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Liu S, Ni J, Guan Y, Tao J, Wu L, Hou M, Wu S, Xu W, Zhang C, Ye J. Changes in physiology, antioxidant system, and gene expression in Microcystis aeruginosa under fenoxaprop-p-ethyl stress. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:28754-28763. [PMID: 38558345 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32927-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Fenoxaprop-p-ethyl (FE) is one of the typical aryloxyphenoxypropionate herbicides. FE has been widely applied in agriculture in recent years. Human health and aquatic ecosystems are threatened by the cyanobacteria blooms caused by Microcystis aeruginosa, which is one of the most common cyanobacteria responsible for freshwater blooming. Few studies have been reported on the physiological effects of FE on M. aeruginosa. This study analyzed the growth curves, the contents of chlorophyll a and protein, the oxidative stress, and the microcystin-LR (MC-LR) levels of M. aeruginosa exposed to various FE concentrations (i.e., 0, 0.5, 1, 2, and 5 mg/L). FE was observed to stimulate the cell density, chlorophyll a content, and protein content of M. aeruginosa at 0.5- and 1-mg/L FE concentrations but inhibit them at 2 and 5 mg/L FE concentrations. The superoxide dismutase and catalase activities were enhanced and the malondialdehyde concentration was increased by FE. The intracellular (intra-) and extracellular (extra-) MC-LR contents were also affected by FE. The expression levels of photosynthesis-related genes psbD1, psaB, and rbcL varied in response to FE exposure. Moreover, the expressions of microcystin synthase-related genes mcyA and mcyD and microcystin transportation-related gene mcyH were significantly inhibited by the treatment with 2 and 5 mg/L FE concentrations. These results might be helpful in evaluating the ecotoxicity of FE and guiding the rational application of herbicides in modern agriculture.
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- Sijia Liu
- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, 201418, China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, 201418, China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, 201418, China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, 201418, China
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- Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles, CA, 90013, USA
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- School of Ecological Technology and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, 201418, China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, 201418, China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, 201418, China
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- School of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, 201418, China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, 201418, China.
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Agathokleous E. Environmental pollution impacts: Are p values over-valued? THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 850:157807. [PMID: 35934042 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2022] [Revised: 07/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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An examination revealed the dominance of the published literature of environmental science by p values. Meanwhile, the use of effect size has been neglected in publications reporting primary data, yet the size of effect is often more informative than p values inference in assessing the effects of pollution on living organisms, comparing susceptibility/resistance among organisms, and ranking pollutants according to their potency, among others. Statistical significance does not necessarily mean biological, practical, or scientific significance, and its use based on (often misinterpreted) p values reflects the average response or effect at average conditions based on an assumed linear model fit to the entire sample. However, pollution impacts and organismal responses are rarely characterized by linear and symmetric features, and dichotomous 'statistical significance' based on p values is inadequate to fully describe data and findings. Considering 'the fallacy of the average', variance, and differential response of different population percentiles in new studies would provide otherwise wasted biologically, practically, or scientifically significant information. Since p values often inform as to whether some findings warrant further examination, journals should consider mandating the reporting of effect sizes and confidence intervals, together with p values (should they be used), to provide more integrated information regarding pollution impacts. Moreover, replacing 'statistical significance' with language of evidence, especially in key components of publications, such as abstracts and conclusions, could help preventing potential misleading of the public and decision and policy makers.
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- Evgenios Agathokleous
- School of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (NUIST), Ningliu Rd. 219, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210044, China.
