Effect of Three Formulations on Uptake and Efficacy of Copper inHydrilla verticillata

Weed Science ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-269
Author(s):  
Lars W.J. Anderson ◽  
Nathan Dechoretz ◽  
David Bayer ◽  
Gary L. Darmstadt

Copper content and growth of excised hydrilla [DioeciousHydrilla verticillata(L.f.) Royle # HYLLI] apical shoot segments were determined following exposure to copper sulfate (CuSO4), copper-triethanolamine (Cu-TEA), and copper-ethylenediamine (Cu-EDA). For all copper formulations, inhibition of growth was related to the amount of copper associated with the excised shoots. At equal copper exposure, the Cu-EDA formulation produced the greatest inhibition of growth and generally the highest copper levels in the plants. The Cu-EDA formulation inhibited dry weight gain by more than 80% 3 weeks after a 2-h exposure to 2.0 or 4.0 ppmw copper. Under similar conditions, CuSO4or Cu-TEA produced 60% inhibition. The presence or absence of light during a 2-h exposure had no effect on the efficacy of uptake of copper from any of the formulations. Formulation-dependent differences in the mechanism of copper uptake is suggested because rinsing of exposed shoots with dilute acid (0.01N HNO3) removed copper from shoots treated with CuSO4or Cu-TEA but not from those treated with Cu-EDA.

Weed Science ◽  
1971 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 643-646 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. Sutton ◽  
R. D. Blackburn ◽  
W. C. Barlowe

The addition of 0.5 and 5.0 ppmw of 7-oxabicyclo [2.2.1] = heptane-2,3-dicarboxylic acid (endothall) to solutions of copper sulfate pentahydrate (CSP) at 1.0 ppmw of copper applied to the roots of emersed parrotfeather (Myriophyllum brasiliense(Camb.) increased the copper content of the roots of these plants. Growth of parrotfeather was inhibited by root applications of 0.5 and 5.0 ppmw of endothall, but CSP did not increase its phytotoxicity. However, a synergistic effect, as determined by dry weight, was calculated after treatment of hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillataCasp.) with a combination of 5.0 ppmw of endothall plus CSP at 1.0 ppmw of copper. An increase in copper uptake and a reduction in phosphorus levels was associated with those plants treated with the combination.


Parasitology ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. T. Crompton ◽  
Anne Keymer ◽  
A. Singhvi ◽  
M. C. Nesheim

SUMMARYThe numbers, distribution in the small intestine, sexual development and growth (dry weight) of 5-week-old Moniliformis dubius (Acanthocephala) were investigated experimentally in adult, female CFHB rats fed on theoretically isoenergetic diets containing known amounts of fructose in combination with either maize-oil fatty acids or maize oil and two concentrations of casein. There was no obvious development of M. dubius when there was no fructose in the host's diet. In contrast, estimated consumption by the host of as little as about 2 g of fructose during the 5-week infection period was accompanied by marked sexual dimorphism and weight gain in most of the M. dubius present. The dry weights of M. dubius of both sexes were positively correlated with fructose concentrations ranging from 0 to 2·5 % (w/w) in the diets containing fatty acids. Significant, but not substantial, increases in M. dubius dry weight were observed as the dietary fructose concentration was raised to 12 % (w/w). Similar trends were observed when the fructose was offered to the infected rats with maize oil, but in general, fructose added to the fatty-acid based diets supported most M. dubius growth. Differences in the distribution pattern of the worms in rats fed on the fatty-acid or maize-oil based diets were observed and their possible significance is discussed.


2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali AlSahow ◽  
Anas Alyousef ◽  
Bassam Alhelal ◽  
Heba AlRajab ◽  
Yousif Bahbahani ◽  
...  

