Photolysis of dichlofluanid

Dichlofluanid was found to be degraded by ultraviolet light in methanol, benzene and acetone solution. The products from acetone solution included N,N-dimethyl-N′-phenylsulphamide, phenyl isocyanate, phenyl isothiocyanate and dimethylamidosulphonyl chloride. G.c.-m.s. studies further indicated the presence of bis(dichlorofluoromethyl) disulphide, 1-(dichlorofluoromethylthio)propan-2-one and 1-(dichlorofluoromethylsulphonyl)propan-2-one. In-vitro tests against Botrytis cinerea showed that irradiation decreased the activity of dichlofluanid and that synergism did not occur.     

Photolysis of Diuron

The major photoproducts observed in the photolysis of diuron [3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea] ( 2 ) in aqueous solution resulted from a heterolytic substitution of chlorine by OH (photohydrolysis). A wavelength effect was observed: at 254 nm the formation of 3-(4-chloro-3-hydroxyphenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea ( 3 ) accounted for more than 90% of the conversion, whereas when the solution was irradiated in ‘black light’ (85% of photons emitted at 365 nm, about 7% at 334 nm), the major photoproduct was 3-(3-chloro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea ( 4 ). The presence of methanol favoured the photoreduction into 3-(3-chlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea ( 5 ). Completely different reactions were observed when 2 was irradiated in dry aerobic conditions on silica. They resulted from elimination or oxidation of methyl groups. The main photoproducts initially formed were 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-methyl urea ( 6 ) and 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-formyl-1-methylurea ( 7 ). In the second stage ( 6 ) was transformed into (3,4-dichlorophenyl)-urea ( 8 ) and 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-formylurea ( 9 ); some other minor products such as monuron ( 1 ) were also identified. The formation rate of 6 and 7 was much slower on clay (montmorillonite or kaolin) than on silica. In contrast with products 6 and 8 , the formation of 7 and 9 needed the presence of oxygen: they did not appear when diuron was irradiated in deoxygenated C₂Cl₃F₃. It can be concluded that the photolysis of diuron is highly dependent on the conditions of irradiation. © 1997 SCI.     

Photolysis of flucythrinate

Photolysis of flucythrinate ((RS)-α-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (S)-2-(4-difluoromethoxyphenyl)-3-methylbutyrate) in solution (methanol) by UV light (> 290 nm) and as a thin film on glass by exposure to sunlight yields products resulting from ester cleavage. The major product in solution is formed via photo-induced decarboxylation. When thin films are exposed to sunlight, flucythrinate has a half life of 8 days on glass and 3 days on a leaf surface.     

Analogy in the mode of action of fluotrimazole and clotrimazole in Ustilago avenae

Fluotrimazole [BUE 0620; 1-(3-trifluoromethyltriphenyl) 1,2,4-triazole] (20 μg/ml of nutrient solution) and clotrimazole [Bay b 5097; bisphenyl(2-chlorophenyl)-1-imidazolyl methane] (5 μg/ml) did not inhibit dry weight increase and only slightly reduced multiplication of sporidia of Ustilago avenae during the first doubling period (about 4 hr). After 8 hr, both fluotrimazole and clotrimazole more strongly inhibited sporidia multiplication than dry weight increase. As a consequence of treatment with both fungicides the usually single-celled sporidia appear swollen, multicellular, and branched. Both chemicals at a concentration range of 5–100 μg/ml did not affect oxidation of glucose. The effect of fluotrimazole and clotrimazole on protein, DNA, and RNA synthesis was similar to that on dry weight. Following a 6-hr incubation period total lipid synthesis was quantitatively unaffected by both chemicals. As the analysis of major fatty acids of total lipids revealed fluotrimazole substantially induced the synthesis of 20:4 carbon fatty acids, while in clotrimazole-treated sporidia the pattern of fatty acids did not differ from that of control sporidia. Fluotrimazole and clotrimazole produced a higher quantity of free fatty acids in sporidia of U. avenae. Gas-liquid chromatographic analysis of sterol fractions in treated and control sporidia (6 hr) indicated that both fluotrimazole and clotrimazole seriously inhibited ergosterol biosynthesis and concomitantly caused an accumulation of immediate ergosterol precursors which represent C-4-methyl and 4,4-dimethyl sterols. Incorporation of [¹⁴C]acetate for 2 hr into various lipid fractions of sporidia of U. avenae also revealed that radioactivity in C-4-desmethyl sterols in both fluotrimazole- and clotrimazole-treated sporidia was drastically reduced, while the radioactivity of C-4-methyl and 4,4-dimethyl sterols distinctly increased. The data suggest that fluotrimazole and clotrimazole are specific inhibitors of the oxidative demethylation of the C-14-methyl group during ergosterol biosynthesis in U. avenae.     