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Martins AWS, Silveira TLR, Remião MH, Domingues WB, Dellagostin EN, Junior ASV, Corcini CD, Costa PG, Bianchini A, Somoza GM, Robaldo RB, Campos VF. Acute exposition to Roundup Transorb® induces systemic oxidative stress and alterations in the expression of newly sequenced genes in silverside fish (Odontesthes humensis). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:65127-65139. [PMID: 34228309 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-15239-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Roundup Transorb® (RDT) is a glyphosate-based herbicide commonly used in agricultural practices worldwide. This herbicide exerts negative effects on the aquatic ecosystem and affects bioenergetic and detoxification pathways, oxidative stress, and cell damage in marine organisms. These effects might also occur at the transcriptional level; however, the expression of genes associated with oxidative stress has not been studied well. Odontesthes humensis is a native Brazilian aquatic species naturally distributed in the habitats affected by pesticides, including Roundup Transorb® (RDT). This study evaluated the toxic effects of short-term exposure to RDT on O. humensis. Moreover, the genes related to oxidative stress were sequenced and characterized, and their expressions in the gills, hepatopancreas, kidneys, and brain of the fish were quantified by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. The animals were exposed to two environmentally relevant concentrations of RDT (2.07 and 3.68 mg L-1) for 24 h. Lipid peroxidation, reactive oxygen species (ROS), DNA damage, and apoptosis in erythrocytes were quantified by flow cytometry. The expression of the target genes was modulated in most tissues in the presence of the highest tested concentration of RDT. In erythrocytes, the levels of lipid peroxidation, ROS, and DNA damage were increased in the presence of both the concentrations of RDT, whereas cell apoptosis was increased in the group exposed to 3.68 mg L-1 RDT. In conclusion, acute exposure to RDT caused oxidative stress in the fish, induced negative effects on cells, and modulated the expression of genes related to the enzymatic antioxidant system in O. humensis.
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- Amanda Weege S Martins
- Laboratório de Genômica Estrutural, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Genômica Estrutural, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brasil
- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rio Grande, RS, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Genômica Estrutural, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Genômica Estrutural, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Genômica Estrutural, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Reprodução Animal, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Ambientes Aquáticos Continentais, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rio Grande, RS, Brasil
- ReproPel, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Veterinária, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brasil
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- ReproPel, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Veterinária, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brasil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rio Grande, RS, Brasil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rio Grande, RS, Brasil
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- Instituto Tecnológico de Chascomús (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-Universidad Nacional de San Martin), 7130, Chascomús, Argentina
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- Laboratório de Fisiologia de Animais Aquáticos, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Genômica Estrutural, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brasil.
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Ramirez-Villacis DX, Finkel OM, Salas-González I, Fitzpatrick CR, Dangl JL, Jones CD, Leon-Reyes A. Root Microbiome Modulates Plant Growth Promotion Induced by Low Doses of Glyphosate. mSphere 2020; 5:5/4/e00484-20. [PMID: 32817451 DOI: 10.46678/pb.20.1383160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023] Open
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Glyphosate is a commonly used herbicide with a broad action spectrum. However, at sublethal doses, glyphosate can induce plant growth, a phenomenon known as hormesis. Most glyphosate hormesis studies have been performed under microbe-free or reduced-microbial-diversity conditions; only a few were performed in open systems or agricultural fields, which include a higher diversity of soil microorganisms. Here, we investigated how microbes affect the hormesis induced by low doses of glyphosate. To this end, we used Arabidopsis thaliana and a well-characterized synthetic bacterial community of 185 strains (SynCom) that mimics the root-associated microbiome of Arabidopsis We found that a dose of 3.6 × 10-6 g acid equivalent/liter (low dose of glyphosate, or LDG) produced an ∼14% increase in the shoot dry weight (i.e., hormesis) of uninoculated plants. Unexpectedly, in plants inoculated with the SynCom, LDG reduced shoot dry weight by ∼17%. We found that LDG enriched two Firmicutes and two Burkholderia strains in the roots. These specific strains are known to act as root growth inhibitors (RGI) in monoassociation assays. We tested the link between RGI and shoot dry weight reduction in LDG by assembling a new synthetic community lacking RGI strains. Dropping RGI strains out of the community restored growth induction by LDG. Finally, we showed that individual RGI strains from a few specific phyla were sufficient to switch the response to LDG from growth promotion to growth inhibition. Our results indicate that glyphosate hormesis was completely dependent on the root microbiome composition, specifically on the presence of root growth inhibitor strains.IMPORTANCE Since the introduction of glyphosate-resistant crops, glyphosate has become the most common and widely used herbicide around the world. Due to its intensive use and ability to bind to soil particles, it can be found at low concentrations in the environment. The effect of these remnants of glyphosate in plants has not been broadly studied; however, glyphosate 1,000 to 100,000 times less concentrated than the recommended field dose promoted growth in several species in laboratory and greenhouse experiments. However, this effect is rarely observed in agricultural fields, where complex communities of microbes have a central role in the way plants respond to external cues. Our study reveals how root-associated bacteria modulate the responses of Arabidopsis to low doses of glyphosate, shifting between growth promotion and growth inhibition.
