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- Title
Absorption, metabolism and distribution of carbosulfan in maize plants (Zea maysL.).
- Authors
Shi, Lihong; Lang, Hongbin; Shen, Jiatao; Shen, Fan; Song, Jialu; Zhang, Luqing; Fang, Hua; Yu, Yunlong
- Abstract
BACKGROUND: The insecticide carbosulfan is usually applied as a soil treatment or seed‐coating agent, and so may be absorbed by crops and pose dietary risks. Understanding the uptake, metabolism and translocation of carbosulfan in crops is conducive to its safe application. In this study, we investigated the distribution of carbosulfan and its toxic metabolites in maize plants at both the tissue and subcellular levels, and explored the uptake and translocation mechanism of carbosulfan. RESULTS: Carbosulfan was mainly taken up by maize roots via the apoplast pathway, was preferentially distributed in cell walls (51.2%–57.0%) and most (85.0%) accumulated in roots with only weak upward translocation. Carbofuran, the main metabolite of carbosulfan in maize plants, was primarily stored in roots. However, carbofuran could be upwardly translocated to shoots and leaves because of its greater distribution in root‐soluble components (24.4%–28.5%) compared with carbosulfan (9.7%–14.5%). This resulted from its greater solubility compared with its parent compound. The metabolite 3‐hydroxycarbofuran was found in shoots and leaves. CONCLUSION: Carbosulfan could be passively absorbed by maize roots, mainly via the apoplastic pathway, and transformed into carbofuran and 3‐hydroxycarbofuran. Although carbosulfan mostly accumulated in roots, its toxic metabolites carbofuran and 3‐hydroxycarbofuran could be detected in shoots and leaves. This implies that there is a risk in the use of carbosulfan as a soil treatment or seed coating. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
- Subjects
SOCIETY of Chemical Industry (Great Britain); PLANTING; CARBOFURAN; ABSORPTION; METABOLISM; CHEMICAL industry
- Publication
Pest Management Science, 2023, Vol 79, Issue 10, p3926
- ISSN
1526-498X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ps.7586