江苏省稻瘟病菌对稻瘟灵的抗药性监测及特性分析

 近几年我国山东省、黑龙江省、辽宁省等多地稻瘟病菌(Magnaporthe oryzae)已对稻瘟灵杀菌剂产生了抗药性。江苏省是我国水稻生产大省,为明确江苏省稻瘟病菌对稻瘟灵的敏感性,本研究分离了2019年采自江苏省6个地区的稻瘟病菌单孢菌株101株,监测到13株稻瘟病菌为稻瘟灵的抗药性菌株,全省稻瘟病菌对稻瘟灵的抗性频率为12.9%。除仪征市未监测到抗药性菌株外,其他5个地区徐州市、淮安市、连云港市、东台市以及宜兴市稻瘟病菌对稻瘟灵的抗性频率分别为40.0%、33.3%、11.5%、5.0%和5.9%。利用菌丝生长速率法对其进行了敏感性测定,结果表明,这13株抗药性菌株的EC₅₀值为15.0~20.6 mg·L^-1,其抗性水平在3.6~5.0之间,均表现为低抗水平。进一步对筛选到的稻瘟灵抗性菌株适合度分析发现,只有2株抗性菌株2019-33和2019-45适合度降低,其余抗性菌株均无明显变化。这13株抗性菌株与嘧菌酯、咪鲜胺以及稻瘟酰胺均不存在交互抗性,且抗性相关基因MoIRR未发生任何位点突变。     

辽宁省稻瘟病菌对稻瘟灵的敏感性监测

 利用菌丝生长速率法,测定了自辽宁省主产稻区2009-2010年分离的87株稻瘟病菌对稻瘟灵的敏感性。结果表明,稻瘟灵的抑制中浓度EC₅₀值为0.35~7.01 μg/mL,敏感性差异达20倍;且2009年稻瘟病菌对稻瘟灵的敏感性高于2010年。根据野生敏感型病原群体对药剂敏感性呈正态分布的原理,辽宁省稻瘟病菌对稻瘟灵的敏感性基线定为(1.77±0.80)μg/mL,辽宁省主要稻区均有抗稻瘟灵菌株出现,除2010年在铁岭稻产区监测到1株中抗菌株外,大部分稻瘟病菌株都表现为低抗水平。稻瘟病菌不同生理小种群对稻瘟灵的敏感性无明显差别。     

稻瘟病菌对稻瘟灵抗性遗传研究

在离体条件下就稻瘟病菌对稻瘟灵抗性的诱导、抗性水平和遗传进行了研究。结果表明,供试３个小种（ＺＡ_４９、ＺＦ_１和ＺＤ_１）４个菌株分别经稻瘟灵５０μｇ／ｍｌ、１００μｇ／ｍｌ和稻瘟灵１００μｇ／ｍｌ＋亚硝基胍０.５μｇ／ｍｌ的３种处理诱变,均得到了抗稻瘟灵突变株,在含稻瘟灵的培养基中加入诱变剂亚硝基胍可显著提高稻瘟病菌对稻瘟灵抗性的突变率。上述３个不同处理获得的突变株的抗性水平相似,为野生型亲本的２.８～８.８倍。突变株对稻瘟灵的抗性在单分生孢子无性系后代可以稳定遗传。     

