Fenpropimorph: a promising fungicide for postharvest diseases in citrus fruits

Sour rot, green mold and blue mold are postharvest diseases of citrus fruit. Benzimidazole and imidazole fungicides control molds, and guazatine controls sour rot, but strains ofPenicillium spp. resistant to these chemicals have been reported. Aqueous formulations of fenpropimorph, a morpholine fungicide, are very active in controlling fungi attacking postharvest citrus fruits. The fungicidal effect of the chemical in the coating wax was investigated in combined treatments with guazatine in dip or spray applications on various citrus fruit varieties. Fenpropimorph alone was as good as or a better curative and protective treatment than the current commercial treatments applied in packinghouses in Israel for decay control.     

Control of brown blotch of Bambara groundnut with garlic extract and benomyl

Field trials were conducted over two seasons to evaluate the efficacy of a water extract of garlic either alone, or in combination with reduced quantities of Benlate (benomyl 50% a.i., WP), for control of brown blotch of bambara groundnut caused byColletotrichum capsici. Results obtained showed that garlic extract has potential for control of brown blotch under field conditions, although it is not so effective as benomyl. Combining the extract with lower dosages of benomyl, however, appeared to have a synergistic effect. Consequently, the treatment comprising half the recommended dosage of benomyl (0.3 gl ⁻¹) combined with 1% (w/v) garlic extract was as effective as the full dosage of the fungicide which gave complete control of the disease. http://www.phytoparasitica.org posting Feb. 2, 2003.     

Antifungal activity of sodium propylparaben alone or in combination with low doses of imazalil against Penicillium decay on citrus fruit

The performance of postharvest treatments with sodium propylparaben (SPP), alone or combined with low doses of the fungicide imazalil (IMZ), against citrus green (GM) and blue (BM) molds was evaluated on several citrus species and cultivars artificially inoculated with Penicillium digitatum and P. italicum, respectively, and incubated at 20 °C or cold-stored at 5 °C. Effectiveness of 100 mM SPP dips at 20 °C for 60 s was higher on oranges than on mandarins, with GM and BM incidence reductions of up to 60–90 % after 7 days at 20 °C. Irrespective of citrus cultivar and storage condition, SPP generally improved the curative action of 25 μl l^?1 IMZ to control Penicillium molds. In additional tests, 100 mM SPP dips at 20 °C for 60 s only prevented GM on ‘Valencia’ oranges inoculated 24 h after treatment when combined with IMZ. It can be concluded that postharvest SPP treatments show promise as an effective alternative to be considered in citrus postharvest disease control programs.     

Decay control and fungicide residues in citrus fruits seal-packed in a high-density polyethylene film

The effects of a new packaging method of sealing individual fruits in film of highdensity polyethylene (HDPE), on decay control and the residue levels of various fungicides applied to the fruit, were investigated with four different citrus cultivars. HDPE seal-packaging by itself reduced the decay of Marsh grapefruit but slightly enhanced the decay of Valencia orange fruit in comparison with conventionally handled fruit. Seal-packaging of individual fruit resulted in much less decay than sealing a whole carton of fruit together. The fungicides imazalil, sec-butylamine, 2-phenylphenol, benomyl and thiabendazole markedly reduced the decay of sealed fruit in all cultivars of citrus fruits tested. Residue levels in treated fruit were below the tolerances permitted. The new method of packaging had no effect on the residue levels of benomyl, 2-phenyl-phenol and thiabendazole in the fruit; neither did it affect the extent of absorption of these fungicides into the fruit. Only the volatile fungicide sec-butylamine was found at a higher level (73% higher in the packaged fruit compared with conventionally treated fruit).     

21种药用植物提取物对柑橘青霉病抑菌作用的筛选及白薇醇提物对脐橙青霉病的防治效果

为开发研制新型植物源柑橘保鲜剂,以抑菌圈直径为指标,利用牛津杯法筛选出对柑橘采后意大利青霉有良好抑制作用的21种中草药的醇提物,并对白薇醇提物防治脐橙青霉病的效果进行了评价。结果表明:白薇、零陵香、鸦胆子、藏青果、白药子5种中草药乙醇提取物对意大利青霉均有较好的抑制效果,抑制圈直径达26 mm以上,其中白薇醇提物抑菌活性最佳,抑制圈直径可达38.39 mm,最小抑菌浓度和最小杀菌浓度分别为3.13 mg/m L和6.25 mg/m L,且抑菌效果与对照药剂1 000倍咪鲜胺无显著差异。25 mg/m L白薇醇提物处理脐橙7 d后,对脐橙青霉病的防治效果达35.93%,与1 000倍咪鲜胺的防治效果相当(36.37%);白薇醇提物处理后可抑制意大利青霉菌菌丝生长,导致菌丝肿胀、膨大、畸形、细胞膜透性增加、细胞内含物外渗;还可诱导脐橙体内过氧化物酶活性下降,而苯丙氨酸解氨酶和几丁质酶活性上升。表明白薇醇提物对脐橙采后青霉病具有较好的防治效果,可进一步开发为植物源柑橘保鲜剂。     

