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Effects of Carbaryl and 1-Naphthol on Soil Population of Cyanobacteria and Microalgae and Select Cultures of Diazotrophic Cyanobacteria

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Carbaryl application to soil collected from a rice fallow field was relatively less toxic to viable estimates of cyanobacteria and microalgae under nonflooded conditions than under flooded conditions. Application of 1-naphthol, the hydrolysis product of carbaryl, to soil under both the regimes increased the population of both cyanobacteria and microalgae. Soil application of carbaryl and 1-naphthol in combination, up to 1.0 kg ha−1, was nontoxic to the viable population. The toxicity exerted by carbaryl and 1-naphthol towards growth, measured in terms of chlorophyll a, and nitrogenase activity was more pronounced in Anabaena spp. than in Nostoc spp.

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KV thankfully acknowledges the Government of Australia (Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations) for the Endeavour Executive Award.

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    Present address: Department of Microbiology, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, 515055, India

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  1. Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, 5095, Australia

    Mallavarapu Megharaj & Ravi Naidu

  2. Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, 5095, Australia

    Mallavarapu Megharaj & Ravi Naidu

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Megharaj, M., Venkateswarlu, K. & Naidu, R. Effects of Carbaryl and 1-Naphthol on Soil Population of Cyanobacteria and Microalgae and Select Cultures of Diazotrophic Cyanobacteria. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 87, 324–329 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-011-0347-3

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