Antifungal substances produced by fungal strain Kyu-W63 from wheat leaf and its taxonomic position

Fungal strain Kyu-W63 from a wheat leaf suppressed the development of wheat powdery mildew caused by Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici. Nuclear magnetic resonance analysis revealed that Kyu-W63 produced two volatile substances: 5-pentyl-2-furaldehyde and 5-(4-pentenyl)-2-furaldehyde. Although the two are known to be nematicidal substances, the antifungal activity of 5-(4-pentenyl)-2-furaldehyde was first confirmed in the present study. Culture experiments revealed that synthesized 5-pentyl-2-furaldehyde had antifungal activity against three other pathogens – Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici, Colletotrichum fragariae, Botrytis cinerea – with a minimum inhibitory concentration of 2–4µg/ml. The two fractionated substances were also inhibitory against C. fragariae. Because the absence of spores in strain Kyu-W63 made its identification difficult, the sequence in the rDNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of Kyu-W63 was compared with that of Irpex lacteus, which is known to produce these substances. Strain Kyu-W63 completely agreed with I. lacteus in terms of the ITS sequences, so strain Kyu-W63 was inferred to be I. lacteus. Two other strains of I. lacteus tested also produced the two furaldehydes and suppressed the growth of F. oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici. Both Kyu-W63 and additional strains produced the two furaldehydes on potato dextrose agar but not on water agar.The nucleotide sequence data reported are available in the DDBJ databases under accession numbers AB079264, AB079265, AB079266, and AB079267     

New biocontrol method for parsley powdery mildew by the antifungal volatiles-producing fungus Kyu-W63

Biocontrol of parsley powdery mildew, caused by Oidium sp., was examined for 3 years under greenhouse conditions using a filamentous fungus, strain Kyu-W63, which produces antifungal volatiles. Kyu-W63 was cultured on potato-dextrose agar in sterile polycarbonate pots and then placed at 30-cm intervals in the center of each ridge in 1998, 1999, and 2000. This Kyu-W63 treatment significantly inhibited disease severity compared to control plots.     

新型杀菌剂苯噻菌酯的抑菌活性及生物学特性

报道了新型Qo I类杀菌剂苯噻菌酯(试验代号Y5247)的生物学特性。在含50μg/m L水杨肟酸(SHAM)旁路氧化专化性抑制剂的AEA培养基上,该杀菌剂抑制水稻纹枯病菌、稻瘟病菌、油菜菌核病菌及草莓灰霉病菌菌丝生长的有效中浓度(EC50)分别为0.004、0.009、0.016和0.023μg/m L;其抑制辣椒炭疽病菌和草莓灰霉病菌孢子萌发的EC50值分别为0.448和0.019μg/m L。苯噻菌酯对防治小麦白粉病具有保护和治疗作用,EC50值分别为0.991和1.823μg/m L。其在小麦叶片上内吸输导性差,但具有一定的渗透性、良好的粘着性、耐雨水冲刷和较长的持效期。用有效成分为25μg/m L的苯噻菌酯药液喷雾处理的麦苗,14 d后接种小麦白粉病菌,其防效仍达72.48%。     

小麦白粉病菌对甲氧基丙烯酸酯类杀菌剂敏感性及其交互抗性

 20世纪70年代后期以来,小麦白粉病在我国小麦产区上升为主要病害,严重制约小麦生产。沿海北部及淮北地区,小麦白粉病常年发生4级左右。目前麦类白粉病的防治药剂主要有三唑类、嘧啶类、苯并咪唑类、甲氧基丙烯酸酯类及硫代氨基甲酸盐类等。但小麦白粉病菌变异快,繁殖迅速,以及药剂长期单一使用,造成小麦白粉病菌易产生抗药性。1995年我国小麦白粉菌对三唑酮的平均抗性水平在16.8倍以上。因而,急需寻找和开发替代三唑酮防治小麦白粉病的新型药剂。甲氧基丙烯酸酯类杀菌剂继三唑类杀菌剂后出现, 是一类内吸保护型杀菌剂,主要作用于真菌的线粒体呼吸链中细胞色素bc1复合物,阻止电子传递,抑制真菌生长。此类药剂于1996年投入德国市场,尚未在我国小麦白粉病防治上大量使用。     