应用楝科植物防治柑桔害虫试验

本文应用楝科植物(印楝、川楝、苦楝)种籽油及其抽提物对柑桔木虱及其他害虫进行一系列的忌避拒食及触杀作用试验,证明印楝油有明显的忌避及拒食作用。印楝油对柑桔潜叶蛾有良好的防效。印楝、川楝及苦楝油对柑桔红蜘蛛也有较强的触杀作用。应用楝科植物杀虫剂可兼治几种害虫,对人畜安全,不污染环境,不会引起抗药性的产生,而且对害虫天敌也比较安全。     

The use of sodium carbonate to improve curing treatments against green and blue moulds on citrus fruits

The effectiveness of curing oranges and lemons at 33 degrees C for 65h followed by storage under ambient and cold-storage conditions was investigated. This treatment effectively reduced the incidence of Penicillium digitatum (Pers) Sacc and P italicum Wehmer decay on inoculated and naturally infected oranges and lemons stored at 20 degrees C for 7 days. However, it failed to control green and blue mould infections on fruits placed in long-term cold storage, except green mould on oranges, which was effectively controlled. Dipping fruits in a sodium carbonate solution (20 g litre(-1)) for 2.5 min following a curing treatment at 33 degrees C for 65 h satisfactorily reduced green and blue mould incidence during subsequent long-term storage at 4 degrees C on oranges and at 10 degrees C on lemons. The efficacy was greater on injured fruits inoculated after the combination of treatments was applied, achieving a 60-80% reduction in decay in comparison with the curing treatment alone in all cases. A significant reduction of blue mould was also observed on fruits inoculated both before the treatments and on those re-inoculated after the treatments, demonstrating both protectant and eradicant activity. Thus, combining curing at 33 degrees C for 65 h with sodium carbonate treatment effectively controlled these post-harvest diseases on artificially inoculated citrus fruits and protected against re-infection. With naturally inoculated lemons, curing followed by sodium carbonate significantly reduced both green and blue mould incidence, but was not superior to curing alone. With naturally infected oranges, curing significantly reduced blue mould, but decay was not reduced further when followed by sodium carbonate treatment.     

Toxicity of propamocarb to the late blight fungus on potato

Propamocarb (Previcur-N; propyl-[3-dimethylamino-propyl] carbamate-monohydrochloride) was testedin vivo against 32 field isolates ofPhytophthora infestans from six countries. Fungicide dosages required to achieve 90% control of the blight ranged between 676 and 1530 ppm a.i. in potted potato (cv. ‘Alpha’) plants and between 1135 and 2648 ppm in potato tuber slices. Isolates from Israel were less sensitive to the fungicide than isolates from Europe or North America. Toxicity of propamocarb was not related to resistance or sensitivity to phenylamide fungicides (e.g. metalaxyl). Nevertheless, most metalaxyl-resistant isolates from Israel were less sensitive to propamocarb than most metalaxyl-sensitive isolates from this country. Monocyclic epidemics conducted with the 20 Israeli isolates in the field showed that 1081–2012 ppm of the fungicide was required to achieve 90% control of the disease. Laboratory experiments revealed that the fungicide was poorly active against sporangial germination and had a limited curative efficacy. It exhibited a translaminar translocation in leaves but a poor acropetal or basipetal systemicity from foliage. Propamocarb + mancozeb mixtures (1:1, v/w) were synergistically effective in controlling the blight. Growers in Israel use tank mixtures of propamocarb (Dynone) and mancozeb to combat late blight in potato fields where phenylamide-resistant isolates ofP. infestans are prevalent.     