水直播条件下黑龙江省不同稻区稻瘟病菌致病性分析

为明确水直播条件下黑龙江省不同稻区稻瘟病菌Magnaporthe oryzae的致病性分化情况，以24个抗瘟单基因系品种为寄主，来源于2017—2018年黑龙江省水直播稻田的242株稻瘟病菌菌株为接种体，采用离体划伤方法接种，记录病斑反应型，计算有效致病菌株率和抗性频率，并进行聚类分析。结果显示，在水直播条件下，2017年，黑龙江省南部和中东部稻区稻瘟病菌菌株对抗瘟单基因系品种的有效致病菌株率介于8.33%~95.83%和20.83%~95.83%之间，无毒基因出现频率分别为575次和622次；2018年，南部和中东部稻区稻瘟病菌菌株对鉴别体系的有效致病菌株率介于29.17%~95.83%和20.83%~91.67%之间，无毒基因出现频率分别为536次和571次。2017年，黑龙江省南部和中东部稻区稻瘟病菌菌株的致病性相似系数介于0.15~1.00和0.14~1.00之间，以致病性相似系数0.40为阈值，可将菌株分别划分为5个类群和6个类群；2018年，南部和中东部稻区菌株的致病性相似系数介于0.15~0.93和0.26~1.00之间，以致病性相似系数0.40为阈值，可将菌株分别划分为5个类群和4个类群。2017年，抗瘟单基因系品种对黑龙江省南部和中东部稻区稻瘟病菌菌株的抗性频率介于11.29%~88.71%和10.77%~86.15%之间，其中抗瘟单基因系品种IRBL9-W（Pi-9）和IRBLz5-CA（Pi-z5）抗性表现最好；2018年，抗瘟单基因系品种对南部和中东部稻区菌株的抗性频率介于10.34%~82.67%和15.79%~85.96%之间，其中抗瘟单基因系品种IRBL9-W（Pi-9）和IRBLz5-CA（Pi-z5）抗性表现最好。表明水直播条件下黑龙江省稻瘟病菌致病性分化剧烈，稻瘟病菌整体致病力较强，但仍有部分水稻种质抗性较好且相对稳定，基因聚合后抗性会得到进一步提升。     

稻瘟病菌对稻瘟灵、异稻瘟净和三环唑的敏感性

采用菌丝生长速率法分别测定了57株稻瘟病菌对稻瘟灵和79株稻瘟病菌对异稻瘟净的敏感性,分别建立了敏感基线,并检测了141株大田稻瘟病菌对稻瘟灵和异稻瘟净的抗药性水平;采用活体植株法测定了223株稻瘟病菌对三环唑的敏感性。57株稻瘟病菌对稻瘟灵的平均EC50值为1.4312±0.0867μg/mL,其敏感性频率分布呈连续性单峰曲线,1.4312μg/mL可作为稻瘟病菌对稻瘟灵的敏感基线,在141株大田稻瘟病菌中敏感、低抗和中抗菌株出现的频率分别为21.99%、73.76%和4.26%;79株稻瘟病菌对异稻瘟净的平均EC50值为6.6393±0.2662μg/mL,其敏感性频率分布也呈连续性单峰曲线,6.6393μg/mL可作为稻瘟病菌对异稻瘟净的敏感基线,141株大田稻瘟病菌中敏感、低抗和中抗菌株出现的频率分别为90.07%、7.80%和2.13%。稻瘟病菌对三环唑的EC50值最大为47.6144μg/mL,最小为1.0850μg/mL,供试菌株的EC50值呈近似正态分布,未出现敏感性下降的抗药性亚群体。     

水稻稻瘟病菌对烯肟菌胺的抗性风险评估及抗性机制初探

 采用菌丝生长速率法测定了100株采自我国主要水稻产区的水稻稻瘟病菌对烯肟菌胺的敏感性, 结果表明, 其EC₅₀分布于0.011 1~0.295 6 μg·mL^-1, 平均EC₅₀=(0.078 6±0.056 1) μg·mL^-1。供试菌株对烯肟菌胺的敏感性分布呈单侧峰曲线, 未出现抗药性亚群体, 可将该曲线作为稻病瘟菌对烯肟菌胺的敏感性基线。通过室内药剂驯化获得了7株抗药突变体, 突变频率为1.11×10^-4, 其中2株高抗突变体NJ0811-I和A10的抗性水平大于1 000倍, 抗药性性状能稳定遗传, 致病力显著弱于其亲本菌株;5株低抗突变体抗性水平在2.05～4.55倍之间, 抗药稳定性差, 适合度与亲本无显著性差异。交互抗药性结果表明, 烯肟菌胺与嘧菌酯存在正交互抗药性, 与田间防治稻瘟病常用药剂稻瘟灵、异稻瘟净无交互抗药性。综合分析表明, 稻瘟病菌对烯肟菌胺可能存在低到中等抗性风险。进一步克隆了抗药突变体及其亲本的cytb基因, CYTB氨基酸序列比对结果表明, 2株高抗突变体均在143位由甘氨酸突变为丝氨酸(G143S), 建立了高抗菌株的AS-PCR分子检测方法;而5株低抗突变体cytb基因未发生点突变, 推测可能存在其他的抗性分子机制。     

