Herbicide Effects on Sugarcane Growth, Pythium Root Rot, and Pythium arrhenomanes

ABSTRACT Six herbicides were evaluated for their effects on Pythium root rot and growth of sugarcane in greenhouse experiments and on in vitro mycelial growth rate of Pythium arrhenomanes. Pendimethalin and atrazine were most inhibitory to mycelial growth, but neither reduced root rot severity. Asulam, atrazine, and metribuzin were not phytotoxic to sugarcane and did not affect root rot symptom severity in clay loam or silt loam field soils. Atrazine and metribuzin increased shoot number, and atrazine increased total shoot weight for treated plants in silt loam soil. Glyphosate, pendimethalin, and terbacil were phytotoxic to sugarcane. These herbicides increased root rot severity, but the extent to which growth reductions resulted from increased disease severity or from direct herbicide injury was not clear. Adverse effects on plant growth and root rot severity were greater in clay loam than in silt loam soil. The results suggest that sugarcane injury from some herbicides is compounded by increased severity of root rot.     

新疆加工番茄腐霉根腐病病原鉴定及其rDNA的ITS区段分析

为了明确新疆加工番茄根腐病的病原种类,从成苗期到果实成熟期对各主栽区的病原物进行分离,并进行形态学鉴定和ITS序列分析.结果表明,从162个根腐病样中获得120个分离物,其中腐霉菌93株,占总分离物的77.5%.腐霉菌分离物鉴定为3个种,瓜果腐霉Pythium aphani-dermatum(Edson)Fitzp,56株,占腐霉分离物的60.22%;简囊腐霉P.monospermum Pringsheim,6株,占6.45%;棘腐霉P.acanthicum Drechsler,2株,占2.15%;另有29个分离物因未诱发出雄器和藏卵器而无法鉴定到种.     

Phenazines are Involved in Biocontrol of Pythium myriotylum on Cocoyam by Pseudomonas aeruginosa PNA1

Root rot of cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) caused by Pythium myriotylum is the most devastating disease of this important tropical tuber crop with yield reductions of up to 90%. Bioassays were conducted in vitro and in sterile volcanic soil artificially infested with Pythium myriotylum, isolate CRPm, to test whether Pseudomonas aeruginosa PNA1 can control the cocoyam root rot disease. P. aeruginosa PNA1 (wild type) produces phenazine-1-carboxylic acid and phenazine-1-carboxamide (oxychlororaphin), while its tryptophan auxotrophic mutant FM13 is phenazine negative and secretes anthranilate in vitro. PNA1 and FM13 have previously been shown to control Pythium debaryanum and Pythium splendens on lettuce and bean. PNA1 and FM13 significantly inhibited growth of P. myriotylum in dual cultures, while their supernatants highly reduced mycelial dry weight in potato dextrose broth. However, in the presence of tissue culture derived cocoyam plantlets, only strain PNA1 strongly reduced root rot disease severity. Soil experiments involving strain PNA1 in comparison to phenazine-deficient mutants suggested that the biocontrol activity of PNA1 against P. myriotylum may involve phenazines. Phenazine involvement was further strengthened by the fact that FM13 fed with exogenous tryptophan (so that phenazine production is restored) significantly reduced disease severity on cocoyam. The efficiency of PNA1 to control P. myriotylum on cocoyam was significantly improved when the strain and the pathogen were allowed to interact for 24 h prior to transplanting cocoyam plantlets, while doubling the inoculum density of the pathogen negatively affected its efficiency.     

黑龙江省大豆疫霉根腐病调查与病原分离

１９９６年对黑龙江省东部和中部大豆产区２３个市、县的大豆苗期疫霉根腐病进行了调查、研究,应用ＰＢＮＩＣ疫霉选择性培养基分离大豆疫霉根腐病病原菌,从牡丹江、穆棱、林口和佳木斯豆田具疫霉根腐症状的大豆植株上分离到大豆疫霉根腐病菌,并从根腐病株上单独或与大豆疫霉菌同时分离到终极腐霉菌,研究进一步证实我国黑龙江省有大豆疫霉根腐病。调查发现,大豆疫霉根腐病和终极腐霉根腐病主要发生在土质粘重、土壤含水量高或易积水的田块。     

新疆南疆枣树根腐病病原的分离与鉴定

<正>枣为鼠李科(Rhamnaceae)枣属(Ziziphus M ill.)植物,在我国拥有悠久的栽培历史。枣树的喜光、喜温、耐寒、耐旱等栽培特点,非常适合在新疆这种气候条件特殊的地区生长。近年来,随着新疆红枣产业的迅速发展,枣树病害问题也逐渐突显。2010和2011年,新疆南疆多地枣园出现枣树根腐病,该病害主要造成枣树实生苗和多年生枣树根部腐烂,叶片黄化,植株树势衰弱,最终导致植株     