Photolysis of quinalphos in ethanolic solution

Photolysis of quinalphos, O,O-diethyl O-(quinoxalin-2-yl) phosphorothioate ( I ), in ethanolic solutions yields two products, O,O-diethyl O-(3-ethoxy-quinoxalin-2-yl) phosphorothioate ( II ) and O,O-diethyl O-(3-(1-hydroxyethyl)-quinoxalin-2-yl) phosphorothioate ( III ). Both products derive from the reaction of photo-excited quinalphos molecule with the solvent. The reactions follow first-order kinetics. A mechanism that accounts for the formation of the above mentioned products is proposed.     

Photolysis of dimepiperate in aqueous solution

Dimepiperate, S-(1-methyl-1-phenylethyl) piperidine-1-carbothioate ( I ) was degraded in aqueous solution by ultraviolet irradiation into piperidine ( II ), α-methylstyrene ( III ), acetophenone ( IV ), and formaldehyde ( V ). The reaction followed first-order kinetics. In sunlight the reaction occurred only in the presence of a sensitiser and afforded the same four photolytic degradation products. In the absence of oxygen the herbicide was converted much more rapidly, but yielded only ( II ) and ( III ) as products. A mechanism which accounts for the formation of the photoproducts is proposed.     

Photolysis of chlorsulfuron and metsulfuron-methyl in methanol

Photolysis of chlorsulfuron and metsulfuron-methyl was studied in methanol under UV light. Their rates of primary photolysis followed first-order kinetics. The main photoproducts were identified as 2-methoxy-4-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-6-amine, 2-chloro-benzenesulfonamide and methyl 2-(aminosulfonyl)benzoate, which entailed the cleavage of the two N–C ureic bonds. Further photolysis of benzenesulfonamide derivatives involved oxidation of −NH₂, cyclisation with loss of CH₃OH, and scission of the C–S bond A trace of methyl o-mercaptobenzoate was also detected. The corresponding photolysis pathways of chlorsulfuron and metsulfuron-methyl were tentatively proposed. © 1999 Society of Chemical Industry     

乙草胺在水中的光化学降解动态研究

研究了乙草胺在100W中压石英汞灯的光照下的光解动态。结果表明,乙草胺在水溶液中的浓度越高,光解半衰期越长,溶液的pH越高,乙草胺越容易光解。溶液中的溶解氧对乙草胺的光解影响不大,乙草胺在空气饱和溶液中光解速度略快。在不同类型的水中,乙草胺的光解速率也不一样,乙草胺的浓度为20mg/L时,在去离子水,河水和稻田水中的光解半衰期分别为8．06,10．11,12．46min。乙草胺的主要光解产物是羟化乙胺,脱氯可能是乙草胺光解速率的决定步骤。     

Photolysis of the herbicide sulcotrione: formation of a major photoproduct and its toxicity evaluation