吉林省西瓜蔓枯病菌对吡唑醚菌酯的抗性监测及抗性风险评估

为明确吉林省西瓜蔓枯病菌Stagonosporopsis citrulli对吡唑醚菌酯的敏感基线和抗性风险,采用菌丝生长速率法测定吉林省151株西瓜蔓枯病菌菌株对吡唑醚菌酯的敏感性及吡唑醚菌酯对西瓜蔓枯病菌的最低抑制浓度,并监测375株西瓜蔓枯病菌菌株对吡唑醚菌酯的抗性水平。结果表明,供试的151株菌株对吡唑醚菌酯的敏感性频率分布呈连续的单峰曲线,接近正态分布,敏感基线为1.800 μg/mL;吡唑醚菌酯的最低抑制浓度MIC为80.000 μg/mL。抗性水平监测结果显示,375株菌株对吡唑醚菌酯的抗性频率为0。室内药剂驯化获得的抗性突变菌株T-LH3-1和T-XZC5-1在连续转接培养8代后的EC₅₀分别为16.139 μg/mL和31.782 μg/mL,抗性倍数分别为15和51,均为中抗水平,抗药性可以稳定遗传。抗性突变体及其亲本菌株生物学性状结果显示,抗性突变体生物适合度与其亲本菌株差异不显著。交互抗性结果表明,吡唑醚菌酯与醚菌酯之间存在正交互抗性,与戊唑醇、异菌脲、多菌灵和肟菌酯之间不存在交互抗性,可以交替使用以达到延缓抗药性的产生。     

水稻主要抗瘟基因品系对江西省稻瘟病菌分离株系的抗性分析

为明确30个水稻抗瘟基因品系在江西水稻育种中的应用价值,利用2006—2012年分离自江西主要稻区的381个稻瘟病菌株,在抗瘟基因品系苗期喷雾接种,通过供试品系对稻瘟病菌的抗感反应来明确其抗病性。Pi-z^t、Pi-k、Pi-1（1）、Pi-z⁵、Pi-k（C）、Pi-k^p和Pi-9（t）7个水稻抗瘟基因对江西省稻瘟病菌群体表现出较高的抗性频率,其值分别为85.11%、82.95%、71.12%、68.69%、63.53%、62.61%和61.09%,且这7个抗瘟基因对ZG1、ZC15和ZB31小种的稻瘟病菌株的抗性频率均比其它小种菌株高。将抗瘟品系与稻瘟病菌接种反应结果转化为“0-1”模式进行聚类分析,7个抗性频率较高的抗瘟基因被划分为Pi-z^t、Pi-z⁵、Pi-9（t）和Pi-k、Pi-1（1）、Pi-k（C）、Pi-k^p两组不同的抗病类型品系。     

葡萄白腐病菌对抑霉唑的敏感基线及其与不同杀菌剂的交互抗性

为明确山东省胶东地区葡萄白腐病菌Coniella diplodiella对抑霉唑的敏感性及抑霉唑与常规杀菌剂之间的交互抗性,采用菌丝生长速率法测定葡萄白腐病菌对抑霉唑等杀菌剂的敏感性,并通过分析抑霉唑与戊唑醇、吡唑醚菌酯、福美双、多菌灵、代森锰锌毒力的相关性,判断抑霉唑与各药剂之间是否存在交互抗性。结果表明,供试69株葡萄白腐病菌菌株对抑霉唑的EC₅₀在0.13~55.53 μg/mL之间,最高值与最低值相差427.15倍;其频数分布图呈多峰曲线,第一主峰内EC₅₀平均值为6.34 μg/mL,可作为胶东地区葡萄白腐病菌对抑霉唑的敏感基线。与敏感基线相比,田间已出现抑霉唑低抗菌株,占检测总株数的8.70%,未检测到中、高抗菌株。选择3个抗性菌株连续继代培养10代后,其对抑霉唑的敏感性明显提高,说明其抗药性不能稳定遗传。抑霉唑EC₅₀对数值与戊唑醇、吡唑醚菌酯、福美双、多菌灵、代森锰锌的EC₅₀对数值之间的相关系数分别为0.799、-0.143、-0.089、-0.268和0.159,说明抑霉唑与戊唑醇存在一定的交互抗性,但与其他4种药剂之间不存在交互抗性。表明抑霉唑可用于胶东地区田间葡萄白腐病的有效防控。     

