Characterization of Fusarium population associated with wilt of jojoba in Israel

Fusarium wilt, caused by Fusarium oxysporum, is a major disease of jojoba, causing serious economic losses. This study was aimed at characterizing the Fusarium populations associated with jojoba in Israel. Fifty Fusarium isolates used in this study included 23 isolates from the 1990s (“past”) and 27 recently isolated (“recent”). All the isolates were characterized by arbitrarily primed (ap)-PCR and 16 representatives were additionally delineated using multilocus (tef1, rpb1, rpb2) phylogeny and evaluated for their pathogenic potential. Consequently, 88% of the isolates were identified and characterized to the F. oxysporum species complex. The remaining 12% grouped within the F. fujikuroi, F. solani, and F. redolens species complexes. Variations in the infection rate (16.7%–100%), disease symptoms (0.08–1.25, on a scale of 0–3), and fungal colonization index (0.67–2.17, on a scale of 0–4) were observed within the tested isolates, with no significant differences between the past and recent isolates. The representative isolates were assigned to 11 groups based on ap-PCR. Pathogenicity tests showed that isolates from Groups II, IV, and V were the most aggressive, whereas isolates from Groups III, VIII, and IX were the least aggressive. Among the tested isolates, F. oxysporum sensu lato was the most aggressive, followed by F. proliferatum, while F. nygamai was the least aggressive. This study demonstrates the complexity and genetic diversity of Fusarium wilt on jojoba in Israel, indicating possible multiple introductions of infected germplasm into the country.     

Molecular and physiological characterization of Arabidopsis–Colletotrichum gloeosporioides pathosystem

Anthracnose is a destructive disease that affects a wide range of crop plants especially in tropical and subtropical regions. Colletotrichum spp. are the major pathogens causing anthracnose. In this study, we collected and identified the pathogen from diseased samples of Stylosanthes, a major tropical forage crop. The ability of the pathogen to naturally infect Arabidopsis thaliana was examined. Sequence analysis of ITS, ACT, CHS, and GAPDH genes showed the pathogen to be Colletotrichum gloeosporioides sensu lato (s.l.), and this was supported further by morphological characterization of representative isolates. The disease symptoms and cellular infection process of aggressive isolates (DZ-19 and HK-04) and a weak isolate (CJ-04) were compared. DZ-19 and HK-04 caused more severe disease symptoms on both young seedlings and adult plants of Col-0 and Ws-2 ecotypes compared to CJ-04. Furthermore, the more aggressive isolates showed faster and earlier germination of conidia, formation of appressoria, and growth and development of hyphae during the infection. Genetic analysis of the defence response and expression profiling of defence marker genes demonstrated the involvement of MAP kinase, Ca²⁺-dependent protein kinase, salicylic acid, ethylene, and jasmonic acid pathways in the resistance against anthracnose. These results suggest that the Arabidopsis–Colletotrichum gloeosporioides pathosystem should provide a valuable tool for exploring the resistance mechanisms against this pathogen.     

侵染广西番茄的番茄黄化曲叶病毒的分子鉴定

番茄黄化曲叶病毒病是番茄生产上的毁灭性病害,严重影响番茄产量及品质。2019年从广西百色市采集疑似番茄黄化曲叶病叶片样品,采用滚环扩增(RCA)及基因克隆等方法,获得了4个烟粉虱传双生病毒的全基因序列,4个分离物的全长序列分别为2 776、2 781、2 752、2 781 bp,均编码6个开放阅读框;核苷酸相似性比较发现,4个分离物彼此间的相似性均在90%以上,与已报道的番茄黄化曲叶病毒Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV)各分离物间的相似性也在91%以上;系统进化分析表明,TYLCV广西分离物BS-2和BS-4与TYLCV-Hunan、BS-1和BS-3与TYLCV-YN6553等分离物处于独立的小分支,说明TYLCV广西分离物与TYLCV-Hunan、TYLCV-YN6553具有较近的亲缘关系。本研究首次报道TYLCV在广西发生。     

