INTERACTION BETWEEN PARAQUAT AND MICROBES IN SOILS*

Summary. Laboratory experiments were conducted to determine if paraquat had any effect on soil micro-organisms and consequently on soil fertility. Numbers of bacteria and moulds tended to increase with incubation time as residual paraquat decreased. Lag periods of 1–5 days were observed in the development of soil microflora and concomitant degradation of paraquat. Under controlled culture conditions, Aerobacter aerogenes, Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Pseudomonas fluorescens and Bacillus cereus were able to utilize paraquat as sole carbon and nitrogen sources in synthetic media. Paraquat at 0–25, 0–5, 2–5 and 25 ppm cation was added to four different soils to study changes in microbial activities concomitant with decreases in herbicide concentration. Analytical recoveries were correlated inversely with clay mineral content, cation-exchange capacity and organic matter. Mineralization of peptone nitrogen by amnnonification and nitrification was stimulated by 0–25 ppm; higher rates up to 25 ppm had little influence. A bimodal effect or growth inversion was observed in several instances, with increased microbial development at intermediate concentrations. Paraquat at recommended field rates appeared to have no appreciable influence on general microbial activities of importance to soil fertility. Interaction entre U paraquat et les microbes dans les sols     

The effect of seven substituted urea herbicides on the soil microflora

Chloroxuron, diuron, fluometuron, metobromuron and monuron added to soil at 500 parts/million a.i. on a dry weight basis caused an initial stimulation of CO₂ production, followed by indications of inhibition. Nitrification was clearly inhibited, particularly by monuron and metobromuron. Metoxuron at 5 and 50 parts/million a.i. had no effect on CO₂ output and nitrification, but at 500 parts/million a.i. both were greatly reduced. Numbers of fungal propagules were temporarily lower at 50 parts/million a.i., and severely curtailed at 500 parts/million a.i. but total counts of bacterial propagules were greatly increased. Linuron had an inhibitory effect on CO₂ evolution at 500 parts/million a.i. but this varied in extent and duration; some reduction was also found at 50 parts/ million a.i. At 500 parts/million a.i. there was no effect on mineralisation of N but in soil supplemented with ammonium sulphate nitrification was reduced. Changes in microbial equilibrium occurred, but were less marked than with metoxuron. Cellulose decomposition was also reduced. Small amounts of 3,4dichloroaniline were found in linuron-treated soils, but microbial activities were not affected when 5 parts/million 3,4-dichloroaniline was added to the soil. However, at 140 parts/million microbial activities were affected adversely, but in a different pattern to that for linuron; nitrification was severely reduced, but numbers of fungal propagules were hardly affected, suggesting that the effects observed in linuron-treated soil were not due to this metabolite.     

DISTRIBUTION AND BREAKDOWN OF PARAQUAT IN SOIL

Summary. The degradation of paraquat dichloride in soil by Lipomyces starkeyi Lod. and Rij, was investigated spectrophotometrically and by ¹⁴C-labelled carbon dioxide emission. Breakdown occurred within the first 96 hr of incubation in cultures of soil of high organic content. Adsorption isotherms showed that soils rich in organic matter had a greater total adsorption of paraquat from solutions of concentration in excess of 250 ppm. Soil high in organic matter was fractionated by ultrasonic disintegration into its organic and inorganic components. Paraquat degradation occurred in cultures containing the former but not the latter. Slow transfer of ¹⁴C-labelled paraquat adsorbed on the organic components was shown to take place through a dialysis membrane to the much stronger adsorption sites on the inorganic components placed outside the membrane. It appears that decomposition of paraquat in soil by L. starkeyi occurs while the herbicide is weakly adsorbed on the organic soil components. Over a period of time (96 hr in one instance), slow transfer to the inorganic soil components rendered the paraquat unavailable for microbial degradation. Dispersion et decomposition du paraquat dans le sol Résumé. La décomposition du paraquat-dichlorure dans le sol par Lipomyces starkeyi Lod. ci Rij a étéétudiée par spectrophotométrie et par l'émission de gaz carbonique marqué au ¹⁴C. La décomposition survint durant les premières 96 heures d’incubation dans les cultures de sols à forte teneur en matière organique. Les isothermes d'adsorption montrè-rent que les sols riches en matière organique présentaient une d'adsorption totale du paraquat plus grande à partir de solutions dont la concentration dépassait 250 ppm. Les sols à forte teneur en matière organique furent fractionnés par désintégration aux ultra-sons en leurs composants organiques et minéraux. La dégradation du paraquat se manifesta dans les cultures contenant les premiers, mais pas dans celies contentant les seconds. Une lente migration du paraquat marqué au ¹⁴C adsorbé sur les composants organiques fut observée par dialyse à travers une membrane vers les lieux de plus forte adsorption dans les composants minéraux placés de l'autre côté de la membrane. II apparait que la décomposition du paraquat dans le sol par L. starkeyi se manifeste lorsque l'herbicide est faiblement adsorbé sur les composants organiques du sol. Au-delà d'une certaine durée (96 heures dans un cas) la lente migration vers les composants minéraux du sol mit le paraquat à l'abri de la dégradation microbienne. Verteilung und Abbau von Paraquat im Boden Zusammenfassung. Der Abbau von Paraquat-chlorid im Boden durch Lipomyces starkeyi Lod, und Rij wurde sowohl spektrophotometrisch als auch durch Messung der ¹⁴C-Kohlendioxydabgabe untersucht, Der Abbau erfolgte innerhalb der ersten 96 Stunden nach dcr Inkubation in Bodenkulturen mit hohem organischem Anteil. Die Adsorptions-isotherm en zeigten, dass Boden mit hohem Anteil an organischer Substanz mehr Paraquat aus einer Lösung mit einer Konzentration von mehr als 250 ppm adsorbierten. Boden mit hohem Anteil an organischer Substanz wurde durch Ultraschalldesintegration in seine organischen und anorganischen Bestandteilv zcrlegt. Abbau von Paraquat erfolgte in Kulturcn mit den organischen Bestand teil en, nicht jedoch in Kulturen mit anorganischen. Durch eine Dialysemembran erfolgte ein langsamer Ubertritt von ¹⁴C-markiertem Paraquat, das an die organischen Bestandteile adsorbiert war, an die viel starker adsorbierenden anorganischen Bestaudteile, die sich ausserhatb der Membran befanden. Bei schwacher Adsorption des Herbizids an organische Bod en best and teile erfolgt offensichtlich ein Abbau von Paraquat durch L. starkeyi. Mit der Zeit (in einem Fall innerhalb von 96 Stunden) wird Paraquat durch einen langsamen Ubertritt an die anorganischen Bodenbestandteile fiir Mikroorganismen unzuganglich.     

