Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 2006. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains x, 210 p. : ill. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references.

CNPQ / A atrazina (2-cloro-4-etilamino-6-isopropilamino-striazina) é um herbicida mundialmente utilizado no controle de plantas daninhas, com potencial para contaminar águas subterrâneas e prejudicar culturas sensíveis em sucessão. O uso de formulações de liberação lenta de atrazina poderia se constituir estratégia mitigadora do impacto ambiental e contribuir para a melhoria da eficiência de controle de plantas daninhas. Com o objetivo de determinar o comportamento ambiental e a eficiência agronômica de formulação de atrazina com liberação lenta (xerogel), comparando-a com formulação comercial, foram realizados um experimento a campo e três bioensaios em casa de vegetação. O experimento a campo foi implantado com a cultura do milho, utilizando-se o delineamento de blocos ao acaso, em parcelas subdivididas, em um esquema (2 x 6) + 4. Nas parcelas principais foram locadas as formulações (atrazina WG e atrazina xerogel), e nas subparcelas as concentrações de atrazina (0, 3200, 3600, 4200, 5400 e 8000 g ha-1), com acréscimo de quatro parcelas testemunha capinadas. Amostras de solo foram coletadas nas parcelas com 8000 g ha-1 para realização de bioensaios em casa de vegetação para avaliação da persistência e lixiviação das formulações. Nos bioensaios, o delineamento experimental foi inteiramente casualizado. No experimento a campo, avaliou-se a densidade e o controle visual de plantas daninhas e o rendimento de grãos de milho. Nos bioensaios, as principais variáveis avaliadas foram estatura, fitotoxicidade, massas de planta verde e seca. No primeiro bioensaio, selecionou-se a espécie cultivada mais adequada para utilização em testes para determinação da lixiviação e persistência das formulações de atrazina. No experimento a campo, a formulação WG exerceu maior controle de B. plantaginea que xerogel nas avaliações de mais precoces, mas nas avaliações mais tardias a atrazina xerogel foi mais eficiente. Não ocorreram diferenças de rendimento de grãos de milho entre as formulações e doses testadas. O grau de sensibilidade à atrazina variou de acordo com a espécie: quiabo e ervilha apresentaram pequena sensibilidade; aveia e trigo apresentaram nível intermediário e tomate e rabanete o mais alto nível de sensibilidade à presença de atrazina no solo. A biodisponibilização de atrazina ao solo variou em função do tempo e da formulação: até 5 dias após a aplicação, a disponibilização com a formulação xerogel foi maior; no período entre 14 e 28 dias, a biodisponibilização por atrazina WG foi superior à por xerogel; aos 35 dias após a aplicação, xerogel proporcionou maior atrazina ao solo do que WG. A meia vida foi de 30 e 38 dias, para atrazina WG e atrazina xerogel, respectivamente. Maior concentração de atrazina foi encontrada na superfície do solo (0 a 4 cm), nas duas formulações. Porém, a quantificação de atrazina por bioensaio indicou maior concentração da formulação WG entre 2 e 4 cm, em contraste com o resultado da análise cromatográfica, que indicou maior concentração da formulação xerogel. / Atrazine (2-chloro-4-ethylamine-6-isopropylamine-striazina) is an herbicide used worldwide to control weeds with potential to contaminate groundwater and harm sensitive crops in succession. The use of controlled release formulations of atrazine could be a strategy to mitigate environmental impact and contribute to improving the efficiency of weed control with atrazine. Aiming to determine the environmental performance and agronomic efficiency of atrazine formulation of controlled release (xerogel), compared with the commercial formulation were conducted one experiment in the field and three bioassays in greenhouse. The field experiment was implemented with the corn, using randomized blocks design, with split plots in a scheme (2 x 6) + 4. In the main plots were located formulations (atrazine xerogel and WG), and in sub-plots the atrazine concentrations (0, 3200, 3600, 4200, 5400 and 8000 g ha-1), with four additional control plots weeded. Soil samples were collected from each plot with 8000 g ha-1 for bioassays in the greenhouse to evaluate the persistence and leaching