Bioaccumulation and Translocation of Selective Pesticides in Malabar Spinach, Basella alba: An Approach to Address Food Security

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Authors

  • Debatri Banerjee
     Department of Oceanography, Techno India University, West Bengal, Kolkata-700091 ,IN
  • Sana Ahmed
     Department of Oceanography, Techno India University, West Bengal, Kolkata-700091 ,IN
  • Sumana Bhattacharyya
     Department of Oceanography, Techno India University, West Bengal, Kolkata-700091 ,IN
  • Sufia Zaman
     Department of Oceanography, Techno India University, West Bengal, Kolkata-700091 ,IN
  • Abhijit Mitra
     Department of Marine Science, University of Calcutta, Kolkata-700019 ,IN

Keywords:

West Bengal, Basella alba, Pesticides, SDG - 2 and 3, Translocation Factor

Abstract

In West Bengal, using pesticides to boost up crop production and manage pests in the agricultural field is a standard practice. Various classes of pesticides have been approved for this purpose, but most of the farmers are still using out-dated pesticides that have significant residual effects on crops and vegetables. Use of pesticide in mass scale results in the deterioration of the quality of crops and vegetables as well as causes edaphic stresses. Consumption of pesticides through food causes adverse impacts on the metabolic and physiological functions of human beings. This paper highlights the bioaccumulation and Translocation Factors (TFs) of few common pesticides in the root, stem, and leaf of Basella alba commonly known as Malabar spinach, collected from the control site (rooftop garden at Belgachia, North Kolkata) and stressed site (Gobindapur village in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal) during November, 2023. The analysis showed accumulation of pesticide residue, viz., Butachlor, Malathion, Parathion methyl, 4,4´-Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), Aldrin, Dieldrin and α– endosulfan in the root, stem, and leaf of the species. The sequence displayed following orders root > stem > leaf. Results of this study show the absorption and transport behavior of the selected pesticides in Basella alba and point out to the need for the safety risk assessment of vegetable consumption.

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2024-10-24

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