Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
Volume 13, Issue 4, Pages 447-452Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s10311-015-0518-2
Keywords
Microcystins; Irrigation; Soil; Plant development
Funding
- Region Ile-de-France, DIM-ASTREA [ast110055]
- Investment d'Avenir Program [ANR-11-LABX-0034]
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Microcystins are cyclic heptapeptides hepatotoxins produced by aquatic cyanobacteria such as Microcystis aeruginosa. The wide occurrence of toxic microcystins in freshwater is a threat to water quality and health of living organisms. Here, we irrigated an agricultural soil daily with a cyanobacterial extract diluted at environmental concentrations of microcystin-leucine-arginine, from 0.005 to 0.1 mg equivalent MC-LR L-1, for 90 days. We analyzed the impact on the growth and physiology of tomato, Solanum lycopersicum cultivar MicroTom. Our results show a stimulation of the tomato plant development, in terms of inflorescence and blooming, after exposure to the lowest concentration, of 0.005 mg eq. MC-LR L-1, during the 40 first days post-germination. That effect was not apparently associated with physiological disturbances of the tomato plants.
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