BACKGROUND: Sulcotrione is a selective herbicide marketed for use in maize since 1993, but its environmental fate is not yet fully elucidated. A major metabolite resulting from cleavage between the two ring moieties, leading to 2‐chloro‐4‐mesylbenzoic acid (CMBA), has been identified; it presents a rather low toxicity. In photochemical studies this compound has also been claimed to be formed in high proportions. The present authors recently found that, under irradiation, sulcotrione mainly yields a cyclization product (CP). Thus, Sulcotrione photochemistry is still a matter of debate. The aim of the present work was to give an unequivocal answer to this issue. The potential toxicity of CP, CMBA and sulcotrione towards three organisms considered as representative of aquatic ecosystems was also evaluated. RESULTS: The main transformation product of sulcotrione is the cyclization product (CP), and CMBA is formed in smaller amounts. For the toxicological approach, the tested organisms were a bacterium, Vibrio fischeri (Bejerinck) Lehmann & Neumann, an alga, Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata (Korshikov) Hindak, and a protozoan, Tetrahymena pyriformis (Ehrenberg) Lwoff. Sulcotrione is more harmful towards the alga, but CP is more toxic to the bacterium and the protozoan. It must be noted that the measured toxicities are nonetheless rather low. CONCLUSION: On irradiation, sulcotrione mainly gives the photocyclization product, which presents a higher toxicity than sulcotrione and CMBA. This cyclization product should thus be considered in sulcotrione environmental risk assessment. Copyright © 2008 Society of Chemical Industry     

Photolysis,metabolism and other factors influencing the performance of triadimefon as a powdery mildew fungicide

Triadimefon, 1-(4-chlorophenoxy)-3,3-dimethyl-1-( 1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butanone, applied at low dosage rates to leaves of marrow, apple or barley plants gave effective control of the appropriate powdery mildew fungi. The compound appeared to be systemic and to have considerable vapour-phase activity. In marrow plants, up to 56% of triadimefon was metabolised to a mixture of two corresponding diastereoisomeric secondary alcohols. The mixture was identical with that obtained by chemical reduction of triadimefon. This mixture was also a very effective systemic fungicide and active in the vapour-phase. Triadimefon was also reduced when incubated with Aspergillus niger but this was important only in shake culture. In replacement culture experiments, mycelial mats of this fungus converted the compound into a different metabolite, its isopropyl analogue. This may have resulted from participation of triadimefon in the C-4 demethylation processes involved in fungal biosynthesis of ergosterol. Photolysis caused cleavage of the C-1 to triazole bond liberating 1,2,4-triazole, 4-chlorophenol and 4-chlorophenyl methyl carbonate, all of which were non-fungitoxic. The importance of this photolysis in the in-vivo situation is discussed.     

Effects of timing and method of application of Penicillium oxalicum on efficacy and duration of control of Fusarium wilt of tomato

The effects of timing and method of application of Penicillium oxalicum on the control of fusarium wilt of tomato were investigated. Application of P. oxalicum to tomato seedlings in seedbeds reduced disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici in a growth chamber by 45–49% and in glasshouse experiments by 22–69%. Disease suppression was maintained for 60–100 days after inoculation with the pathogen in the glasshouse. No disease reduction was observed in tomato plants where P. oxalicum was applied to seeds. Treatment with P. oxalicum did not affect the population of F. oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici in the rhizosphere.     

莠去津的药害问题及药害防范技术研究概述

本文概述了使用莠去津以来,有关该药的药害情况及药害解除方法的研究状况。     

甘肃省重点城市环境管理地理信息系统开发研究

探讨了采用GIS软件ArcView的开发语言Avenue所开发的甘肃省重点城市环境管理地理信息系统的分析与设计、功能结构和系统应用等。该系统将为城市环境管理提供高效、科学的信息支持,从而提高城市环境管理与治理的水平。     

Determination of the products of surface-induced hydrolysis of organophosphorus pesticides

A procedure which enables the identification of the hydrolysis products of a number of phosphoric and phosphorothioic esters was developed. This procedure, which includes thin-layer chromatography (t.l.c.), gas chromatography and u.v. spectroscopy, has been used to demonstrate that surface hydrolysis on kaolinite is a general property of bioactive phosphoric and phosphorothioic esters. The path of hydrolysis was shown to be the breakage of the P? O A or P? SA bond, where A is the electron attracting moiety of the organic molecule.     