RESIDUAL ACTIVITY OF PARAQUAT IN SOILS I. FACTORS AFFECTING PERSISTENCE

Summary. Phytotoxic residues were recorded on soil surfaces sprayed with paraquat (1,1'-dimethyl-4,4'-bipyridylium-2 A ) at 1 and 2 Ib/ac a.i. Phytotoxicity was greater on organic than on mineral soils though on both the residues persisted unchanged for at least 14 days and were greater with the higher dose.
Germination of Brassica napus L. was only slightly affected and most seedlings did not show phytotoxic symptoms until after cotyledon expansion. The cotyledons of Trifolium repens L. showed symptoms on emergence from the testa. By contrast, grains of Lolium perenne L. either failed to germinate on paraquat-treated soils or showed reduced germination.
Seedlings of T. repens were susceptible; both root and shoot systems were affected as they grew through layers of soil previously treated with paraquat. Ground limestone appeared to reduce the phytotoxicity of paraquat under some circumstances. Phytotoxic residues were not reduced by surface irrigation but disappeared if the soil surface was disturbed mechanically.     

AVAILABILITY TO PLANTS OF PARAQUAT ADSORBED ON SOIL OR SPRAYED ON VEGETATION*

Summary. Paraquat adsorbed on peat soils was available to plants in amounts as low as l/25th of their Strong Adsorption Capacity (SAG). In Begbroke soil the paraquat was available to plants only near the SAG. Paraquat sprayed at usual doses on the surface of peat soils and not incorporated reduced growth of seedlings of Lolium perenne L. placed on the surface. Seeds sown 6 mm below a sprayed surface were only affected in one soil at a high rate of application. Hypocotyl uptake of adsorbed paraquat took place only with applications of more than 82 kg/ha in a peat soil and 230 kg/ha in Begbroke soil. Paraquat on litter of sprayed plants was found to be available to plants through root uptake. Living leaves can also adsorb paraquat from sprayed leaves if they are in contact. Disponibilité our les plantes du paraquat adsorbé sur le sol ou appliqué sur la végitation Résumé. Le paraquat adsorbé sur des sols tourbeux fut disponible pour les plantes en quantités n'atteignant que 1/25 de leur capacité brute d'adsorption (GBA). Dans le sol de Begbroke, le paraquat ne fut disponible pour les plantes qu'au voisinage de la CBA. Le paraquat appliqué aux doses usuelles à la surface de sols toturbeux, et non incorporé, réduisit la croissance des plantules de ray-grass placées sur cette surface. Les semences semées á 6 mm de profondeur sous une surface traitée furent affectées dans un sol seulement et á une dose d'application élevée. L'absorption par I'hypocotyle de paraquat adsorbé se produisit seulement avec des applications à des doses supéieures à 82 kg/ha dans un sol tourbeux et 230 kg/ha dans un sol de Begbroke. Le paraquat sur une litiére de plantes traitées se montra disponible pour les plantes par absorption racinaire. Les feuilles vivantes peuvent aussi adsorber le paraquat de feuilles traitées si elles sont en contact avec elles. Pflanzenverfugbarkeit von im Boden adsorbiertem oder auf PJlanzen gespritztem Paraquat Zusammenfassung. Im Moorboden adsorbiertes Paraquat war fur Pflanzen verfügbar in Mengen um 1/25 der Kapazität zur festen Adsorption (Strong Adsorption Capacity, SAG). In Begbroke-Böden war Paraquat für Pflanzen nur ungefähr in der Höhe des SAG verfügbar. In normalen Aufwandmengen atif die Oberfläche von Moorboden gespritztes und nicht eingearbeitetes Paraquat verminderte das Wachstum von Keimpflanzen von atif der Oberfläche ausgesätem Lolium perenne L. Scchs Millimeter unterhalb der Ober-flache eingesáte Samen wurden nur in einem Boden bei hoher Herbizidkonzentration beeinflusst. Hypocotyle Aufnahme von adsorbiertem Paraquat erfolgte nur bei Aufwandmengen von mehr als 82 kg/ha in Moorböden und 230 kg/ha in Begbroke-Boden. Paraquat an Rückständen von behandelten Pflanzen war durch Wurzelaufnahmc für andere Pflanzen verfügbar. Ausserdem können lebende Blatter Paraquat von behandelten Blättern adsorbieren, sofern sie in Kontakt mit dicaen stehen.     

