Acute Toxic Effects of the Herbicide Formulation and the Active Ingredient Used in Cycloxydim-Tolerant Maize Cultivation on Embryos and Larvae of the African Clawed Frog, Xenopus laevis
Acute Toxic Effects of the Herbicide Formulation and the Active Ingredient Used in Cycloxydim-Tolerant Maize Cultivation on Embryos and Larvae of the African Clawed Frog, Xenopus laevis
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耐环草酮玉米栽培中使用的除草剂制剂和活性成分对非洲爪蛙胚胎和幼虫的急性毒性作用
DOI:
10.1007/s00128-015-1474-z
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发表时间:
2015
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
Viertel
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文献类型:
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作者:
Wagner;Lötters;Viertel
Most genetically engineered herbicide-tolerant crops are still awaiting approval in Europe. There is, however, a recent trend for the cultivation of cycloxydim-tolerant maize hybrids for use in maize production. We studied the acute toxic effects of the complementary herbicide Focus®Ultra and its active ingredient cycloxydim on embryos and early-stage larvae of the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis). The results indicate that the herbicide formulation is significantly more toxic than the active ingredient alone. Therefore, it is suggested that the added substances either solely or in a synergistic action with the active ingredient are responsible for adverse effects. The formulation was found to be moderately toxic to embryos but highly toxic to early larvae. Based on calculated teratogenic indices, both cycloxydim and Focus®Ultra seem to be non-teratogenic and also the minimum Focus®Ultra concentration to inhibit growth in embryos and larvae was close to the LC50 values. The data suggest that tests with the rainbow trout are not in all cases appropriate to assess the risk in aquatically developing anurans. This is demonstrated by 96-h LC50 values, which are for rainbow trout more than 50- to 20-fold higher than for earlyX. laevislarvae. However, based on worst-case predicted environmental concentrations for surface waters, there is apparently a large safety margin in field use of Focus®Ultra if buffer strips between the farm land and the amphibian habitats are regarded.
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影响因子:
4
作者:
S. Böll;B. R. Schmidt;M. Veith;Norman S. Wagner;D. Rödder;C. Weinmann;Tom Kirschey;Stefan Loetters
通讯作者:
Stefan Loetters
影响因子:
3.3
作者:
J. Bantle;R. Finch;D. J. Fort;E. Stover;M. Hull;Marie Kumsher‐King;Angela M. Gaudet‐Hull
通讯作者:
Angela M. Gaudet‐Hull
影响因子:
10.4
作者:
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影响因子:
1.2
作者:
N. Gradwell
通讯作者:
N. Gradwell
影响因子:
2.6
作者:
B. Viertel
通讯作者:
B. Viertel