of the formulations. The experimental designs of bioassays were completely randomized. In the field experiment, we evaluated the density and visual control of weeds and yield of maize. In bioassays, the main variables were height, phytotoxicity, green and dry plant mass. In the first bioassay was selected cultivated species most suitable for use in tests to determine the persistence and leaching of atrazine formulations. In the field experiment, the formulation WG produced greater control of B. plantaginea than xerogel in earlier assessments, but in later assessments atrazine xerogel was more effective. There were no differences in grain yield of maize between the formulations and doses tested. The degree of sensitivity to atrazine varied according to species: okra and peas showed little sensitivity; oats and wheat had an intermediate; radish and tomato had the highest level of sensitivity to the presence of atrazine in soil. The bioavailability of atrazine to soil varied depending on the time and formulation: until 5 days after application, atrazine disponibility by xerogel formulation was higher and in period between 14 and 28 days, the bioavailability of atrazine by WG was higher than by xerogel; 35 days after application, atrazine xerogel showed higher disponibility than the WG. The half-life was 30 and 38 days for atrazine WG and xerogel, respectively. Higher concentrations of atrazine were found in surface soil (0-4 cm) in two formulations. However, the quantification of atrazine by bioassay indicated a greater concentration of WG formulation between 2 and 4 cm, in contrast with the results of chromatographic analysis, which indicated a greater concentration of the xerogel formulation.

This thesis focuses on assessing the effectiveness of selected herbicides for spring wheat protection against most occurring dicotyledonous weeds. To verify the effectiveness of selected herbicides was small plot trial on the Farm Kašík, Blanné . The most frequent weeds were (Atriplex patula L., Capsella bursa - pastoris L., Stellaria media L., Thlaspi arvense L. and Tripleurospermum inodorum L.). In an attempt were applied four herbicides (MUSTANG FORTE, Sekator OD, Basagran Super , tank mix glean 75 WG + Dicopur M 750) at two different doses (the minimum and maximum doses recommended by the manufacturers). Effectiveness were evaluated in four measurements with the percentage of subjective estimation methods .

Submitted by Débora de Oliveira Latorre (deboraolatorre@gmail.com) on 2018-09-18T18:32:45Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Debora de Oliveira Latorre_ Dissertation.pdf: 3050527 bytes, checksum: 150c83efeaa3123bb2b38f3187b2e760 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Maria Lucia Martins Frederico null (mlucia@fca.unesp.br) on 2018-09-18T19:29:22Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 latorre_do_dr_botfca.pdf: 3050527 bytes, checksum: 150c83efeaa3123bb2b38f3187b2e760 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-18T19:29:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 latorre_do_dr_botfca.pdf: 3050527 bytes, checksum: 150c83efeaa3123bb2b38f3187b2e760 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-09-15 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Os herbicidas são um dos fatores mais importantes que vem consideravelmente contribuindo no aumento na proteção das culturas, devido sua inovação no controle de plantas daninhas ao longo dos últimos 70 anos. O uso continuo de um mesmo ingrediente ativo ou modo de ação impõe uma alta pressão de seleção em uma população de plantas daninhas e a seleção de indivíduos resistentes a herbicidas pode ocorrer. A intensidade da seleção imposta pelos herbicidas e a frequência inicial de indivíduos resistentes a herbicidas dentro de uma população de plantas daninhas são fatores chave importantes no processo de evolução da resistência. Fluxo gênico via pólen, sementes e propágulos vegetativos são uma potencial fonte de distribuição de resistência a herbicidas, como previamente reportado em Conyza canadensis e Amaranthus ssp. Conyza canadensis e Amaranthus ssp são potencialmente capazes de transferir genes que conferem resistência a herbicidas via pólen e/ou sementes, por produzirem pólen que pode ser disseminado a longas distancia e grande número de