Spread of levan-positive populations of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Pseudomonas savastanoi</Emphasis> pv. <Emphasis Type="Italic">savastanoi</Emphasis>, the causal agent of olive knot,in central Italy

Mixtures of wet vegetable wastes (Brassica, carrot or onion) and dry onion waste were composted at 50 °C for 7 days. The incorporation of the raw or composted vegetable waste mixtures into sandy loam, silt and peat soils reduced the viability of sclerotia of S. cepivorum in glasshouse pot bioassays. The reduction in viability was dependent on waste type, rate of incorporation, duration of exposure and soil type. Onion waste was the most effective waste type in reducing sclerotia viability in all three soils. The Brassica and carrot wastes were as effective as the onion waste in silt soil but less effective in sandy loam and peat soil. A 50% w/w incorporation rate of the wastes gave the largest reduction in viability, with an increase in reduction over time. Composted onion waste reduced sclerotia viability under glasshouse and field conditions although the effect was smaller in the field. Composted onion waste incorporated into soil at 50% w/w reduced the incidence of Allium white rot on onion seedlings in glasshouse pot tests. Incidence and control of the disease differed with soil type. The most consistent control was achieved in peat soil whereas no control was observed in silt soil. Incorporation of the waste 2 months prior to sowing or transplanting reduced seedling emergence in sandy loam soil and growth in all three soil types. The potential for field application of composted vegetable wastes as a sustainable method for control of Allium white rot and waste disposal is discussed.     

Gross nitrogen transformations and N_2O emission sources in sandy loam and silt loam soils

The soil type is a key factor influencing N(nitrogen) cycling in soil; however, gross N transformations and N_2O emission sources are still poorly understood. In this study, a laboratory ~(15)N tracing experiment was carried out at 60% WHC(water holding capacity) and 25℃ to evaluate the gross N transformation rates and N_2O emission pathways in sandy loam and silt loam soils in a semi-arid region of Heilongjiang Province, China. The results showed that the gross rates of N mineralization, immobilization, and nitrification were 3.60, 1.90, and 5.63 mg N/(kg·d) in silt loam soil, respectively, which were 3.62, 4.26, and 3.13 times those in sandy loam soil, respectively. The ratios of the gross nitrification rate to the ammonium immobilization rate(n/ia) in sandy loam soil and silt loam soil were all higher than 1.00, whereas the n/ia in sandy loam soil(4.36) was significantly higher than that in silt loam soil(3.08). This result indicated that the ability of sandy loam soil to release and conserve the available N was relatively poor in comparison with silt loam soil, and the relatively strong nitrification rate compared to the immobilization rate may lead to N loss through NO_3~– leaching. Under aerobic conditions, both nitrification and denitrification made contributions to N_2O emissions. Nitrification was the dominant pathway leading to N_2O production in soils and was responsible for 82.0% of the total emitted N_2O in sandy loam soil, which was significantly higher than that in silt loam soil(71.7%). However, the average contribution of denitrification to total N_2O production in sandy loam soil was 17.9%, which was significantly lower than that in silt loam soil(28.3%). These results are valuable for developing reasonable fertilization management and proposing effective greenhouse gas mitigation strategies in different soil types in semiarid regions.     

Characterization of triadimefon sorption in soils using supercritical fluid (SFE) and accelerated solvent (ASE) extraction techniques

Sorption–desorption of the fungicide triadimefon in field‐moist silt loam and sandy loam soils were determined using low‐density supercritical fluid extraction (SFE). The selectivity of SFE enables extraction of triadimefon from the soil water phase only, thus allowing calculation of sorption coefficients (K_d) at field‐moist or unsaturated conditions. Triadimefon sorption was influenced by factors such as soil moisture content and temperature; sorption increased with increased moisture content up to saturation, and decreased with increased temperature. For instance, K_d values for triadimefon on the silt loam and the sandy loam soils at 40 °C and 10% water content were 1.9 and 2.5 ml g⁻¹, respectively, and at 18% water content, 3.3 and 6.4 ml g⁻¹, respectively. Isosteric heats of sorption (ΔH_i) were −42 and −7 kJ mol⁻¹ for the silt loam and sandy loam soils, respectively. Sorption–desorption was also determined using an automated accelerated solvent extraction system (ASE), in which triadimefon was extracted from silt loam soil by 0.01 M CaCl₂. Using the ASE system, which is basically a fast alternative to the batch equilibration system, gave a similar ΔH_i value (−29 kJ mol⁻¹) for the silt loam soil (K_f = 27 µg^{1 − 1/n} ml^1/n g⁻¹). In order to predict transport of pesticides through the soil profile more accurately on the basis of these data, information is needed on sorption as a function of soil water content. © 2000 Society of Chemical Industry     