83份西农系小麦品种（系）抗性鉴定及抗病基因分子检测

为西北农林科技大学小麦新育成品种（系）在黄淮麦区的大面积推广,该研究对83份西农新育成的小麦品种（系）进行苗期抗条锈病和白粉病鉴定,成株期抗条锈病、白粉病、叶锈病和赤霉病鉴定,并在田间自然环境下对其抗性进行鉴定及对相关抗病基因进行分子检测。结果显示,在苗期人工接种鉴定中,有63、29和16份小麦品种（系）分别对条锈菌Puccinia striiformis f.sp.tritici生理小种CYR32、CYR33和CYR34表现出抗性,9份小麦品种（系）对3个条锈菌生理小种均表现出抗性;有10、3和0份小麦品种（系）分别对白粉菌Blumeria graminis f.sp.tritici生理小种E15、E09和A13表现出抗性。在成株期人工接种鉴定中,有23、15、28和62份小麦品种（系）分别对条锈病、白粉病、叶锈病和赤霉病表现出抗性。在83份小麦品种（系）中有6份在苗期和成株期均对小麦条锈病表现出抗性。在田间抗性鉴定中,有57、6、65和40份小麦品种（系）分别对条锈病、白粉病、赤霉病及叶锈病表现出抗性。在83份小麦品种（系）中,3份含有Yr5基因,22份含有Yr9基因,3份含有Yr17基因,2份含有Pm24基因,14份含有Lr1基因,所占比例分别为3.6%、26.5%、3.6%、2.4%和16.8%。     

不同机制杀菌剂对小麦白粉病的敏感性及与三唑酮的交互抗性

为明确三唑酮和氟环唑、吡唑醚菌酯、啶酰菌胺、嘧菌环胺、乙嘧酚5种不同作用机制的杀菌剂对小麦白粉病的敏感性及交互抗性,采用田间小区试验和室内喷雾离体叶段法测定了不同杀菌剂对小麦白粉病的防治效果。结果表明,5种不同作用机制杀菌剂对小麦白粉病的防治效果可达90%以上,而三唑酮最高的防治效果仅为72.17%;小麦白粉病菌群体对氟环唑、吡唑醚菌酯、啶酰菌胺、嘧菌环胺、乙嘧酚的敏感性EC50分别在0.087~1.901、0.058~1.402、0.186~3.014、0.222~6.005、0.006~1.742μg/mL之间,5种不同作用机制杀菌剂的敏感性均呈连续单峰曲线,可作为小麦白粉病菌对5种不同作用机制杀菌剂的敏感基线。研究表明,三唑酮与氟环唑、吡唑醚菌酯、啶酰菌胺、嘧菌环胺、乙嘧酚之间不存在交互抗性。     

解淀粉芽孢杆菌LJ1诱导黄瓜抗白粉病的研究

解淀粉芽孢杆菌LJ1是从土壤中分离得到的一株对黄瓜白粉病具有较好防效的生防细菌。田间试验发现,用LJ1发酵上清100倍稀释液喷施黄瓜幼苗,在施药后14 d时其对黄瓜白粉病的防效可达83.45%。为研究LJ1防治病害的作用机制,用LJ1发酵上清100倍稀释液喷施黄瓜幼苗,测定黄瓜叶片中的超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、多酚氧化酶(PPO)、苯丙氨酸解氨酶(PAL)等与诱导抗病性相关的酶活性和信号分子水杨酸含量的变化,并检测了苗期根围土壤中真菌的动态。结果显示,经过LJ1发酵液处理后3种酶的活性和水杨酸的含量在不同时间点均有一个骤增的过程,其活性显著高于对照,并且7 d后土壤中的可培养真菌数量急剧减少。说明LJ1发酵液中有诱导黄瓜产生抗病性的物质,并且诱导后分泌的抗性物质对真菌具有广谱性。     

2009年我国部分麦区小麦白粉菌群体对三唑酮和嘧菌酯的敏感性测定

自1976年以来,三唑酮一直就是我国防治小麦白粉病的主要药剂.1991年首次在山东省发现抗性菌株,之后其他地区也相继有抗药性菌株的报道.本实验室从1995年就开始监测小麦白粉菌对三唑酮的抗药性,研究结果表明,平均抗性水平和抗性菌株的频率均总体呈上升趋势[1-3].     