Abstract Background and Aims Hypertension (HTN) is common in hemodialysis (HD) patients & diagnosed by pre-dialysis BP >140/90 mmHg. Causes include high salt intake, volume overload, & loss of residual kidney function. Therapy includes achieving correct dry weight with each session, restricting interdialytic sodium & fluid intake & medications. We review its prevalence, factors associated with it & its management in our patients. Method Demographics, HD prescription & medications data collected for patients from 5 dialysis centers. Results A total of 1585 files reviewed. Males were 51.8% & mean age was 59. Mean age significantly higher for females (61 vs 57). ESKD cause was DM in 51% & HTN in 35%. However, of files reviewed, adequate data on comorbidities in 1390 patients (table 1), 69% had DM, 92% had HTN, 47% had CVD & 31% had BMI > 25 (which was significantly more frequent in females). HTN was more likely in older patients, diabetics & females with odds of HTN in females nearly twice the odds of HTN in males & odds of HTN with DM is 2.27 times odds of HTN without DM & one-year increase in age would increase odds of HTN by nearly 4%. Mean pre-HD BP for those with HTN was 143/76 mmHg & for those without HTN was 136/75 mmHg. HD frequency was thrice weekly in 94% & HD duration was > 3.5 hours in only 77% of patients. HDF used in 81.5%. Mean interdialytic weight gain (IDWG) was 2.8 kg, with no difference according to gender or presence of DM or HTN (Table 2). Higher IDWG associated with age < 65, Calcium bath of 1.75 & Sodium bath > 138 with 0.638 kg higher IDWG with calcium of 1.75 compared to calcium of 1.25. Higher IDWG was associated with higher BP. Mean volume of fluid removed per session was 2.74, which was less than mean IDWG, with no difference according to gender or DM, however, it was higher in the higher dialysate sodium group, & lower in the shorter session group (with trend towards statistical significance). CCB used to treat HTN in 62% followed by βB in 52%. Number of patients with HTN on 1 drug 21%, 2 drugs 27%, 3 drugs 23%, ≥ 4 drugs 20% & 9% missing data. Number of antihypertensives did not correlate with IDWG. Conclusion Interdialytic weight gain in our HD patients is excessive & contributing to HTN. Patients must restrict salt & fluid intake & dialysis centers must regularly & frequently assess dry weight, ensure thrice weekly schedule & 4 hours per session are met, so excess fluid is completely removed. Also, high sodium & high calcium baths need to be avoided.


Weed Science ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. Sutton

Hydrilla [Hydrilla verticillata(L.f.) Royle # HYLLI] was grown for 4 to 16 weeks in pans filled with either an organic muck-sand soil, sand, or sand mixed with Osmocote, Esmigran, and dolomite under outdoor conditions in plastic-lined pools with flowing pond water. Dry weight for plants cultured in sand plus the fertilizers was dependent on the concentration of fertilizer and was from 6 to 14 times that of plants cultured in sand alone. Dry weight was also higher for three treatments of sand amended with fertilizer than for plants cultured in the organic muck-sand soil. Water temperature for different growth periods influenced dry weight of hydrilla cultured with all three root media. Tuber production was independent of three levels of fertilizer for 16 weeks of plant growth, but plant weight was dependent on the concentration of nutrients in the root zone. Of nine plant tissue nutrients measured, only phosphorus in both the shoots and roots was dependent on the level of fertilizer in the root zone. This suggests that growth of hydrilla is controlled by nutrients in the root zone. The use of sand amended with various levels of fertilizers may be a way to simulate fertility levels of sediments as a method to study aquatic sites for their potential to support growth of hydrilla.


1998 ◽  
Vol 274 (6) ◽  
pp. R1536-R1545 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Bassett ◽  
Clifford Hanson

To evaluate contributions of catecholamines to inhibition of growth during chronic hypoxemia or severe undernutrition, epinephrine (Epi; 0.25–0.35 μg ⋅ kg−1 ⋅ min−1) or norepinephrine (NE; 0.5–0.7 μg ⋅ kg−1 ⋅ min−1) was administered to normoxemic fetuses in twin-pregnant ewes for 8–12 days, from 125 to 127 days of gestation. Both had similar effects and decreased fetal weight by ∼20% relative to control twins ( P < 0.01). Weight gain ceased during infusion of Epi or NE (−21 ± 14.8 or 14 ± 20.9 g/day), whereas controls gained 93 ± 13.2 g/day ( P < 0.01). Effects on tissues and organs varied, spleen and thymus being most retarded, whereas brain weight and skeletal measures were affected little. Selected muscles from infused fetuses weighed 72% of those in controls. Growth ceased during infusion ( P < 0.001). Weight gain of hindlimb bones was negligible, but length increased at 56% of control rates. Arterial blood CO2and plasma insulin were decreased ( P< 0.001), but plasma glucose, growth hormone, and blood oxygenation increased ( P < 0.001). Actions of Epi and NE could underlie asymmetrical growth retardation occurring in many adverse physiological situations during fetal development.


1987 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darrel Jon Laurén ◽  
D. G. McDonald

Whole body, gill, and liver copper uptake, gill Na+-K+-ATPase specific activity, and gill and liver acid-soluble thiols (AST), glutathione, and cysteine of rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) were measured during 28 d of exposure to 55 μg copper∙L−1. Na+-K+-ATPase specific activity was inhibited by 33% within 24 h of copper exposure, but this was compensated by a significant increase in microsomal protein so that the total Na+-K+-ATPase activity per milligram of gill tissue returned to normal by day 14. There was no accumulation of copper and no increase in AST, glutathione, or cysteine in the gill. However, after 7 d of exposure, hepatic AST and glutathione had increased by about 2 times, and a sulfhydryl-rich, acid-soluble protein, tentatively identified as metallothionein, increased by 2.8 times. Copper accumulation was highest in the liver, but other tissues also accumulated copper.