威百亩熏蒸对土壤硝化作用及amoA型硝化细菌群落结构的影响

为探究威百亩对土壤硝化作用的影响及作用机制,通过理化分析和变性梯度凝胶电泳方法研究浓度为20、100和500 mg/kg威百亩熏蒸处理对土壤硝化作用及amoA型硝化细菌群落结构的影响。结果表明,威百亩熏蒸处理0、14、28 d后,3种浓度处理的土壤硝化率与对照差异不显著;处理56 d后,20、100和500 mg/kg浓度处理的土壤硝化率分别为81.15%、76.66%和94.08%,前两者与对照差异不显著,后者与对照差异显著;而处理84 d后,3种浓度处理的土壤硝化率与对照差异均不显著。与对照相比,3个浓度威百亩熏蒸处理不同时间后土壤amoA型硝化细菌群落的均匀度指数差异不显著。熏蒸处理14 d后,浓度20、100 mg/kg威百亩处理的土壤amoA型硝化细菌群落的香农多样性指数和丰富度指数分别为1.00、10.97和0.84、7.79,与对照的0.92和9.78均无显著差异;而浓度500 mg/kg威百亩处理的香农多样性指数和丰富度指数分别为0.59、5.77,显著低于对照。表明威百亩对土壤硝化强度的影响较amoA型硝化细菌群落延迟,说明土壤中硝化作用的强弱并非完全决定于土壤amoA型硝化细菌的作用。     

Paraquat tolerant Lolium perenne L.: effects of paraquat on germinating seedlings

A cultivar of Lolium perenne L. (Causeway) selected for tolerance to foliar-applied paraquat was shown also to be tolerant at seed germination and establishment. When seeds were germinated in paraquat solutions (1, 3, 9, 27 ppm), Causeway was more than ten times as tolerant as a normal cultivar of L. perenne. When germination and survival were studied in a soil which had been sprayed with paraquat (0.0, 0.3, 0.9, 2.7 kg/ha) before sowing, Causeway was nearly three times as tolerant as a normal cultivar. Holcus lanatus L. was about equal to normal L. perenne, but Poa trivialis L. was less tolerant. Phytotoxicity was greater in a 10.5% organic than a 4.8% organic soil. It is concluded that the mechanism of paraquat tolerance operates in the non-photosynthetic tissues of germinating seedlings as well as in the photosynthetic tissues of older plants, although the degree of tolerance varies according to the mode and stage of application of the herbicide. There might be advantages in using a paraquat tolerant cultivar of L. perenne when direct drilling grass after sward destruction by paraquat.     

The effect of soil heat treatment and microflora on the efficacy of glyphosate in seedlings

