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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (16): 143-149.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2024-0581

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Detection of 9 Fungicides Residues in Lychee Based on High-performance Liquid Chromatography-tandem Quadrupole-time of Flight-mass Spectrometry

HU Fuchu1(), LIU Yanping2, DUAN Yun3, CHEN Tangzuan3, ZHOU Wenjing1, WANG Xianghe1(), WANG Siwei2()   

  1. 1 Institute of Tropical Fruit Tree, Hainan Academy of Agricultural Science/Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources Evaluation and Utilization of Tropical Fruits and Vegetables (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Laboratory of Tropical Fruit Tree Biology of Hainan Province, Haikou 571100
    2 Plant Protection Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control on Fruits and Vegetables in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of High Technology for Plant Protection, Guangzhou 510640
    3 Analysis and Testing Center, China Academy of Tropical Agricultural Science, Haikou 571101
  • Received:2024-09-10 Revised:2025-03-22 Online:2025-06-05 Published:2025-06-05

Abstract:

The paper aims to scientifically evaluate the safety of nine fungicides on lychees. A method of the simultaneous detection for 9 fungicides in lychee was established by a high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem quadrupole-time of flight-mass spectrometry (HPLC-Q-TOF/MS). The QuEChERS pre-treatment salt package were firstly added in homogenized samples, and then extracted with acetonitrile. The automated QuEChERS sample processing platform was shaken for 10 minutes to remove impurities of lychee. The data were collected by HPLC-Q-TOF/MS. The calibration curves of 9 fungicides showed good linearity in a concentration range of 0.001-0.1 mg/L (R2>0.99). The average recoveries were 76.6%-114.8% at three spiked levels (0.005, 0.05, 0.1 mg/kg), while the relative standard deviations (RSD) were 1.4%-16.4%. The limits of detection and limits of quantification were 1 μg/kg and 3 μg/kg, respectively. The residue samples were analyzed by using the established detection method. The results showed that the residues of pyrazoxystrobin, azoxystrobin, difenoconazole, and metalaxyl in the whole lychee were all below the maximum residue limit values (MRLs) set by China. The established analytical method is reliable, simple and fast, and suitable for batch samples detection.

Key words: lychee, fungicides, high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem quadrupole-time of flight-mass spectrometry, pesticide residue, safe application, detection analysis