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PHB-based films as matrices for pesticides
Olga MuterVelta TupureinaZ GercbergaAnda DzeneL SavenkovaV Nikolaevasubject
biologyChemistryMicroorganismtechnology industry and agriculturePlasticizerBioengineeringmacromolecular substancesBiodegradationPesticidemedicine.disease_causebiology.organism_classificationApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyBiochemistryFungicidemedicineOrganic chemistryDegradation (geology)Azotobacter chroococcumlipids (amino acids peptides and proteins)Nuclear chemistryBotrytis cinereadescription
Abstract The effects of pesticides incorporated into PHB-based polymeric matrices on the biodegradability of films and antifungal efficiency of immobilised pesticides to Botrytis cinerea was studied. The mass loss of tested PHB-based films for 2 weeks was 40–50% and after 4 weeks 92–96% of the initial mass. The fungicides Ronilan and Sumilex immobilised into the polymeric matrices did not depress the film degradation rate. PHB-based films caused changes in the soil microorganism association. Fungicides immobilised in PHB-based matrices decreased the count of the phytopathogenic fungus B. cinerea.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-02-01 | Process Biochemistry |