Seedlings of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) were less sensitive to glyphosate when grown in heat-treated soil than in raw soil. Pythium spp. and Fusarium spp. were not detected in heat-treated loam or muck soils at the time of glyphosate treatment, although fungi of several other genera were present. The efficacy of glyphosate on wheat or beans grown in heat-treated loam soil was restored when untreated aqueous soil extracts were added to the heat-treated soil. Bean seedlings grown in five different soil types varied in their sensitivity to glyphosate. The variation in LD₅₀ among autoclaved soils was lower than that among raw soils. Between 13- to 47-fold more glyphosate was required to kill the bean seedlings in any of the autoclaved soils compared with their corresponding raw soils. This differential effect was not observed on bean seedlings sprayed with either 2, 4-D or paraquat. LD₅₀ values for glyphosate on apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) seedlings growing in previously sterilized loam soil were reduced by inoculation of the soil with a representative Fusarium sp. or Pythium sp. obtained earlier from apple seedlings treated with glyphosate, but not by a Cylindrocarpon sp. from apple or Pythium ultimum Trow from glyphosate-treated bean. The efficacy of glyphosate on bean, wheat or apple seedlings can be affected by changes in certain microbial components of the soil. Effet d'un traitement du sol a la chaleur et de la microflore sur l'efficacité du glyphosate sur plantules Des plantules de blé (Triticum aestivum L.) et de haricots (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) ont été moins sensibles au glyphosate quand elles sont cultivées dans des sols traités par la chaleur que dans des sols bruts. Pythium spp et Fusarium spp. n'ont pas été détectés dans la terre traitée à la chaleur ou dans des sols fumés au moment de l'application du glyphosate, bien que des champignons de quelques autres genres aient été présents. L'efficacité du glyphosate sur blé et haricots cultivés en sol traité par la chaleur a été récupérée quand des extraits aqueux de sols non traités ont été additionnés au sol traité. Les plantules de haricots cultivés dans 5 types de sols ont varié dans leur sensibilité au glyphosate. La variation des DL₅₀ pour les sols autoclavés était plus faible en comparaison de celle des sols bruts. Il a fallu de 13 à 47 fois plus de glyphosate pour détruire les plantules de haricot dans tous les sols autoclaves que dans les sols bruts correspondants. Cet effet différentiel n'a pas été observé chez les plantules de haricots traités avec du 2,4 D ou du paraquat. Les valeurs de DL₅₀ pour le glyphosate sur des plantules de pommiers (Malus domestica Borkh.) cultivées sur des sols avec de la terre précédemment stérilisée, ont été réduites par l'innoculation du sol avec un Fusarium sp. ou Pythium sp. obtenu plutôt à partir de plantules de pommier traitées au glyphosate, mais pas avec du Cylindrocarpon du pommier, ou un Pythium ultimum venant d'un haricot traité au glyphosate. L'efficacité du glyphosate sur plantules de haricot, blé ou pommier peut être affecté par des changements de la composition microbiologique du sol. Die Wirkung von Boden-Hitzesterilisation und Mikroflora auf die Wirksamkeit von Glyphosat auf Keimpflanzen Keimpflanzen von Weizen (Triticum aestivum L.) und Buschbohne (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) waren, in hitzebehandeltem Boden wachsend, gegenüber Glyphosat weniger empfindlich als in unbehandeltem Boden. Pythium spp. und Fusarium spp. wurden in hitzebehandeltem Lehm- oder stark organischem Boden zur Glyphosatbehandlung nicht gefunden, obwohl andere Pilzgattungen vorhanden waren. Die Wirksamkeit des Glyphosats auf in hitzebehandeltem Boden gezogenen Weizen- oder Bohnenpflanzen stellte sich wieder ein, wenn unbehandelte wäßrige Bodenextrakte dem hitzebehandeltem Boden zugefügt wurden. Bohnenkeimpflanzen zeigten in 5 verschiedenen Bodenarten eine unterschiedliche Empfindlichkeit gegenüber Glyphosat. Die LD₅₀ variierte in autoklavierten Böden weniger als in unbehandelten. Zur Abtötung der Bohnen-keimpflanzen waren in den autoklavierten Böden 13- bis 47mal größere Wirkstoffmengen erforderlich als in den entsprechenden unbehandelten Böden. Diese Wirkungsunterschiede wurden bei mit 2,4-D oder Paraquat behandelten Bohnenkeimpflanzen nicht beobachtet. Wurden Apfelsämlinge (Malus domestica Borkh.) in sterilisiertem Lehmboden angezogen, so sanken die LD₅₀-Werte für Glyphosat bei Inokulation des Bodens mit repräsentativen Fusarium- oder Pythium-Arten, die zuvor von Glyphosat-behandelten Apfelsämlingen gewonnen worden waren, jedoch nicht mit einer Cylindrosporium-Art von Äpfeln oder Pythium ultimum Trow von Glyphosat-gehandelteten Bohnen. Die Wirksamkeit von Glyphosat auf Keimpflanzen von Bohnen, Weizen oder Äpfeln kann durch Veränderungen bestimmter mikrobiologischer Bodenkomponenten beeinflußt werden.     

RESIDUAL ACTIVITY OF PARAQUAT IN SOILS II. ADSORPTION AND DESORPTION

Glasshouse studies showed that low doses of paraquat inhibited the germination of Lolium perenne L. broadcast directly onto the paraquat-sprayed surfaces of a sphagnum and a peat soil, but that higher doses were necessary to produce phytotoxic symptoms on mineral soils, a compost and a loam. On all soils residual activity increased rapidly with increasing dose once the minimum phytotoxic dose was reached. On a sandy soil, residual activity increased almost linearly from the lowest to the highest dose applied. At 9·0, 4·5 and 2·24 kg/ha phytotoxicity on a compost was not affected by changes in the volume of application, but at 1·68 kg/ha and lower, reducing the volume from 562 1/ha to 281 and 112 1/ha resulted in increased phytotoxicity. Phytotoxic residues were eluted from paraquat-treated compost surfaces by percolating de-ionized water up soil columns but residual activity was not removed from the eluted surfaces. Surface irrigation of paraquat-treated surfaces with water previously percolated through columns of untreated soil reduced residual activity by 45%.     