山东省稻瘟病病菌对稻瘟灵的敏感性研究

为明确山东省稻瘟病病菌对稻瘟灵的敏感性,利用菌丝生长速率法,对2017年从山东省主要稻区收集并分离的44个稻瘟病病菌单孢菌株进行了稻瘟灵的敏感性研究。结果表明,稻瘟灵对山东省稻瘟病病菌的抑制中浓度EC50为0.96~62.39μg/mL,敏感性差异达64.99倍;省内各地区平均EC50为2.35~9.75μg/mL,敏感性差异达4.15倍。全省敏感菌株出现频率为54.55%,低抗菌株出现频率为36.36%,中抗菌株出现频率为6.82%,高抗菌株出现频率为2.27%。稻瘟灵仍可作为山东省防治水稻稻瘟病的有效药剂。     

Differences in resistance in onion cultivars to pink root rot disease in Iran

Forty-five onion (Allium cepa) cultivars were evaluated for disease resistance to the fungal pathogen Pyrenochaeta terrestris (pink root disease). Forty-three Iranian cultivars and two commercially exotic resistant cultivars (Texas Early Grano and Yellow Sweet Spanish) were grown in a glasshouse for two successive years (2003 and 2004) in Isfahan, Iran. Susceptibility of the cultivars was determined using a scale of 0–3. Six cultivars had significantly lower susceptibility of pink root compared to the exotic ones. High susceptibility tended to be associated with high mean scores (2–3), and the highly resistant cultivars had the lowest scores (0–1). In addition, the 45 examined cultivars were ranked from 1 to 45 according to their markedly differing reactions to P. terrestris, which differed markedly. Of 32 cultivars that were less resistant, 30 with an intermediate status or tolerance (1–2) differed considerably in their rank order. No pink root symptoms were seen in the early stages, but on blotter paper or wheat-straw agar some roots turned pink with no pycnidia formation, whereas on potato dextrose agar medium (PDA) with a few fresh healthy and sterile onion roots on the surface, mycelia and pycnidia were recovered. Variance and cluster analysis showed similar results among the cultivars with various levels of resistance, tolerance and susceptibility as determined by scoring scales.     

Pathogenic fungi involved in root rot of peas in the Netherlands and their physiological specialization

Research on root rot pathogens of peas in the Netherlands has confirmed the prevalence ofFusarium solani, F. oxysporum, Pythium spp.,Mycosphaerella pinodes andPhoma medicaginis var.pinodella. Aphanomyces euteiches andThielaviopsis basicola were identified for the first time as pea pathogens in the Netherlands. Other pathogens such asRhizoctonia solani andCylindrocarpon destructans were also found on diseased parts of roots. F. solani existed in different degrees of pathogenicity, and was sometimes highly specific to pea, dwarf bean of field bean, depending on the cropping history of the field.A. euteiches was specific to peas, whereasT. basicola showed some degree of physiological specialization.     

Epidemiology and simulation of population development of Sitobion avenae in winter wheat