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- Dario X Ramirez-Villacis
- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Agrícola y de Alimentos-Ingeniería en Agronomía, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Quito, Ecuador
- Instituto de Microbiologia, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Quito, Ecuador
- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Agrícola y de Alimentos-Ingeniería en Agronomía, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Quito, Ecuador
- Instituto de Microbiologia, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Quito, Ecuador
- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Galapagos Science Center, USFQ-UNC, San Cristobal, Galápagos, Ecuador
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Ramirez-Villacis DX, Finkel OM, Salas-González I, Fitzpatrick CR, Dangl JL, Jones CD, Leon-Reyes A. Root Microbiome Modulates Plant Growth Promotion Induced by Low Doses of Glyphosate. mSphere 2020; 5:e00484-20. [PMID: 32817451 PMCID: PMC7426167 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00484-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Glyphosate is a commonly used herbicide with a broad action spectrum. However, at sublethal doses, glyphosate can induce plant growth, a phenomenon known as hormesis. Most glyphosate hormesis studies have been performed under microbe-free or reduced-microbial-diversity conditions; only a few were performed in open systems or agricultural fields, which include a higher diversity of soil microorganisms. Here, we investigated how microbes affect the hormesis induced by low doses of glyphosate. To this end, we used Arabidopsis thaliana and a well-characterized synthetic bacterial community of 185 strains (SynCom) that mimics the root-associated microbiome of Arabidopsis We found that a dose of 3.6 × 10-6 g acid equivalent/liter (low dose of glyphosate, or LDG) produced an ∼14% increase in the shoot dry weight (i.e., hormesis) of uninoculated plants. Unexpectedly, in plants inoculated with the SynCom, LDG reduced shoot dry weight by ∼17%. We found that LDG enriched two Firmicutes and two Burkholderia strains in the roots. These specific strains are known to act as root growth inhibitors (RGI) in monoassociation assays. We tested the link between RGI and shoot dry weight reduction in LDG by assembling a new synthetic community lacking RGI strains. Dropping RGI strains out of the community restored growth induction by LDG. Finally, we showed that individual RGI strains from a few specific phyla were sufficient to switch the response to LDG from growth promotion to growth inhibition. Our results indicate that glyphosate hormesis was completely dependent on the root microbiome composition, specifically on the presence of root growth inhibitor strains.IMPORTANCE Since the introduction of glyphosate-resistant crops, glyphosate has become the most common and widely used herbicide around the world. Due to its intensive use and ability to bind to soil particles, it can be found at low concentrations in the environment. The effect of these remnants of glyphosate in plants has not been broadly studied; however, glyphosate 1,000 to 100,000 times less concentrated than the recommended field dose promoted growth in several species in laboratory and greenhouse experiments. However, this effect is rarely observed in agricultural fields, where complex communities of microbes have a central role in the way plants respond to external cues. Our study reveals how root-associated bacteria modulate the responses of Arabidopsis to low doses of glyphosate, shifting between growth promotion and growth inhibition.
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- Dario X Ramirez-Villacis
- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Agrícola y de Alimentos-Ingeniería en Agronomía, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Quito, Ecuador
- Instituto de Microbiologia, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Quito, Ecuador
- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Agrícola y de Alimentos-Ingeniería en Agronomía, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Quito, Ecuador
- Instituto de Microbiologia, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Quito, Ecuador
- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Galapagos Science Center, USFQ-UNC, San Cristobal, Galápagos, Ecuador
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Mollaee M, Matloob A, Mobli A, Thompson M, Chauhan BS. Response of glyphosate-resistant and susceptible biotypes of Echinochloa colona to low doses of glyphosate in different soil moisture conditions. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0233428. [PMID: 32433674 PMCID: PMC7239466 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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To evaluate the hormetic effect of glyphosate on Echinochloa colona, two pot studies were done in the screenhouse at the Gatton Campus, the University of Queensland, Australia. Glyphosate was sprayed at the 3-4 leaf stage using different doses [(0, 5, 10, 20, 40, 80 and 800 g a.e. ha-1) and (0, 2.5, 5, 10, 20 and 800 g a.e. ha-1)] in the first and second study, respectively. In the second study, two soil moistures (adequately-watered and water-stressed), and two E. colona biotypes, glyphosate-resistant and glyphosate-susceptible, were included. In both studies, plants that were treated with glyphosate at 2.5-40 g ha-1 grew taller and produced more leaves, tillers, inflorescences and seeds than the control treatment. In the first study, 5 g ha-1 glyphosate resulted in the maximum aboveground biomass (increase of 34% to 118%) compared with the control treatment. In the second study, the adequately-watered and glyphosate low dose treatments caused an increase in all the measured growth parameters for both biotypes. For example, total dry biomass was increased by 64% and 54% at 5 g ha-1 in the adequately-watered treatments for the resistant and susceptible biotypes, respectively, compared with the control treatment. All measured traits tended to decrease with increasing water stress and the stimulative growth of low doses of glyphosate could not compensate for the water stress effect. The results of both studies showed a hormetic effect of low doses of glyphosate on E. colona biotypes and such growth stimulation was significant in the range of 5 to 10 g ha-1 glyphosate. Water availability was found to be effective in modulating the stimulatory outcomes of glyphosate-induced hormesis. No significant difference was observed between the resistant and susceptible biotypes for hormesis phenomenon. The study showed the importance of precise herbicide application for suppressing weed growth and herbicide resistance evolution.
