a crystalline compound, C7H14N2O2S, used as a pesticide against insects, mites and nematodes
aldicarb in American English
(ˈældɪˌkɑːrb)
noun
Chemistry
a crystalline compound, C7H14N2O2S, used on plants as a systemic insecticide, miticide, and nematocide
Word origin
[(propion)ald(ehyde) + -i- + carb(on)]-i- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Latin words, as -o- is of Greek words, but often used in English with a first element of any origin,if the second element is of Latin origin. Other words that use the affix -i- include: Frenchify, cuneiform
Examples of 'aldicarb' in a sentence
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The patient allele decreased pumping rates and caused hypersensitivity to aldicarb.
Altar Sorkaç, Ivan C. Alcantara, Anne C. Hart 2016, 'In Vivo Modelling of ATP1A3 G316S-Induced Ataxia in C. elegans Using CRISPR/Cas9-MediatedHomologous Recombination Reveals Dominant Loss of Function Defects', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0167963. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The toxicants used are nicotine, phenol, ammonia and aldicarb.
Xudong Zhang, Fang Li, Anis Nurashikin Nordin, John Tarbell, Ioana Voiculescu 2015, 'Toxicity studies using mammalian cells and impedance spectroscopy method', Sensing and Bio-Sensing Researchhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214180415000045. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Aldicarb and carbofuran increased sugarcane yield at 12 ton ha-1.
L.L. Dinardo-Miranda, M.A. Gil, R.F. Gonçalves 2006, 'Interação entre nematicidas e herbicidas aplicados no plantio da cana-de-açúcar Interactionbetween nematicides and herbicides applied on sugarcane plantations', Planta Daninhahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-83582006000300019. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Aldicarb, carbofuran and methomyl were detected in 26, 18 and 12 cases respectively.
Christo J. Botha, Heleen Coetser, Leonie Labuschagne, Andre Basson 2015, 'Confirmed organophosphorus and carbamate pesticide poisonings in South African wildlife(2009–2014)', Journal of the South African Veterinary Associationhttps://jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/view/1329. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The nematicides used were: carbofuran, terbufos, aldicarb and a check without nematicide.
J.F. Barela, P.J. Christoffoleti 2006, 'Seletividade de herbicidas aplicados em pré-emergência da cultura da cana-de-açúcar(RB 867515) tratada com nematicidas Selectivity of herbicides applied on pre-emergenceof nematicide-treated sugarcane crop (RB 867515)', Planta Daninhahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-83582006000200022. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The product aldicarb used in dose applied affects the vigor and germination of seeds.
Gustavo Spadotti Amaral Castro, Julio Cesar Bogiani, Matheus Gustavo da Silva, EduardoGazola, Ciro Antonio Rosolem 2008, 'Tratamento de sementes de soja com inseticidas e um bioestimulante Soybean seed treatmentwith insecticides and biostimulant', Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileirahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2008001000008. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, maco-1 animals are resistant to the cholinesterase inhibitor aldicarb and sensitive to levamisole, suggesting pre-synaptic defects.
Fausto Arellano-Carbajal, Luis Briseño-Roa, Africa Couto, Benny H H Cheung, MichelLabouesse, Mario de Bono 2011, 'Macoilin, a conserved nervous system-specific ER membrane protein that regulates neuronalexcitability.', PLoS Geneticshttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3060067?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Residues of aldicarb and its toxic transformation products, aldicarb sulfoxide and aldicarb sulfone, were jointly determined as aldicarbesulfone.
Nélio Ricardo Amaral Castro, Renê Luís de Oliveira Rigitano, José Maria de Lima, CristianeJorge Bastos 2005, 'Lixiviação de aldicarbe em macrolisímetros de dois Latossolos Aldicarb leaching inmacrolysimeters of two Latosols', Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileirahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2005000800011. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Aldicarb was inhibitory to actinomycetes at 2 ppm, but caused a slight stimulation at 20 ppm.
T.M.C. Santos, R.T.R. Monteiro 1994, 'Número de microrganismos e atividade da urease na presença de aldicarbe e endosulfanno solo Influence of aldicarb and endosulfan on the number of microorganisms and ureaseactivity in the soil', Scientia Agricolahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90161994000100019. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We investigated the mechanism of interaction between aldicarb and one of these novel nematicides called wact-86.
Andrew R Burns, Rachel Bagg, May Yeo, Genna M Luciani, Michael Schertzberg, Andy GFraser, Peter J Roy 2017, 'The novel nematicide wact-86 interacts with aldicarb to kill nematodes.', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseaseshttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5393889?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)