A new method for inoculation of fruit with <Emphasis Type="Italic">Guignardia citricarpa</Emphasis>, the causal agent of citrus black spot

Citrus black spot (CBS) is a fungal disease, caused by Guignardia citricarpa, that has a high economic impact on citrus. Although G. citricarpa has been associated with black spot of citrus, an adequate pathogenicity test is still not available. Thus, our objective was to develop and evaluate a simple, safe, and practical pathogenicity test. We used fruits from Pera-Rio and Valencia sweet orange trees from two different orchards, located in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Inoculation was performed by placing six disks colonized by G. citricarpa, onto the peel of healthy fruits, previously bagged. In the Pera-Rio sweet orange grove, initial symptoms of the false melanose type resulting from the inoculations were observed 55 days after inoculation (dai). In the Valencia grove, initial symptoms also of the false melanose type resulting from the inoculations occurred 73 dai. A total of 92.8% and 86.6% of the Pera Rio and Valencia fruits inoculated, respectively, showed symptoms of CBS. Citrus black spot symptoms were not observed in any of the control fruits.     

克菌丹·啶氧菌酯对柑橘沙皮病的防治效果评价

为筛选防治柑橘沙皮病的高效低毒药剂,连续两年进行了新型复配药剂50%克菌丹·啶氧菌酯水分散粒剂防治柑橘沙皮病的田间药效试验,对该药剂防治柑橘沙皮病的效果及安全性进行了评价。两年的试验结果表明:50%克菌丹·啶氧菌酯水分散粒剂有效成分用量625 mg/kg对柑橘沙皮病具有较好的防治效果,2018年药剂处理两次后对柑橘叶片和果实沙皮病的防治效果分别为78.46%和76.84%,2019年药剂处理两次后对柑橘叶片和果实沙皮病的防治效果分别为78.79%和75.59%,显著优于对照药剂80%克菌丹水分散粒剂800 mg/kg的处理,优于对照药剂22.5%啶氧菌酯悬浮剂150 mg/kg的处理。50%克菌丹·啶氧菌酯水分散粒剂对柑橘安全,值得应用于柑橘沙皮病防治的示范与推广。     

Field evaluation of commercial plant extracts against Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophlidae) in raspberry

Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) was detected in 2008 in southern Europe and North America and it has spread rapidly throughout the two continents mainly affecting thin-skinned berries and stone fruits which constitute an important, economic and social driver in these regions. This study analyzes the potential control ability of four commercial plant-derived extracts, namely Sophora flavescens (shrubby sophora), Cinnamomum zeylanicum (cinnamon), Capsicum frutescens (chili) and Allium sativum (garlic), against D. suzukii, under raspberry high tunnel field conditions. Extracts were applied in a randomized complete block design using spinosad as positive control. As expected, spinosad treatment resulted in a satisfactory control, reducing significantly the number of larvae and adults emerged from treated fruits even ten days after application. Sophora flavescens extract produced a significant reduction of 60.7% in emerged adults, with no reduction in the number of larvae, six days after application. In addition, garlic extract caused significant reduction in the mean number of larvae (over 50%) and emerged adults (over 48%) six days after application. These findings suggest that garlic and S. flavescens affect egg viability and/or larvae development. Tentative explanations about the variability of the results and possible benefits of repetitive treatments are discussed.     

Control and prevention of contact infection of brown rot disease with fosetyl-aluminium,and residue levels in post-harvest-treated citrus fruits

The effect of fosetyl-aluminium on the control and spread of brown rot disease Phytophthora citrophthora in post-harvest citrus fruit was studied in laboratory and semi-commercial experiments. Aqueous solutions of fosetyl-aluminium at 5 to 10 g a.i. litre^?1 controlled the fungus even when applied 3 days after inoculation at 17°C. No mycelia developed on the peel surface of treated fruit. The fungicide exerted a good prophylactic effect on healthy fruit, protecting them during storage from contact inoculation. Fosetyl-aluminium also showed a fungitoxic effect in vitro and in vivo on other fungi which developed in harvested citrus fruits. Residue levels of phosphoric acid in the treated fruit were higher when the fungicide was incorporated in the wax coating the fruit than when applied in aqueous solution, and levels were lower in the pulp than in the peel. It is concluded that fosetyl-aluminium is a suitable commercial post-harvest treatment for control of brown rot in citrus fruits.     

