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The residual effects of bensulfuron-methyl on growth and photosynthesis of soybean and peanut

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The effects of various concentrations of bensulfuron-methyl residues (BSM, 0–500 μg kg–1) on the growth and photosynthesis of soybean and peanut were studied. Shoot length, root length, root-to-shoot ratio, and biomass of soybean and peanut seedlings declined with the increase of BSM residue concentrations. As the concentration of BSM increased, SPAD value, net photosynthetic rate, stomatal limitation, stomatal conductance, and transpiration rate also declined with varying extent, but dark respiration rate and intercellular CO2 concentration increased gradually. PSII maximum quantum yield, actual quantum yield, and electron transport rate were significantly reduced by the BSM residues in soil, and the reduction was mostly attributed to the decrease in photochemical quenching coefficient. The results showed that photosynthesis in both crops was limited by nonstomatal factors. The residues of BSM caused reversible damage in PSII reaction centers and decrease the proportion of available excitation energy used for photochemistry.

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Abbreviations

ALS:

acetolactate synthase

a.i.:

active ingredient

BSM:

bensulfuron-methyl

Chl:

chlorophyll

C i :

intercellular CO2 concentration

E :

transpiration rate

ETR:

electron transport rate

Fm :

maximum fluorescence yield of the dark-adapted state

F0 :

minimal fluorescence yield of the dark-adapted state

Fv :

variable fluorescence

Fv/Fm :

maximum quantum yield of PSII photochemistry

g s :

stomatal conductance

Ls :

stomatal limitation

LSD:

least significant difference

P N :

net photosynthetic rate

qP:

photochemical quenching coefficient

R:S:

root-to-shoot ratio

SDM:

shoot dry mass

R D :

dark respiration rate

RDM:

root dry mass

SD:

standard deviation

TDM:

total dry mass

ΦPSII :

the actual quantum yield of PSII.

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    W. C. Su, L. L. Sun, Y. H. Ge, R. H. Wu, H. L. Xu & C. T. Lu

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Acknowledgements: This study was supported by the Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest (201203098), Science and Technology Project of Henan Province (162102110004). We are grateful to the anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments and suggestions.

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Su, W.C., Sun, L.L., Ge, Y.H. et al. The residual effects of bensulfuron-methyl on growth and photosynthesis of soybean and peanut. Photosynthetica 56, 670–677 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11099-017-0726-z

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