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Journal of Integrative Agriculture  2011, Vol. 10 Issue (10): 1545-1553    DOI: 10.1016/S1671-2927(11)60150-8
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Negative Effects of Oxytetracycline on Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Growth, Root Activity, Photosynthesis, and Chlorophyll Contents  
LI Zhao-jun, XIE Xiao-yu, ZHANG Shu-qing , LIANG Yong-chao
1.Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Crop Nutrition and Fertilization, Ministry of Agriculture
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摘要  A solution culture experiment was performed to investigate the effects of oxytetracycline (OTC) on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) growth, chlorophyll contents, and photosynthesis at five levels of 0, 10, 20, 40, and 80 mmol L-1 OTC. OTC is toxic to wheat. The wheat growth, especially wheat root was significantly decreased. Further OTC also significantly decreased root activity, chlorophyll contents, and photosynthetic parameters except for intercellular CO2 concentrations. The different responses of indicators such as root number, root activity and so on to OTC were also observed. The IC50 values for the tested indicators to OTC ranged from 7.1 to 113.4 mmol L-1 OTC. The order of indicator sensitivity to OTC was root number > stomatal conductance > chlorophyll a > total chlorophyll > photosynthetic rates > total surface area > transpiration rate > chlorophyll b > fresh weight of root > dry weight of root > total length > dry weight of shoot = fresh weight of shoot > total volume. The root number was more sensitive than other indicators with the IC50 value of 7.1 mmol L-1 OTC, and could be taken as the sensitive indicator to predict the hazards of OTC to wheat.

Abstract  A solution culture experiment was performed to investigate the effects of oxytetracycline (OTC) on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) growth, chlorophyll contents, and photosynthesis at five levels of 0, 10, 20, 40, and 80 mmol L-1 OTC. OTC is toxic to wheat. The wheat growth, especially wheat root was significantly decreased. Further OTC also significantly decreased root activity, chlorophyll contents, and photosynthetic parameters except for intercellular CO2 concentrations. The different responses of indicators such as root number, root activity and so on to OTC were also observed. The IC50 values for the tested indicators to OTC ranged from 7.1 to 113.4 mmol L-1 OTC. The order of indicator sensitivity to OTC was root number > stomatal conductance > chlorophyll a > total chlorophyll > photosynthetic rates > total surface area > transpiration rate > chlorophyll b > fresh weight of root > dry weight of root > total length > dry weight of shoot = fresh weight of shoot > total volume. The root number was more sensitive than other indicators with the IC50 value of 7.1 mmol L-1 OTC, and could be taken as the sensitive indicator to predict the hazards of OTC to wheat.
Keywords:  OTC      wheat      growth      root morphological characteristics      chlorophyll contents      photosynthesis  
Received: 18 October 2010   Accepted:
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This research was jointly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (40701163), the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing City, China (6092019), the International Foundation for Science, Stockholm, Sweden, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the Hague, and the Netherlands, through a grant to Li Zhaojun (C/4076), and the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, 2007CB109305).
Corresponding Authors:  Correspondence LIANG Yong-chao, Professor, Tel:+86-10-82108657, Fax: +86-10-82105161, E-mail: ycliang@caas.ac.cn     E-mail:  ycliang@caas.ac.cn
About author:  LI Zhao-jun, Ph D, Associate Professor, Tel: +86-10-82108657, Fax: +86-10-82105161, E-mail: zjli@caas.ac.cn

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LI Zhao-jun, XIE Xiao-yu, ZHANG Shu-qing , LIANG Yong-chao. 2011. Negative Effects of Oxytetracycline on Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Growth, Root Activity, Photosynthesis, and Chlorophyll Contents  . Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 10(10): 1545-1553.

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