Quantitative trait Loci mapping for adult-plant resistance to powdery mildew in bread wheat

ABSTRACT Powdery mildew, caused by Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici, is a major disease to wheat (Triticum aestivum) worldwide. Use of adult-plant resistance (APR) is an effective method to develop wheat cultivars with durable resistance to powdery mildew. In the present study, 432 molecular markers were used to map quantitative trait loci (QTL) for APR to powdery mildew in a doubled haploid (DH) population with 107 lines derived from the cross Fukuho-komugi x Oligoculm. Field trials were conducted in Beijing and Anyang, China during 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 cropping seasons, respectively. The DH lines were planted in a randomized complete block design with three replicates. Artificial inoculation was carried out in Beijing with highly virulent isolate E20 of B. graminis f. sp. tritici and the powdery mildew severity on penultimate leaf was evaluated four times, and the maximum disease severity (MDS) on penultimate leaf was investigated in Anyang under natural inoculation in May 2004 and 2005. The heritability of resistance to powdery mildew for MDS in 2 years and two locations ranged from 0.82 to 0.93, while the heritability for area under the disease progress curve was between 0.84 and 0.91. With the method of composite interval mapping, four QTL for APR to powdery mildew were detected on chromosomes 1AS, 2BL, 4BL, and 7DS, explaining 5.7 to 26.6% of the phenotypic variance. Three QTL on chromosomes 1AS, 2BL, and 7DS were derived from the female, Fukuho-komugi, while the one on chromosome 4BL was from the male, Oligoculm. The QTL on chromosome 1AS showed high genetic effect on powdery mildew resistance, accounting for 19.5 to 26.6% of phenotypic variance across two environments. The QTL on 7DS associated with the locus Lr34/Yr18, flanked by microsatellite Xgwm295.1 and Ltn (leaf tip necrosis). These results will benefit for improving powdery mildew resistance in wheat breeding programs.     

Dehydro-alpha-lapachone isolated from Catalpa ovata stems: activity against plant pathogenic fungi

The methanol extract of stems of Catalpa ovata G Don exhibits potent in vivo antifungal activity against Magnaporthe grisea (Hebert) Barr (rice blast) on rice plants, Botrytis cinerea Pers ex Fr (tomato grey mould) and Phytophthora infestans (Mont) de Bary (tomato late blight) on tomato plants, Puccinia recondita Rob ex Desm (wheat leaf rust) on wheat plants and Blumeria graminis (DC) Speer f. sp. hordei Marchal (barley powdery mildew) on barley plants. An antifungal substance was isolated and identified as dehydro-alpha-lapachone from mass and nuclear magnetic resonance spectral data. It completely inhibited the mycelial growth of B. cinerea, Colletotrichum acutatum Simmonds, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Simmonds, M. grisea and Pythium ultimum Trow over a range of 0.4-33.3 mg litre(-1). It also controlled the development of rice blast, tomato late blight, wheat leaf rust, barley powdery mildew and red pepper anthracnose (Colletotrichum coccodes (Wallr) S Hughes). The chemical was particularly effective in suppressing red pepper anthracnose by 95% at a concentration of 125 mg litre(-1).     

2008年我国部分麦区小麦白粉病菌群体对温度的敏感性

 The sensitivity of 113 isolates of wheat powdery mildew (Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici) sampled from 6 provinces or cities in 2008 to temperature was tested by detached leaf segment method with setting up 5 different temperatures indoor. The results showed the mean ET₅₀ (which represents the temperature that is required to obtain 50% of the maximum effect) of all isolates tested was 23.02℃. ET₅₀ values of 17.70% isolates were more than 24℃. The highest and the lowest ET₅₀ of isolates were 25.22℃ and 19.42℃, respectively. There were a certain differences for isolates sensitivity to temperature among different provinces or cites. It was also found that when temperature increased during 22-26℃, the latent period of isolates prolonged, and the latent period of different isolates was different at the same temperature, too. These results will provide a reference for the oversummering division of wheat powdery mildew, as well as the effect of climate to the disease.     