sementes. Os objetivos gerais dos estudos realizados foram caracterizar o nível de resistência de duas espécies de plantas daninhas de Nebraska, Estados Unidos da América. Um primeiro estudo em casa de vegetação foi conduzido para caracterizar o nível de resistência a glyphosate de populações de buva coletadas em áreas não cultivadas foi conduzido. Experimentos de dose-resposta com 9 doses de glyphosate e 28 populações de buva foram avaliados. Um segundo estudo em casa de vegetação foi conduzido para caracterizar o nível de uma população de caruru resistente a 2,4-D a diferentes formulações de herbicidas fenóxicos. De acordo com o primeiro estudo de dose-resposta, menos de sete por cento das populações de Conyza canadensis em áreas de pastagem próximas a áreas de cultivo expressaram “resistência prática” a glyphosate (plantas sobreviventes a dose de glyphosate mais usual em Nebraska – 1,260 g ae ha-1). Baseado em nossos resultados, foi detectado baixa frequência de resistência a glyphosate em populações de Conyza canadensis em áreas de pastagem de Nebraska, indicando que indivíduos resistentes a glyphosate dispersos das áreas de cultivo não são o biótipo predominante nessas áreas. Os resultados do segundo estudo mostraram que a população de Amarantus tuberculatus resistente a 2,4-D foi significativamente mais suscetíveis às formulações dos herbicidas Dicamba DGA, Dicamba DMA, Corasil, 2,4-DP, e 2,4-DP-p, enquanto sobreviveram a altas doses dos herbicidas 2,4-D 2EHE, 2,4-D EE, 2,4-DB, MCPB, MCPA, MCPA 2EHE, CMPP e CMPP-p. / Herbicides are one of the most important factors that have contributed to protect crop yields. This is due to innovative weed control over the last 70 years. The over-reliance on a single herbicide active ingredient or mode of action impose a high selection pressure on a weed population and the selection of herbicide-resistant individual plants may occur. The intensity of selection imposed by herbicides and the initial frequency of herbicide resistant in a weed population play a major role in the herbicide resistance evolution. Gene flow by pollen, seed, and vegetative propagules have the potential to move herbicide-resistant weed species, as reported previous reported in Conyza canadensis and Amaranthus genus. Conyza canadensis and Amaranthus tuberculatus are potentially able to proliferate herbicide resistance by pollen and/or seeds due to be prolific seed producer and its pollen are capable to be disseminated for long distances. The general objectives of these studies were to characterize the herbicide resistance level of two weed species in Nebraska, United States. A greenhouse study was performed to characterize the fold of glyphosate resistance in horseweed populations from non-crop areas. Dose-response experiments with 28 horseweed populations were evaluated across nine glyphosate rates. A second greenhouse study was performed to characterize the level of a 2,4-D-resistant waterhemp population resistance to various auxinic herbicides. According to the first dose-response study, less than seven percent of the rangeland Conyza canadensis populations screened expressed “practical” resistance to glyphosate (plants surviving to most common glyphosate rate used in Nebraska of 1,260g ae ha-1). Therefore, low frequency of GR in horseweed populations was detected in Nebraska rangeland indicating that GR individuals dispersed from row crops into rangeland are not the predominant biotype in these non-row crop areas. For the second study, the results showed that 2,4-D-WR population were significantly more sensitive to Dicamba DGA, Dicamba DMA, Corasil, 2,4-DP, and 2,4-DP-p herbicides formulations, whereas survived to the higher doses of 2,4-D 2EHE, 2,4-D EE, 2,4-DB, MCPB, MCPA, MCPA 2EHE, CMPP and CMPP-p. The founds on this studied showed the 2,4-D-WR population exhibits cross-resistance to 2,4-D 2EHE, 2,4-D EE, 2,4-DB, MCPB, MCPA, MCPA 2EHE, CMPP and CMPP-p herbicides. / 006860/2015-00

