不同品种和植期甘蔗白叶病自然发病率调查

 甘蔗白叶病(sugarcane white leaf, SCWL)是由植原体引起的甘蔗毁灭性病害,对甘蔗生产危害极大。为明确不同品种不同植期SCWL的发病规律,2018年对我国SCWL发病最为严重的耿马芒翁和贺派蔗区进行了SCWL田间发病情况调查和巢式PCR检测分析。田间调查结果表明,不同品种田间自然发病率不同,其中粤糖60号平均发病率最高,为73.50%,柳城05-136平均发病率最低,为13.67%;不同植期田间自然发病率也有差异,新植蔗田间发病率最低,为32.38%,3年宿根蔗的田间发病率最高,为64.33%。病原检测结果表明,所有品种的阳性检出率均在90%以上,其中盈育91-59阳性检出率最低,为90.95%,柳城05-136阳性检出率最高,为96.67%,无白叶症状样品的阳性检出率为81.53%,2年和3年宿根的阳性检出率最高,均为96.67%。本研究结果表明SCWL发病率随宿根年限增加而升高,依据白叶症状进行的田间病害调查不能准确反映SCWL的真实发生情况。     

广东桉树黄化(丛枝)病植原体分子鉴定与检测

从表现黄化(丛枝)症状的桉树上采集病叶,抽提主脉总DNA,采用植原体通用引物与巢式引物进行PCR和巢式PCR扩增,对扩增产物进行克隆和序列测定,获得了植原体的近全长16S rRNA基因及部分16～23S rRNA基因间隔区序列.序列分析揭示,所获得的序列与已知植原体基因组相应区段的序列高度同源,与柳叶菜变叶植原体(epilobium phyllody)和白腊树丛枝植原体(ash witches'-broom)相应序列(GenBank登录号:AY101386和AY566302)同源率为99.9%,与白腊树黄化植原体(aster yellows BD2)相应序列和番茄巨芽植原体(tomato big bud)相应序列同源率分别为99.6%和99.3%.该序列构建的系统进化树表明,引起我国广州地区桉树黄化(丛枝)病的植原体属于16SrI组(即翠菊黄化组),将其暂命名为桉树黄化(丛枝)植原体广东株系(Eucalyp-tus yellowing and witches'-broom phytoplasma strain Guangdong,EYWB-Gd).建立了桉树植原体巢式PCR检测方法,对疑似病样及桉树组培苗进行了检测,多数疑似病样检测结果为阳性,供试的10株组培苗未发现阳性样品.     

甘蔗宿根矮化病菌巢式PCR检测

为了探索甘蔗宿根矮化病快速检测技术,以细菌16S-23S rDNA内转录间隔区(ITS)通用引物ITS1/ITS2为第1轮引物,以甘蔗宿根矮化病菌特异引物Lxx1/Lxx2为第2轮引物,建立甘蔗宿根矮化病菌巢式PCR检测技术。巢式PCR能扩增出438 bp的目的条带,其核苷酸序列与巴西、澳大利亚及美国甘蔗宿根矮化病菌分离物核苷酸序列同源率为100%或99.8%;其检测灵敏度为10fg甘蔗宿根矮化病菌基因组DNA,较常规PCR提高100倍;样品检测结果也表明巢式PCR检测灵敏度明显优于常规PCR,可用于+1片嫩叶和心叶等微量病菌样品的检测。     

果蔗脱毒种苗甘蔗花叶病、黄叶病和宿根矮化病分子检测

为监测2016-2017年种植的果蔗脱毒种苗脱毒效果,分别采集广州市南沙区和增城区、湛江市麻章区及华南农业大学甘蔗育种基地共83份果蔗脱毒种苗样本,进行甘蔗花叶病毒(SCMV)、高粱花叶病毒(SrMV)和甘蔗黄叶病毒(SCYLV)RT-PCR检测。结果表明SCMV的阳性样本数为3个,阳性检出率3.61%;SrMV的阳性样本数为0;SCYLV的阳性样本数为78个,阳性检出率93.98%。采用常规PCR和巢式PCR技术对采集于广州市增城区和华南农业大学甘蔗育种基地的30份果蔗脱毒种苗样本进行宿根矮化病菌(Lxx)检测,常规PCR检测阳性样本数为0,巢式PCR检测疑似阳性样本数为8,疑似阳性检出率26.67%。本研究采用茎尖组织培养脱毒技术培育的果蔗脱毒种苗能有效脱除果蔗种苗内的SCMV、SrMV和Lxx,但SCYLV的脱除效果有待进一步研究。     

甘蔗白叶病植原体巢式PCR检测方法的建立及初步应用

甘蔗白叶病(sugarcane white leaf,SCWL)是由植原体引起的重要甘蔗病害[1],广泛分布在印度、泰国等许多国家[1,2].我国甘蔗产区的栽培品种也有SCWL的发生[3].甘蔗是无性繁殖作物,植原体可通过繁殖种苗进行传播,台湾斑纹叶蝉(Matsumuratetlix hiroglyhious)通过咬食感染甘蔗植株的韧皮部可引起该病害[4].     

