Phytotoxicity and Accumulation of Antibiotics in Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) and Parrot Feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum) Plants under Hydroponic Culture Conditions

The aim of this research was to investigate the accumulation of antibiotics in two kinds of plants. The hydroponic culture solution included a mixture of antibiotics, including three commonly used antibiotics in South Korea: norfloxacin (NOR), sulfamethazine (SMZ), and tetracyclines (TC). None of these antibiotics were detected in the shoots of water lettuce plants, only in the roots. However, in parrot feather plants, antibiotics were detected in both the shoots and the roots, with higher amounts detected in the shoots than in the roots. SMZ and TC were most likely to be detected in the roots and shoots of water lettuce and parrot feather plants, and about one-third of the NOR administered was later detected in the plants. The BCF (bioconcentration factor) of antibiotics ranged from 0.24 to 0.78, while that of NOR was much lower, ranging from 0.24 to 0.38. The SMZ (0.59–0.64) and TET (0.72–0.78) exhibited higher uptake accumulation in the water lettuce tissues compared with the parrot feather plants.

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Sclerotinia sclerotiorum shows potential for controlling water lettuce alligator weed and wandering Jew

New Zealand Plant Protection ◽

10.30843/nzpp.2006.59.4503 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 59 ◽

pp. 23-27 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

N.W. Waipara ◽

G.W. Bourd?t ◽

G.A. Hurrell

Keyword(s):

Sclerotinia Sclerotiorum ◽

Eichhornia Crassipes ◽

Pistia Stratiotes ◽

Alternanthera Philoxeroides ◽

Water Lettuce ◽

Myriophyllum Aquaticum ◽

Alligator Weed ◽

Lesion Development ◽

Tradescantia Fluminensis ◽

Shoot Necrosis

The responses of six aquatic environmental weeds (water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) alligator weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) ferny azolla (Azolla pinnata) parrots feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum) and bladderwort (Utricularia giba) and a terrestrial weed (wandering Jew (Tradescantia fluminensis)) to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum were evaluated The fungus was applied as a myceliumonbarley formulation to individual containergrown plants Visual scores of lesion development revealed that a watery softrot disease caused by the pathogen developed in the treated water lettuce alligator weed and wandering Jew plants In water lettuce the pathogen resulted in 100 mortality of treated plants 54 days after application Shoot necrosis was 4 (control) and 24 (treated) for wandering Jew and 9 (control) and 17 (treated) for alligator weed at 35 and 52 days after inoculation respectively These results indicate that S sclerotiorum has potential as a mycoherbicide for controlling water lettuce and possibly also alligator weed and wandering Jew

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ability of water hyacinth, heartshape false pickerelweedand water lettuce as chlorine phitoremediation in water

International journal of life sciences & earth sciences ◽

10.31295/ijle.v3n1.180 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 30-37

Author(s):

Hariyadi Hariyadi

Keyword(s):

Experimental Design ◽

Water Hyacinth ◽

Research Method ◽

Bioconcentration Factor ◽

Design Method ◽

Accumulation Rate ◽

Translocation Factor ◽

Pistia Stratiotes ◽

Water Lettuce ◽

Experimental Design Method

This study aims to determine the ability of water hyacinth, heartshape false pickerelweed, and water lettuce as phytoremediation of chlorine in water; to determine the ability of those plants, as well as to accumulate and translocate chlorine in water, bioconcentration factor (BCF), and translocation factor (TF). The research method was used, namely the experimental design method to find the effect of certain treatments on controlled conditions. The results of the study concluded that water hyacinth (Eicchorniacrassipes (Mart.) Solms), heart shape false pickerelweed (Monochoria vaginalis (Burm.F) Presi), and water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes L.) have the ability as phytoremediating agents for chlorine in water, with absorption respectively 79.58% for water hyacinth, 73.60% heartshape false pickerelweed, and 87.39% for water lettuce. These plantsare hyperaccumulators if the absorption / accumulation rate is at least 1000 ppm of contaminants. Thus, the three types of plants (Eichhorniacrassipes, Monochoria vaginalis, and Pistia stratiotes) can be categorized as hyperaccumulator plants for chlorine because their accumulation levels are respectively 1492.35 ppm (E.crassipes), 1374 ppm (M. vaginalis), and 1631.28 ppm (P. stratiotes).