Resumo: O uso de adjuvantes é adotado em todo o mundo, a fim de melhorar a eficácia das formulações de defensivos agrícolas, independente do tipo de alvo. Existem duas maneiras principais em que adjuvantes podem melhorar o desempenho final do produto. Em primeiro lugar, aumentando a quantidade de ingrediente ativo retido pelo alvo e, por outro, melhorando a sua absorção. O objetivo do presente trabalho foi avaliar os efeitos de óleos minerais e vegetais nas características físicas e químicas da calda de aplicação e na ação do herbicida atrazina (Gesaprim 500® SC). Os tratamentos estudados foram: atrazina, atrazina + Natur'l Óleo®; atrazina + Agr'Óleo®; atrazina + Assist® e testemunhas. Todos os adjuvantes foram acionados na proporção de 0.5% do volume da calda aplicada. As plantas indicadoras utilizadas nos estudos sobre os efeitos dos adjuvantes sobre a ação da atrazina foram: Ipomoea grandifolia,Brachiaria plantaginea, Merremia cissoides e Euphorbia heterophylla. Os parâmetros estudados foram: tensão superficial, pH, efeito do tempo de preparo da calda e do pH sobre a tensão superficial, evaporação da calda, tamanho de gotas, eficácia de controle de plantas daninhas, influência da chuva no controle da atrazina e a velocidade de absorção da atrazina com o uso do fluorômetro. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi em bloco casualizados, com quatro repetições. Portanto com os resultados obtidos pode-se concluir que uso de óleos vegetais ou minerais influenciou positivamente nas características físicas e químicas da calda de aplicação agindo diretamente na ação de herbicidas apresentando uma alta eficiência de controle das espécies estudadas / Abstract: The adjuvants are used all over the world in order to improve the effectiveness of the herbicides formulations, independent of target. There are two main ways in which adjuvants can improve the performance of the final product. First, increasing the amount of active ingredient retained by the target and secondly, promoting its absorption. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of mineral and vegetable oils in physical and chemical characteristics of the application and action of the herbicide Gesaprim 500® (atrazine). The treatments studied were: atrazine; atrazine + Natur'l Óleo®; atrazine + Agr'Óleo®; atrazine + Assist® and check. All adjuvants were used at a rate of 0.5% of the volume of spray applied. The indicator plants used in studies on the effects of adjuvants on the action of atrazine were: Ipomoea grandifolia, Brachiaria plantaginea, Merremia cissoides and Euphorbia heterophylla. The parameters studied were: surface tension, pH, effect of time preparing the solutions and pH on surface tension, evaporation of the solution, droplet size, effective weed control, rain influence in weed control, the active ingredient absorption velocity using the fluorometer method. The experimental design was randomized blocks with four replications. So with the results we can conclude that the use of vegetable or mineral oils had a positive influence on physical and chemical characteristics and at the application acts the treatments showed a highly efficient control of the studied species / Orientador: Edivaldo Domingues Velini / Coorientador: Eduardo Negrisoli / Banca: Augusto Guerreiro Fontoura Costa / Banca: Caio Antonio Carbonari / Mestre

Ce travail de thèse vise à décrire l'écodynamique d'herbicides -tricétones synthétiques (sulcotrione et mésotrione) et naturel (leptospermone) et à estimer leur impact écotoxicologique sur la communauté bactérienne de sols agricoles. Les processus impliqués dans la dissipation de ces herbicides (adsorption et biodégradation) ont été étudiés dans des microcosmes de sol. Deux souches bactériennes, Bradyrhizobium sp. SRl dégradant la sulcotrione et la mésotrione, et Methylophilus sp. LS1 dégradant la leptospermone ont été isolées. Une banque de 12000 mutants de Bradyrhizobium sp. SRl a été construite et deux mutants Sul• ont été sélectionnés, mais les gènes interrompus ne codent pas pour les enzymes de dégradation de la sulcotrione. L'impact écotoxicologique des tricétones synthétique (sulcotrione) et naturelle (leptospermone) sur la communauté bactérienne du sol a été estimé à l'aide d'outils de métagénomique et de métabolomique. La leptospermone modifie de manière transitoire la diversité et la composition de la communauté bactérienne, en accord avec sa rémanence dans les sols. La sulcotrione ne modifie ni la diversité ni la composition de la communauté bactérienne. La combinaison des approches de métagénomique et de métabolomique est prometteuse pour évaluer l'impact écotoxicologique