广东甘蔗黄叶病田间调查及病原病毒的分子检测

 广东省粤北和粤西蔗区多个县市的田间甘蔗上观察到甘蔗黄叶病(Sugarcane yellow leaf disease,SYLD)典型症状,目前该病仅局部分布,但部分田块病株率为5%~80%,发病品种有青皮果蔗、黑皮果蔗、新台糖系列品种、粤糖79/177和粤糖93/159等。采集发病田间显症叶片、无症叶片和在病叶上取食的甘蔗绵蚜(Ceratovacuna lanigera)样品,抽提总RNA,以基于甘蔗黄叶病毒(Sugarcane yellow leaf virus,SCYLV) CP基因序列的特异引物进行一步RT-PCR和巢式PCR扩增,并对扩增产物进行核苷酸序列测定和BLAST比对。结果显示,RT-PCR及巢式PCR产物核苷酸序列与分离自巴西的SCYLV B1株系相应区段同一率为100%;一步RT-PCR可从约70%的显症叶片样品中检测到SCYLV,而病田中的无症叶片样品以及在病叶上取食的单头甘蔗绵蚜样品需经巢式PCR扩增方可检测到SCYLV,阳性率分别为1%~5%和83%。本研究表明,广东省栽培甘蔗已受到SCYLV侵染,甘蔗绵蚜携带SCYLV。     

竹丛枝植原体16SrDNA片段克隆与序列分析

利用植原体16SrRNA基因序列设计合成的引物,对表现丛枝的竹子植株总DNA进行直接PCR及巢式PCR扩增,得到长1.2kb的目的片段。将此片段与pGEMTEasy载体连接并转化到大肠杆菌DH5α感受态细胞中。通过酶切、PCR鉴定,对筛选得到的重组阳性克隆进行核酸序列测定及同源性比较分析,结果表明其与植原体16SrⅠ组中的西方翠菊黄化植原体(SAY)同源率为99%。依据16SrDNA序列建立了竹子丛枝病植原体株系的系统进化树。对云南竹子丛枝病植原体株系分类鉴定与已报道的结果相似。     

黄槐丛枝病植原体的检测及鉴定

 应用植原体16S rRNA基因通用引物,对自然表现丛枝的黄槐植株进行巢式PCR检测,得到约1.2 kb的特异片段,证明此植株中存在植原体.将此特异片段与pGEM-T Easy载体连接并转化到大肠杆菌JM109感受态细胞中,通过PCR鉴定、序列测定及同源性比较分析,结果表明此植原体株系(STWB)16S rDNA片段G+C含量为45.8%,与榆树黄化植原体组(Elm yellows group,16SrV group)中的各株系最高同源率可达99.4%,而与其它组中的株系明显低于97.0%,故认为该植原体株系为榆树黄化植原体组中的成员之一.     

甘蔗赤条病菌巢式PCR检测

甘蔗赤条病是由燕麦食酸菌燕麦亚种(Acidovorax avenae subsp.avenae,Aaa)引起的一种世界性甘蔗细菌病害。为建立Aaa快速、灵敏的检测技术,根据该病菌16S~23S核糖体基因及其转录间隔区ITS分别设计2对特异性引物,建立Aaa巢式PCR检测方法。结果表明,建立的巢式PCR方法对Aaa标准菌株、水稻食酸菌A.oryzae具有特异性,可扩增出454 bp目的条带,对近缘种德氏食酸菌A.delafieldii及其它科属的红色雷夫松氏菌Leifsonia rubra和甘蔗宿根矮化病菌L.xyli subsp.xyli未扩增出任何条带。以感染Aaa的甘蔗叶片总DNA、含ITS靶标片段的质粒DNA标准品及Aaa标准菌液为模板,巢式PCR灵敏度最低检测限分别为10 fg/μL、10拷贝/μL和36 CFU/mL,是常规PCR灵敏度的1 000倍。应用巢式PCR和常规PCR对14份有赤条病症状的田间甘蔗叶片样品进行平行检测,阳性检出率分别为100.0%和28.6%,表明巢式PCR比常规PCR检测方法具有更高的灵敏度。本研究建立的巢式PCR方法适合于田间甘蔗赤条病害的分子检测与鉴定。     

臭矢菜丛枝病植原体的分子鉴定研究

 本实验采用DAPI荧光显微镜、PCR、克隆和测序等技术,对海南臭矢菜丛枝病样进行了检测和鉴定。以染病臭矢菜总DNA为模板应用3对植原体特异性引物进行PCR扩增,获得PCR产物为16S rDNA(1 430 bp)、16S-23S rDNA(358bp)、rp DNA(1 294 bp)。应用DNA回收试剂盒获得了3个PCR扩增片断的纯化产物,并克隆到DH5α大肠杆菌中测序。应用DNAMAN和MEGA软件对获得的序列与NCBI数据库中植原体序列进行同源性分析和构建系统发育树。结果显示臭矢菜丛枝病植原体与花生丛枝病植原体序列同源性最高,16S rDNA的序列同源性为99.9%,16S-23S rDNA高达100%,rp为99.7%,因而将臭矢菜丛枝病植原体归为花生丛枝组(16SrⅡ),根据16S rDNA的RFLP分析,将其归为16SrⅡ-A亚组。     

低纬高原甘蔗白叶病植原体传播方式测定分析

Sugarcane white leaf (SCWL) is a new destructing disease of sugarcane that has rapidly expanded in low latitude plateau of Yunnan in recent years, and it is extremely harmful to sugarcane production. In order to study and clarify the transmission mode of SCWL phytoplasma in low latitude plateau, the samples were collec-ted from Gengma sugarcane-producing area of Lincang City, Yunnan Province. This area had the most severe SCWL disease from 2018 to 2019. The nested-PCR results showed that five susceptible mainly sugarcane varieties grown from diseased-seedcane were all infected in five treatments of new planting and ratoon sugarcane, and the disease incidence were 11.7% to 72.9%. While the disease incidence in plants grown from disease-free seedcane was 0%. Moreover, the disease incidence in plants grown from disease-free seedcane + insect-proof netting was also 0%. It observed that the primary transmission mode of SCWL phytoplasma was infected seedcane in Gengma sugarcane area (having serious disease prevalence) in Lincang City, Yunnan Province, and there was no insect vector transmission. The results of this study enriched the relevant theoretical and technical foundations of sugarcane phytoplasma disease, and provided theoretical guidance and scientific basis for the effective prevention and control of SCWL in low-latitude plateaus.     

云南蔗区发现由植原体引起的检疫性病害甘蔗白叶病

By used of nested-PCR, the 16S rDNA sequence of phytoplasma associated with sugarcane white leaf (SCWL) in 48 suspected SCWL samples from Baoshan and Lincang of Yunnan were amplified with two primer pairs MLOX/ MLOY and P1/P2. The sequencing showed that the fragment size of 17 Baoshan suspected SCWL samples were all 210 bp and their sequences were all identical (GenBank: KC662509); the fragment size of 10 Lincang suspected SCWL samples were all 202 bp and their sequences were all identical (GenBank: KF431837). The Blast result indicated that the sequences obtained in this study were derived from the 16S-23S ISR intergenic spacer region of phytoplasma that causes SCWL and were highly homologous (99.05%-100% similarity) to the corresponding genome region registered in GenBank. Plant height, stalk diameter, millable stalk rate and single stalk weight were significantly reduced by infection of SCWL,which caused destructive damage to sugarcane.     

Nested PCR assay for detection of sugarcane grassy shoot phytoplasma in the leafhopper vector Deltocephalus vulgaris: a first report

Nymphs of Deltocephalus vulgaris , the leafhopper vector of sugarcane grassy shoot (SCGS) disease, fed on SCGS-infected and healthy sugarcane leaves, and SCGS-infected and healthy plant tissue of sugarcane cv. CoLk 8102, were examined by nested PCR using phytoplasma-specific rRNA operon primers for detection of the SCGS phytoplasma. Samples of SCGS-infected plants with symptoms and SCGS-exposed D. vulgaris nymphs yielded SCGS-exclusive DNA bands when nested PCR was performed. Negative results were obtained when symptomless plant host and unexposed insect vector samples devoid of phytoplasma DNA templates were used. Such a reliable molecular tool for the precise detection of SCGS phytoplasma in the D. vulgaris population would help forecast the potential of secondary spread of SCGS in a susceptible sugarcane variety, and may facilitate control of the disease.     

Detection, identification and significance of phytoplasmas in grasses in northern Australia

Sugarcane yields have been severely reduced by white leaf and grassy shoot phytoplasma diseases in many parts of Asia. Australian sugarcane crops are not known to be affected by these diseases, but plant pathogenic phytoplasmas found in other introduced and native grasses in northern Australia could pose a serious threat to the Australian sugarcane industry. To further evaluate this threat, leaves from plants of 20 grass species, with and without symptoms, were collected during field surveys in northern Australia and tested to determine whether phytoplasmas were present and whether symptoms were reliable indicators of phytoplasma presence. Molecular tools were used to detect and characterize phytoplasmas. Four different phytoplasmas were found in seven grass species known to grow near healthy sugarcane crops. All the phytoplasmas were closely related to sugarcane white leaf phytoplasma (SCWL), one of the phytoplasmas that causes disease in sugarcane in Asia. Four of the host plant species and two of the phytoplasmas were new records. The relationship between symptoms and phytoplasma presence was poor. Because some plants with symptoms tested negative for phytoplasmas, a series of surveys was carried out in which flowers, leaves, roots and stems of two known host plant species, Whiteochloa cymbiformis and Sorghum stipoideum, were tested separately on nine occasions during two wet seasons. This was done to investigate the distribution of phytoplasmas within plants over time. Results showed that spatial and temporal variation of phytoplasmas occurred in these two host plant species. Hence, evaluation of disease distribution within a region requires repeated testing of all plant parts from plants without symptoms, as well as those with symptoms. To date, there is no report of a vector capable of transmitting to Australian sugarcane the phytoplasmas found in grasses in this study. If one is present, or occurs in the future, then native and introduced grasses could constitute a large reservoir of phytoplasma for vectors to draw on. This work provides an early warning for the sugarcane industry that the potential for infection exists.     

Identification of sugarcane grassy shoot-associated phytoplasma and one of its putative vectors in India

During a survey of sugarcane fields at the Sugarcane Research Institute, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, in August–September 2012, 6% to 28% incidence of sugarcane grassy shoot disease was observed in different fields of sugarcane variety CoS 7250. The association of phytoplasma with symptomatic sugarcane was confirmed by direct and nested PCR amplification of phytoplasma ribosomal gene. Four different delphacid leafhopper species, viz. Cofana unimaculata Signoret, Exitianus indicus (Distant), Sogatella kolophon Kirkaldy and Hishimonus phycitis (Dist.) were the prevalent feeding species of the Auchenorrhyncha fauna in the symptomatic sugarcane fields. Out of these four leafhopper species, only E. indicus tested positive for phytoplasma presence. Phylogenetic analysis suggested that the phytoplasmas from sugarcane and E. indicus in the present study were members of 16Sr XI. The confirmation of association of sugarcane grassy shoot phytoplasma in E. indicus population is important to understand the secondary spread of this phytoplasma in sugarcane plants.     

Latent infection of asymptomatic Hawaiian sugarcane cultivars with 16SrI and 16SrXI phytoplasmas

Leaves from sugarcane were collected at the Hawaiian sugarcane breeding station and from recent and previous Hawaiian plantation fields and tested for phytoplasma by nested PCR, quantitative PCR and partly by the 16S/23S internal spacer sequence. Phytoplasmas were found in samples of 10 of the 11 tested cultivars from the station and identified as strains 16SrI phytoplasma (aster yellows phytoplasma) and 16SrXI phytoplasma (rice yellow dwarf phytoplasma). Hot water treatment could partially eliminate the phytoplasmas, but sugarcane plants in the Hawaiian plantations, which routinely use hot-water-treated seed cane cuttings, were nevertheless infected by 16SrXI phytoplasma. Samples from abandoned sugarcane plantations contained 16SrI phytoplasma or 16SrXI phytoplasma. The titre of phytoplasma was very low in all cases, i.e., at or below the detection threshold of quantitative PCR, and no difference in phytoplasma infection was observed between healthy-looking, green plants and plants that had YLS symptoms. Apparently the Hawaiian sugarcane cultivars have some kind of phytoplasma resistance under the growth conditions in Hawaii. The latent presence of phytoplasma strains calls for awareness and rigorous treatment of sugarcane setts even in cases, where YLS was so far exclusively related to the presence of Sugarcane yellow leaf virus.     

Detection and molecular characterization of sugarcane grassy shoot phytoplasma in Vietnam

Sugarcane is an important cash crop in Vietnam and has been widely promoted at national and provincial level. In 2006, a new disease was discovered in sugarcane in the Nghean Tate&Lyle Sugar Mill in Nghean Province in north-central Vietnam. The key symptoms were the formation of green grassy shoots around the base of mature stools. We applied nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using P1/P7 and R16F2n/R16R2 for detection and characterization of phytoplasma from the symptomatic tissues. PCR products of the expected size (approx. 1200?bp) were obtained from the 16S rDNA of the phytoplasma. The restriction fragment length polymorphism profiles indicated that all samples were infected by the same phytoplasma. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed that the SCGS phytoplasma from Vietnam belong to the 16SrXI group, formerly Rice Yellow Dwarf group.