The epidemiology ofSitobion avenae and its natural enemies in winter wheat was studied in 1975, 1976 and 1977. Immigration was important until the end of flowering. The alate immigrants had apterous offspring. These became the driving force in population growth. Their offspring were mostly alatae which usually left the field. A model of the epidemic was developed. Quantitative relations between the aphids and their environment were obtained from literature or established in laboratory trials. The model simulated population development and population composition from the beginning of June till the population peak at the end of June or early in July. Because quantitative data on relations between aphids and their natural enemies and pathogens are scarce, and since the knowledge on wing formation is still limited, the population collapse could not be predicted. In the future, prognosis over a period of three weeks seems possible.Samenvatting De toenemende betekenis van graanbladluizen (vooralSitobion avenae) gepaard gaande met een sterke toename van het gebruik van insecticiden op granen maakte verbetering van de prognose over het schadelijk optreden wenselijk. Door gedetailleerde tellingen in het veld (Fig. 1–7) werden gegevens verkregen over het verloop van de epidemie en het optreden van natuurlijke vijanden in 1975, 1976 en 1977.Een immigratieperiode tot in de bloei kon worden vastgesteld. Daarna lijkt de aantrekkelijkheid van het gewas voor alate luizen te verminderen. De alate immigranten krijgen aptere nakomelingen. Deze vormen de stuwende kracht van de populatiegroei. De nakomelingen van apteren zijn merendeels alaat. Zij verlaten het gewas.Een model van de populatieontwikkeling gedurende de epidemie werd opgesteld. De relatiediagrammen Fig. 9 en 10 laten groei en ontwikkeling vanS. avenae en een predator (Syrphus corollae) zien. Kwantificering van de betrekkingen werd mogelijk door literatuurgegevens en laboratoriumexperimenten.Met het model kon de populatieontwikkeling vanS. avenae vanaf begin juni tot aan de populatiepiek in 1975, 1976 en 1977 vrij goed worden gesimuleerd (Fig. 12). Ook de populatieopbouw kon worden gesimuleerd (Fig. 14). De teruggang van de populatiedichtheid blijkt moeilijker te voorspellen door het ontbreken van gegevens over natuurlijke vijanden.Het lijkt waarschijnlijk dat in de toekomst met het model een prognose over de piek van de bladluispopulatie circa 3 weken tevoren mogelijk zal zijn.     

Broad bean mottle virus in Morocco; curculionid vectors,and natural occurrence in food legumes other than faba bean (Vicia faba)

Broad bean mottle virus (BBMV) was transmitted from infected to healthy faba-bean plants by the curculionid weevilsApion radiolus Kirby,Hypera variabilis Herbst,Pachytychius strumarius Gyll,Smicronyx cyaneus Gyll, andSitona lineatus L. The latter appeared to be an efficient vector: acquisition and inoculation occurred at the first bite, the rate of transmission was c. 41%, and virus retention lasted for at least seven days.S. lineatus transmitted the virus from faba bean to lentil and pea, but not to the three genotypes of chickpea tested. This is the first report on the generaHypera, Pachytychius, andSmicronyx as virus vectors, and onA. radiolus, H. variabilis, P. strumarius, andS. cyaneus as vectors of BBMV.Out of 351 samples of food legumes with symptoms suggestive of virus infection, 16, 11, 19, and 17% of the samples of chickpea, lentil, pea, and common bean, respectively, were found infected when tested for BBMV in DAS-ELISA. This is the first report on the natural occurrence of BBMV in chickpea, lentil, pea, and common bean. The virus should be regarded as a food-legume virus rather than a faba-bean virus solely, and is considered an actual threat to food legume improvement programmes.     