Bacillus sp. L324-92 for Biological Control of Three Root Diseases of Wheat Grown with Reduced Tillage

ABSTRACT Strain L324-92 is a novel Bacillus sp. with biological activity against three root diseases of wheat, namely take-all caused by Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici, Rhizoctonia root rot caused by Rhizoctonia solani AG8, and Pythium root rot caused mainly by Pythium irregulare and P. ultimum, that exhibits broad-spectrum inhibitory activity and grows at temperatures from 4 to 40 degrees C. These three root diseases are major yieldlimiting factors for wheat in the U.S. Inland Pacific Northwest, especially wheat direct-drilled into the residue of a previous cereal crop. Strain L324-92 was selected from among approximately 2,000 rhizosphere/rhizoplane isolates of Bacillus species isolated from roots of wheat collected from two eastern Washington wheat fields that had long histories of wheat. Roots were washed, heat-treated (80 degrees C for 30 min), macerated, and dilution-plated on (1)/(10)-strength tryptic soy agar. Strain L324-92 inhibited all isolates of G. graminis var. tritici, Rhizoctonia species and anastomosis groups, and Pythium species tested on agar at 15 degrees C; provided significant suppression of all three root diseases at 15 degrees C in growth chamber assays; controlled either Rhizoctonia root rot, takeall, or both; and increased yields in field tests in which one or more of the three root diseases of wheats were yield-limiting factors. The ability of L324-92 to grow at 4 degrees C probably contributes to its biocontrol activity on direct-drilled winter and spring wheat because, under Inland Northwest conditions, leaving harvest residues of the previous crop on the soil surface keeps soils cooler compared with tilled soils. These results suggest that Bacillus species with desired traits for biological control of wheat root diseases are present within the community of wheat rhizosphere microorganisms and can be recovered by protocols developed earlier for isolation of fluorescent Pseudomonas species effective against take-all.     

Root and crown rot of strawberry caused by Pythium helicoides and its distribution in strawberry production areas of Japan

Pythium species were isolated from seedlings of strawberry with root and crown rot. The isolates were identified as P. helicoides on the basis of morphological characteristics and sequences of the ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer regions. In pathogenicity tests, the isolates caused root and crown rot similar to the original disease symptoms. Multiplex PCR was used to survey pathogen occurrence in strawberry production areas of Japan. Pythium helicoides was detected in 11 of 82 fields. The pathogen is distributed over six prefectures.     

Stem and root rot of scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus) caused by Pythium myriotylum

A severe rot was found on the stems and roots of scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus) in Ibaraki Prefecture (Japan) in August 2004. The causal fungus was identified as Pythium myriotylum. We propose the name of stem and root rot of scarlet runner bean (“Kuki-negusare-byo” in Japanese) for this new disease.     

四川柑桔根腐病病原真菌种类研究

 本文报道四川柑桔根腐病的病原真菌12种,其中腐皮镰孢(Fusarium solani)、寄生疫霉(Phytophthora parasitica)、柑桔褐腐疫霉(P. citrophthora)、德氏腐霉(Pythium debaryanum)和腐霉-1(Pythium sp.-1)等5种为主要种群,其余7种为次要种群。     

Prevalence and pathogenicity of spinach root pathogens of the genus Pythium in Sweden

Several pathogenic Pythium spp. were isolated from spinach roots in a 4-year disease survey in commercial spinach fields in southern Sweden. Heterothallic and zoospore-producing isolates belonging to the filamentous, non-inflated zoosporangia (F) group of van der Plaats-Niterink were most abundant, followed by P. sylvaticum, P. ultimum var. ultimum and P. heterothallicum. The heterothallic hyphal swelling (HS) group and P. tracheiphilum were found in a few plants. Two types of pathogenicity tests were performed, to measure the effects of seedling infection and of root infection of older plants. These tests showed P. ultimum var. ultimum to be the most severe spinach pathogen inducing pre- and post-emergence damping off as well as root rot of older plants. Also P. heterothallicum and P. tracheiphilum damaged both seedlings and older plants, Pythium sylvaticum, Pythium 'group HS' and Pythium 'group F'were pathogenic only to seedlings, P. ultimum var. ultimum and Pythium group F were isolated in significantly higher frequencies from spinach grown in the autumn season than in the spring. No clear relationships were found between Pythium prevalence and disease severity index of surveyed field plants, between Pythium prevalence and plant developmental stage, or between prevalence of Pythium and other pathogens isolated. This is the first report of P. heterothallicum and P. sylvaticum being pathogenic on spinach.     

