%、93.4%,增产23.9%、23.6%和22.2%。在效益方面,莠去津+异丙甲草胺略高于异丙甲草胺+麦草畏。考虑到莠去津的长残留性及对生态的影响,建议使用72%异丙甲草胺乳油+48%麦草畏水剂。     

Control of Solatium karsensis in grain sorghum

Solatium karsensis Symon, an Australian native perennial, has become an important weed in irrigated summer crops in far western New South Wales. A screening trial of 14 herbicides showed that atrazine was the most effective treatment, though 2,4-D also suppressed S. karsensis in grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. cv. Rico) for the duration of the crop. Grain sorghum yields were higher in plots treated with atrazine at 2–5 kg (a.i.) ha^?1 than for any other herbicide treatment or the untreated control. Because the root system remained viable annual herbicide application would be necessary for the continued control of 5. karsensis.     

Differential tolerance of peas to prometryne and terbutryn

The phytotoxicity of 2,4-bis(isopropyl)-6-(methylthio)-s-triazine (prometryne) and 2-(tert-butylamino)-4-(ethylamino)-6-(methylthio)-s-triazine (terbutryn) to peas (Pisum sativum L. var. Perfection 3040) was studied. No differences were found when the herbicides were applied to the roots of intact plants in nutrient solution or directly to leaf discs. However, prometryne was much more toxic when uptake was from soil. Absorption and translocation of ¹⁴C-labeled prometryne and terbutryn showed that the majority of terbutryn accumulated in the roots, whereas prometryne was uniformly distributed between the roots and the shoot. Thin layer chromatography of extracts from prometryne-treated peas showed that only 20% of the absorbed compound was metabolized to produce one breakdown product. Extracts of terbutryn-treated plants contained three different metabolites. After 120 hr of exposure to terbutryn, about half of the absorbed herbicide was metabolized. The results show that the main factors responsible for the differential toxicity of the herbicides to peas were availability from the soil, translocation pattern and initial detoxication.     

Sorption and leaching potential of herbicides on Brazilian soils

Sorption of the herbicides alachlor, atrazine, dicamba, hexazinone, imazethapyr, metsulfuron-methyl, nicosulfuron, simazine and sulfometuron-methyl was characterized on six Brazilian soils, using the batch equilibration method. In general, weak acid herbicides (dicamba, imazethapyr, metsulfuron-methyl, nicosulfuron and sulfometuron-methyl) were the least sorbed, whereas weak bases such as triazines and nonionic herbicides (alachlor) were the most sorbed. The Kd values found showed a significant correlation with soil organic carbon content (OC) for all herbicides except imazethapyr and nicosulfuron. Koc values showed a smaller variation among soils than Kd . To estimate the leaching potential, Koc and the ground-water ubiquity score (GUS) were used to calculate half-lives ( t_1/2 ) that would rank these herbicides as leachers or non-leachers. Comparison of calculated values to published values for t_1/2 demonstrated that sulfonylureas and hexazinone are leachers in all soils, alachlor is transitional, and atrazine, simazine and dicamba are leachers or transitional, depending on soil type. Results discussed in this paper provide background to prioritize herbicides or chemical groups that should be evaluated in field conditions with regard to their leaching potential to ground-water in tropical soils.     

The comparative behaviour of simazine and terbacil in soils

Adsorption of simazine (2-chloro-4,6-bisethyl-amino-1,3,5-triazine) was 2.2–4 times greater than that of terbacil (5-chloro-6-methyl-3-t-butyl-uracil) in the same soils and adsorption of both herbicides was 2–4 times greater in the topsoils than subsoils. Adsorption was inversely correlated with herbicide movement in a thick-layer chromatography system. One year after application of 3 kg/ha to field plots, simazine residues were highest near the soil surface, whereas terbacil residues increased with soil depth in the sandy and sandy loam soils. Total residues recovered from the upper 25 cm of soils was 5% or less of the simazine originally applied, and 10% or less of the applied terbacil. In an oat seedling bio-assay, the GR₅₀ values were generally 1.5–3 times higher for simazine than for terbacil in the same soils.     

三种苗前除草剂对茅苍术杂草防治效果及安全性评价

为了筛选出防效好、残留少且对环境影响较小的茅苍术苗前除草剂,选取常用的3种苗前除草剂乙草胺、乙氧氟草醚和二甲戊灵,研究其除草效果,对叶绿素荧光参数的影响,农药残留情况及其对土壤微生物真菌和细菌群落的影响。结果表明,乙草胺的除草效果较好,株防效和鲜重防效都达到了80%以上,对茅苍术叶绿素荧光参数影响较小,农残较少,对土壤细菌和真菌群落无显著性影响;乙氧氟草醚和二甲戊灵对叶绿素荧光参数有影响,短时间内有一定的土壤农残。综合防效和安全性,优选乙草胺作为茅苍术的苗前除草剂。     

PERSISTENCE OF PHYTOTOXIC RESIDUES OF TRIAZINE HERBICIDES IN SOIL

Summary. A bioassay technique for the determination of phytotoxic residues of triazine herbicides and monuron in soil from field plots is described. The effect of a dilution series with untreated soil on shoot growth of Italian ryegrass ( Lolium multiflorum Lam.) is compared with that in a corresponding assay at the lime of application of the herbicide. This method was used to compare the persistence of residues of simazine, propazine, prometon and monuron, and to compare persistence in 3 years and in three soil types. The time required for disappearance of 80% of the activity following application of 2 lb/ac of simazine varied from 7 to 27 weeks, according to the year. Prometon was the most persistent of the triazines tested.
Persistance de résidus phyloloxiques d'herbicides à base de triazines dans le sol     

CHEMICAL WEED CONTROL IN MAIZE

Summary. From 1959 to 1962 the effects of some triazine and growth regulator herbicides applied pre-emergence and post-emergence to maize grown for silage were studied in field experiments on light to medium loam soils at Harper Adams College, Shropshire.
Atrazine applied pre-emergence at 1–1.5 lb/ac gave good control of annual weeds and was superior to simazine at equivalent rates. Soil moisture and rainfall after spraying were found to influence the activity of the triazines, but both were completely tolerated by maize. In 1960, 1961 and 1962 atrazine was much more effective against annual weeds than post-emergence applications of MCPA and 2,4-D. However MCPA and 2,4-D gave adequate control of a range of annual and perennial weeds under favourable conditions in 1959 and 1960 but results were poor in the two following years due to the presence of resistant and late germinating weeds .
The effect of the herbicides on development and yield of ihe maize are discussed.
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