STUDIES ON THE EFFECTS OF HERBICIDES ON SOIL NITRIFICATION*

Summary. A perfusion technique was used to examine effects of selected herbicides (concentration range 50–1000 ppm) on the rate of oxidation of ammonia to nitrate in garden loam soil. Effects on the nitrification rate of soil, previously enriched with nitrifying organisms, were used to estimate direct action on the processes of ammonia oxidation. The kinetics of nitrification in fresh soil were used to estimate effects on bacterial growth and to detect possible adaptations to herbicide toxicity. The herbicides used could be ranged in the following order of increasing effectiveness as inhibitors of ammonia oxidation: dichlobenil < paraquat < picloram < 2,3,6-TBA = chlorthiamid < bromoxynil < chlorflurazole < ioxynil < propanil. Endothal only stimulated ammonia oxidation, even up to 1000 ppm. Endothal, paraquat and 2,3,6-TBA had no apparent effects on bacterial proliferation; the inhibitory effects of the remaining herbicides were in the order: picloram < dichlobenil = bromoxynil < ioxynil < chlorthiamid = chlorflurazole = propanil. With the exception of paraquat and endothal all herbicides seemed to become less toxic during perfusion of fresh soil, i.e. over the enrichment period of 26–28 days. In the case of propanil and chlorthiamid this could have been due to the destruction of the herbicide by soil micro-organisms. With picloram and 2,3,6-TBA it is probable that there was an adaptive loss of sensitivity of the nitrifying organisms to the toxic action of the herbicides. The evidence available suggests that Nitrosomonas is more sensitive than Nitrobacter to herbicide action. Recherches sur les effets des herbicides sur la nitrification Résumé. Une technique de perfusion a été utilisée pour examiner les effets d'une série d'herbicides (á des concentrations de 50 á 1000 ppm) sur le taux d'oxydation de l'ammoniac en nitrate dans un sol de jardin limoneux. Les effets sur le taux de nitrification du sol, préaiablement enrichi avec des organismea nitrifiants, ont été utilisés pour évaluer l'action directe sur les processus d'oxydation de l'ammoniac. Les données cinétiques de la nitrification dans un sol frais ont été utilisées pour évaluer les effets sur la croissance des bactéries et pour déceler les adaptations possible h la toxicité de l'herbicide. Les herbicides utilisés purent être classés comme suit dans i'ordre croissant d'activité inhibitrice de I'oxydation de I'ammoniac: dichlobénil<paraquat<piclorame<2,3,6- TBA = chlorthiamide<bromoxynil<chlorflurazole<ioxynii<propanil. Scul l'endothal provoqua une stimulation de I'oxydation de I'ammoniac jusquà 1000 ppm. L'endothal, le paraquat et le 2,3,6-TBA ne présentèrent pas d'activité apparente sur la proiifération bactérienne; les effets inhibiteurs des autres herbicides furent, dans I'ordrc: piclorame < dichlobenil = bromoxynil<ioxynil<chlorthiamide = chlorflurazole = propanil. A l'exception du paraquat et de l'endothal, tous les herbicides parurent devenir moins toxiques pendant la perfusion sur un sol frais, c'est-à-dire au deli delà période d'enrichissemenl de 26 à 28 jours. Dans le cas du dichlobénil et du chlorthiamide, ceci pourrait avoir été provoqué par la destruction de l'herbicide par lea micro-organismes. Avec le piclorame et le 2,3,6-TBA, il est probable qu'il y eut une adaptation consistanten une perte dela sensibilité des organismes nitrifiants vis-à-vis de i'action toxique des herbicides. Les résultats obtenus suggèrent que les Nitrosomonas sont plus sensibles que les JVitrobacter kà l'action des herbicides. Untersuchungen zum Einfluss von Herbiziden auf die Nitrifikation des Bodens Zusammenfassung. Mit Hilfe einer Perfusionsmethode wurde der Einfluss von bestimmten Herbiziden (Konzentration zwischen 50 und IOO ppm) auf die Oxydationsrate von Ammonium zu Nitrat in Garteniehmboden untersucht. Der Einfluss auf die Nitrifikationsrate des Bodens, der zuvor mit nitrifizierenden Organismen angereichert worden war, wurde als Mass fur die direkte Wirkung der Herbizide auf die Prozesse der Ammoniumoxydation verwendet. Die Kinetik der Nltrifikation in frischem Boden wurde als Mass für die Beeinflussung des Bakterienwaehstums und zur Feststellung einer moglicherweise auftretenden Adaptation an die Herbizidtoxizität verwendet. Für untersuehte Herbizide ergab sich, geordnet nach zunehnnender Hemmung der Ammoniumoxydation, folgende Reihenfolge: Diehlobenil<Paraquat<Pieloram<2,3,6-TBA = Chlorthiamid<Bromoxynil<Chlorflurazole<Ioxynil<Propanil. Endothal stimulierte die Ammoniumoxydation selbst in Konzentration bis zu 1000 ppm. Endothal, Paraquat und 2,3,6-TBA hatten keinen augenscheinlich Efifekt auf die bakterielle Proliferation; fur die Hemmwirkung der ubrigen Herbizide ergab sich folgende Reihenfolge: Picloram < Dichlobenil = Bromoxynil < Ioxynil < Chlorthiamid = Chlorflurazole = Propanil. Mit Ausnahme von Paraquat und Endothal wurden alle Herbizide wahrend der Perfusion dureh frisehen Boden, d.h. wahrend einer Enrichmentperiode von 26–28 Tagen, of Tensichtlich weniger toxiseh. Im Falle von Propanil und Chlorthiamid kann dies auf den Abbau der Herbizide durch die Bodenmikroorganismen zurüekzuführen sein. Bei Piclorani und 2,3,6-TBA handelte es sich wahrscheinlich um einen adaptiven Verlust der Empfindlichkeit der nitrifizierenden Organismen gegenuber der toxisehen Wirkung der Herbizide. Die Ergebnisse lassen den Sehluss zu, dass Nitrosomonas gegenüber Herbizide empfindlicher ist als Nitrobakter.     