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Phytoremediation of Chromium and Lead Using Water Lettuce Pistia stratiotes L.)

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.401-403.2071 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 401-403 ◽

pp. 2071-2075 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Yuan Qing Zhou ◽

Shu Ying Li ◽

Yun Dong Shi ◽

Wei Lv ◽

Tai Bo Shen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Heavy Metals ◽

Heavy Metal ◽

Metal Pollution ◽

Aquatic Macrophytes ◽

Bioconcentration Factor ◽

Aquatic Macrophyte ◽

Pistia Stratiotes ◽

Chromium Removal ◽

Water Lettuce ◽

Metal Solution

Heavy metal pollution of water is of concern for human health and ecosystem. Under present investigation Pistia stratiotes L. (water lettuce) has been tested for removal of two important heavy metals chromium (Cr) and lead (Pb) from metal solution. This species was grown at four concentrations of Cr and Pb, i.e. 5.0, 10.0, 15.0 and 20.0 mg/L, respectively in single metal solution. This aquatic macrophyte has successfully removed up to 80% of Cr and 93% of Pb after 10 days. The bioconcentration factor (BCF) value ranged between 299 and 1026 for Cr and between 1672 and 1852 for Pb, respectively. The amount of BCF in Pistia stratiotes showed that removal of Pb was higher than removal of Cr. The accumulation of heavy metals was more obvious in the roots as compared to leaves. These findings contribute to the application of aquatic macrophytes to lead and chromium removal from moderately contaminated waters.

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An experimental investigation on phytoremediation performance of water lettuce ( Pistia stratiotes L.) for pollutants removal from paper mill effluent

Water Environment Research ◽

10.1002/wer.1536 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jogendra Singh ◽

Vinod Kumar ◽

Pankaj Kumar ◽

Piyush Kumar ◽

Krishna Kumar Yadav ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Experimental Investigation ◽

Paper Mill ◽

Pistia Stratiotes ◽

Water Lettuce ◽

Paper Mill Effluent ◽

Pollutants Removal

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Studies on the population biology of water lettuce: Pistia stratiotes L.

Hydrobiologia ◽

10.1007/bf00016860 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 119 (1) ◽

pp. 15-19 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

P. N. Rao ◽

A. Sambi Reddy

Keyword(s):

Population Biology ◽

Pistia Stratiotes ◽

Water Lettuce

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Assessment of plant growth attributes, bioaccumulation, enrichment, and translocation of heavy metals in water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes L.) grown in sugar mill effluent

International Journal of Phytoremediation ◽

10.1080/15226514.2017.1393391 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 20 (5) ◽

pp. 507-521 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Vinod Kumar ◽

Jogendra Singh ◽

A.K. Chopra

Keyword(s):

Heavy Metals ◽

Plant Growth ◽

Pistia Stratiotes ◽

Sugar Mill ◽

Water Lettuce ◽

Sugar Mill Effluent ◽

Growth Attributes

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First Attempt at and Early Results on the Biological Control of Pistia stratiotes L. in South Africa

Koedoe ◽

10.4102/koedoe.v30i1.500 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 30 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Catharina J. Cilliers

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Biological Control ◽

Pistia Stratiotes ◽

Water Lettuce ◽

Early Results ◽

The Republic

Although Pistia stratiotes L. (water lettuce) is not an important weed in the Republic of South Africa, the host-specific weevil Neohydronomus pulchellus Hustache was imported for the biological control of this weed. The weevil was released onto a dense infestation of P. stratiotes of several years standing on a pan in the Pafuri area in December 1985. By September 1986 the weevils had already destroyed most of the weed and in October 1986 the weed was under biological control at this site.

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