The relationship between antifungal diene levels and fungal inhibition during quiescent infection of unripe avocado fruits by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides

Quantitative changes in the antifungal compound, 1-acetoxy-2-hydroxy-4-oxo-heneicosa-12.15-diene, in freshly harvested avocado fruits during the initial stages of fungal development were investigated to determine the possible involvement of the compound in quiescent infections of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. The concentration of the antifungal compound in the peel decreased to subfungitoxic concentrations 16 h after harvest. Fifty-six hours later the antifungal diene had increased to c . 3800 μg/g fresh weight. At this stage, germinated appressoria had penetrated the cuticle to the epidermal cells but no fungal development was observed until 7 days later when the concentration of the diene had decreased to 100-110μg/g fresh weight. Following a dip treatment at 55°C for 5 or 10 min, the antifungal diene concentration decreased as in the controls, but it remained at subfungitoxic concentrations for a longer period enabling fungal development and early symptom expression.
The concentration of the diene in the flesh of freshly harvested fruit decreased to 120 μg/g fresh weight 24 h after harvest. Inoculation of peeled fruits with spores of C. gloeosporioides showed germination without appressoria formation and symptom expression occurred 24-48 h later. Symptom expression was delayed if fruits were inoculated after coating the flesh with epicuticular wax extracts or if the flesh was inoculated 3 days after harvest when the antifungal diene had regained a fungitoxic concentration. Disease symptoms were expressed in soft fruits containing subfungitoxic concentrations of the diene.
We conclude that the diene in unripe avocado fruits inhibits fungal development of germinated appressoria or conidia. The quiescent structure of C. gloeosporioides in unripe avocado fruit is a subcuticular hypha.     

Cutting weeds with a CO2 laser

Stems of Chenopodium album . and Sinapis arvensis . and leaves of Lolium perenne . were cut with a CO₂ laser or with a pair of scissors. Treatments were carried out on greenhouse-grown pot plants at three different growth stages and at two heights. Plant dry matter was measured 2 to 5 weeks after treatment. The relationship between dry weight and laser energy was analysed using a non-linear dose–response regression model. The regression parameters differed significantly between the weed species. At all growth stages and heights S. arvensis was more difficult to cut with a CO₂ laser than C. album . When stems were cut below the meristems, 0.9 and 2.3 J mm⁻¹ of CO₂ laser energy dose was sufficient to reduce by 90% the biomass of C. album and S. arvensis respectively. Regrowth appeared when dicotyledonous plant stems were cut above meristems, indicating that it is important to cut close to the soil surface to obtain a significant effect. When cutting L. perenne plants with 2-true leaves at a height of 2 cm from the soil surface with a laser, the biomass decreased significantly compared with plants cut by scissors, indicating a delay in regrowth. This delay was not observed for the dicotyledonous plants nor for the other growth stages of L. perenne .     

Disinfection of pepper seed infected with different strains of capsicum mosaic virus by trisodium phosphate and dry heat treatment

Disinfection of pepper seed infected with capsicum mosaic virus (CaMV) by immersion in 100 g/1 Na₃ P0₄ solution was compared with dry heat treatment at 76°C. The virus content of the seed varied with the CaMV strains used to infect the pepper cultivars and the time of harvest of seeds from infected plants. Immersion times in Na₃PO₄ had to be increased from 15 min to 2 h to obtain near-complete virus inactivation; these treatments had no effects on germination.
Heating seed in an oven at 76°C for 3 days following a waiting period of 3 months after harvest always eliminated all the virus present, but adversely affected germination. This resulted in delayed emergence and a reduction in the number of seedlings suitable for further raising. The viability of heat-treated seeds also decreased with continued storage after treatment.
There were inconsistent differences in germination of seed from healthy plants and plants infected with the CaMV strains P8 or P11. The possibility of internal seed infection and practical consequences are discussed.     

