Table 2 Comet assay results of coelomocytes in E. fetida exposed to tribenuron-methyl, tebuconazole and the mixture of both pesticides (mean ± SD). The same letters in the columns indicate no significant difference between treatments at the same time (p < 0.05).

From: Individual and combined effects of herbicide tribenuron-methyl and fungicide tebuconazole on soil earthworm Eisenia fetida

Pesticide

Dose (mg kg−1)

Length of Comet (μm)

Olive Tail Moment (OTM)

3

7

14

21

28 d

3

7

14

21

28 d

Tribenuron-methyl

0

3.04 ± 0.73a

3.21 ± 1.02a

2.98 ± 0.85a

3.64 ± 0.92a

3.33 ± 1.14a

0.74 ± 0.20a

0.56 ± 0.14a

0.44 ± 0.20a

0.46 ± 0.17a

0.65 ± 0.23a

0.025LC50

3.32 ± 0.2a

2.54 ± 0.65a

3.3 ± 0.92a

2.76 ± 0.84a

3.5 ± 1.23a

0.65 ± 0.17a

0.54 ± 0.15a

0.39 ± 0.12a

0.72 ± 0.22a

0.55 ± 0.15a

0.05LC50

2.78 ± 0.8a

3.03 ± 0.85a

2.88 ± 0.64a

3.54 ± 1.04a

3.2 ± 0.8a

0.71 ± 0.28a

0.62 ± 0.16a

0.58 ± 0.17a

0.55 ± 0.15a

0.62 ± 0.18a

0.1LC50

3.54 ± 1.13a

3.05 ± 0.76a

3.3 ± 0.95a

3.2 ± 0.8a

3.23 ± 0.68a

0.59 ± 0.14a

0.75 ± 0.20a

0.53 ± 0.15a

0.62 ± 0.18a

0.53 ± 0.12a

Tebuconazole

0

2.54 ± 0.85a

2.65 ± 0.85a

3.05 ± 0.54a

2.85 ± 0.81a

3.1 ± 0.88a

0.72 ± 0.15a

0.67 ± 0.20a

0.58 ± 0.23a

0.64 ± 0.22a

0.56 ± 0.16a

0.025LC50

2.88 ± 0.6a

3.04 ± 0.80a

2.89 ± 1.13a

3.24 ± 0.68a

2.86 ± 0.64a

0.68 ± 0.16a

0.53 ± 0.12a

0.70 ± 0.15a

0.58 ± 0.12a

0.63 ± 0.14a

0.05LC50

2.83 ± 0.76a

2.98 ± 0.56a

3.32 ± 0.78a

3.07 ± 0.78a

3.22 ± 0.59a

0.53 ± 0.17a

0.61 ± 0.13a

0.58 ± 0.14a

0.63 ± 0.10a

0.65 ± 0.10a

0.1LC50

3.18 ± 0.75a

3.34 ± 0.95a

3.24 ± 0.74a

3.35 ± 0.90a

3.05 ± 0.0.57a

0.78 ± 0.22a

0.70 ± 0.16a

0.65 ± 0.12a

0.59 ± 0.13a

0.67 ± 0.12a

Tribenuron-methyl + Tebuconazol(1:1 toxicity)

0

3.23 ± 0.75a

2.79 ± 0.77a

3.04 ± 0.74a

2.96 ± 0.57a

3.20 ± 0.84a

0.64 ± 0.13a

0.70 ± 0.12a

0.68 ± 0.22a

0.64 ± 0.13a

0.67 ± 0.14a

0.025LC50

3.05 ± 0.73a

3.06 ± 0.82a

2.79 ± 0.57a

3.21 ± 0.75a

3.24 ± 0.94a

0.72 ± 0.15a

0.62 ± 0.14a

0.74 ± 0.15a

0.62 ± 0.12a

0.75 ± 0.15a

0.05LC50

3.23 ± 0.73a

3.22 ± 0.68a

3.12 ± 0.68a

3.08 ± 0.85a

3.04 ± 0.73a

0.65 ± 0.14a

0.82 ± 0.21a

0.66 ± 0.15a

0.70 ± 0.15a

0.85 ± 0.16a

0.1LC50

3.44 ± 0.73a

3.47 ± 0.94a

2.89 ± 0.58a

3.16 ± 0.83a

3.25 ± 1.04a

0.84 ± 0.23a

0.91 ± 0.22a

0.74 ± 0.14a

0.73 ± 0.21a

0.69 ± 0.12a