Fate of chlorsulfuron in the environment. 1. Laboratory evaluations

The behaviour and fate of chlorsulfuron in aqueous and soil systems were examined in laboratory studies. Aqueous hydrolysis was pH-dependent and followed pseudo-first-order degradation kinetics at 25°C, with faster hydrolysis occurring at pH 5 (half-life 24 days) than at either pH 7 or 9 (half-lives >365 days). Degradation occurred primarily by cleavage of the sulfonylurea bridge to form the major metabolites chlorobenzenesulfonamide (2-chlorobenzenesulfonamide) and triazine amine (4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-amine). This route is a major degradation pathway in water and soil systems. Aqueous photolysis (corrected for hydrolysis) proceeded much more slowly (half-life 198 days) than aqueous hydrolysis and is not expected to contribute significantly to overall degradation. Hydrolysis in soil thin-layer plates exposed to light (half-life 80 days), however, progressed at a much faster rate than in dark controls (half life 130 days), which suggests that a mechanism other than direct photolysis may have been operative. An aerobic soil metabolism study (25°C) in a Keyport silt loam soil (pH 6·4, 2·8% OM) showed that degradation was rapid (half-life 20 days). Dissipation in an anaerobic sediment/water system (initial pH of water phase 6·7, final pH 7·4) progressed much more slowly (half-life >365 days) than in aerobic soil systems. Major degradation products in aerobic soil included the chlorobenzenesulfonamide and triazine amine as in the aqueous hydrolysis study. Neither of these degradation products exhibited phytotoxicity to a variety of crop and weed species in a glasshouse experiment, and both exhibited an acute toxicological profile similar to that of chlorsulfuron in a battery of standard tests. Demethylation of the 4-methoxy group on the triazine moiety and subsequent cleavage of the triazine ring is another pathway found in both aqueous solution and soils, though different bonds on the triazine amine appear to be cleaved in the two systems. Hydroxylation of the benzenesulfonamide moiety is a minor degradation pathway found in soils. Two soils amended with 0·1 and 1·0 mg kg^-1 chlorsulfuron showed slight stimulation of nitrification. The 1·0 mg kg^-1 concentration of chlorsulfuron resulted in minor stimulation and inhibition of ¹⁴C-cellulose and ¹⁴C-protein degradation, respectively, in the same soils. Batch equilibrium adsorption studies conducted on four soils showed that adsorption was low in this system (K_oc 13–54). Soil thin-layer chromatography of chlorsulfuron (R_f=0·55–0·86) and its major degradation products demonstrated that the chlorobenzenesulfonamide (R_f=0·34–0·68) had slightly less mobility and that the triazine amine (R_f=0·035–0·40) was much less mobile than chlorsulfuron. In an aged column leaching study, subsamples of a Fallsington sandy loam (pH_water 5·6, OM 1·4%) or a Flanagan silt loam (pH_water 6·4, OM 4·0%) were treated with chlorsulfuron, aged moist for 30 days in a glasshouse and then placed upon a prewet column of the same soil type prior to initiation of leaching. This treatment resulted in the retention of much more total radioactivity (including degradation products) than by a prewet column, where initiation of leaching began immediately after chlorsulfuron application, without aging (primarily chlorsulfuron parent). © 1998 SCI     

The effect of herbicides on respiration and transformation of nitrogen in two soils III. Lenacil, terbacil, chlorthiamid and 2,4,5-T

The effects of lenacil, terbacil, chlorthiamid and 2,4,5-T at 100 ppm on carbon dioxide evolution, oxygen uptake and nitrogen transformation in two soils have been investigated for several months in the laboratory. The herbicides had no effect on CO₂ output from either Boddington Barn soil (organic carbon content 1.6%, pH 6.1) or Triangle soil (organic carbon content 3.7%, pH 4.8) apart from 2,4,5-T which reduced it sometimes. All the herbicides caused temporary reductions in O₂. uptake, but in Triangle soil treated with 2,4,5-T a significant reduction was observed during the second half of the incubation. 2,4,5-T and to a lesser extent chlorthiamid, reduced nitrification in Triangle soil. All the herbicides slightly increased mineralization of nitrogen except 2,4,5-T which had variable effects in Triangle soil.     

吡虫啉和毒死蜱对尿素氮在土壤中转化的影响

为了考察杀虫剂施用对尿素态氮在土壤中转化过程的影响,采用室内培养法,通过测定土壤铵态氮和硝态氮质量分数以及反硝化损失的动态变化,研究了在施用尿素的土壤（有效氮含量为200 mg/kg）中分别添加不同剂量的吡虫啉和毒死蜱2种杀虫剂时,杀虫剂对尿素的水解、土壤氮的硝化及反硝化过程的影响。结果表明:吡虫啉和毒死蜱各剂量处理在第3天时对尿素水解具有显著的促进作用（PPPPP<0.01）,减少反硝化损失量39.69%。     

Inhibitory Effects of Fungicides on Hydrolysis of Urea and Nitrification of Urea Nitrogen in Soil