Cyclic Lipopeptide Surfactant Production by Pseudomonas fluorescens SS101 Is Not Required for Suppression of Complex Pythium spp. Populations

ABSTRACT Previously, the zoosporicidal activity and control of Pythium root rot of flower bulbs by Pseudomonas fluorescens SS101 was attributed, in part, to the production of the cyclic lipopeptide surfactant massetolide A. The capacity of strain SS101 and its surfactant-deficient massA mutant 10.24 to suppress populations and root infection by complex Pythium spp. communities resident in orchard soils was assessed on apple and wheat seedlings and on apple rootstocks. Both strains initially became established in soil and persisted in the rhizosphere at similar population densities; however, massA mutant 10.24 typically was detected at higher populations in the wheat rhizosphere and soil at the end of each experiment. Both strains effectively suppressed resident Pythium populations to an equivalent level in the presence or absence of plant roots, and ultimately suppressed Pythium root infection to the same degree on all host plants. When split-root plant assays were employed, neither strain suppressed Pythium spp. infection of the component of the root system physically separated from the bacterium, suggesting that induced systemic resistance did not play a role in Pythium control. Strain SS101 only marginally suppressed in vitro growth of Pythium spp. and growth was not inhibited in the presence of mutant 10.24. When incorporated into the growth medium, the cyclic lipopeptide massetolide A significantly slowed the rate of hyphal expansion for all Pythium spp. examined. Differences in sensitivity were observed among species, with Pythium heterothallicum, P. rostratum, and P. ultimum var. ultimum exhibiting significantly greater tolerance. Pythium spp. populations indigenous to the two soils employed were composed primarily of P. irregulare, P. sylvaticum, and P. ultimum var. ultimum. These Pythium spp. either do not or rarely produce zoospores, which could account for the observation that both SS101 and mutant 10.24 were equally effective in disease control. Collectively, the results showed that (i) Pseudomonas fluorescens SS101 is very effective in controlling diverse Pythium populations on different crops grown in different soils and (ii) production of the cyclic lipopeptide massetolide A does not play a significant role in disease suppression. Other, as yet undefined mechanisms appear to play a significant role in the interaction between P. fluorescens SS101 and soilborne Pythium spp. communities.     

Suppression of pre- and postemergence damping-off in corn by Burkholderia cepacia

Burkholderia cepacia (syn. Pseudomonas cepacia) strain PHQM100 applied as a seed coating was tested in growth chamber experiments for its ability to suppress preemergence damping-off, and postemergence damping-off in corn induced by Pythium and Fusarium spp. The symptoms observed in bioassays with soils naturally infested with the fungal pathogens were seed rot with Pythium spp. and mesocotyl and root tissue necrosis in the presence of Fusarium spp. Three corn cultivars that differed in their susceptibility to damping-off pathogens were used. Cultivar L was susceptible to pre- and postemergence damping-off, whereas cv. LPDP and cv. LG11 were moderately resistant and resistant to the damping-off diseases respectively. In the presence of Pythium spp., seed treatment with B. cepacia reduced seed rot, as compared to the untreated seeds, and this reduction was more consistent in the cv. LPDP than in the resistant cv. LG11 or the susceptible cv. L. In soils infested with Fusarium spp., seed treatment significantly reduced root and mesocotyl necrosis as compared to the untreated seeds, and this reduction was more consistent in the resistant cultivars LG11 and LPDP than in the susceptible cv. L. Root colonization levels by B. cepacia were similar in the three corn cultivars tested. Biocontrol efficiency of B. cepacia varied among cultivars mainly due to the differences in their susceptibility to the fungal pathogens. In spite of variability and also irrespective of the soil characteristics, B. cepacia increased seedling emergence and decreased mesocotyl and root necrosis when used as a seed coating.     

浙江省春玉米苗期致病腐霉的研究

作者于１９９０年４、５月间，从浙江省东阳及天台县的玉米病苗上，共分离鉴定到Ｐｙｔｈｉｕｍ ａｃａｎｔｈｏｐｈｏｒｏｍ，Ｐ ａｐｈａｎｉｄｅｒｍａｔｕｍ，Ｐ ｄｅｂａｒｙａｎｕｍ，Ｐ ｇｒａｍｉｎｉｃｏｌａ，Ｐ ｉｒｒｅｇｕｌａｒｅ，Ｐ ｓｐｉｎｏｓｕｍ Ｐ ｔａｒｄｉｃｒｅｓｃｅｎｓ Ｐ ｕｌｔｉｍｕｍ 等８个种的腐霉。接种试验表明，这８种腐霉都能引起玉米苗期根病，造成种子腐烂、根腐和死苗，其中Ｐ     

