Effect of butachlor on growth and nitrogen fixation by Anabaena sphaerica.
Present study was carried out to examine the effect of Butachlor on growth and nitrogen fixation by Anabaena sphaerica. The increased concentration of the pesticide did not have any adverse effect on the alga. Rather it accelerated the algal contribution in terms of biomass and nitrogen fixation.
Suseela
M R
MR
Algology Laboratory, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, UP, India. suseela_mr@hotmail.com
D000083:Acetanilides / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017033:Anabaena / Q000502:physiology*; D018533:Biomass; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006540:Herbicides / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009586:Nitrogen Fixation / Q000187:drug effects*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000009:adverse effects*
D000083:Acetanilides; D006540:Herbicides; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C054409:butachlor