Recent observations on leafy gall in Liliaceae and some other families

Corynebacterium fascians, which causes leafy gall, has been shown to be responsible for the unusual symptoms recently found in lilies. The symptoms are described and the different bacterial isolates compared by biochemical, serological and pathogenicity experiments. No evidence could be found for the existence of specialized strains even though considerable variation in virulence could be demonstrated. Although the role of variation in susceptibility of the different lily cultivars should not be underestimated, it would appear that high inoculum levels ofC. fascians in the soil may be largely responsible for these outbreaks.Also included in this study are the results of biochemical, serological and pathogenicity experiments ofC. fascians which has been isolated fromKalanchoe, Euphorbia, Brodiaea, Hebe andVerbascum.Samenvatting Reeds een aantal jaren was in lelies een woekering in stengelbollen bekend, die echter sporadisch voorkwam en economisch van weinig betekenis was. Tijdens de zomer van 1977 echter trad de ziekte op één enkel perceel zo ernstig op dat zeer aanzienlijke oogstderving het gevolg was. Behalve de stengelbol kan ook de hoofdbol misvormd zijn. Bovendien kunnen misvormde stengelbollen lange spruiten vormen, zgn. sabeltandvorming. Soms is het wortelstelsel gereduceerd; in de kas zijn verdikte stengels waargenomen. De ziekte staat nu bekend onder de naam woekerziekte.Door de PD te Wageningen en het LBO te Lisse werd de bacterieCorynebacterium fascians (Tilford) Dows. uit het zieke materiaal geïsoleerd. In gezamenlijk onderzoek werd nagegaan of de bacterie de veroorzaker is van bovengenoemde symptomen en of hier sprake is van een op lelie gespecialiseerde stam.Biochemische en serologische vergelijkingen tussen isolaten vanC. fascians uit lelie,Kalanchoe, Euphorbia, Brodiaeea, Hebe enVerbascum laten zien dat er zeer weinig verschillen bestaan. Alle isolaten reageren op een standaard antiserum met titers variërend tussen 1: 640–1: 5120.Een oriënterende inoculatieproef werd uitgevoerd op het LBO in 1977. Daarna werden op de PD 10 van de 25 isolaten uit lelie en 8 uit andere waardplanten getoetst op lelie, chrysant en lathyrus. Uit de inoculatieproeven blijkt, dat de bacterie de veroorzaker is van de waargenomen symptomen. Tussen de isolaten blijkt een groot verschil in pathogeniteit te bestaan (12–100% aantasting), zonder dat dit aan herkomst gebonden is. Het voorkomen van op lelie of andere waardplanten gespecialiseerde stammen is daarom niet aan te nemen.In hoeverre de hevige aantasting een gevolg is van een opbouw van de bacterie-populatie door een te nauwe vruchtwisseling en mechanische rooimethoden moet worden nagegaan.     

Major gene resistance in Brassica napus (oilseed rape) is overcome by changes in virulence of populations of Leptosphaeria maculans in France and Australia

Resistance of Brassica napus (oilseed rape, canola) conferred by three different major resistance genes has been overcome by changes in virulence of Leptosphaeria maculans populations in France and Australia. In South Australia where B. napus cultivars with major gene resistance derived from Brassica rapa ssp. sylvestris were grown extensively, resistance was rendered ineffective within 3 years of commercial release of the cultivar. Disease severity was higher on cultivars with sylvestris-derived resistance than cultivars with polygenic resistance. This Australian situation is compared to that in France, where resistance conferred by the Rlm1 gene was overcome nation-wide in 5 years under commercial cropping practices, and also where a source of resistance introgressed into B. napus from B. juncea was rendered inefficient in 3 years in experimental field plots near Rennes.     

Identification and Characterisation of Bacteria Causing Soft-rot in Agave tequilana

Agave tequilana is the raw material for the production of the alcoholic beverage tequila. A bacterial disease has affected the A. tequilana crop in recent years. Previous reports based on colony and cell morphology, Gram stain and potato rot indicated that Erwinia sp. is the main pathogen. We isolated a several bacterial isolates capable of producing soft-rot symptoms in greenhouse pathogenicity assays. An extensive characterisation involving pathogenicity tests, fatty acid profile, metabolic and physiological properties, ribosomal DNA sequence and intergenic transcribed spacer amplification (ITS-PCR) and restriction banding pattern (ITS-RFLP) was made of each isolate. Three different species: Erwinia cacticida, Pantoea agglomerans and Pseudomonas sp. were identified. Fatty acid and metabolic profiles gave low similarity values of identification but 16S rDNA sequence, ITS-PCR and ITS-RFLP confirmed the identification of E. cacticida. In the phylogenetic tree, E. cacticida from blue agave was grouped neither with E. cacticida type strains nor with Erwinia carotovora. This is the first report that associates E. cacticida with A. tequilana soft-rot symptoms.     

