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Dissipation of tembotrione in maize and its effect on biochemical attributes of maize under mid-hill sub-humid zone

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The present study was undertaken to investigate the dissipation behavior of tembotrione in soil and its effect on the biochemical constituents of maize leaves and grain. The average recovery of tembotrione from soil, maize grain, and stover was in the range of 84.0 to 86.0%, 79.3 to 83.0%, and 81.0 to 84.4%, respectively, with RSD less than 10%. Half-life (DT50) of tembotrione ranged from 9 to 14 days at an application rate of 60 to 240 g ha−1. Terminal residues in soil, maize grain, and stover were below detectable levels (≤ 0.025 µg g−1) at studied application rates. The chemical attributes, i.e., total chlorophyll, total carotenoids, and carbohydrate content, of rice leaves were observed at monthly intervals (zero (2 h), 30, 60 days after the herbicide application) and at harvest for biochemical analysis and grain samples at maturity of the crop for carbohydrate content. The results revealed that total chlorophyll, total carotenoids, and carbohydrate content in maize leaves increased significantly with applied tembotrione treatments, and the maximum increase was noticed in treatment 120 g ha−1. A significant increase in total carbohydrate content in maize grain over the control was noticed in all the herbicide-applied treatments. It can be inferred that the application of tembotrione is safe in the production of food with better quality and food safety.

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Authors are thankful to CSK HP Agricultural University, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh (India) and Directorate of Weed Science Research, Jabalpur for providing the necessary facilities. A part of the work has been extracted from the master’s thesis of Shaila Sapehia who is one of the coauthors in this manuscript.

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, COBS, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, 176062, Himachal Pradesh, India

    Neelam Sharma & Shaila Sapehia

  2. Department of Agronomy, COA, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, 176062, Himachal Pradesh, India

    Neelam Sharma & Rishu Katwal

  3. Department of Agronomy, COA, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141001, Punjab, India

    Pervinder Kaur

  4. ICAR-Directorate of Weed Research, Jabalpur, 482004, Madhya Pradesh, India

    Shobha Sondia

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by Neelam Sharma, Shaila Sapehia, Pervinder Kaur, and Rishu Katwal. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Shobha Sondia. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Sharma, N., Sapehia, S., Kaur, P. et al. Dissipation of tembotrione in maize and its effect on biochemical attributes of maize under mid-hill sub-humid zone. Environ Monit Assess 195, 1184 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-11800-x

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