海洋放线菌A3202的分离鉴定及其对柑橘采后病害的防效

为获得用于防治柑橘采后病害的海洋放线菌,以柑橘青霉病菌Penicillium italicum、柑橘绿霉病菌P.digitatum和柑橘炭疽病菌Colletotrichum gloeosporioides为指示菌,对分离到的25株海洋放线菌进行筛选。通过平板对峙法测定拮抗菌株的抑菌谱,并测定其发酵产物粗提物对柑橘果实采后病害的防效,根据形态特征、培养特征、生理生化特征及16S rDNA序列对其进行鉴定。结果表明,分离自鳞笠藤壶Tetraclita squamosa的菌株A3202对3种指示菌均具有强抑菌活性,对供试13种植物病原菌的菌丝生长具有不同程度的抑制作用,尤其对柑橘青霉病菌和柑橘绿霉病菌的抑制作用最强,抑菌带宽度分别可达2.33±0.05 cm和2.32±0.10 cm。该菌株800 mg/L粗提物溶液对接种后7 d的柑橘青霉病、柑橘绿霉病和柑橘炭疽病的相对防效均可达100%。初步鉴定该菌株为放线菌中的米修链霉菌Streptomyces misionensis。     

枯草芽孢杆菌(Bacillus subtilis) B-912对采后柑桔果实青、绿霉病的抑制效果

 用从土壤中分离到的枯草芽孢杆菌B-912作为生防拮抗菌,主要研究在不同贮藏温度下不同接种时间的B-912活菌液、热处理液和过滤液对柑桔青、绿霉病的抑制效果。B-912活菌液的抑菌效果最佳,热处理液和过滤液次之,但均显著地好于对照。较高的贮藏温度有利于拮抗菌对病菌的抑制作用,活菌液处理的果实在25℃下的发病率及病斑直径均小于15℃下的果实,24h后接种病菌孢子的果实其发病率及病斑直径一般都高于48h后接种的果实。实验证明,枯草芽孢杆菌的抑菌机理主要是产生抗菌素。     

Effects of neem (Azadirachta indica) extracts onLeptocorisa chinensis under choice and no-choice conditions

Two extracts from neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss. (Meliaceae)) seeds, azadirachtin and oil, and a mixture of neem oil and abamectin, were tested on second-instar nymphs of the rice bugLeptocorisa chinensis (Dallas) (Hemiptera: Alydidae). To clarify the effect of spraying coverage on bioefficacy of test materials, experiments were conducted under choice and no-choice conditions in field cages. In a choice test, treatment with the mixture of neem oil and abamectin was most effective in reducing the survival ofL. chinensis, followed by azadirachtin at 60 ppm, 30 ppm and 3% neem oil, whereas all treatments except neem oil caused 100% mortality within 3 weeks in a no-choice test. When second-instar nymphs had choices of treated and untreated plants within a treatment, no differences in yield and sum of dead and stained grains were found between those two choices, indicating that nymphs neither caused significant reduction in yield nor reduced the quality of untreated plants. Regardless of treatment, the difference in overall yield between treated and untreated plants under choice conditions was not statistically significant (P>0.05). Our results indicate that neem-based formulations, used alone or in combination with abamectin, have the potential to be integrated into the existing programs to control the rice bug. http://www.phytoparasitica.org posting Aug. 28, 2005.     

柑橘内生燕麦镰刀菌Gds-1对柑橘青霉病的防治研究

柑橘青霉病是柑橘果实采后危害最大的病害。为得到一株可有效应用于柑橘青霉病防治的柑橘内生真菌菌株，进行了柑橘果实内生菌分离、离体与活体试验筛选、菌株形态学与多基因位点分子系统发育鉴定、菌株活体应用效果与作用特点以及菌株代谢产物稳定性与应用防效试验。结果表明:筛选所得的柑橘内生真菌Gds-1在离体与活体条件下均对柑橘青霉菌有较好的抑制效果；经多基因位点联合系统发育分析，将Gds-1鉴定为燕麦镰刀菌Fusarium avenaceum；提前48 h施用Gds-1菌体，对柑橘青霉病的预防效果最好 (防治效果为90.67%)；Gds-1菌丝不会损害健康柑橘果实表皮，但可以在柑橘果实表皮伤口和被柑橘青霉菌感染的组织部位发挥作用，从而抑制柑橘青霉菌；当温度在 ?80~100 ℃和pH=5~10时，Gds-1无菌发酵液对柑橘青霉菌的拮抗作用高效稳定；单独施用Gds-1无菌发酵滤液28 d和56 d时，对柑橘青霉病的防效与100 μg/mL的抑霉唑相当，显著高于清水对照。本研究首次报道了生防镰刀菌F. avenaceum Gds-1对柑橘青霉病的防治作用，为柑橘果实采后生物源防腐剂的选择提供了新来源，为镰刀菌生物防治机理研究提供了新思路。     

The influence of formulation on Trichoderma biological activity and frosty pod rot management in Theobroma cacao