AN ASSEMBLY FOR THE CONTINUOUS RECORDING OF CO2 EXCHANGE AND TRANSPIRATION OF WHOLE PLANTS

Summary. Photosynthesis, respiration and transpiration of whole platns are continuously recorded with the assembly described. An infra-red gas analyser is used for photosynthesis and respiration measurements, while for transpiration data psychrometers are employed, Air and leaf temperatures as well as light intensity are recorded. The assimilation chamber is constructed in such a way that whole platns of various plant species can be investigated under constant conditions of CO₂ content of the air and air humidity. Some experiments with simazine and monuron are described.
Un appareil pour enregistrer continuellement l'échange de CO₂ et la transpiration des plantes entiéres     

Sporulation of Pyrenopeziza brassicae (light leaf spot) on oilseed rape (Brassica napus) leaves inoculated with ascospores or conidia at different temperatures and wetness durations

In controlled environment experiments, sporulation of Pyrenopeziza brassicae was observed on leaves of oilseed rape inoculated with ascospores or conidia at temperatures from 8 to 20°C at all leaf wetness durations from 6 to 72 h, except after 6 h leaf wetness duration at 8°C. The shortest times from inoculation to first observed sporulation ( l ₀), for both ascospore and conidial inoculum, were 11–12 days at 16°C after 48 h wetness duration. For both ascospore and conidial inoculum (48 h wetness duration), the number of conidia produced per cm² leaf area with sporulation was seven to eight times less at 20°C than at 8, 12 or 16°C. Values of Gompertz parameters c (maximum percentage leaf area with sporulation), r (maximum rate of increase in percentage leaf area with sporulation) and l ₃₇ (days from inoculation to 37% of maximum sporulation), estimated by fitting the equation to the observed data, were linearly related to values predicted by inserting temperature and wetness duration treatment values into existing equations. The observed data were fitted better by logistic equations than by Gompertz equations (which overestimated at low temperatures). For both ascospore and conidial inoculum, the latent period derived from the logistic equation (days from inoculation to 50% of maximum sporulation, l ₅₀) of P. brassicae was generally shortest at 16°C, and increased as temperature increased to 20°C or decreased to 8°C. Minimum numbers of spores needed to produce sporulation on leaves were ≈25 ascospores per leaf and ≈700 conidia per leaf, at 16°C after 48 h leaf wetness duration.     

The effect of hot-water treatment on the levels of antifungal diene and quiescence of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides in avocado fruits

Quantitative changes in the antifungal compound 1-acetoxy-2-hydroxy-4-Oxo-heneicosa-12, 15-diene in harvested avocado fruits, and the development of symptoms caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides , were investigated following treatment with hot water at 55°C for 10 min. The concentration of the compound in the peel and flesh was 2000 and 2600 μg/g fresh weight, respectively, at the time of harvest, but decreased rapidly during the first 24 h. Levels of the diene had substantially recovered after 50 h. However antifungal diene levels in the peel of hot-water-treated fruit did not recover until 98 h. The levels in the flesh were unaffected by the treatment. Following inoculation, hot-water-treated fruits developed clear symptoms after 2 days, whereas untreated fruits showed only minor symptoms after 6 days. If inoculation was delayed by 24, 48 or 72 h after treatment, then symptoms on treated fruits did not develop until the sixth day as observed for untreated fruits. The correlation between the two systems suggests that quiescence is probably maintained by the level of antifungal diene present in the peel at the time of fungal penetration and the formation of a subcuticular hypha.     

Striga asiatica seed conditioning and 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate oxidase activity

Conditioned seeds of Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze release ethylene, which elicits germination. We investigated the activity of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) oxidase and respiration during conditioning. Seeds incubated in vivo with ACC, the substrate for ACC oxidase, produced negligible ethylene at the beginning of conditioning or if they were dormant (i.e. would not germinate after conditioning and treatment with stimulant). Non-dormant seeds produced 3000 ηL of ethylene/600 seeds/24 h after 12 days of conditioning. In vitro ACC oxidase activity at day 0 of conditioning produced 500 ηL of ethylene/μg protein/h and 8000 ηL of ethylene/μg protein/h after 12 days of conditioning. Incubation of seeds in strigol before protein extraction did not enhance enzyme activity. Seeds released 4000 μL/L CO₂ in the first 24 h of conditioning, with the rate increasing to 15 000 μL/L/24 h on day 4 and then remaining roughly unchanged. Maximum in vitro activity of ACC oxidase required ACC, catalase, O₂, Fe²⁺, ascorbate and CO₂. In vivo activity of ACC oxidase required ACC and/or germination stimulant(s), suggesting that stimulants may be involved in providing substrates for the ACC oxidase. No difference was observed in the separation of extracted proteins, which suggests that ACC oxidase is activated during conditioning, perhaps as a result of changes in co-factor concentration. Application of these findings to Striga control is discussed.     

