Study on the effect of the chiral herbicide imazethapyr on flowering initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana

Non-target plants play a key role in maintaining ecological balance and biodiversity. Here, we studied the effect of the chiral herbicide imazethapyr (IM) on the flowering initiation of the non-target plant Arabidopsis thaliana and its underlying mechanism. Plants treated with R-IM initiated floweri...

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Main Authors: Hui Chen, Zhilu Bai, Zheyu Chu, Yuezhong Wen
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Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
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description Non-target plants play a key role in maintaining ecological balance and biodiversity. Here, we studied the effect of the chiral herbicide imazethapyr (IM) on the flowering initiation of the non-target plant Arabidopsis thaliana and its underlying mechanism. Plants treated with R-IM initiated flowering earlier than those treated with S-IM. The herbicidally active R-IM had a much greater effect on various phytohormones than S-IM, and this effect increased with the concentration of R-IM. Before flowering, R-IM had a significant effect on the internal levels of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC), indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), abscisic acid (ABA), and gibberellic acid (GA3) in Arabidopsis plants, which indicated that it promoted the production of ACC, and high concentrations of R-IM also promoted IAA, ABA, and GA3. R-IM promoted ACC, IAA, and GA3 before and during flowering. High concentrations of R-IM strongly promoted IAA and inhibited GA3, and R-IM inhibited or promoted ACC depending on the concentrations applied. Thus, earlier flowering of Arabidopsis under R-IM treatment may be affected by phytohormone levels throughout the plant, and IAA, ACC, and GA3 likely have significant effects on flowering.
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spelling doaj-art-bfe339f974e6438fb6ba378aaef52bd12025-08-20T01:49:28ZengElsevierEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety0147-65132025-03-0129311804910.1016/j.ecoenv.2025.118049Study on the effect of the chiral herbicide imazethapyr on flowering initiation in Arabidopsis thalianaHui Chen0Zhilu Bai1Zheyu Chu2Yuezhong Wen3Ningbo Key Laboratory of Agricultural Germplasm Resources Mining and Environmental Regulation, College of Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Cixi 315300, ChinaNingbo Key Laboratory of Agricultural Germplasm Resources Mining and Environmental Regulation, College of Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Cixi 315300, ChinaNingbo Key Laboratory of Agricultural Germplasm Resources Mining and Environmental Regulation, College of Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Cixi 315300, ChinaMOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation & Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Corresponding author.Non-target plants play a key role in maintaining ecological balance and biodiversity. Here, we studied the effect of the chiral herbicide imazethapyr (IM) on the flowering initiation of the non-target plant Arabidopsis thaliana and its underlying mechanism. Plants treated with R-IM initiated flowering earlier than those treated with S-IM. The herbicidally active R-IM had a much greater effect on various phytohormones than S-IM, and this effect increased with the concentration of R-IM. Before flowering, R-IM had a significant effect on the internal levels of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC), indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), abscisic acid (ABA), and gibberellic acid (GA3) in Arabidopsis plants, which indicated that it promoted the production of ACC, and high concentrations of R-IM also promoted IAA, ABA, and GA3. R-IM promoted ACC, IAA, and GA3 before and during flowering. High concentrations of R-IM strongly promoted IAA and inhibited GA3, and R-IM inhibited or promoted ACC depending on the concentrations applied. Thus, earlier flowering of Arabidopsis under R-IM treatment may be affected by phytohormone levels throughout the plant, and IAA, ACC, and GA3 likely have significant effects on flowering.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651325003859ImazethapyrChiral herbicideFloweringPhytohormone
spellingShingle Hui Chen
Zhilu Bai
Zheyu Chu
Yuezhong Wen
Study on the effect of the chiral herbicide imazethapyr on flowering initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Imazethapyr
Chiral herbicide
Flowering
Phytohormone
title Study on the effect of the chiral herbicide imazethapyr on flowering initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana
title_full Study on the effect of the chiral herbicide imazethapyr on flowering initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana
title_fullStr Study on the effect of the chiral herbicide imazethapyr on flowering initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana
title_full_unstemmed Study on the effect of the chiral herbicide imazethapyr on flowering initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana
title_short Study on the effect of the chiral herbicide imazethapyr on flowering initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana
title_sort study on the effect of the chiral herbicide imazethapyr on flowering initiation in arabidopsis thaliana
topic Imazethapyr
Chiral herbicide
Flowering
Phytohormone
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651325003859
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