The influence of 1 and 50 mg active ingredient (AI) kg^-1 soil of 17 fungicides on transformations of urea nitrogen in soil was studied by determining the amounts of urea hydrolysed and the amounts of nitrate and nitrite produced when samples of two coarse-textured and two fine-textured soils were incubated aerobically for various times after treatment with urea. When applied at the rate of 1 mg AI kg^-1 soil, anilazine, benomyl, captan, chloranil, mancozeb and thiram retarded urea hydrolysis in the two coarse-textured soils and maneb retarded urea hydrolysis in all four of the soils used. Most of the fungicides tested retarded nitrification of urea nitrogen in the two coarse-textured soils when applied at the rate of 1 mg AI kg^-1 soil, but only etridiazole markedly retarded nitrification of urea nitrogen in all of the soils used when applied at this rate. When the fungicides were applied at the rate of 50 mg AI kg^-1 soil, anilazine, captan, chloranil, fenaminosulf, folpet, maneb, mancozeb and thiram retarded urea hydrolysis in the four soils studied, and all fungicides tested except chloroneb, fenarimol and iprodione retarded nitrification of urea nitrogen in these soils. One-way analysis of variance and correlation analyses indicated that the inhibitory effects of the 17 fungicides tested on nitrification of urea nitrogen in soil increased with decrease in the organic-matter content and increase in the sand content of the soil. © of SCI.     

节节麦等三种禾本科杂草对不同性状土壤的适应性

为明确不同性状土壤对小麦田重要的禾本科杂草节节麦Aegilops tauschi、多花黑麦草Alopecurus myosuroides和大穗看麦娘Lolium multiflorum出苗及生长的影响,在盆栽条件下研究了3种禾本科杂草对采自山东省不同区域的24份不同性状土壤的适应性。结果表明,节节麦适应性最强,在所有供试土样中均能正常出苗和生长,出苗率在64.2%～80.8%之间;多花黑麦草也有很强的适应性,在供试24份土样中出苗基本正常,出苗率均在90.1%以上,但有2份土样影响其后期生长的株高、鲜重等生长指标;大穗看麦娘的适应性略差,有4份土样明显影响其出苗,出苗率在32.5%～50.8%之间,在其它20份土样中出苗率均为70.0%左右,有11份土壤影响其生长期株高、鲜重、穗数或结实量。土壤性状中pH是影响杂草出苗及生长的最主要因素,pH小于6.0的强酸土壤和pH大于8.0的强碱土壤均对杂草生长会产生一定影响,另外,黏性土壤质地和高盐分土壤也对杂草生长有影响,其它土壤性状如氮含量、磷含量、钾含量、有机质含量和土壤类型对这3种禾本科杂草出苗及生长无影响。     

Effect of soil type,organic matter content,bulk density and saturation on clubroot severity and biofungicide efficacy

Growth room experiments were conducted to assess the interaction of soil type, biofungicides, soil compaction and pathotype/host on infection and symptom development caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae, the cause of clubroot on Brassica spp. In two initial experiments, four soil types (peat soil, mineral soil, non‐calcareous sand, soil‐less mix), two biofungicides (Bacillus subtilis, Clonostachys rosea), and two pathotypes (3 and 6, Williams’ differential set) were assessed. Differences in clubroot severity associated with soil type were unexpectedly small and variable. Prestop (C. rosea) was often more effective than Serenade (B. subtilis) at reducing clubroot levels on peat and mineral soils, but less effective than Serenade on sand. Inoculation with pathotype 3 often resulted in a slightly higher mean severity than pathotype 6. The interaction of soil type × biofungicide was similar on both canola (B. napus) and Shanghai pak choy (B. rapa subsp. chinensis), whether the soil was kept saturated or allowed to drain after inoculation. The impact of soil type on biofungicide efficacy might explain, in part, why biofungicides are more effective in one location than another. The observation that clubroot severity in soil‐less mix was affected by compaction led to an investigation of soil bulk density. Severity was higher in soil‐less mix that was more compacted than in the initial experiments, and was lower in peat and mineral soils when soil bulk density was reduced by adding soil‐less mix. In this study, soil bulk density had a larger impact on clubroot than soil type, organic matter or pathotype.     

Effects of certain herbicides on the fate of sporangiospores of Mucor piriformis and conidia of Botrytis cinerea and Penicillium expansum

The effects of several herbicides used in pome fruit orchards on the germination of spores and growth of mycelia of Botrytis cinerea, Mucor piriformis and Penicillium expansum in vitro and the survival of propagules of these fungi in soil were studied. Diuron in agar at 4–128 μg ml^?1 reduced germination of spores of B. cinerea and M. piriformis, and 2,4-D and paraquat at 32 μg ml^?1 similarly affected B. cinerea and P. expansum. Several herbicides at 128 μg ml^?1 in agar reduced growth of B. cinerea and M. piriformis but were ineffective against P. expansum. Propagule survival levels of the three fungi generally were lower in both autoclaved and non-autoclaved soil amended with herbicides than in non-amended soil. This effect was greatest in non-autoclaved soil, suggesting involvement of microbial antagonists. The most effective herbicides for reduction of fungal propagules in soil were 2,4-D, diuron, and paraquat.