Target and non-target site mechanisms of fungicide resistance and their implications for the management of crop pathogens

Fungicides are indispensable for high-quality crops, but the rapid emergence and evolution of fungicide resistance have become the most important issues in modern agriculture. Hence, the sustainability and profitability of agricultural production have been challenged due to the limited number of fungicide chemical classes. Resistance to site-specific fungicides has principally been linked to target and non-target site mechanisms. These mechanisms change the structure or expression level, affecting fungicide efficacy and resulting in different and varying resistance levels. This review provides background information about fungicide resistance mechanisms and their implications for developing anti-resistance strategies in plant pathogens. Here, our purpose was to review changes at the target and non-target sites of quinone outside inhibitor (QoI) fungicides, methyl-benzimidazole carbamate (MBC) fungicides, demethylation inhibitor (DMI) fungicides, and succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor (SDHI) fungicides and to evaluate if they may also be associated with a fitness cost on crop pathogen populations. The current knowledge suggests that understanding fungicide resistance mechanisms can facilitate resistance monitoring and assist in developing anti-resistance strategies and new fungicide molecules to help solve this issue. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.     

Geographic Information System‐Based Analysis of the Spatial and Spatio‐Temporal Distribution of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Golestan Province,North‐East of Iran

Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL), a vector‐borne disease, poses serious psychological as well as social and economic burden to many rural areas of Iran. The main objectives of this study were to analyse yearly spatial distribution and the possible spatial and spatio‐temporal clusters of the disease to better understand spatio‐temporal epidemiological aspects of ZCL in rural areas of an endemic province, located in north‐east of Iran. Cross‐sectional survey was performed on 2983 recorded cases during the period of 2010–2012 at village level throughout the study area. Global clustering methods including the average nearest‐neighbour distance, Moran's I, general G indices and Ripley's K‐function were applied to investigate the annual spatial distribution of the existing point patterns. Presence of spatial and spatio‐temporal clusters was investigated using the spatial and space–time scan statistics. For each year, semivariogram analysis and all global clustering methods indicated meaningful persistent spatial autocorrelation and highly clustered distribution of ZCL, respectively. Eight significant spatial clusters, mainly located in north and northeast of the province, and one space–time cluster, observed in northern part of the province and during the period of September 2010–November 2010, were detected. Comparison of the location of ZCL clusters with environmental conditions of the study area showed that 97.8% of cases in clusters were located at low altitudes below 725 m above sea level with predominantly arid and semi‐arid climates and poor socio‐economic conditions. The identified clusters highlight high‐risk areas requiring special plans and resources for more close monitoring and control of the disease.     

时滞recurrent神经网络模型的全局渐近稳定性

讨论了时滞recurrent神经网络模型的全局渐近稳定性,通过构造适当的Lyapuov函数,利用线性矩阵不等式,给出了一类常时滞recurrent神经网络的新的充分条件,所获的稳定性条件是时滞相关的,稳定性判别条件更宽松.最后通过一个实例说明方法的可行性.     

理论生长方程对杉木人工林林分直径结构的模拟研究

理论生长方程在林分直径结构领域的应用具有重要的理论和实践意义。为探寻影响理论生长方程模拟性能好坏的内外机制，从而有所选择和鉴别地使用理论生长方程，本文从林分及方程两个角度出发进行了探讨。结果表明：年龄、立地、密度、间伐强度等因素对Richards等6种生长方程模拟精度影响不明显，而不同方程间的模拟精度差异极明显；林分直径累积分布曲线的拐点存在一个主要区间(0．4～0．6)，生长方程拐点的取值情形与方程模拟精度的大小密切相关，方程最佳拟合曲线的有效拐点区间愈大、拐点精确度愈高，拐点有效性越大，则方程模拟精度越高。     

不同成熟度沾化冬枣冰点测定及适宜贮藏温度的研究

贮藏温度是影响沾化冬枣贮藏寿命的关键因素,对白熟果、初红果、半红果和全红果4种成熟度冬枣冰点的温度进行了测定,分别为-2．1℃、-3．1℃、-3．9℃和-4．0℃。在此基础上确定了不同成熟度冬枣的适宜贮藏温度,为沾化冬枣贮藏提供了理论和技术依据。     

银木的光合与水分生理特性的研究

银木(Cinnamomum septentrionale Hand.Mazz.)系樟科樟属的常绿乔木,主要分布在年平均气温14℃,降水量800 mm以上的四川、陕西南部、甘肃南部、湖南等地区,是自然分布最北面的樟科植物.该树种系典型的北亚热带树种,对水、热条件的要求低于其它樟科植物,既能耐-10℃的低温,又能耐干旱[1].银木树皮灰色、光滑,叶近革质,互生,椭圆状、倒圆状披针形,具有较好的观赏性和较高的开发价值,在湖南、四川等地已人工栽培多年,形成特色鲜明的城市行道树.     

不同种源翅荚木的抗寒性

以5个种源的翅荚木叶为材料,采用叶片离析法和石蜡制片技术观测叶片结构特征、电导率法测定其半致死温度、差示热量扫描仪测定其过冷点温度,并结合田间试验分析不同种源翅荚木苗期的抗寒性及其与叶片结构的关系.结果表明:湖南通道翅荚木种源抗寒性最强,苗期在湖南株洲无冻害,在浙江丽水冻害率为4.83%,极显著低于其他种源;其叶片半致死温度为-5.34 ℃,过冷点温度为-15.04 ℃,均低于广东翁源和广西忻城种源. 不同种源翅荚木叶片细胞结构紧密度(CTR)和疏松度(SR)与种源的抗寒性有一定的关系,CTR值越大、SR值越小,种源的抗寒性越强.     

青檀耐荫性的初步研究

在连续３年测定比较几个不同树种的生理特性和树冠结构的基础上，本文对青檀的耐荫性进行了初步分析，结果表明，青檀的耐荫性随年龄的增大而降低，１２年生以前，青檀是耐荫的；１３至２５年生之间，青檀是喜光树种；２６年生以后青檀则逐渐变为阳性树种。比较的结果还表明，青檀的耐荫性较马尾松强，较杉木弱，从总体看属中偏阳树种。     

The Weighted Ideal Point Method and Its Application in Forest Harvest Regulation

本文通过对理想点法进行分析，认为该法取不同的ｐ值代表决策者对不同目标的偏爱程度；但ｐ值过大模型求解比较困难，故实际应用时ｐ值取较大的值并不现实．为进一步突出决策人对不同目标的偏爱程度，作者对理想点法进行改进，引进了各目标的权重，提出了加权理想点法．与前者比较，它进一步突出了不同目标对决策结果的影响，使决策结果更符合决策者的愿望，便于在生产中实施．通过用该法对山西省千秋沟林场某经营类型进行收获调整，表明用该法进行森林收获调整，到调整期末龄级结构基本达到完全调整林状态，且可将决策者对不同目标的要求落实到合理水平上．     

桂林岩溶石山阴香种群的空间分布格局

通过野外调查,选取6块有代表性的样地,采用点格局分析方法研究了阴香种群的空间分布格局。结果表明,6块样地中,Q1和Q5样地阴香种群多数尺度上表现为集群分布,Q2和Q3以随机分布为主,Q4和Q6样地少数尺度上为集群分布,多数尺度上呈随机分布。阴香种群的空间分布格局与物种本身的繁殖特性、生境条件以及种内种间竞争等密切相关,由岩石的覆盖而形成的小环境对种群的分布格局类型有影响。点格局分析法较好地体现了不同尺度下阴香种群的分布格局特征。