A variety of responses were noticed when examining the influence of the rice field herbicide benthiocarb (saturn) on Gloeocapsa sp. The herbicide affected growth and cellular Chl a content of the Cyanobacterium. This suggested investigations on some other metabolic activities. Oxygen evolution was reduced by 20-55% in response to treatment with low herbicide concentrations (4-I0 ppm, respectively). The process was time dependent. The rate of protein synthesis was highly sensitive to benthiocarb at low concentrations, whereas high concentrations caused an impairment of the protein synthesis process and a reduction in the nitrogen fixation ability of the Cyanobacterium. The results are of considerable significance, since the applied concentrations are less than normal field application.
Hammouda, O., & Abdel Hameed, M. (2000). ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD OF THE HERBICIDE BENTHIOCARB ON THE NON TARGET CYANOBACTEIRIUM, GLOEOCAPSA SP.. Egyptian Journal of Phycology, 1(1 st Int. Symp. Phycol. (ISP). (21-22) Oct. 2000), 55-61. doi: 10.21608/egyjs.2000.113210
MLA
Ola Hammouda; Mohamed S. Abdel Hameed. "ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD OF THE HERBICIDE BENTHIOCARB ON THE NON TARGET CYANOBACTEIRIUM, GLOEOCAPSA SP.", Egyptian Journal of Phycology, 1, 1 st Int. Symp. Phycol. (ISP). (21-22) Oct. 2000, 2000, 55-61. doi: 10.21608/egyjs.2000.113210
HARVARD
Hammouda, O., Abdel Hameed, M. (2000). 'ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD OF THE HERBICIDE BENTHIOCARB ON THE NON TARGET CYANOBACTEIRIUM, GLOEOCAPSA SP.', Egyptian Journal of Phycology, 1(1 st Int. Symp. Phycol. (ISP). (21-22) Oct. 2000), pp. 55-61. doi: 10.21608/egyjs.2000.113210
VANCOUVER
Hammouda, O., Abdel Hameed, M. ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD OF THE HERBICIDE BENTHIOCARB ON THE NON TARGET CYANOBACTEIRIUM, GLOEOCAPSA SP.. Egyptian Journal of Phycology, 2000; 1(1 st Int. Symp. Phycol. (ISP). (21-22) Oct. 2000): 55-61. doi: 10.21608/egyjs.2000.113210