中国樟疫霉A1交配型的研究

 1985—1986年自福建、浙江、江苏等省的鳄梨（Persea americana）、山茶花（Camellia sp.）、雪松（Cedrus deodara）、上分离到疫霉属（Phytophthora de Bary）真菌17个菌株,全部鉴定为樟疫霉（Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands）。其中来自福建漳州鳄梨、浙江杭州山茶花上的5个菌株全部为樟疫霉A₁交配型.自江苏南京雪松上共分得樟疫霉12个菌株,11个菌株属A₂交配型,只有一个菌株为A₁交配型.雪松是樟疫霉A₁交配型的寄主新记录.不同寄主植物上的樟疫霉A₁交配型菌株的形态有一定的差异,樟疫霉的A₁、A₂交配型的培养性状和形态特征差别不明显.     

Effects of the sowing depth and temperature on the seedling emergence and early growth of wild barley (Hordeum spontaneum) and wheat

The experiment was conducted under a controlled environment to study the effects of different temperature regimes (15/10°C, 20/15°C, and 25/20°C day/night) and sowing depths (0, 2, 4, and 6 cm) on the seedling emergence and early growth (height gain) of wheat (cv. Marvdasht) and wild barley ( Hordeum spontaneum ). The cumulative emergence and plant height gain over time were modeled with the use of a logistic function. For a particular temperature regime, the maximum percentage emergence (E _max ) of wheat was higher than that of wild barley across all sowing depths. The maximum and minimum E _max values for both species occurred at 20/15°C and 25/20°C, respectively. The time taken to reach 50% of the E _max (i.e. E₅₀) increased with the sowing depth in both species under all temperature regimes. The E₅₀ of wild barley was greater than that of wheat for all temperature regimes, with maximum differences observed at 20/15°C. The greatest maximum plant height (H _max ) was observed at the surface planting for both plants. The H _max was reduced at temperatures either lower or higher than 20/15°C, with a more notable reduction in wild barley. At all temperature regimes, the time taken to reach 50% of the H _max (i.e. H₅₀) increased linearly with the sowing depth but, at higher temperatures, the accelerated growth rate reduced the H₅₀. The wild barley seedling emergence and height gain rate, as expressed relative to those of wheat, revealed the highest superiority of wheat over wild barley at 25/20°C and the sowing depth of 4 cm.     

Growth- and leaf-temperature effects on photosynthesis of sweet orange seedlings infected with Xylella fastidiosa

The effects of growth and leaf temperature on photosynthesis were evaluated in sweet orange seedlings ( Citrus sinensis cv. Pera) infected with Xylella fastidiosa (the bacterium that causes citrus variegated chlorosis, CVC). Measurements of leaf gas exchange and chlorophyll  a fluorescence were taken at leaf temperatures of 25, 30, 35 and 40°C in healthy and infected (without visible symptoms) seedlings submitted to two temperature regimes (25/20 or 35/20°C, day/night), not simultaneously. The CO₂ assimilation rates ( A ) and stomatal conductance ( g _s) were higher in healthy plants in both temperature regimes. Values for A and g _s of infected and healthy plants were higher in the 35/20°C regime, decreasing with leaf temperature increase. In addition, differences between healthy and infected plants were higher at 35/20°C, while no differences in chlorophyll  a fluorescence parameters were observed except for potential quantum efficiency of photosystem II, which was higher in infected plants. Low A values in infected plants were caused by low g _s and probably by biochemical damage to photosynthesis. The high alternative electron sink of infected plants was another effect of reduced A . Both high growth and high leaf temperatures increased differences in A between healthy and infected plants. Therefore this feature may be partially responsible for lower growth and/or productivity of CVC-affected plants in regions with high air temperature.     