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- Mahboobeh Mollaee
- Department of Agrotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
- The Centre for Crop Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) and School of Agriculture and Food Sciences (SAFS), The University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Agronomy, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Agrotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
- The Centre for Crop Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) and School of Agriculture and Food Sciences (SAFS), The University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, Australia
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- The Centre for Crop Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) and School of Agriculture and Food Sciences (SAFS), The University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, Australia
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- The Centre for Crop Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) and School of Agriculture and Food Sciences (SAFS), The University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, Australia
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Tapkir SD, Kharat SS, Kumkar P, Gosavi SM. Impact, recovery and carryover effect of Roundup® on predator recognition in common spiny loach, Lepidocephalichthys thermalis. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2019; 28:189-200. [PMID: 30632094 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-018-02011-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Understanding the negative impact of a variety of environmental contaminants on aquatic animals is essential to curb biodiversity loss and stop degradation of ecological functions. Excessive and unrestricted use of pesticides is the most serious threat to aquatic animals including amphibians and fishes. Among the known pesticides, glyphosate based formulations have been shown to have lethal effects on many aquatic organisms. However, negative effects of pesticides on crucial ecological interactions such as prey-predator interactions are relatively unknown from tropics. In many aquatic organisms, recognition of predators is based on odor signatures; and therefore any anthropogenic alteration in water chemistry has the potential to impair recognition and learning of predators. Through a series of behavioral experiments we evaluated the effect of glyphosate based herbicide (Roundup®) on the antipredator behavior of common spiny loach, Lepidocephalichthys thermalis to understand the effects of pesticide-exposure on recognition of conspecific alarm cues, and associative learning to avoid predation. We exposed common spiny loach (for 3 h or 15 days) to sub-lethal concentration (0.5 mg a.e./L) of Roundup® and subsequently with conspecific alarm cues, signaling the proximity of a predator. Unexposed prey fish showed a significant reduction in activity level in response to conspecific alarm cues. Whereas such alarm response was not observed in prey fish that were exposed to Roundup® either for 3 h or 15 days. Such lack of response could be associated with alteration of olfactory function in prey individuals. However, this inability to detect the conspecific alarm cues was found to be transient and exposed fish recovered within 2 days. In subsequent experiments, we showed that Roundup® deactivates the conspecific alarm cues thus making them unavailable for prey to evoke the response. Furthermore, Roundup® mediated degradation of conspecific alarm cues and diminished the associative learning necessary for detection of the invasive/unknown/novel predators. Overall, due to the worldwide occurrence of glyphosate in water bodies, glyphosate mediated behavioral suppression exposes the prey animals to a considerable risk of predation, both by native and non-native predators.
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- Sandip D Tapkir
- Department of Zoology, Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Ganeshkhind, Pune, Maharashtra, 411 016, India
- Department of Zoology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Ganeshkhind, Pune, Maharashtra, 400 007, India
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- Department of Zoology, Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Ganeshkhind, Pune, Maharashtra, 411 016, India
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- Department of Zoology, Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Ganeshkhind, Pune, Maharashtra, 411 016, India
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- Department of Zoology, Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Ganeshkhind, Pune, Maharashtra, 411 016, India.
- Department of Zoology, Post Graduate Research Centre, Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Shivajinagar, Pune, Maharashtra, 411 005, India.
