COMPARATIVE IMPACT OF PHORATE AND CARTAP ON BIOMOLECULES OF E. fetida

SANDEEP¹, DHARAMBIR SINGH², JYOTI YADAV³*
¹Department of Zoology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125004, India
²Department of Zoology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125004, India
³Department of Zoology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125004, India
* Corresponding Author : yadavjyoti694@gmail.com

Received : 05-03-2017     Accepted : 18-03-2017     Published : 06-04-2017
Volume : 9     Issue : 16       Pages : 4117 - 4119
Int J Agr Sci 9.16 (2017):4117-4119

Keywords : Phorate, Cartap, Biomolecules, Pesticides
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : The authors are deeply obliged by the cooperation rendered by the Department of Zoology for providing the essentialities required for research timely
Author Contribution : Study conception and design has been carried out by Sandeep and Dharambir Singh. Data analysis and interpretation has been done by Sandeep and Jyoti Yadav. Manuscript drafting has been carried out by all three authors jointly

The study of 60 days was carried out to analyze the effects of pesticides viz. cartap and phorate on the biomolecules i.e. carbohydrate, lipid and protein content of Eisenia fetida. The earthworms were exposed to cartap (1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 mg/Kg), phorate (1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 mg/kg) and cartap + phorate (0.5 + 0.5, 0.75 + 0.75 and 1.0 + 1.0 mg/kg). The samples of E. fetida were collected on first day and 60th day of pesticide exposure. Significant reduction in the carbohydrate, protein and lipid contents as compared to control has been recorded on the final day of study. Maximum reduction in biomolecules i.e. 6.949% protein, 27.632% lipid and 2.000% carbohydrates was observed with Cartap (2.0 mg/kg) followed by 6.237% protein, 25.981% lipid and 1.410% carbohydrates in Phorate + Cartap (1.0 + 1.0 mg/kg). Among the two insecticides (Phorate and Cartap) under investigation, Cartap was found to have more toxic effects when used alone as well as in combination with Phorate.

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