Frosty pod rot (FPR), caused by Moniliophthora roreri, is responsible for significant losses in Theobroma cacao. Due to limited options for FPR management, biological control methods using Trichoderma are being studied. Combinations of three formulations and two Trichoderma isolates were studied between May 2009 and April 2011. The formulations were 0·3 mL L^?1 of the surfactant BreakThru 100SL (BT), a mixture of 1% w/v Sure‐Jell (source of pectin) and 1% w/v potato dextrose broth (PDB) (PP), and an invert oil emulsion of 50% v/v corn oil/2·5% w/v lecithin/0·5% w/v PDB (COP). Water and fungicide, copper oxychloride, were included as controls. Humidity chamber studies indicated that Trichoderma conidia germinated in all formulations if free water was maintained, while only the COP formulation supported germination under drying conditions. In the field, Trichoderma ovalisporum DIS‐70a and Trichoderma harzianum DIS‐219f were applied monthly in each of the three formulations at a rate of 180 mL per tree, 2·46 × 10⁷ conidia per mL. The COP/DIS‐70a formulation provided the largest yield increase compared to all other treatments, including the fungicide control. Averaged over the 2 years, the COP formulation increased yield to 30·7% healthy pods compared to 9·7% healthy pods in the water control. Although the formulation/isolate combinations did not consistently increase endophytic colonization, the PP/DIS‐219f, COP/DIS‐219f and COP/DIS‐70a combinations increased total endophytic/epiphytic colonization by Trichoderma. The invert corn oil formulation of DIS‐70a significantly enhanced yield of healthy cacao pods over 2 years providing a promising model for optimizing Trichoderma‐based biocontrol strategies.     

First report of whisker mold,a postharvest disease on citrus caused by <Emphasis Type="Italic">Penicillium ulaiense</Emphasis> (in Japan)

In March 2006, stored fruits of the medium-to-late-ripening citrus variety Shiranuhi ([Citrus unshiu × C. sinensis] × C. reticulata) were found to have a disease similar to blue mold. The fungus causing this disease differed distinctly from the well-known, blue mold agent, Penicillium italicum, because it formed whisker-like coremia measuring 1–8 mm. On the basis of the morphological characteristics and the phylogenetic analysis based on the nucleotide sequence of the β-tubulin gene, the fungus was identified as P. ulaiense. This is the first report of citrus whisker mold caused by P. ulaiense in Japan.     

Control of postharvest green mould of citrus by haliscosamine isolated from Haliclona viscosa sponge

The aim of this study was to evaluate the antifungal activity of haliscosamine isolated from Haliclona viscosa sea sponge from the Moroccan Atlantic coast against Penicillium digitatum, the causal agent of citrus green mould. The in vitro antifungal activity of haliscosamine, determined using the agar disc‐diffusion method, showed that haliscosamine and DESOGERME SP VEGETAUX^® (reference product) have fungicidal activity with inhibition diameters of 19 and 18 mm, respectively. Haliscosamine and a positive control (DESOGERME SP VEGETAUX^®) were tested in vivo in comparison with a negative control on orange fruits in normal storage conditions. This test showed that after four weeks of storage, the rate of decay of citrus fruits treated with haliscosamine or DESOGERME does not exceed 14%, whereas in the negative control the decay rate is 77%. The results of in vitro and in vivo tests indicate that haliscosamine and DESOGERME SP VEGETAUX^® have an important antifungal potential against P. digitatum and that haliscosamine (a natural product) may represent an alternative to the use of chemical fungicides.     

Persistence and distribution of three benzimidazole fungicides in pear trees sprayed for the control ofventuria pirina

The persistence and distribution in leaves and fruits of benomyl, carbendazim and methylthiophanate were investigated, following fungicide spray treatments in pear orchards. Chemical analysis and bioassays showed that basal leaves sprayed more than once with benomyl, contained 50 ppm of methyl benzimidazole carbamate (MBC) 4 days after the last spray. Seven months later. 8 ppm MBC was detected in the basal leaves, just before normal abscission. In apical leaves, the fungicide levels were lower than in the basal ones. Analyses of basal leaves showed that the residue level of MBC, 5 and 7 months after the last treatment with benomyl. carbendazim or methylthiophanate, was very similar in all treatments. Bound MBC was not detected in the leaves and only low concentrations of 2-amino benzimidazole (2-AB) were detected. There was no translocation of these fungicides from treated leaves to new young leaves. Chemical analysis of pear fruits from an orchard sprayed with benomyl revealed that 3 weeks after the last spray treatment, the residue level of MBC was 0.4 ppm. About 85% of the fungicide was found in the peel, and only 15% in the pulp. The more infected fruits consistently contained a lower concentration of MBC than the less infected fruits.