RHIZOSPHERE ACTIVITY OF SOIL TREATED WITH HERBICIDE DURING REMEDIATION PROCESS BY Stizolobium aterrimum

Authors

  • Edson Aparecido dos Santos Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  • Mauricio Dutra Costa Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  • Lino Roberto Ferreira Universidade Federal dos vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri
  • Marcelo Rodrigues dos Reis Universidade Federal do Tocantins
  • André Cabral França Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri
  • José Barbosa dos Santos Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri

Keywords:

Microbiological indicator, phytoremediation, microbial biomass

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the soil microbiota activity associated to S. aterrimum rhizosphere, during the phytoremediation process of a soil contaminated with trifloxysulfuron-sodium. S. aterrimum was cultivated in vases (6,0 L) filled with soil, after trifloxysulfuron-sodium, at 7.5 g ha-1, was applied or not. Every 15 days after sowing (DAS), rhizospheric soil was collected for soil microbial respiration (amount of evolved CO2) and microbial biomass carbon (MBC) analysis. To determine herbicide residues in the soil samples, after phytoremediation, Sorghum bicolor L. was cultivated as an indicator species, in addition to high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis. The microbiota associated to S. aterrimum rhizosphere showed to be sensitive to trifloxysulfuron-sodium and may be used as a microbiological indicator of disturbances caused by this herbicide in the environment. Regarding time for remediation, 45 days of development is enough for S. aterrimum to reduce residual trifloxysulfuron-sodium to a level not able to cause toxicity to the indicator plant.

KEY-WORDS: Microbiological indicator; phytoremediation; microbial biomass.

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Published

2010-04-05

How to Cite

SANTOS, E. A. dos; COSTA, M. D.; FERREIRA, L. R.; REIS, M. R. dos; FRANÇA, A. C.; SANTOS, J. B. dos. RHIZOSPHERE ACTIVITY OF SOIL TREATED WITH HERBICIDE DURING REMEDIATION PROCESS BY Stizolobium aterrimum. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 40, n. 1, p. 1–7, 2010. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/4670. Acesso em: 23 nov. 2024.

Issue

v. 40, n. 1, Jan./Mar. 2010

Section

Soil Science

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