极旱环境中两种梭梭蒸腾的生理生态学特点

白梭梭(Haloxylon persicum)和梭梭(H.ammodendron)是我国干旱荒漠区的优良固沙植物,列入我国第一批保护植物,白梭梭主要分布在新疆北部的古尔班通古特沙漠,梭梭除了分布在新疆外,还分布在青海、甘肃、内蒙古等地,对于它们的生物生态学特性的研究,国内已先后做过不少工作,关于生理方面的研究也有报导。本项工作是从水分生理观点着手,结合     

8个乡土树种抗逆性对比研究

在半干旱地区内蒙古中部3个不同造林立地类型对当地的8个乡土树种进行亚区造林对比试验,调查了被试树种在自然状态条件下的生长特征,应用PV技术测定了其水分生理指标,测定了抗寒及抗春季干旱风的等级,运用综合指标(成活、保存率、抗旱水分生理、耐寒性等)分析各树种的抗逆性和对不同立地条件的适应能力。结果表明:柄扁桃、桃叶卫矛、荆条和山杏(对照)抗逆性强,毛樱桃、山桃抗逆性较强,酸枣(山西种源)、欧李(山西栽培种)为中等,臭椿较差。     

Effects of different temperature treatments on dormancy of sclerotia of ten isolates of Sclerotium cepivorum

The variability of dormancy of sclerotia of ten isolates ofSclerotium cepivorum was investigated. Of all isolates tested, the freshly harvested sclerotia were dormant. After drying for 48 hours the sclerotia of six isolates were able to germinate, two isolates stayed dormant and two isolates were infested by hyperparasitic fungi. After storage in soil at 5°C or 20°C, the sclerotia of the different isolates exhibited considerable differences in respect to germination capability, but all isolates showed highest germination after a treatment of 8 weeks at 20°C followed by 8 weeks at 5°C. The sclerotia of all isolates showed an increased capacity to germinate withoutAllium extracts at 10°C after pretreatment at 30°C for 28 days.     

Effects of avirulent bacteriocin-producing strains of Pseudomonas solanacearum on the control of bacterial wilt of tobacco

Root systems of tobacco dipped in suspensions containing 2 × 10⁹ colony forming units (CFU)/ml of avirulent bacteriocin-producing strains (ABPS) of Pseudomonas solanacearum and assayed immediately after planting in steam-sterilized soil had 8 × 10⁶ CFU/root system of ABPS. The bacterial population declined to an average of 5·3 × 10⁵ CFU/root system after 30 days. Roots of seedlings dipped in bacterial suspensions of ABPS were more effectively protected against wilt caused by P. solanacearum than those dipped in suspensions of an avirulent nonbacteriocin-producing strain (ANBPS). Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) isolated from one ABPS (121) inhibited the attachment of bacteria on roots by 70% but had no effect on the reduction of wilt, whereas bacterial cells significantly reduced the disease severity as compared to LPS or water treatment. In steam-sterilized soil containing a 1:1 mixture (5 × 10⁵ CFU/g of oven-dried soil) of ABPS 121 or 237 and the virulent strain K-60, ABPS 121 reduced multiplication of the virulent strain in soil and in the rhizosphere of seedlings. When roots of seedlings were dipped in a suspension of 2 × 10⁹ CFU/ml of ABPS before planting, root colonization by the virulent strain added to steam-sterilized soil at 2 × 10⁶ CFU/g of oven-dried soil was significantly reduced. When roots were dipped in a suspension of ABPS and assayed 20 days after planting, 98% of the bacterial population was found in the original zone of inoculation and only 2% was detected in new growths of the root system. Plants which were grown in soil infested with ABPS 121 or K-60 had both strains present at variable populations along all sections of roots.     

Strategy of control of resistant populations of Leptinotarsa decemlineata in Belarus

The development of insecticide resistance in Leptinotarsa decemlineata in Ukraine is reviewed, and current strategy for avoiding resistance is presented. The baseline sensitivity to new plant protection products is systematically checked, and possible appearance of resistance is constantly monitored. A sufficiently wide set of products should be available to allow an alternation strategy.