小麦白粉病菌闭囊壳萌发及其对三唑酮敏感基线的建立

在没有甾醇脱甲基抑制剂 (DMI)类药剂用药历史的湖北利川山区麦田采集小麦白粉病菌闭囊壳 ,带回室内萌发 ,从每样本单孢子堆中分离得到61个野生菌株。采用叶段法测得每个菌株的EC₅₀,建立起小麦白粉病菌对三唑酮的相对敏感基线EC₅₀=(0.1090±0.0048)μg/ml。     

Evidence for an Osmotic Mechanism in the Control of Powdery Mildew Disease of Wheat by Foliar-applied Potassium Chloride

The mechanism by which foliar application of potassium chloride solution reduces symptoms of powdery mildew disease (Erysiphe graminis f.sp. tritici) of wheat was investigated. The hypothesis that potassium chloride reduces mildew by an osmotic effect on spore germination was tested in three glasshouse experiments. Either potassium chloride solution or the osmoticum polyethylene glycol 200 was sprayed on wheat at the three- or four-leaf stage. The plants were inoculated with spores and spore germination and leaf area affected by mildew were assessed. Leaf water potential was determined as a measure of the osmotic effect of the treatments. Spore germination and leaf area affected by mildew were related to leaf water potential using regression analysis in groups on the data averaged over the three experiments. Both spore germination on the leaf and leaf area affected by mildew were reduced as leaf water potential decreased. There was no difference between potassium chloride or polyethylene glycol in the relationship between spore germination and leaf water potential, but polyethylene glycol was slightly less effective at reducing mildew symptoms at any given leaf water potential. The results are compatible with the hypothesis that potassium chloride reduces symptoms of powdery mildew by an osmotic effect on spore germination.     

Effects of impacting rain drops on the growth and development of powdery mildew fungi

The effects of rain on different stages of powdery mildew development were investigated quantitatively for Erysiphe graminis on barley, Erysiphe pisi on pea and Sphaerotheca pannosa on rose. Water drops 4 mm in diameter released from a height of 2·5 m onto target leaves reduced the numbers of conidia on the impacted surfaces and inhibited subsequent mildew development, the effects declining as the interval between inoculation and impaction increased. Simulated rainfall applied after inoculation reduced the numbers of conidia on leaves and inhibited mildew development, the effect declining as the interval between inoculation and treatment lengthened. Simulated rainfall applied to infected plants reduced their capacity to inoculate other plants, the effect declining as the interval between treatment and use as inoculum lengthened. Controlled exposure of infected peas and roses to natural rain reduced the numbers of conidia on leaves and inhibited subsequent mildew development, especially on upper leaf surfaces.     

小麦白粉菌有性时期闭囊壳在侵染循环中作用的初步研究

通过对陕西省和河南省小麦白粉病越夏期间场院麦秸垛中闭囊壳发育、存活情况及场院附近自生麦苗发病情况的调查,结果发现闭囊壳保湿培养7~8 d后,子囊孢子形成达到高峰;自生麦苗发病率与闭囊壳存活率之间存在极显著的正相关性,且闭囊壳存活率与海拔高度之间存在显著的负相关性,采自海拔500~900 m的闭囊壳有较高的存活率,海拔超过1 000 m的存活率较低或为零。此结果说明小麦白粉菌有性时期闭囊壳可能是通过侵染自生麦苗在侵染循环中起作用。     

Synthesis and fungicidal activity of phenanthridinotriazines: A structure–activity relationship study

A series of analogous tetracyclic 1, 12b-dihydro-4H-1,2,4-triazino[4,3-f] phenanthridines and 4H,12bH-1,2,5-oxadiazino[5,6-f]phenanthridines was prepared and tested for control of Erysiphe graminis f. sp. tritici (the causal agent of powdery mildew in wheat). Several analogs showed exceptional activity at doses as low as 6.25 mg litre^?1 with substituted analogs VII, X , and XIV being the most potent. Singly substituted tetrahydrotriazinyl or oxadiazenyl rings with lipophilic aromatic components appeared to be the key requirements for optimal powdery mildew control. Substitution of the heterocyclic ring with multiple groups attenuated activity.     

