ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Influence of Insecticides on Physiological
and Biochemical Processes in Peach
Leaves (Prunus persica L.)
More details
Hide details
1
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 8, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Submission date: 2024-02-26
Final revision date: 2024-06-29
Acceptance date: 2024-07-24
Online publication date: 2024-11-13
Publication date: 2025-07-22
Corresponding author
Slavica Vuković
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 8, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2025;34(5):5989-5997
KEYWORDS
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
Inappropriate insecticide application can lead to harmful effects on cultivated plants, causing
disruptions in physiological and enzymatic processes that ultimately impact overall yield
and result in the presence of pesticide residues. During 2020, the influence of six insecticides
(cyantraniliprole, chlorantraniliprole, spinetoram, indoxacarb, deltamethrin, pyriproxyfen,
and acetamiprid) on the chlorophyll, carotenoids, hydrogen-peroxide, and malondialdehyde in peach
leaves was assessed. Insecticides were applied in the recommended dose for the control of Grapholita
molesta, the main peach pest. The leaves were sampled three and seven days after the treatment,
and laboratory analysis of physiological and biochemical parameters was performed by spectrophotometer
on the same day. The obtained results indicate that after three days, chlorophyll (a+b) content decreased
(6.9-43.1%), while the carotenoid content increased (3.9-27.4%), compared to the control. After seven
days, chlorophyll (a+b) decreased from 7.3 to 38.4%, and also carotenoid in the treatments with
deltamethrin, pyriproxyfen, and acetamiprid (3.2-30.6%), while the other treatments showed an increase
(3.2-41.9%). The highest increase in hydrogen-peroxide concentration was obtained in the treatments
with spinetoram and deltamethrin (50-85%) after seven days. The concentration of malondialdehyde
in all samples was higher after three days (31-39.3 nmol/g) compared to the concentration seven days
after treatment (30-22.5 nmol/g). Results showed different biochemical reactions in peach leaves due to
the applied insecticides. Insecticides caused significant changes in the pigment content; however, these
changes were transient, so it is assumed that they do not remarkably affect the plant.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
REFERENCES (21)
1.
TALAT P., SUMIRA J., NA M., ZAHID H.S. Selective effect of pesticides on plant- A review. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 56 (1), 160, 2016.
https://doi.org/10.1080/104083....
2.
BARICKMAN T.C., KOPSELL D.A., SAMS C.E. Abscisic acid impacts tomato carotenoids, soluble sugars, and organic acids. Hortscience. 51 (4), 370, 2016.
https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTS....
3.
XIANGYANG Y., GUO P., XIANG Q., NA N., HONG W., HONGFU W., XIN W., YANJUN Y. Safety of herbicide Sigma Broad on Radix Isatidis (Isatis indigotica Fort.) seedlings and their photosynthetic physiological responses. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 106 (1-2), 45, 2013.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pest....
4.
WIECZOREK J.K., WIECZOREK Z.J. Phytotoxicity and accumulation of anthracene applied to the foliage and sandy substrate in lettuce and radish plants. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 66 (3), 369, 2007.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoe....
5.
AHMAD P., AHANGER M.A., ALYEMENI M.N., ALAM P. Photosynthesis, Productivity and Environmental Stress. 1st Ed., John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S., 2019.
https://doi.org/10.1002/978111....
6.
COSKUN Y., KILIE S., DURAN R.E. The effects of the insecticide pyriproxyfen on germination, development and growth responses of maize seedlings. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin. 24 (1), 278, 2015.
7.
HALLIWELL B., KAUR H., INGELMAN-SUNDBERG M. Hydroxylation of salicylate as an assay for hydroxyl radicals: a cautionary note. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 10 (6), 439, 1991.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0891-5....
8.
INZE D., MONTAGU M.V. Oxidative Stress in Plants. 1st Ed., pp. 171-189. CRC Press, Boca R., London, 2003.
10.
LABUDDA M. Lipid peroxidation as a biochemical marker for oxidative stress during drought. An effective tool for plant breeding. E-wydawnictwo, Poland, pp. 1-11, 2013.
11.
GILL S.S., TUTEJA N. Reactive oxygen species and antioxidant machinery in abiotic stress tolerance in crop plants. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 48 (12), 909, 2010.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plap....
12.
VUKOVIĆ S., ŽUNIĆ A., MAKSIMOVIĆ I., LAZIĆ S., ŠUNJKA D., ŽUNIĆ V., PUTNIK-DELIĆ M. Insecticide-induced changes of photosynthetic pigments content in peach leaves. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research. 58 (6), 1709, 2022.
13.
ALEXIEVA V., SERGIEV I., MAPELLI S., KARANOV E. The effect of drought and ultraviolet radiation on growth and stress markers in pea and wheat. Plant, Cell & Environment. 24 (12), 1337, 2001.
https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365....
14.
SHARMA A., KUMAR V., THUKRA A.K., BHARDWAJ R. Responses of Plants to Pesticide Toxicity: an Overview. Planta Daninha Journal, Brazilian Weed Science Society. 37, e019184291, 2019.
https://doi.org/10.1590/s0100-....
15.
VISNUPRIYA M., MUTHUKRISHNAN N. Phytotonic and Phytotoxic Effect of Newer Insecticide Molecule Spinetoram 12 SC on Okra, Brinjal and Tomato. Chemical Science Review. 6 (24), 2242, 2017.
https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcma....
16.
EL-TOKHY A., ALI M., HAFEZ Y., ABDELAAL K. Impacts of Different Insecticides on Tuta Absoluta (Meyrick) Larvae with Their Effects on Physiological Characteristics and Fruits Yield of Stressed Tomato Plants. Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology. 11 (6), 269, 2020.
https://doi.org/10.21608/jppp.....
17.
DURAN E.R., KILIC S., COSKUN Y. Response of maize (Zea mays L. saccharata Sturt) to different concentration treatments of deltamethrin. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 124, 15, 2015.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pest....
18.
KILIC S., DURAN R.E., COSKUN Y. Morphological and Physiological Responses of Maize (Zea mays L.) Seeds Grown under Increasing Concentrations of Chlorantraniliprole Insecticide. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 24 (3), 1069, 2015.
https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes....
19.
ZALLER J.G., KÖNIG N., TIEFENBACHER A., MURAOKA Y., QUERNER P., RATZENBÖCK A., BONKOWSKI M., KOLLER R. Pesticide seed dressings can affect the activity of various soil organisms and reduce decomposition of plant material. BMC Ecology. 16 (37), 2, 2016.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12898....
20.
SHAHID M., ZAIDI A., KHAN M.S., RIZVI A., SAIF S., AHMED B. Recent advances in management strategies of vegetable diseases. Microbial Strategies for Vegetable Production, pp. 197. Springer Cham, 2017.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-....
21.
YENGKOKPAM P., MAZUMDER P.B. Phytotoxicity of malathion (PM) and tatafen (PTF) towards Solanum melongena L.cv.Longai: a case study. Plant Physiology Reports. 25 (3), 1, 2020.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40502....