Effect of inoculum type and timing of application of Coniothyrium minitans on Sclerotinia sclerotiorum: control of sclerotinia disease in glasshouse lettuce

The effects of Coniothyrium minitans inoculum quality and an 8-week interval between inoculum application and crop planting on sclerotinia ( Sclerotinia sclerotiorum ) disease in three successive lettuce crops were investigated in a glasshouse trial. Spore suspensions of three isolates of C. minitans (Conio, IVT1 and Contans) applied at 10⁸ CFU m⁻² and a standard Conio maizemeal–perlite application (06 L m⁻², 10¹¹ CFU m⁻²) were assessed for their ability to control S. sclerotiorum . Only the maizemeal–perlite inoculum (isolate Conio) consistently reduced sclerotinia disease. In the third lettuce crop only, isolates IVT1 and Contans formulated by Prophyta and isolate IVT as an oil–water formulation, all applied as spore suspensions, reduced disease at harvest compared with the untreated control. Recovery, viability and C. minitans infection of sclerotia buried during the 8-week period prior to each of the three lettuce crops, and of sclerotia formed on the crop, were tested. Only the maizemeal–perlite inoculum (isolate Conio) reduced the recovery of sclerotia buried in soil for weeks between inoculum application and crop planting, reducing their viability and increasing infection by C. minitans . Eight weeks was sufficient to enable C. minitans to infect sclerotia of S. sclerotiorum , and may account for disease control. After harvest of the second and third crops, maizemeal–perlite treatment (isolate Conio) reduced the number and viability of sclerotia recovered on the soil surface and increased infection by C. minitans compared with spore-suspension treatments. The effect of inoculum concentration and the influence of soil temperature (varying with time of year) on infection of sclerotia by C. minitans are discussed.     

Blue light induced changes in inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate in Cuscuta campestris seedlings

Previous studies revealed that blue light stimulates and red light inhibits prehaustoria development in young seedlings of the parasitic weed Cuscuta campestris (field dodder). This study showed a positive correlation between blue light induced increases in inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP₃) and blue light-mediation of prehaustoria development, prior to host attachment. Blue light induced a significant increase in the level of IP₃, with a peak at about 30 min. Thereafter, the level of IP₃ declined to the resting value after 2 h of blue light. Irradiation with 10 min red light pulse applied directly at the end of each 0.05, 0.1, 0.15, 0.2, 0.3, 1, 2 and 4 h blue light significantly reduced IP₃, while high levels of IP₃ were observed after 10 min far-red pulse. The G-protein inhibitor pertussis toxin inhibited prehaustoria developed under blue light, suggesting that receptor-coupled G-proteins are likely to be involved in prehaustoria development. These results are the first in vivo demonstration of a possible role for IP₃ as a second messenger in the blue light signal transduction process in prehaustoria development in Cuscuta .     

Influence of straw management, nitrogen fertilization and dosage rates on the dissipation of five sulfonylureas in soil

The dissipation behaviour of metsulfuron-methyl, tribenuron-methyl, thifensulfuron-methyl, triasulfuron and amidosulfuron were studied in soil following post-emergence spring applications to cereal crops. Incorporation or removal of straw and different fertilizer applications had no influence on the disappearance time (DT₅₀) of the herbicides. However, in laboratory trials dissipation of metsulfuron-methyl, triasulfuron and amidosulfuron at higher application rates was accelerated after incorporation of straw into the soil. The addition of straw decreases soil pH thereby causing faster hydrolysis of the compounds. Addition of nitrogen fertilizer increased the half-lives (t_1/2) of the herbicides. Combination of both straw and N fertilizer, however, had no effect. Neither straw nor N influenced the degradation of tribenuron-methyl and thifensulfuron-methyl.
The DT₅₀ of all herbicides investigated varied from 6 to 17 days in the field trials. Except for amidosulfuron, herbicides could not be detected 38–68 days after application. In the laboratory, t_1/2 values were higher than those in the field at 75 days (amidosulfuron), 63 days (metsulfuron-methyl), 35 days (triasulfuron) and 13 days (tribenuron-methyl). Only the t_1/2 of thifensulfuron-methyl was at 29 h faster under laboratory conditions. T_1/2 values of all herbicides were influenced by their initial concentration. The t_1/2 values of amidosulfuron and tribenuron-methyl at 1 mg a.i. kg⁻¹ soil were 2–2.5 times higher than at the recommended field application rate of 42 μg a.i. kg⁻¹ soil.     

