Phytotoxicity of 2,4-D and fipronil mixtures to three green manure species

Author(s)

Ogura, Allan Pretti ; Lima, Jacqueline Zanin ; da Silva, Lais Conceicao Menezes da ; Dias, Mariana Amaral ; Rodrigues, Valeria Guimaraes Silvestre ; Montagner, Cassiana Carolina ; Espindola, Evaldo Luiz Gaeta

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH PART B-PESTICIDES FOOD CONTAMIN; v. N/A, p. 11-pg., 2023-02-16.

Abstract

Sugarcane expansion has been associated with soil contamination by agrochemicals. Pesticides can affect plant growth, and their mixture might have potentiated effects on exposed species. This research aimed to evaluate the influence of fipronil on the phytotoxicity of 2,4-D on three green manure plant species: Canavalia ensiformis, Dolichos lablab, and Lupinus albus. Plants were exposed (for 21 days, at 25 degrees C) to a control soil and five concentrations of each pesticide and their combinations (36 treatments, considering a full-factorial approach). Effect concentrations of 50% growth inhibition (EC50) were estimated. No phytotoxicity effects were identified when plants were exposed to different fipronil concentrations (up to 0.12 mg kg(-1)). All species exposed to 2,4-D showed a decrease in shoot and root length and fresh/dry biomass. L. albus and D. lablab roots showed the highest sensitivity when exposed to 2,4-D among the endpoints (EC50 = 0.02 and 0.05 mg kg(-1), respectively), while C. ensiformis roots were the most tolerant (EC50 = 0.98 mg kg(-1)). However, the interference of fipronil on the toxicity of 2,4-D was not detected in different mixture proportions, indicating no interaction between pesticides. Residues of 2,4-D might also impair other crops' growth, compromise productivity, and limit phytotechnologies for soil recovery. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 15/18790-3 - Environmental effects of the pasture-sugarcane conversion and pasture intensification
• Grantee: Luiz Antonio Martinelli
• Support Opportunities: Research Program on Global Climate Change - Thematic Grants
• FAPESP's process: 17/16961-0 - Use of organic compost and peat in the retention of Pb, Zn and Cd and evaluation of the possible availability, toxicity and bioaccessibility of these metals after retention
• Grantee: Jacqueline Zanin Lima
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 21/14789-1 - Ecotoxicity and bioaccumulation of pharmaceuticals: evaluation of treatment in anaerobic bioreactors
• Grantee: Allan Pretti Ogura
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral