小麦光腥黑粉菌原生质体的制备与再生

以优化原生质体的制备方法,建立小麦光腥黑粉菌的遗传转化体系为目的,研究了小麦光腥黑粉菌菌株培养时间、细胞壁裂解酶、酶解时间和渗透压稳定剂等对原生质体制备的影响。结果表明,以水琼脂培养基上培养7d的菌丝为初始材料,配置1.5%崩溃酶+1.5%溶壁酶+1.5%蜗牛酶的复合酶液,28℃酶解2 h后原生质体的获得率最高;以1.2 mol/L的氯化钾为渗透压稳定剂,得到的原生质体数量最多,且释放的原生质体能够均匀散乱分布,不聚集成堆;较适宜原生质体再生的培养基为TB3培养基,可产生较多的单菌落。     

小麦矮腥黑粉菌及其近缘种的RPB2基因片段序列分析

以小麦矮腥黑粉菌（Tilletia controversa Kühn）及其近缘种小麦网腥黑粉菌［T. caries （DC.）Tul.］、小麦光腥黑粉菌(T. laevis Kühn)和其他6种黑粉菌的DNA为模板,用RNA聚合酶II的第2亚基RPB2基因的通用引物RPB2-740F/RPB2-1365R进行PCR扩增。结果表明,3种小麦腥黑粉菌均能扩增出617 bp大小的DNA片段,供试的其他6种黑粉菌没有任何扩增产物。利用DNAMAN软件进行序列分析结果表明,3种小麦腥黑粉菌的RPB2蛋白基因序列的相似性为99.08%,存在17个碱基的差异。利用RPB2基因的通用引物作为小麦腥黑粉菌的内置对照引物,与小麦矮腥黑粉菌的特异引物CQUTCK2/CQUTCK3相结合可提高小麦矮腥黑粉菌检测的准确性。     

芦笋茎枯病菌原生质体的制备及再生

原生质体的制备是真菌遗传转化的基础,为了解芦笋茎枯病菌Phomopsis asparagi的遗传转化体系,以芦笋茎枯病菌Pa1100为供试菌株,研究了细胞壁裂解酶、酶解时间、稳渗剂等对芦笋茎枯病菌原生质体制备的影响及稳渗剂对原生质体再生的影响。结果表明可制备芦笋茎枯病菌原生质体较为适宜的条件是：CM液体培养基中培养分生孢子3 d,以1.5%裂解酶、1%崩溃酶和1.5%蜗牛酶为组合酶解液,33 ℃水浴酶解4.5 h,以PBS（pH 6.98）与1 mol/L MgSO₄混合液为酶解稳渗剂。含0.6 mol/L蔗糖的PDA培养基较适合于芦笋茎枯病菌原生质体的再生。     

环氧乙烷熏蒸小麦矮腥黑粉菌应用技术的研究

应用环氧乙烷熏蒸进口小麦矮腥黑粉菌取代干热灭菌法获得成功,为进口小麦灭菌处理开辟了新的途径。试验表明环氧乙烷熏蒸小麦矮腥黑粉菌的有效剂量为175—200克/米~3,熏蒸期间粮温15—25℃,密闭熏蒸3—5天。同时还对矮腥黑粉菌有一定的持续效果。每立方米用150—200克的环氧乙烷熏蒸小麦,对种子的生活力有影响,不宜用于少量引种繁殖材料的熏蒸,只能作进口小麦灭菌处理。     

禾谷丝核菌(Rhizoctonia cerealis)原生质体制备与再生的研究

禾谷丝核菌(Rhizoctonia cerealis)是引起我国小麦纹枯病的主要致病菌。为了建立高效稳定的禾谷丝核菌遗传转化体系,本试验比较研究了不同细胞壁降解酶、酶液浓度、酶处理温度和时间等因素对禾谷丝核菌原生质体制备的影响,利用正交设计试验优化了原生质体再生条件。结果表明,液体培养6d的菌丝,采用15mg/mL溶壁酶+10mg/mL蜗牛酶组成的混合酶液,30℃下酶解4h,可以获得较高的原生质体释放量,可达到3.0×106个/mL;禾谷丝核菌原生质体再生的最佳条件是以SuTC缓冲液作为渗透压稳定剂悬浮原生质体,采用单层混菌法接种于TB3再生培养基,原生质体再生率可达到58.6%。禾谷丝核菌原生质体制备和原生质体再生条件的优化,为深入研究禾谷丝核菌生长发育的分子遗传学基础和进一步探索小麦纹枯病的致病机理奠定了基础。     

小麦光腥黑粉菌转化子最适固体培养基的筛选

为了筛选小麦光腥黑粉菌转化子最适培养基, 以提高小麦光腥黑粉菌转化子生长速度, 选取了3个菌落形态不同的转化子(ZHZ-1, ZHZ-2, ZHZ-3)进行培养试验?用6 mm打孔器打取菌饼, 将菌饼置于9种培养基上16℃避光培养?观察?测量小麦光腥黑粉菌转化子的菌丝生长情况?菌落直径等主要指标, 结果表明, 9种培养基中, 3种转化子都是在完全培养基(complete medium, CM)上生长状况最好, 菌丝生长速度最快?ZHZ-1转化子在CM培养基上菌落圆形, 有褶皱, 产生大量白色菌丝, 生长速度快?ZHZ-2转化子菌落圆形, 产生大量白色菌丝, 生长速度快?ZHZ-3转化子菌落云纹状, 有褶皱, 产生大量白色菌丝, 生长速度快?     

小麦矮腥黑粉菌侵染小麦子房的激光共聚焦显微观察方法

本试验利用碘化丙啶(propidium iodide)和Alexa Flour 488(AF 488)标记的麦胚凝集素(WGA)分别对小麦子房细胞和小麦矮腥黑粉菌进行染色,结合激光共聚焦显微镜成像系统获取小麦子房的三维立体图像。该技术可获得清晰的小麦子房细胞图像,并观察小麦矮腥黑粉菌在小麦子房中的侵染状况。该方法将为研究病原菌在寄主体内的分布提供可参考依据。     

小麦印度腥黑穗病菌PCR检测

应用PCR方法对小麦印度腥黑穗病菌及其近似种或相关种包括黑麦草腥黑粉菌、狼尾草腥黑粉菌、水稻腥黑粉菌等10种腥黑粉菌共14个菌株进行了检测研究。根据线粒体DNA的序列分别设计了扩增小麦印度腥黑穗病菌的特异性引物和扩增黑麦草腥黑粉菌的特异性引物，根据核糖体内转录区（ITS）DNA片段设计了扩增腥黑粉菌属真菌的引物，应用PCR方法能将小麦印度腥黑穗病菌与黑麦草腥黑粉菌及其它近似种或相关种加以区分。本方法稳定、可靠、重复性强，已分别在不同实验室的不同型号PCR仪上得到验证。     

小麦矮腥黑穗病菌与其近缘种的rDNA-ITS序列分析

本研究对小麦矮腥黑穗病菌(Tilletia controversa)及其近似种小麦网腥黑穗病菌(T.caries)、小麦光腥黑穗病菌(T. foetida)的rDNA-ITS进行了测序,并结合GenBank中登录的这3个种的其他菌株及腥黑粉属其他6个近缘种41条ITS序列进行了聚类分析。结果表明,所有菌株可以被划分为3个分支:第1个分支为印度腥黑穗病菌(T. indica)与其近似种T. walkeri;第2个分支主要是小麦矮腥黑穗病菌与其近似种T. caires和T. foetida及寄生在杂草上的一些腥黑粉菌(T.bromi 和T.fusca);第3个分支主要是寄生在杂草和水稻上的腥黑粉菌(T. barclayana和T. horrida)。第1分支与第2分支之间 ITS差异较大,同一分支内不同种之间ITS差异很小。rDNA-ITS序列只能用于腥黑粉菌属中部分种的区分。     

小麦矮腥黑粉菌冬孢子萌发和室内人工接种方法的探索

小麦矮腥黑穗病是由小麦矮腥黑粉菌（Tilletia controversa?Kühn, TCK）引起的我国对外一类检疫性病害。本项研究对其病菌冬孢子的萌发、人工接种方法进行了室内试验。结果表明,参试菌株冬孢子在土壤浸提液培养基上45~50 d时达到萌发高峰,冬孢子浓度对萌发率有影响,浓度为(100~105)×10?4个/mL时萌发率最高。因此,可以选用此浓度作为室内TCK冬孢子萌发研究的适宜浓度。在室内进行TCK冬孢子的人工接种方法的研究表明,冬孢子在培养基上萌发后,将麦种放在培养皿盖中的湿滤纸上, 置于5 ℃的培养箱中培养,直到苗长到3~5 cm,然后将麦苗种植到直径为24 cm的塑料盆中,在白天30 ℃,夜晚18 ℃的生长箱中培养至植株成熟,可获得7%左右的发病植株。     

Richtlinien der Verbände des ökologischen Landbaus zum Vorratsschutz

Zusammenfassung Verbände des ökologischen Landbaus wie z. B. Bioland, Gäa, Demeter; Naturland, Ernte für das Leben oder Bio Suisse beschränken ihre Mitglieder bei der Wahl von Vorratsschutzmaßnahmen. Vorrang besitzen Maßnahmen zur Vermeidung von Schädlingen gegenüber Bekämpfungsmaßnahmen. Fallen müssen zur Befallsüberwachung eingesetzt werden, um einen Befall durch Vorratsschädlinge frühzeitig zu erkennen. Diese Maßnahmen sollen den weitgehenden Verzicht auf chemisch-synthetische Mittel ermöglichen. In diesem Beitrag werden die Empfehlungen der Verbände mit den derzeit verfügbaren chemischen Mitteln für den Vorratsschutz abgeglichen. Erfahrung in der praktischen Umsetzung von physikalischen und biologischen Verfahren werden diskutiert und Defizite bei der Befallsüberwachung und Bekämpfung beschrieben.     

Hymenopteran Parasitoids on Fruit-infesting Tephritidae (Diptera) in Latin America and the Southern United States: Diversity, Distribution, Taxonomic Status and their use in Fruit Fly Biological Control

We first discuss the diversity of fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) parasitoids (Hymenoptera) of the Neotropics. Even though the emphasis is on Anastrepha parasitoids, we also review all the information available on parasitoids attacking flies in the genera Ceratitis, Rhagoletis, Rhagoletotrypeta, Toxotrypana and Zonosemata. We center our analysis in parasitoid guilds, parasitoid assemblage size and fly host profiles. We also discuss distribution patterns and the taxonomic status of all known Anastrepha parasitoids. We follow by providing a historical overview of biological control of pestiferous tephritids in Latin American and Florida (U.S.A.) and by analyzing the success or failure of classical and augmentative biological control programs implemented to date in these regions. We also discuss the lack of success of introductions of exotic fruit fly parasitoids in various Latin American countries. We finish by discussing the most pressing needs related to fruit fly biological control (classical, augmentative, and conservation modalities) in areas of the Neotropics where fruit fly populations severely restrict the development of commercial fruit growing. We also address the need for much more intensive research on the bioecology of native fruit fly parasitoids.     

Development of protocols for detection of Colletotrichum acutatum and monitoring of strawberry anthracnose using real-time PCR

Real-time PCR (TaqMan®) assays were developed for the specific detection and discrimination of Colletotrichum spp., C. acutatum and C. gloeosporioides causing anthracnose in strawberry using the most divergent area of the internal transcribed spacers (ITS1 and ITS2) and 5·8S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene region. The specificity of the new assays was tested using DNA from six species of Colletotrichum and nine fungal species commonly found associated with strawberry material, and additionally by comparing the sequences with those from databases using a blast search. The sequences only showed identity with homologous sequences from the desired target organisms. The new assays were 10–100 times more sensitive than conventional PCR methods previously published for the diagnosis of strawberry anthracnose. When real-time PCR was compared with ELISA methods, PCR improved the sensitivity of the identification by obtaining positive results for samples of strawberry plant material that tested negative with ELISA. The development of C. acutatum was monitored using artificially infected strawberry crowns from two strawberry cultivars (Camarosa and Ventana) and a real-time PCR assay specific for this species between January and June 2006. The amount of C. acutatum detected using real-time PCR varied significantly by month ( P  < 0·001), but not by cultivar ( P  = 0·394). The new assays were shown to be useful tools for rapid detection and identification of these pathogens and to allow rapid and accurate assessment of the casual agents of anthracnose in strawberry.     

Brief Guide for Authors

正Journal of Arid Land(JAL)is an international journal(ISSN 1674-6767;CN 65-1278/K)for the natural sciences,sponsored by the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography,Chinese Academy of Sciences and Science Press.It is published by Science Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg bimonthly.JAL publishes original,innovative,and integrative research from arid and semiarid regions,ad     

The parasitoid complex ofLiriomyza cicerina on chickpea (Cicer arietinum)

Liriomyza cicerina (Diptera: Agromyzidae) is an important pest on chickpea in Turkey. The objective of this study was to determine the parasitoids and rates of parasitism ofL. cicerina on chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) during the 2005 and 2006 seasons in ?anl?urfa province, Turkey. Leaves with mines were sampled weekly and kept in the laboratory to observe and count emerging leafminer and parasitoid adults. Eight parasitoid species were collected: the braconidsOpius monilicornis Fischer andOpius tersus Foerster and the eulophidsDiaulinopsis arenaria (Erdös) andNeochrysocharis formosa (Westwood), which occurred in both the winter and summer seasons;Diglyphus crassinervis Erdös,Neochrysocharis ambitiosa Hansson,Neochrysocharis sericea (Erdös) andPediobius metallicus (Nees), which occurred only in the summer growing areas.Diaulinopsis arenaria was the predominant parasitoid with 4–7.7% parasitism rate whileN. ambitiosa andO. monilicornis were the second and third most predominant species. The results of these trials show that sinceDia. arenaria occurred throughout every season, it could potentially be used for control of the leafminerL. cicerina.     

Plant–herbivore asynchrony necessitates augmentative releases of the exotic beetle,Zygogramma bicolorata,to enhance the biological control of P arthenium hysterophorus

Systematic information on the quantitative impact of Z ygogramma bicolorata on the biology of P arthenium hysterophorus is crucial as the seeds of this weed continue to germinate from the accumulated soil seed bank throughout the year in the form of different germinating flushes, while the activity of the beetle ceases during winter as it enters diapause. Therefore, plant–herbivore interactions need to be explored to develop predictions of the overall impact of the introduced beetle on the weed. The findings revealed that defoliation by Z . bicolorata had a significant impact on the plant height, density and flower production in flushes F ₃, F ₄ and F ₅, but not in F ₁ and F ₂ that exhibited longer periodicity, profuse branching, a longer flowering period and maximum flower production and contributed mostly to the existing seed soil bank. Therefore, total depletion of the existing soil seed bank was not possible. Consequently, the effect of augmentative field releases of laboratory‐reared beetles was explored on F ₁ and F ₂ in February for three consecutive years (2011–2013). Before initiating the trial, random soil samples were taken from the plots that were assigned to the paired treatments (i.e. with the beetle and without the beetle [insecticide‐treated]) and it was found that the seed bank in those samples did not differ. The single release of Z . bicolorata adults at five per plant at the six‐leaf stage significantly reduced the soil seed bank, compared to without the biocontrol agent, irrespective of the flushes at the end of the season.     

Effects of the saprophytic leaf mycoflora on growth and productivity of winter wheat

The effects of the saprophytic mycoflora and its interference with cereal aphids on growth and yield of winter and spring wheat was studied in field experiments in 1980, 1981 and 1982.Yields varied between 5000 and 8000 kg dry matter of kernels per ha. The effect of the saprophytic mycoflora on yield was determined in different treatments: A) no control measures against cereal aphids and saprophytic and necrotrophic fungi, B) no control of cereal aphids, control of saprophytic and necrotrophic fungi, C) control of cereal aphids and control of saprophytic and necrotrophic fungi, D) control of cereal aphids and stimulation of saprophytic mycoflora and E) control of cereal aphids, no control of saprophytic and necrotrophic fungi nor stimulation of saprophytic mycoflora.Considerable differences in top densities of saprophytic mycoflora (10 times as large in A and D as in B and C) were determined. The consequences of these differences for the growth and productivity of wheat were minor. A negative effect of saprophytic mycoflora on the yield could not be detected in 1981 and 1982, whereas a small positive significant effect was found in 1980. This stimulation may have been due to competition between necrotrophic fungal pathogens and saprophytic mycoflora. As a result of favourable weather conditions necrotrophic fungal pathogens were very numerous in 1980 and could form an important yield reducing factor. Yield levels may effect the importance of the necrotrophic and saprophytic mycoflora as yield reducing factors. Additionally, in the presence of aphid honeydew captafol was found to be relatively ineffective against saprophytic fungi.