Damage effects of cereal aphids in wheat

Laboratory and field studies on aphid damage in wheat are described. Both direct and indirect effects of aphids on the behaviour of the crop were studied. In the laboratory a clear effect of honeydew and yeasts on photosynthesis was found. This effect could not be demonstrated under field conditions, since even at yield loss levels of 700 kg ha^–1 the size of this effect may be undetectable with crop enclosures reaching an accuracy of 10%. The effect of honeydew on ageing, measured in the laboratory trials was also found in the field and may form a major cause of the yield losses found in the field. Yield losses under field conditions reached 700 kg ha^–1 and were for 72% due to direct sucking damage of the 35 aphids, found maximally per culm, and direct and indirect honeydew effects. Saprophytic and possibly also some necrotrophic fungi caused 28% of the yield losses. The exact contribution of each of the damage factors was not revealed but it was demonstrated that direct and indirect effects contribute to the final yield losses.Samenvatting Laboratorium- en veldproeven over de schade door bladluizen in tarwe worden beschreven. Een analyse van de directe en indirecte effecten van bladluizen op de groei van het gewas werd verricht. In het laboratorium werd een duidelijk effect van honingdauw en gisten op de fotosynthese gevonden. Dit effect kon niet worden gedemonstreerd in het veld, hetgeen waarschijnlijk wordt veroorzaakt door de orde van grootte van dit effect dat valt binnen de meetfout van de gewasfotosyntheseapparatuur.Het effect van honingdauw op veroudering, dat in het laboratorium werd vastgesteld, kon ook worden aangetoond in het veld en is waarschijnlijk een van de hoofdoorzaken van de oogstverliezen. Deze oogstverliezen in het veld bedroegen 700 kg ha^–1 bij een maximale dichtheid van 35 bladluizen per halm en werden voor 72% veroorzaakt door direct zuigsschade en honingdauweffecten. Van de totale schade werd 28% veroorzaakt door saprofytische en wellicht ook door enige necrotrofe schimmels. De precieze bijdrage van ieder van de schadefactoren tot de schade werd niet vastgesteld, maar de wijze waarop directe en indirecte effecten hun bijdrage leverden aan de uiteindelijke oogstverliezen werd zichtbaar gemaakt.     

Bark-Beetle Parasitoids Population Surveys Following Storm Damage in Spruce Stands in the Vosges Region (France)

This paper presents the results of a long-term study designed to follow the population dynamics of hymenopteran parasitoids associated with Ips typographus L. (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) in northeastern France (Alsace and Vosges) in spruce stands devastated by the December 1999 storms. Population densities were estimated by periodic samplings in the pre-emerging insect populations developing under the bark of attacked trees. Data were collected between July 2000 and October 2001. I. typographus population density (per m²) increased respectively by 28%, 105%, and 212% in one year in the three sites surveyed. Six hymenopteran ectoparasitoids were found: Coeloides bostrichorum Giraud and Dendrosoter middendorffi Ratzeburg (Hymenoptera: Braconidae); Rhopalicus tutela (Walker), Roptrocerus xylophagorum (Ratzeburg), Roptrocerus mirus (Walker) and Dinotiscus eupterus (Walker) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae). After two years, the parasitoid populations increased in terms of average density but parasitism rates remained at a relatively low level, ranging from 0% to 40%, with 60% of the trees having a parasitism rate below 5%. Data outlined the recurrent coexistence of competing parasitoid species.     

Detection ofplum pox virus in ornamentalPrunus cerasifera

Plum pox virus (PPV) is the causal agent of sharka disease. It is a serious threat for temperate fruit, mainly apricots, plums and peaches. In order to study the ability ofPPV to infect wild and ornamentalPrunus species, several wild, native ornamental stone fruits and weeds were analyzed as possible reservoirs ofPPV. Five species of ornamental stone fruits and 24 species of weeds were evaluated between 2000 and 2004. The virus was not found in the weeds but was detected in one species of ornamental stone fruit, purple cherry-plums (Prunus cerasifera Pissardii). ThePPV strain M was identified by DASI-ELISA and confirmed by IC-RT-PCR. Additionally, mealy plum aphid (Hyalopterus pruni) was determined as a vector ofPPV inP. cerasifera. This is the first report on the reservoir potential of ornamental stone fruit trees and weeds forPPV in Turkey. http://www.phytoparasitica.org posting July 19, 2006;