Protoporphyrinogen oxidase inhibitor herbicide effects on pythium root rot of sugarcane, pythium species, and the soil microbial community

ABSTRACT The effects of three protoporphyrinogen oxidase inhibitor herbicides, azafenidin, flumioxazin, and sulfentrazone, on Pythium root rot of sugarcane and the soil microbial community were evaluated in greenhouse experiments. Herbicides were applied as foliar and soil treatments. There were no consistent effects on plant growth or disease parameters. However, some herbicide treatments affected the relative frequency of isolation of Pythium spp. from roots and reduced colonization by the pathogenic species Pythium arrhenomanes. A comparison of sole carbon source utilization profiles indicated that soil-applied herbicides altered the functional diversity of the soil microbial community, with some variation depending on herbicide used. All three herbicides inhibited the in vitro mycelial growth of P. arrhenomanes, P. aphanidermatum, and P. ultimum. Active ingredients were less inhibitory than formulated product for azafenidin and flumioxazin but not for sulfentrazone.     

拮抗性根瘤菌对大豆根部病原物的影响研究

 从大豆根瘤中分离到1株对大豆胞囊线虫和大豆根腐病菌有拮抗作用的根瘤菌菌株L396。根据16S rDNA序列同源性、形态学特征和生理生化反应,将该菌株鉴定为费氏中华根瘤菌(Sinorhizobium fredii)。室内测定结果表明,细菌悬液处理胞囊7d,对胞囊孵化的相对抑制率达到82.96%;处理二龄幼虫96h,线虫的致死率达到66.7%;与茄腐镰刀菌对峙培养发现可以形成4mm的抑菌带,可以使腐霉菌发生溶菌现象;该菌株对病原真菌有较宽的抑菌谱,对其它作物病害的防治也具有潜在的应用价值。     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">Pythium</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Phytophthora</Emphasis> species associated with root and stem rots of kalanchoe

Pythium and Phytophthora species were isolated from kalanchoe plants with root and stem rots. Phytophthora isolates were identified as Phytophthora nicotianae on the basis of morphological characteristics and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of the rDNA-internal transcribed spacer regions. Similarly, the Pythium isolates were identified as Pythium myriotylum and Pythium helicoides. In pathogenicity tests, isolates of the three species caused root and stem rots. Disease severity caused by the Pythium spp. and Ph. nicotianae was the greatest at 35°–40°C and 30°–40°C, respectively. Ph. nicotianae induced stem rot at two different relative humidities (60% and >95%) at 30°C. P. myriotylum and P. helicoides caused root and stem rots at high humidity (>95%), but only root rot at low humidity (60%).     

杀菌剂SYP-4288对几种常见土传病害的防治效果

采用室内盆栽试验测定了杀菌剂SYP-4288对立枯丝核菌引起的棉花立枯病、大豆疫霉根腐病及瓜果腐霉菌引起的黄瓜猝倒病的防效。结果表明,SYP-4288推荐剂量下对3种病害具有较好防效。最高推荐剂量下对棉花立枯病、黄瓜猝倒病和大豆根腐病防效分别为72.67%±10.59%、100%和82.62%±12.48%。SYP-4288对西瓜枯萎病田间药效试验表明,SYP-4288最高推荐剂量下对西瓜枯萎病防效为56.82%~66.51%,好于或相当于对照药剂。基于室内与田间药效试验结果,SYP-4288可以推荐用于防治瓜果蔬菜常见土传病害。     

浙江省大、小麦致病腐霉的研究

 1989年11月~1990年3月,从浙江省不同地区的大麦(浙农大5号)、小麦(浙麦3号)以及麦田土壤中,分离鉴定到Pythium.dissotocum,P.irregulare,P.polypapillatum(国内新记录),P.spinosum和P.ultimum等5种腐霉。接种试验表明,分离到的5种腐霉对供试大、小麦都能致病,引起根腐、根尖变褐和坏死、第一片叶卷曲,抑制植株生长,造成植株各部不同程度的矮化和变短。     

Pythium rot of figmarigold (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Lampranthus spectabile</Emphasis>) caused by <Emphasis Type="Italic">Pythium aphanidermatum</Emphasis>

A new leaf rot disease was found on the leaves of figmarigold (Lampranthus spectabile). The causal organism, identified as Pythium aphanidermatum was found to cause the same symptoms after artificial inoculation and was then reisolated from the inoculated plants. We propose to name the disease Pythium rot of figmarigold.