Effect of carbendazim and mancozeb combinationon Alternaria leaf blight and seed yield in sunflower (Helianthus annus L.)

Abstract

Leaf blight caused by Alternaria helianthi (Hansf.) Tubaki & Nishihara, is the major disease of sunflower affecting the successful cultivation across India. Five individual fungicides and two combination fungicides were evaluated against this pathogen in laboratory and in field experiments. Among them, the combination of carbendazim + mancozeb completely (100%) inhibited the mycelial growth of A. helianthi, irrespective of the concentrations tested followed by carbendazim alone and metalaxyl + mancozeb under in vitro condition. In field conditions, the combination of carbendazim + mancozeb was found to be highly effective in reducing the leaf blight disease of sunflower in all the three experiments as compared to other fungicides and unsprayed control. The reduction of Alternaria leaf blight was also directly associated with an increase in seed yield. The economics of the fungicides spray has been worked out and the benefit cost ratio for the combination of carbendazim + mancozeb at 2.0 g/l was 7.1 as compared to unsprayed control. The overall analysis of the results revealed that the combination of carbendazim + mancozeb at 2.0 g/l can be used for the management of foliar diseases such as Alternaria leaf spot/blight in agricultural crops.     

Biocontrol of Sclerotinia lettuce drop by Coniothyrium minitans and Trichoderma hamatum

Fungal isolates, with known activity against Sclerotinia spp. in laboratory assays, were tested for their ability to control Sclerotinia minor in four field experiments (1998–2000). In the first experiment, eight fungal isolates (Trichoderma hamatum LU595, LU593, LU592, Trichoderma virens LU555 and LU556, Coniothyrium minitans LU112, Clonostachys rosea LU115 and Trichoderma rossicum LU596) were evaluated by incorporating spore suspensions into transplant potting mix and planting lettuce seedlings into a S. minor infested field site. At harvest, Trichoderma hamatum LU595, LU593, T. virens LU555 and C. minitans LU112 reduced disease by 30–50% compared with the untreated control under very high disease pressure (100%). In further field experiments C. minitans LU112 and T. hamatum LU593, applied as maizemeal–perlite soil amendments or incorporated into the potting mix, reduced S. minor disease over a range of disease pressures (29–91%). Disease control was equivalent or greater than that achieved with the standard carbendazim fungicide treatment. Both isolates were shown to effectively colonize the lettuce rhizosphere and surrounding soil and this colonization may have protected the roots from infection by S. minor. Multiple applications of C. minitans LU112 or T. hamatum LU593 formulations gave no added disease control compared with a single application at planting. Commercial formulations of both C. minitans LU112 and T. hamatum LU593 applied as transplant treatments, solid substrate soil amendments or as a spore drench gave consistent disease control and are currently being developed further.     

Carbendazim-induced abnormal development of the acrosome during early phases of spermiogenesis in the rat testis

Effects of a single, high dose of orally administered carbendazim (100 mg/kg) on acrosome formation in the early phases of spermiogenesis were examined by electron microscopy and immunocytochemistry up to day 7.5 post-treatment. No obvious abnormality of acrosome development was noted in the Golgi phase spermatids on day 1.5 post-treatment. On day 3, step 1 spermatids were seen in stage III seminiferous tubules. In stage V tubules at this post-treatment interval, direct connections between the trans-side saccules of the Golgi stacks and the outer acrosomic membranes were observed in step 5 spermatids. Similar direct connections between these two organelles were also observed in the advanced round spermatids in later stages at days 4.5 and 7.5. On day 4.5, step 1 and 3 spermatids were seen in stage V tubules. On day 7.5, round spermatids with various abnormalities of acrosome development were observed in stage VII tubules, in addition to the discontinuous and granular acrosomes reported previously. These features were not observed in testes of control animals. In the immunocytochemical analysis using an antibody mMN7 that recognizes a protein delivered from the Golgi apparatus to the acrosome, spermatids exposed to carbendazim showed various abnormal immunostaining patterns in the acrosomes. On the other hand, strong immunoreactivity was observed in the Golgi saccules connecting to the acrosomes. These results suggest that in testis treated with carbendazim acrosome development is impaired during the early phases of spermiogenesis, and material supply from the Golgi apparatus to the acrosome is perturbed, which is a possible cause of the abnormal development. Received: 31 March 1998 / Accepted: 28 May 1998     

多菌灵与博士1∶4单一与复合污染对蚯蚓的毒性效应研究

多菌灵与博士1∶4是农业生产中常见的农药,它们在土壤中存在可能造成污染,为了评价这两种农药对目标生物以外的土壤动物的影响,本研究以蚯蚓为实验动物,采用滤纸接触法进行污染性试验.试验中,蚯蚓分别暴露在多个浓度梯度的多菌灵或博士1∶4中,同时还测试了二者多个浓度梯度下的复合毒性.结果表明,多菌灵和博士1∶4对蚯蚓均有毒性作用,多菌灵的毒性较博士1∶4略大,48 h半致死浓度分别为1.28 g· L-1和2.88 g·L-1.复合毒性试验与单独试验相比,二者的毒性明显降低.提示如果二者联合使用不明显降低对目标有害生物抑杀作用,则可考虑联合使用这一策略.     