温度影响下斑潜蝇种间竞争取代的分子机制研究进展

斑潜蝇是一类为害园艺蔬菜作物的世界性害虫,也是我国重要的外来有害生物。斑潜蝇种类繁多,不断向世界各地入侵扩散,在其扩散过程中种间竞争取代频繁。斑潜蝇种间竞争取代机制复杂,影响种间竞争取代的因子很多,其中温度是影响斑潜蝇种间竞争取代的重要因子。该文首先以温度影响下斑潜蝇种间竞争生态学机制为切入点,分别从关键胁迫耐受性基因——热激蛋白（heat shock protein,Hsp）基因的表达、Hsp基因非编码区的特征和转录组比较分析3个层面对近缘斑潜蝇竞争取代分子机制进行总结与探讨,并从胁迫耐受性基因类型、分子生物学研究方法及种间竞争其他因子等方面对斑潜蝇种间竞争取代未来的研究方向进行了展望。     

基于转录组分析的九种苍耳分子标记筛选和鉴定

为实现我国非重要的检疫性杂草——苍耳属Xanthium杂草快速高效的分子鉴定,利用Illumina二代测序平台对白苍耳X.albinum、意大利苍耳X.italicum、直刺苍耳X.ripicola、刺苍耳X.spinosum、柱果苍耳X.cylindricum、宾州苍耳X.pennsylvanicum、蝟实苍耳X.echinatum、苍耳X.sibiricum和北美苍耳X.strumarium共9种苍耳属杂草进行转录组测序,获得的unigene序列数分别为103 362、93 506、87 452、83 822、70 994、66 397、57 598、57 164和57 134个。利用生物信息分析方法对9种苍耳属杂草转录组进行简单重复序列（simple sequence repeat,SSR）和物种间的特异性序列预测和筛选。经过PCR试验验证,筛选获得了可以有效鉴定上述9种杂草的6对SSR引物和13对特异性引物,提高了苍耳属杂草鉴定的准确率。     

小麦抗麦双尾蚜研究进展

麦双尾蚜是一种世界性的麦类害虫。本文就小麦抗麦双尾蚜资源筛选、抗性机制、抗性遗传、抗蚜基因染色体定位及分子标记研究进展进行了综述。     

应用SSR分子标记鉴定超级杂交水稻组合及其纯度

 应用SSR分子标记技术对超级杂交稻5个组合（HYS 1/R105、培矮64S/E32、两优培九、88S/0293、J23A/Q611）及其9个亲本进行了鉴定。用144对SSR引物进行筛选，有47对能够在实验材料中显示较好的多态性，其中，RM337与RM154呈现丰富多态性，可鉴别供试组合并分别与其亲本区分开。对于水稻的每一条染色体，各筛选出两条产生多态性的引物，共24对，并提供一组作为鉴定参考的图谱；通过杂种表现为父母本互补带型的特点，找到在杂交稻组合及其亲本间具有多态性的引物，筛选出5对引物分别作为鉴定上述5个超级杂交稻组合的特异引物，进而针对杂交稻不同的纯度问题设计鉴定方法。     

菠萝生物技术研究进展

综述了近年来菠萝生物技术的研究进展，主要包括离体培养、分子标记、基因工程3个方面。     

Clustering of Major Genes Conferring Blast Resistance in a Durable Resistance Rice Cultivar Gumei 2

By using 304 recombinant inbred lines derived from indica rice cross Zhong 156/Gumei 2, a linkage map consisting of 177 marker loci and covering 12 rice chromosomes was constructed and employed for mapping genes conferring blast resistance in rice. Genomic location of gene Pi25(t) conferring neck blast resistance to the Chinese isolate 92-183 (race ZC15) was verified to be located between markers A7 and RG456 on chromosome 6, with genetic distances of 1.7 cM and 1.5 cM to A7 and RG456,respectively. Leaf blast resistance of Gumei 2 to the Philippine isolate Ca89 (lineage 4) was found to be controlled by a single gene. The gene tentatively designated as Pi26(t) was located between makers B10 and R674 on chromosome 6, with genetic distances of 5.7 cM and 25.8 cM to B10 and R674 respectively. Resistant alleles at both gene loci were derived from Gumei 2,indicating an existence of resistance gene cluster in Gumei 2.     

麻类作物分子标记技术应用进展

本文综述了分子标记在麻类作物物种演化及亲缘关系、遗传多样性、标记辅助选择和遗传图谱的构建上的应用，并展望了分子标记在麻类作物上的研究。