2009 ◽  
Vol 75 (18) ◽  
pp. 5743-5749 ◽  
Author(s):  
Changhao Bi ◽  
Xueli Zhang ◽  
Lonnie O. Ingram ◽  
James F. Preston

ABSTRACT Dilute acid pretreatment is an established method for hydrolyzing the methylglucuronoxylans of hemicellulose to release fermentable xylose. In addition to xylose, this process releases the aldouronate methylglucuronoxylose, which cannot be metabolized by current ethanologenic biocatalysts. Enterobacter asburiae JDR-1, isolated from colonized wood, was found to efficiently ferment both methylglucuronoxylose and xylose in acid hydrolysates of sweet gum xylan, producing predominantly ethanol and acetate. Transformation of E. asburiae JDR-1 with pLOI555 or pLOI297, each containing the PET operon containing pyruvate decarboxylase (pdc) and alcohol dehydrogenase B (adhB) genes derived from Zymomonas mobilis, replaced mixed-acid fermentation with homoethanol fermentation. Deletion of the pyruvate formate lyase (pflB) gene further increased the ethanol yield, resulting in a stable E. asburiae E1(pLOI555) strain that efficiently utilized both xylose and methylglucuronoxylose in dilute acid hydrolysates of sweet gum xylan. Ethanol was produced from xylan hydrolysate by E. asburiae E1(pLOI555) with a yield that was 99% of the theoretical maximum yield and at a rate of 0.11 g ethanol/g (dry weight) cells/h, which was 1.57 times the yield and 1.48 times the rate obtained with the ethanologenic strain Escherichia coli KO11. This engineered derivative of E. asburiae JDR-1 that is able to ferment the predominant hexoses and pentoses derived from both hemicellulose and cellulose fractions is a promising subject for development as an ethanologenic biocatalyst for production of fuels and chemicals from agricultural residues and energy crops.


Soil Research ◽  
1978 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 113 ◽  
Author(s):  
RJ Gilkes ◽  
SB Sadleir

This study compared the availability to wheat of copper supplied as CuOSP (copper ordinary superphosphate), CuSO4.5H2O, CuO, CUEDTA and a synthetic copper phosphate similar to that occurring in commercial CuOSP. The various sources were finely ground, thoroughly mixed with the soil, and compared with an OSP treatment. Plants were harvested after 40 days and at maturity. All copper sources produced a major response relative to the OSP treatment, with copper uptake by plant tops increasing with increasing rates of application. A 12-fold difference in the water solubility of the copper sources had no effect on dry weight of plant tops and copper uptake.


Weed Science ◽  
1973 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 249-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. E. May ◽  
R. S. Hestand ◽  
J. M. Van Dyke

Effects of herbicide combinations on aquatic invertebrates were evaluated in Inglis Reservoir, which is located in west coastal Florida. The addition of 6,7-dihydrodipyrido [1,2-a: 2′1′-c]pyrazinediium ion (diquat) plus the triethanolamine complex of copper sulfate (TAC) and diquat plus copper sulfate pentahydrate (CSP) for control of hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata Casp.) decreased the number of invertebrates inhabiting the treated areas. The diquat plus CSP combination exerted the greatest effect upon invertebrate numbers. Both herbicide combinations, however, did alter significantly the number of taxonomic groups in the areas. Invertebrate declines were due more generally to resultant habitat changes (i.e., loss of hydrilla) than to direct herbicide toxicity. The response of fish to the effects of the herbicide treatments on invertebrates could be ascribed to dietary changes, decreased growth rates, and possible mortality.


1992 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 354-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Lopot ◽  
J. Bláha ◽  
A. Válek

Well defined dry weight is a must for adequate UF control during haemodialysis (HD). However, interdialytic weight gain (ΔBW) must not be excessive. ΔBW is closely related to interdialytic thirst which in turn is strongly influenced by postdialysis plasma sodium (CPNapost), but little is known about the desired CpNapost. The points below serve as a basis for establishing this value. a) Thirst is mediated by osmoreceptors. b) A strong correlation has been found between ΔBW and intradialytic increase in plasma sodium but no such correlation exists with the interdialytic increase in plasma urea. This indicates that fluid intake between dialyses depends solely on electrolytes. c) Pre-dialysis plasma sodium in an individual is stable, indicating that the patient is at his “set value” of electrolyte osmolality. d) Half of the potassium removed during HD comes from the extra- and half from the intracellular space. Assuming that it is desirable not to disturb a patient's predialysis osmotic steady state, it can be calculated that the desired CPNapost should be higher than the predialysis value by half of the intradialytic plasma potassium drop, i.e., approx. CPNapost = CPNapre + 1 to 2 mmol/l.


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