Growth and photosynthesis of four invasive aquatic plant species in Europe

Crassula helmsii , Hydrocotyle ranunculoides , Ludwigia grandiflora and Myriophyllum aquaticum are four well known invasive aquatic plants in European waters. In this study, plant growth at different nutrient availabilities, regeneration capacity and photosynthesis were investigated. Results show high relative growth rates (RGR) of the species of up to 0.132 ± 0.008 g g⁻¹ dry weight (dw) day⁻¹ ( H. ranunculoides ) and a significant increase in RGR with increasing nutrient availability. All species show a high regeneration capacity and the ability to form new shoots from single nodes, even though it differs between the species. Ludwigia grandiflora and M. aquaticum also show regeneration from single leaves. Species differed in maximal amounts, and in temperature and light optima of net assimilation rates: H. ranunculoides leaves reach maximum photosynthetic rates of up to 3500 μmol CO₂ × h⁻¹ g⁻¹ dw, L. grandiflora (leaves) up to 2200 μmol CO₂ × h⁻¹ g⁻¹ dw, M. aquaticum (shoots) 400   μmol CO₂ × h⁻¹ g⁻¹ dw and C. helmsii (shoots) up to 200 μmol CO₂ × h⁻¹ g⁻¹ dw. Hydrocotyle ranunculoides , L. grandiflora and M. aquaticum preferred high light intensity and high temperatures, whilst C. helmsii was negatively affected by intense sunlight. Summarising, it can be assumed that at least H. ranunculoides , L. grandiflora and M. aquaticum can grow well under current and likely future central European climate conditions.     

Berry infection and the development of bunch rot in grapes caused by Aspergillus carbonarius

The effects of different levels of inoculum of Aspergillus carbonarius and time of inoculation on berry infection and the development of aspergillus bunch rot on grapevines (cv. Sultana) were studied under field conditions. Inflorescences at full bloom were inoculated with aqueous spore suspensions of A. carbonarius containing 0 or 1 × 10⁶ spores mL⁻¹ in 2004/05 and 0, 1 × 10² or 1 × 10⁵ spores mL⁻¹ in 2005/06. In both years, the incidence of infection in inoculated berries was significantly higher than in uninoculated berries. Incidence of infection in berries from veraison until harvest was higher than at earlier stages of bunch development (berry set to berries that were still hard and green). Inoculation of bunches at veraison did not significantly increase A. carbonarius infection prior to harvest, at harvest, 6 days after harvest or when berries were over-ripe. Bunches inoculated at harvest did not significantly increase infection 6 days after harvest or when berries were over-ripe. Aspergillus carbonarius was isolated more frequently from the pedicel end (53·1%) than from the middle section (37·5%) and distal end (35·0%) of berries that were inoculated with 10⁵ spores mL⁻¹.     

温度对食胚赤眼蜂寄生、羽化和寄主选择的影响

对孤雌产雌的食胚赤眼蜂Trichogramma embryophagum Hartig进行25、28、30和35℃不同温度处理,统计F₁、F₂及F₃代的寄生、羽化和性比,同时测定不同温度下食胚赤眼蜂对寄主米蛾卵的选择。结果表明,不同温度处理后,孤雌产雌食胚赤眼蜂的寄生数及雌蜂数随温度升高而下降,且随处理代数增加呈下降趋势。25~35℃下,单雌寄生数在F₁代为64.3~69.6粒,而F₃代在30和35℃仅为17.4和20.33粒。高温处理后,产雌孤雌生殖的食胚赤眼蜂出现雄蜂,雄蜂率随温度及处理代数增加而显著增加,在F₂代35℃下雄蜂率达到了66.17%。温度对食胚赤眼蜂寄主选择有显著影响,在20~30℃寄主选择所用的时间随着温度的升高而缩短,与供试其他温度相比,30℃下赤眼蜂能够做出寄主选择且选择寄主的蜂数最多。研究结果为孤雌产雌赤眼蜂的生防应用提供理论指导。     

Factors affecting UV-induced resistance in grapefruit against the green mould decay caused by Penicillium digitatum

Exposure of harvested grapefruit to ultraviolet (UV) light induced resistance against the green mould decay caused by Penicillium digitatum. Grapefruit picked at various times during the harvest season responded differently to UV treatments. The UV dose required for development of maximum resistance increased as the season progressed. The initial UV dose required in November-picked fruit for maximum response was 4·8 kJ/m². It declined to 1·6 and 3·2 kJ/m² in December- and January-picked fruit, respectively, and increased to 8 kJ/m² in February-picked fruit. Correspondingly, the minimum percentage infection developing after UV treatment increased throughout the season from 0 to 35%. Resistance in UV-treated fruit developed to its maximum extent at 24–48 h following exposure to UV light and then decreased. Development of induced resistance in grapefruit peel was affected by the temperature at which the fruit was stored 24 h after UV treatment and before infection with P. digitatum. In the UV-treated fruit, the fungus developed a sporadic mycelium with marked inhibition of sporulation. The activity of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase and peroxidase markedly increased in the peel following exposure of the fruit to UV light.     