Bioremediation of Fungicides by Spent Mushroom Substrate and Its Associated Microflora

Experiments were conducted both under in vitro and in situ conditions to determine the biodegradation potential of button mushroom spent substrate (SMS) and its dominating microbes (fungi and bacteria) for carbendazim and mancozeb, the commonly used agricultural fungicides. During 6 days of incubation at 30 ± 2°C under broth culture conditions, highest degradation of carbendazim (17.45%) was recorded with B-1 bacterial isolate, while highest degradation of mancozeb (18.05%) was recorded with Trichoderma sp. In fungicide pre-mixed sterilized SMS, highest degradation of carbendazim (100.00–66.50 μg g⁻¹) was recorded with mixed inoculum of Trichoderma sp. and Aspergillus sp., whereas highest degradation of mancozeb (100.00–50.50 μg g⁻¹) was with mixed inoculum of Trichoderma sp., Aspergillus sp. and B–I bacterial isolate in 15 days of incubation at 30 ± 2°C. All these microbes both individually as well as in different combinations grew well and produced extracellular lignolytic enzymes on SMS, which helped in fungicides degradation. Under in situ conditions, among three different proportions of SMS (10, 20 and 30%, w/w) mixed with fungicide pre-mixed soil (100 μg g⁻¹ of soil), the degradation of carbendazim was highest in 30% SMS treatment, while for mancozeb it was in 20% SMS treatment. The residue levels of both fungicides decreased to half of their initial concentration after 1 month of SMS mixing.     

Effect of Nigella sativa and Foeniculum vulgare seeds extracts on male mice exposed to carbendazim

The increasing prevalence of environmental pollutants such as pesticides is a major global problem that affects living organisms. Exposure to environmental pollutants remains a major source of health risk throughout the world. The potential health benefits of various medicinal plants and natural products in relation to protect various diseases are currently receiving considerable attention. A current approach is to develop a new biological compound from natural products that inhibits pain. Ethnopharmacological surveys have been found to be one of the most reliable tools for the discovery of the natural and semi-synthetic drug. The present study was performed to investigate the hematological and biochemical changes induced by carbendazim (CBZ) and the potential protective effect of seeds extracts of Nigella sativa (NSSE) and Foeniculum vulgare (FVSE) against CBZ toxicity in male mice. Mice were distributed into 6 groups. Mice of group 1 were served as control. Group 2 was exposed to CBZ. Group 3 was supplemented with NSSE and exposed to CBZ. Group 4 was treated with FVSE and CBZ. Normal mice of group 5 and 6 were subjected to NSSE and FVSE respectively. Body weight gain was significantly decreased in mice of group 2. In mice of group 2, significant declines of RBC, HB, Hct, WBC, total protein, FSH, LH, testosterone, T4, T3, CAT and SOD were observed. Moreover, the levels of ALT, AST, ALP, total bilirubin, creatinine, BUN, uric acid, glucose, cholesterol, CK, LDH, MDA and GSH were significantly enhanced. Treatment with NSSE and FVSE showed attenuation effects against CBZ induced hematological and biochemical changes. The results suggest that the attenuation effects of NSSE and FVSE attributed to their antioxidant properties.     

多菌灵在黄精根茎无菌培养中的应用

本研究中比较了几种杀菌剂对黄精根茎的灭菌效果。结果表明,采用乙醇、饱和漂白粉、HgCI2等杀菌剂对黄精根茎杀菌时,微生物的污染率很高;先用3%多菌灵溶液对黄精根茎进行内吸杀菌处理45h以上,然后再用0·2%HgCI2进行灭菌10min,则黄精根茎的污染率可得到有效控制。多菌灵的处理效果与黄精根茎的大小、类型和年龄等因素有关。     

1％三唑酮+15％乙蒜素WP和15％多菌灵+15％福美双WP对变叶木插穗的影响

以琴叶变叶木(Codiaeum varie gatum var.pictum)为材料,用1%三唑酮 15%乙蒜素可湿性粉剂(三乙)和15%多菌灵 15%福美双可湿性粉剂(多福)分别配制成不同浓度的系列溶液,对插穗浸泡处理3h后进行扦插试验,研究这两种混合杀菌剂对插穗生根的影响。结果表明,三乙和多福处理的最佳插穗平均生根数、平均根长、平均根直径、成活率分别高出对照26.2、15.4mm、0.25mm、60%和9.6、7.4mm、0.36mm、46.67%,与对照比较差异达极显著水平(P!0.01)。三乙和多福浸泡3h的最佳浓度分别为1.819gL-1和1.894gL-1,三乙浸泡优于多福(P!0.01)。     

不同溶液浸泡处理对鹅掌柴扦插繁殖的影响

以清水对照,用多菌灵 福美双溶液和NAA IBA溶液对鹅掌柴插穗浸泡处理后扦插,试验对插穗的形态生长指标和生根过程进行了统计,并对插穗内源性激素IAA、ABA的含量进行了分析。结果表明:NAA IBA和适宜的多菌灵 福美双溶液均可提高插穗的生根率,促进根生长。经浸泡处理的插穗的成活率显著地高于对照(p<0.01)。多菌灵 福美双溶液浸泡插穗3h的理论最佳浓度为519mg/L。519mg/L多菌灵 福美双和200mg/LNAA IBA处理都提高了插穗IAA的含量,ABA的含量却有所降低。用519mg/L多菌灵 福美双和200mg/LNAA IBA分别浸泡插穗1.5h,成活率达到95.6%,比单独用200mg/LNAA IBA处理的成活率提高了10%(p<0.05);实验结果还表明,鹅掌柴的生根属混合生根型。     

一株多菌灵降解细菌的分离、鉴定及系统发育分析

从被多菌灵污染的湖南红壤土中分离到一株能以多菌灵为唯一碳源和能源生长的菌株1_1,该菌在含酵母膏多菌灵(500mg/L)的无机盐培养基中与无酵母膏的多菌灵(500mg/L)无机盐培养基中,24d对多菌灵的降解率分别为95.56％和19.6％。根据表型特征、G+C含量及16S rDNA序列分析将菌株1-1鉴定为β-Proteobacteria中的Ralstonia sp.（罗尔斯通氏菌）。