des herbicides sur les microorganismes du sol. / This work aims to describe the ecodynamics of synthetic (sulcotrione and mesotrione) and natural (leptospermone) -triketone herbicides and to estimate their ecotoxicological impact on the bacterial community in arable soils. The processes involved in the dissipation of these herbicides (adsorption and biodegradation) have been studied in soil microcosms. Two bacterial strains, Bradyrhizobium sp. SRl able to degrade sulcotrione and mesotrione, and Methylophilus sp. LS1 degrading leptospermone, have been isolated. A bank of 12 ooo mutants of Bradyrhizobium sp. SR1 was established allowing the selection of two Sul•mutants but interrupted genes didn't code for enzymes degrading sulcotrione. The ecotoxicological impact of synthetic (sulcotrione) and natural (leptospermone) triketones on soil bacterial community was estimated using metagenomics and metabolomic tools. Leptospermone transitory modified the diversity and composition of the bacterial community, in accordance with its persistence in soil. Sulcotrione did not modified neither the diversity nor the composition of the bacterial community. The combination of metagenomics and metabolomics is promising for the assessment of ecotoxicological impact of herbicides on soil microorganisms.

Ce travail de recherche porte sur l'application d'un procédé électrochimique d'oxydation avancée, le procédé électro-Fenton, au traitement des eaux usées contenant des polluants organiques persistants tels que les herbicides. En fait, le radical hydroxyle qui est un oxydant fort est généré in situ de manière électrocatalytique. Ce radical est capable d'oxyder n'importe quel molécule organique jusqu'à la minéralisation (transformation en CO2 et H2O).La dégradation/minéralisation de trois herbicides (atrazine, mesotrione et sulcotrione) a fait l'objet de ce travail. L'atrazine est un herbicide qui a été très largement utilisé dans le passé et interdit récemment en France à raison de son impact négatif sur l'environnement. L'atrazine constitue un polluant chroniques des eaux de surfaces et souterrains des deux dernières décennies. L'atrazine et ses métabolites seront présents dans les eaux encore pendant plusieurs années. L'atrazine est bien connu comme herbicide problématique quant à leur traitement. L'atrazine est une des molécules rare qui résiste à la minéralisation par les procédés d'oxydation avancée. Mesotrione et sulcotrione se sont des molécules conçus pour remplacer l'atrazine en tant que herbicides. Après avoir optimisé les paramètres opératoires du procédé électro-Fenton (nature et concentration du catalyseur, l'utilisation d'une anode Pt et une anode BDD en diamant dopé au bore, etc.) afin d'augmenter son efficacité, nous l'avons appliqué au traitement des solutions aqueux des polluants organiques. En premier lieu, nous avons identifié et effectué le suivi quantitatif des intermédiaires réactionnels aromatiques et aliphatiques formés lors du traitement. La libération des ions minéraux a été mise en évidence par chromatographie et leur évolution au cours de l'électrolyse a été suivie. L'efficacité de minéralisation des solutions traitées a été déterminée par l'analyse du carbone organique total. Dans le cas de l'atrazine, un taux de minéralisation de 96 % a été obtenu. Un taux si élevé n'est jamais rapporté par un procédé d'oxydation avancée. L'étude cinétique de la dégradation des herbicides étudiés a permis de déterminer les constantes de réaction apparentes de dégradation par les radicaux hydroxyles. Les constantes de vitesse absolue (kabs) de réaction des radicaux hydroxyles sur les herbicides étudiés ont été mesurées par la mise en oeuvre de la méthode de cinétique de compétition. Les valeurs de ( (1,53 x 108 M-1 s-1 ) ,(1.01 x 109 M-1 s-1 ) et ( 8.20 x 108 M-1 s-1)ont été trouvées respectivement pour l'atrazine, la sulcotrione et la Mesotrione / This study concerns the application of an electrochemical advanced oxidation process, namely the "electro-Fenton process", to treatment of waste water containing the persistent organic pollutants such as herbicides. A very strong oxidant, the hydroxyl radical, is generated in situ in electrocatalytic way. This radical is able to oxidize any organic molecule until the ultimate oxidation stage, i.e. mineralization (transformation into CO2 and H2O).Degradation/mineralization of three herbicides (atrazine, sulcotrione and mesotrione) was the subject of this work. Atrazine was very largely used herbicide in the past and prohibited recently in France because of its negative impact on the environment. During the two last decades atrazine constituted the chronic pollutants of surface and underground waters. Atrazine and its metabolites will be present in water still during several years. Atrazine are well-known as problematic herbicides for their treatment. Atrazine is one of the rare molecules which resist to mineralization by the advanced oxidation processes. Mesotrione and sulcotrione are molecules designed to replace the atrazine as weed-killers. After having optimized the operational parameters of the electro-Fenton process (nature and concentration of the catalyst, the use of a boron doped diamond (BDD) instead of Pt, etc.) in order to increase its efficiency, we applied it to treatment of the aqueous solutions of selected herbicides. Initially, we identified and carried out the quantitative follow-up of the aromatic and aliphatic reaction intermediates formed during current controlled electrolysis. The release of the mineral ions was measured by ion chromatography and their evolution during electrolysis was followed. The mineralization efficiency of treated solutions was determined in term of total organic carbon (TOC) measurements. In the case of the atrazine, a mineralization ratio of 96% was obtained. Such mineralization efficiency was never reported by an advanced oxidation process. The degradation kinetics study of the herbicides under examination permitted to determine the apparent rate constants (kapp) of the reactions between herbicides and hydroxyl radical. The absolute rate constants (kabs) of degradation reactions of studied herbicides were determined by employing the competition kinetics method using a standard molecule for which kabs is known. The values of (1,53 x 108 M-1 s-1 ) ,(1.01 x 109 M-1 s-1 ) and ( 8.20 x 108 M-1 s-1) were found respectively for the atrazine, the sulcotrione and the Mesotrione

Rimsulfuron {N-[[ 4,6-dimethoxy-2-pyrimidinal)amino ]carbonyl]-3-( ethylsulfonyl)-2-pyridinesulfonamide} is a new sulfonylurea herbicide under development by E.I. Dupont de· Nemours & Company Inc. for preemergence and postemergence grass and broadleaf weed control in Solanaceous vegetable crops. The efficacy and selectivity of rimsulfuron were determined in potatoes, transplanted tomatoes, and transplanted peppers in field studies in 1991, 1992, and 1993. Treatments included rimsulfuron and metribuzin alone and in combination in potatoes and tomatoes, rimsulfuron alone in peppers, and sequential applications of rimsulfuron in tomatoes and peppers. Application timings included preemergence and postemergence in potatoes, while only post-transplant applications were evaluated in tomatoes and peppers. Preemergence applications of rimsulfuron controlled weeds if rainfall was received within a few days following application. Control was often greater in potatoes and tomatoes than in peppers. These differences likely relate to more frequent rainfall events in potatoes and tomatoes than in the later-planted peppers. / Master of Science

Laboratory studies were conducted to investigate the mode of action of a new herbicide, isouron (N-(5-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-3-isoxazolyl)-N,N-dimethylurea). These studies included two plant metabolites of isouron, a monomethylurea (N-(5-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-3-isoxazolyl)-N-methylurea) and a urea derivative (N-(5-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-3-isoxazolyl)-urea). The compounds were examined for their effects on four metabolic processes of enzymatically isolated soybean (Glycine max L.) leaf cells. The processes examined were photosynthesis, protein, ribonucleic acid (RNA) and lipid synthesis. Relative incorporation of radiolabeled precursors was the parameter measured to assess herbicidal effects. Results indicate that isouron and its monomethylurea derivative possess similar herbicidal properties. The urea derivative revealed substantially reduced herbicidal effectiveness. The primary mode of action of these compounds appears