SELECTIVITY AND PHYSIOLOGICAL INACTIVATION OF SOME HERBICIDES INHIBITING PHOTOSYNTHESIS

Summary. The effects of several herbicides on the rates of CO₂ uptake and transpiration of intact plants were measured. A simple technique is described which reveals whether photosynthesis-inhibiting herbicides are inactivated by plants. By this method, the inactivation of simazine by maize could be confirmed. Evidence is presented for physiological inactivation of monuron by Plantago lanceolata , of cycluron (OMU) and pyrazon by sugar beet, of N'-(4-butoxyphenyl)-NN-dimethylurea by of 5-bromo-6-methyl-3-phenyluracil by flax. Certain plant species showed different reactions to some other new herbicides. The effect of herbicides in the culture solution on CO₂ uptake by the leaves is probably largely determined by the rate of transpiration of the plants. Assuming that uptake in proportional to transpiration rate, estimates of the concentration of the herbicides inside the plant were made.
L'inactivation physiologique de quelques herbicides produisant une inhibition de la photosynthèse     

Genetics of avirulences in Erysiphe graminis f.sp. hordei

The genetics of avirulences towards barley mildew resistances were analysed in crosses of the Ervsiphe graminis f.sp. hordei isolate DH14 with CC107 and with CC138. Nine avirulences, Av r_a9, Avr _a10, Avr _a11, Avr _a12, Avr _Ab, Avr _CP, Avr _h, Avr _k and Avr _La, segregated as single genes in one or other cross. However. F₁ segregation data were consistent with avirulence matching the Mla7 resistance gene being controlled by two genes, designated Avr _a7 1 and Avr _a7 2. Infection types of avirulent isolates differed on varieties in which Mla7 had been derived from each of the four known sources of that resistance. Linkage was detected between Avr _a7 1 and Avr _h in the cross CC107 × DH14, and between Avr _a10 and Avr _k, Avr _a11 and Avr _La, and Avr _h and the triadimenol response gene Tdl2 in CC138 × DH14.     

藿香精油对朱砂叶螨的触杀毒力及几种保护酶活性的影响

本研究旨在探明藿香精油对朱砂叶螨的触杀毒力及几种保护酶活性的影响。采用喷雾法测定了藿香精油对朱砂叶螨5日龄雌成螨和卵的触杀毒力及雌成螨的产卵抑制作用,分析比较了LC₃₀、LC₅₀和LC₉₀藿香精油喷雾处理雌成螨4、8、12、16、20和24 h后,其体内蛋白酶和3种保护酶活性的变化。结果表明,经藿香精油处理后,雌成螨的死亡率和卵的孵化抑制率与供试浓度呈正相关,LC₅₀和IC50分别为0.60%、0.62%。随着供试浓度的增加,藿香精油的触杀作用增强,对雌成螨的产卵抑制率和产卵抑制指数呈上升趋势,且对雌成螨的触杀作用高于卵。用浓度LC₃₀、LC₅₀和LC₉₀藿香精油处理雌成螨4 h后,蛋白酶和POD活性被激活,SOD活性被抑制,蛋白酶的激活率分别为10.96%、47.70%和62.92%,POD活性分别为对照的2.3、1.5和0.3倍,SOD的抑制率分别为44.52%、23.91%和49.08%。LC₃₀和LC₅₀处理4 h后CAT活性被激活,激活率分别为20.26%和52.22%;LC₉₀处理后CAT活性被抑制,抑制率为62.21%。藿香精油对朱砂叶螨有一定的触杀毒力,能有效抑制雌成螨产卵,可通过扰乱蛋白酶和保护酶的动态平衡来影响其正常生理代谢,从而起到毒害作用。因此,藿香精油在农业防治朱砂叶螨方面有一定的开发潜力。