- Department of Zoology, Maharashtra College of Arts, Science and Commerce, 246-A, Jahangir Boman Behram Marg, Nagpada, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400 008, India.
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Brito IP, Tropaldi L, Carbonari CA, Velini ED. Hormetic effects of glyphosate on plants. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2018; 74:1064-1070. [PMID: 28094904 DOI: 10.1002/ps.4523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2016] [Revised: 01/03/2017] [Accepted: 01/05/2017] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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As all herbicides act on pathways or processes crucial to plants, in an inhibitory or stimulatory way, low rates of any herbicide might be used to modulate plant growth, development, or plant composition. Glyphosate is the most used herbicide in the world, and very low rates of this herbicide can stimulate plant growth, an effect called hormesis. Several studies have shown that glyphosate applications at low rates can increase plant growth, induce shikimic acid accumulation, increase photosynthesis and stomatal opening, increase seed production, and shorten the plant life cycle. Low rates of glyphosate applied to leaves have been reported to cause one or more of these effects in an expanding group of species. Under field conditions, pesticide rates are not uniform, causing some target organisms to receive rates that are low enough to cause hormesis. Until the present, low rates of glyphosate have not been recommended as a growth stimulant for crops, because the hormetic dose can vary considerably, depending on many factors. The objective of the present review is to summarize and analyze existing information about the hormetic effects of glyphosate on plants, thus contributing to understanding how glyphosate hormesis takes place and evaluating the potential use of glyphosate to stimulate plant growth. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Ivana Pfs Brito
- Department of Crop Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), College of Agriculture, Botucatu/, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), College of Agriculture, Botucatu/, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), College of Agriculture, Botucatu/, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), College of Agriculture, Botucatu/, SP, Brazil
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Ghasemi Siani N, Fallah S, Pokhrel LR, Rostamnejadi A. Natural amelioration of Zinc oxide nanoparticle toxicity in fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-gracum) by arbuscular mycorrhizal (Glomus intraradices) secretion of glomalin. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2017; 112:227-238. [PMID: 28107731 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2017.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2016] [Revised: 12/17/2016] [Accepted: 01/01/2017] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
Abstract
Owing to rising production and use of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in the myriad of consumer applications, ENPs are being released into the environment where their potential fate and effects have remained unclear. With naturally occurring arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (AMF; Glomus intraradices) in soils, their influence (positive or negative) on ENPs toxicity in plants is not well documented. Herein, we investigated potential influence of AMF on the growth and development in fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) under varied Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) treatments (0, 125, 250, 375 and 500 μg g-1). Results showed that in the absence of AMF, increasing ZnONPs concentrations caused significant decline in root nodule number and biomass in fenugreek. In non-AMF plants, shoot length, and biomass of both root and shoot decreased at ≥375 μg g-1 of ZnONPs treatment; while Zn uptake by shoot and root increased as a function of ZnONPs treatments. Interestingly, AMF colonization in roots significantly diminished at 375 μg g-1 ZnONPs treatment compared to controls. More importantly, AMF inoculation ameliorated inhibitory effects of ZnONPs by promoting secretion of glycoprotein called glomalin-a potent metal chelator-within the rhizosphere, which significantly reduced (by almost half) Zn uptake by root and subsequent translocation to the shoot. AMF inoculation (high glomalin secretion)-mediated low Zn uptake might have been stimulatory to promote root and shoot growth in fenugreek. The results highlight significant protective roles of rhizospheric AMF through glomalin secretion thereby ameliorating nanotoxicity in plants, and underscore the need to include soil-microbial interactions when assessing nanophytotoxicology and risks. Furthermore, potential positive implications to other organisms in the food chain can be inferred due to low tropic transfer of ENPs and/or associated toxic dissolved ions in the presence of naturally occurring soil fingi.
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Affiliation(s)
- Narges Ghasemi Siani
- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran
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- Division of Environmental Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Temple University, 1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue, Ritter Annex, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA.
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- Electroceram Research Center, Malek Ashtar University of Technology, Iran
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Affiliation(s)
- Regina G. Belz
- Agroecology Unit, Hans-Ruthenberg-Institute, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart 70593, Germany
- National Center for Natural Products Research, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Oxford, Mississippi, United States
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- Agroecology Unit, Hans-Ruthenberg-Institute, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart 70593, Germany
- National Center for Natural Products Research, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Oxford, Mississippi, United States
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