Evaluating the impact of Bt rice straw return on Eisenia fetida: AHP analysis, biomarkers, and Bt protein fate

A 90-d laboratory experiment was carried out using Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) rice straws (BTTY and GK775) and non-Bt rice straws (MXZ2, HH1179, and HH38). The objective was to investigate the differences in the effects of Bt and non-Bt rice straws on the earthworm Eisenia fetida. The analytic hier...

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Main Authors: Chuanjun Shi, Junfei Li, Huiru Zhan, Yuanjiao Feng, Jianwu Wang, Zhengao Xiao, Yinghua Shu
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Published: Elsevier 2025-01-01
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Junfei Li
Huiru Zhan
Yuanjiao Feng
Jianwu Wang
Zhengao Xiao
Yinghua Shu
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description A 90-d laboratory experiment was carried out using Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) rice straws (BTTY and GK775) and non-Bt rice straws (MXZ2, HH1179, and HH38). The objective was to investigate the differences in the effects of Bt and non-Bt rice straws on the earthworm Eisenia fetida. The analytic hierarchy process was applied to assess the risk of returning rice straw to soil on E. fetida by measuring their survival rate, relative growth rate, reproduction, total protein, superoxide dismutase, and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX). The results showed that returning Bt rice straw to soil poses no risk to E. fetida over time and that the impacts varied depending on the rice variety. The correlation analysis indicated that GSH-PX activity can be regarded as a biomarker to evaluate the impact of returning rice straw to soil on E. fetida, with GSH-PX activity negatively correlated with potential risk. Cry1Ab protein degraded rapidly, with E. fetida activity slightly accelerating the process. The rice variety was a key factor affecting soil nutrients among the different rice straw treatments, which significantly affected E. fetida’s biological and biochemical parameters. Therefore, returning rice straw to soil presented different effects on E. fetida owing to the differences in rice variety rather than the presence of Cry1Ab protein.
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spelling doaj-art-f3f626d4873149c7a4121e32d74f3bcf2025-02-12T05:29:55ZengElsevierEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety0147-65132025-01-01290117592Evaluating the impact of Bt rice straw return on Eisenia fetida: AHP analysis, biomarkers, and Bt protein fateChuanjun Shi0Junfei Li1Huiru Zhan2Yuanjiao Feng3Jianwu Wang4Zhengao Xiao5Yinghua Shu6Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in the Tropics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Department of Ecology, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Agro-Environment in the Tropics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Department of Ecology, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Agro-Environment in the Tropics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Department of Ecology, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Agro-Environment in the Tropics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Department of Ecology, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Agro-Environment in the Tropics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Department of Ecology, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, ChinaInstitute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, and School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, ChinaKey Laboratory of Agro-Environment in the Tropics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Department of Ecology, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China; Correspondence to: Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in the Tropics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.A 90-d laboratory experiment was carried out using Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) rice straws (BTTY and GK775) and non-Bt rice straws (MXZ2, HH1179, and HH38). The objective was to investigate the differences in the effects of Bt and non-Bt rice straws on the earthworm Eisenia fetida. The analytic hierarchy process was applied to assess the risk of returning rice straw to soil on E. fetida by measuring their survival rate, relative growth rate, reproduction, total protein, superoxide dismutase, and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX). The results showed that returning Bt rice straw to soil poses no risk to E. fetida over time and that the impacts varied depending on the rice variety. The correlation analysis indicated that GSH-PX activity can be regarded as a biomarker to evaluate the impact of returning rice straw to soil on E. fetida, with GSH-PX activity negatively correlated with potential risk. Cry1Ab protein degraded rapidly, with E. fetida activity slightly accelerating the process. The rice variety was a key factor affecting soil nutrients among the different rice straw treatments, which significantly affected E. fetida’s biological and biochemical parameters. Therefore, returning rice straw to soil presented different effects on E. fetida owing to the differences in rice variety rather than the presence of Cry1Ab protein.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651324016683Rice straw returnCry1Ab proteinEisenia fetidaAnalytic hierarchy processBiomarker
spellingShingle Chuanjun Shi
Junfei Li
Huiru Zhan
Yuanjiao Feng
Jianwu Wang
Zhengao Xiao
Yinghua Shu
Evaluating the impact of Bt rice straw return on Eisenia fetida: AHP analysis, biomarkers, and Bt protein fate
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Rice straw return
Cry1Ab protein
Eisenia fetida
Analytic hierarchy process
Biomarker
title Evaluating the impact of Bt rice straw return on Eisenia fetida: AHP analysis, biomarkers, and Bt protein fate
title_full Evaluating the impact of Bt rice straw return on Eisenia fetida: AHP analysis, biomarkers, and Bt protein fate
title_fullStr Evaluating the impact of Bt rice straw return on Eisenia fetida: AHP analysis, biomarkers, and Bt protein fate
title_full_unstemmed Evaluating the impact of Bt rice straw return on Eisenia fetida: AHP analysis, biomarkers, and Bt protein fate
title_short Evaluating the impact of Bt rice straw return on Eisenia fetida: AHP analysis, biomarkers, and Bt protein fate
title_sort evaluating the impact of bt rice straw return on eisenia fetida ahp analysis biomarkers and bt protein fate
topic Rice straw return
Cry1Ab protein
Eisenia fetida
Analytic hierarchy process
Biomarker
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651324016683
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