2013年我国部分麦区小麦白粉菌群体对温度敏感性及其与毒性的关系

 研究小麦白粉病菌群体对温度的敏感性及其与毒性的关系,可为气候变化背景下小麦白粉病的长期发生趋势预测和防治提供依据。本研究对2013年采自云南、四川、河南、北京和陕西五省（市）的小麦白粉菌标样进行分离纯化,获得90个单孢子堆分离物,采用小麦离体叶段法进行温度敏感性测定,并利用32个已知抗病基因品种（系）进行毒性测定,且对两者之间的相关性进行分析。结果表明,供试菌株ET50分布于19.78℃~25.15℃,平均ET50为23.22℃,其中73.34%的供试菌株ET50值介于22℃到24℃之间,小于22℃的菌株占10%,大于24℃的菌株占16.67%。利用Popgen1.32软件对5个省（市）小麦白粉病菌群体的毒性进行多样性分析,结果表明五省市小麦白粉菌群体毒性水平上的多样性指数 H 值为0.237 0,其中四川群体毒性多样性水平最高,Nei’s基因多样性指数 H 值为0.221 2,河南群体最低, H 值为0.197 5。小麦白粉菌群体对温度敏感性与毒性多样性相关性分析结果表明,ET50与毒性多样性（ H 和 I 值）间存在显著的负相关。     

Comparative effects of temperature and humidity on the activity of three potential antagonists of rose powdery mildew

Three reported antagonists of cucumber powdery mildew,Stephanoascus flocculosus, Stephanoascus rugulosus, andTilletiopsis washingtonensis, were tested and compared under different environmental conditions for their potential for controlling rose powdery mildew, caused bySphaerotheca pannosa var.rosae. Under controlled conditions in vitro, all three fungi induced a rapid collapse of conidia, conidiophores and hyphae ofS. pannosa var.rosae on detached leaflets of miniature roses within 48 h following their application, as observed under a SEM. Both temperature and relative humidity (r.h.) affected the activity of the antagonists differently. The colonization of powdery mildew was maximal at 26 °C, especially forSt. rugulosus andT. washingtonensis. Maximal colonization was achieved at the highest r.h. tested (90%) for all three antagonists but onlySt. flocculosus maintained a colonization of 80% or better under lower r.h. These observations stress the importance of considering environmental conditions when assessing the activity of antagonistic microorganisms.     

Prior Inoculation with Non-pathogenic Fungi Induces Systemic Resistance to Powdery Mildew On Cucumber Plants

A spray inoculation of the first leaf of 2-leaf stage cucumber plants with a non-pathogenic isolate of Alternaria cucumarina or Cladosporium fulvum before a challenge inoculation with the pathogen Sphaerotheca fuliginea induced systemic resistance to powdery mildew on leaves 2–5. Systemic resistance was expressed by a significant (p < 0.05) reduction in the number of powdery mildew colonies produced on each leaf of the induced plants, as compared with water-sprayed plants. Systemic resistance was evident when a prior inoculation with each of the inducing fungi was administered 1, 3 or 6 days before the challenge inoculation with S. fuliginea. Increasing the inoculum concentration of A. cucumarina or C. fulvum enhanced the systemic protection and provided up to 71.6% or 80.0% reduction, respectively, in the number of colonies produced on upper leaves, relative to controls. Increasing the inoculum concentration of S. fuliginea used for challenge inoculation, increased the number of powdery mildew colonies produced on both induced and non-induced plants. Pre-treated plants, however, were still better protected than controls, indicating that the level of systemic protection was related to the S. fuliginea inoculum concentration. The induction of systemic resistance against powdery mildew by biotic agents, facilitates the development of a wide range of disease management tools.