to be inhibition of photosynthesis. Experiments to determine an I₅₀ value for isouron and experiments to evaluate the influence of an antioxidant EDU (N-(2-(2-oxo-1-imidazolidinyl)ethyl)-N’-phenylurea) and a singlet oxygen quencher DABCO (1,4-diazobicyclo-(2,2,2)-octane) on the photosynthetic inhibition and chlorophyll breakdown induced by isouron were also conducted. An I₅₀ value of 0.51 uM was calculated for isouron. There was no significant influence of EDU or DABCO on isouron toxicity. Greenhouse experiments were conducted to assess the interactions of isouron and four herbicide antidotes on two varieties of corn (Zea mays L.), Dekalb 'XL72AA' and 'XL67', and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), 'Tyler' and 'McNair 1003'. Antidotes used were naphthalic anhydride (1,8 naphthalic anhydride), R-25788 (N,N-diallyl-2,2-dichloroacetamide), CGA-43089 (α-((cyanomethoxy)imino)benzene acetonitrile) and CGA-92194 (α-((1,3-dioxolan-2-yl-methoxy)imino)benzene acetonitrile. Statistically significant antagonistic interactions between herbicide and antidote were observed in both wheat and corn. Synergistic interactions were also recorded. The order of antidotal effectiveness on corn was determined to be: NA > CGA-43089 > CGA-92194 > R-25788 and in wheat: NA > CGA-43089 > R-25788 (CGA-92194 severely limited germination). Visual observation of both corn and wheat plants indicated that nonantidoted isouron was very toxic to these crops. / Master of Science

The biological actions of the herbicides SC-0224 (trimethylsulfonium carboxymethylaminomethylphosphonate) and glyphosate [N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine] (PMG) were compared. In each study trimethylsulfonium iodide (TMS-I) was included as a treatment because the trimethylsulfonium ion is a constituent of the SC-0224 molecular structure. In inflated duckweed (Lemna gibba L.), both formulated and technical grade forms of SC-0224 were found to be much more phytotoxic to duckweed than either formulated or technical grade forms of glyphosate. The growth inhibition caused by glyphosate was partially prevented by different combinations of the aromatic amino acids phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan; whereas, the duckweed growth inhibition caused by SC-0224 could not be reduced by the same amino acid combinations. TMS-I and SC-0224 were found to be equally phytotoxic to duckweed. SC-0224 caused larger increases than glyphosate in the pool levels of amino acids; the increases caused by SC-0224 were similar, however, to those caused by trimethylsulfonium iodide. Expressed on a per gram fresh weight basis none of the chemical treatments caused significant changes in soluble protein or the incorporation of ¹⁴C-leucine into soluble protein. On a per flask basis (allowing for decreased growth in treated flasks), both herbicides and TMS-I caused significant decreases in soluble protein and ¹⁴C-leucine incorporation. SC-0224 and TMS-I caused larger decreases than glyphosate in both cases but the SC-0224 and TMS-I treatments were not significantly different. These data indicate that differences in the phytotoxicity of SC-0224 .and glyphosate may be due to the action of the trimethylsulfonium ion of the SC-0224 structure. The effects of these herbicides on the conversion of shikimate to anthranilate in a cell-free extract of Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 25306 were also compared. SC-0224 and glyphosate equally inhibited the production of anthranilate indicating that SC-0224 has action similar to glyphosate on the shikimate pathway. The effects of these herbicides on photosynthetic electron transport (the Hill reaction) was determined using isolated thylakoids from Alaska pea (Pisum sativum L.). The action of SC-0224 was compared with the action of glyphosate, TMS-I and diuron [3-(3,4-dichorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea]. SC-0224, glyphosate and TMS-I did not inhibit the Hill reaction at concentrations up to 10 mM; whereas, diuron caused an almost total inhibition at 0.10 mM. The results of this study indicate that SC-0224 is not an inhibitor of photosynthetic electron transport. These studies indicate that both constituents of the SC-0224 structure, TMS and PMG, are phytotoxic and may act independently. / Ph. D.