Maize defence mechanisms against the European corn borer,Ostrinia nubilalis Hübner (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

Maize is arguably the most widely grown crop in the world, but it is often associated with one of its major insect pests, the European corn borer (ECB). The damage caused by this species to maize production is generally variable, but in many cases it is economically significant. This review paper provides an overview of the research findings on the natural plant defence mechanisms against ECB larvae published till now. What is resistance and how it is achieved, what is the chemical response of maize plants to insect feeding and how tolerance can be increased. A short introduction in breeding for resistance and a discussion if the mentioned traits can be used in conventional breeding in order to create maize hybrids less affected by ECB are given.     

黑龙江省主栽水稻品种抗稻瘟病基因的分子检测与分析

了解品种本身的抗性基因型对于水稻品种合理布局具有重要意义。为了明确稻瘟病抗性基因Pi-ta、Pi-b、Pik-m、Pi9、Pii、Pi-d3在黑龙江省水稻品种中的分布情况,选取34份主栽品种,利用这6个抗瘟基因的功能标记,对供试材料进行分子标记检测。结果表明,Pi9的分布频率最高,其次是Pi-ta和Pik-m,Pi-b和Pii抗性基因分布频率较低,Pi-d3的分布频率最低;供试的34份水稻材料中,被检测出最多含有5个抗性基因,而最少只含有1个抗性基因,含有2个抗性基因的品种所占比例最大,龙粳40和龙粳42不含有待检测基因。     

hrpZ_(Psta)在转基因大豆中定量表达与疫霉根腐病和灰斑病抗性相关研究

以T5转hrpZPsta基因大豆JN29-705-15和JL30-187为材料,利用实时荧光定量PCR技术(Quantitative Real Time PCR,qRT-PCR)检测了目标基因在转基因大豆不同组织中的表达量,分别利用下胚轴侵染法和叶面喷施法鉴定疫霉根腐病抗性和灰斑病抗性,并分析目的基因表达量与疫霉根腐病和灰斑病抗性的相关性。结果表明:hrpZPsta基因在大豆的叶、茎、根、籽粒中均有表达,二个株系平均相对表达量分别为8.2/6.1、0.9/0.7、6.5/4.6和0.8/0.7;T5转hrpZPsta基因大豆抗疫霉根腐病和灰斑病能力与野生型相比均有所提高,JN29-705-15对疫霉根腐病抗性从感病提高到中抗,而JL30-187从中抗提高到抗病;hrpZPsta基因在叶中的表达量也与抗灰斑病能力呈正相关,与病情级别呈极显著负相关。试验结果初步证明了外源基因hrp ZPsta在大豆植株中的表达量与受体植株对疫霉根腐病和灰斑病抗性存在一定的相关性。     

Characterization of Leptospira infection in suckling and weaning rat pups

Rats are known to be the most important reservoirs of Leptospira spp. However, the leptospiral dose and age at which rats become resistant to Leptospira infection are not yet well elucidated. Aimed to characterize leptospirosis in rat pups, we found that suckling pups (4-, 7-, and 14-day old) are susceptible to leptospires and resistance starts from the weaning age (23-day old). Susceptibility of rat pups was also affected by the infecting dose of the organisms. Jaundice, decrease in body weight, and neurological symptoms prior to moribundity was evident in infected suckling pups. However, 23-day-old infected pups did not manifest any pathological changes and were able to survive the infection similar to adult rats. Based on these results, we propose the suckling rat pup as a novel animal model of human leptospirosis to investigate pathogenesis, development of host resistance, and the mechanisms involved in rats becoming maintenance hosts for leptospires.     

湖北省茄子品种抗褐纹病鉴定

收集了目前湖北省市场上销售的34个茄子品种,采用室内离体茄果人工接种的方法,鉴定了这些品种对茄子褐纹病的抗性水平。结果显示:从34个茄子材料中鉴定出免疫品种8个,高抗品种4个,抗病品种2个,中抗品种2个,感病品种18个,说明湖北市场上推广种植的茄子品种50%以上为感褐纹病品种。     

Victoria Blight,defense turned upside down

Genes that confer disease resistance to biotrophic pathogens typically encode nucleotide-binding, leucine-rich-repeat proteins (NB-LRRs). These proteins confer resistance by detecting the presence of virulence effectors secreted by biotrophic pathogens. Recognition triggers NB-LRR activation and subsequently, the defense response which often includes localized host cell death. The fungus, Cochliobolus victoriae, is a necrotrophic pathogen that causes a disease called Victoria Blight. Virulence of this fungus is dependent on its production of a peptide called “victorin” that has been traditionally described as a toxin. Only plants that respond to victorin are susceptible to Cochliobolus victoriae whereas those that do not are resistant to the fungus. Genetic and molecular analyses have revealed that victorin functions like a biotrophic effector recognized by a NB-LRR resistance protein in Arabidopsis. Further, numerous plant species express victorin sensitivity suggesting there are numerous NB-LRRs that recognize victorin. Thus, through expression of victorin, C. victoriae is able to exploit plant defense to cause disease and is capable of evoking this response in an array of different plants.     

Resistance monitoring and enzyme activity in three field populations of cowpea aphid (Aphis craccivora) from Egypt

The cowpea aphid (Aphis craccivora) is one of the most important sucking insect pests attacking certain legumes in Egypt particularly faba bean, cowpea and pea. In this study we monitored the resistance level of three field populations of A. craccivora to seven insecticides belonging to three different chemical classes (organophosphates, carbamates and neonicotinoids). The three populations were collected from three governorates in Egypt namely Dakahlia, Qalyobia and Beni Suef. Diagnostic concentrations (LC₉₀ values for susceptible strain) for each insecticide were established using a leaf dipping technique. Resistance monitoring showed that the field population from Dakahlia was highly resistant to all the tested insecticides. In a similar manner, the population from Qalyobia was also resistant to all insecticides except for fenitrothion to which only moderate resistance was observed. The field population from Beni Suef exhibited a lower level of resistance to all the seven tested insecticides.Biochemical assay showed that esterase activity in these three field populations was generally higher as the enzyme activity ratio ranged from 4.3 to 7.8 fold more than that for the susceptible strain. The activity of the other measured detoxifying enzymes (glutathione -S- transferase and mixed function oxidases) was moderate in the populations from Qalyobia and Dakahlia. Nevertheless, the enzyme activity in A. craccivora collected from Beni Suef was variable and differed slightly from the activity measured in the susceptible strain. Monitoring insecticide resistance among the three aphid populations was a proactive approach to detect any shift in insecticide efficiency. The possible occurrence of resistance in the cowpea aphid to the tested insecticides may be due to the higher activity of carboxylesterases. Further studies on the resistance mechanism to these insecticides are needed to provide insights in how to manage and delay the onset of the resistance and thus prolong the performance of insecticides against A. craccivora.     

对小麦白粉病菌生理小种三个鉴别寄主的抗性基因分析

采用基因推导法分析了三个鉴别寄主的抗性基因：白免３号和肯贵阿１号含有Ｐｍ４ａ：小白冬麦的抗性受一对隐性基因的控制，其抗谱不同于所有供试单基因系的抗谱。     

朱砂叶螨抗药性研究

1986～1987年测定了河南省12个产棉县、市棉田朱砂叶螨对当前主要杀螨剂的抗性水平和多种农药对抗性叶螨的毒力水平.结果显示,朱砂叶螨已对三氯杀螨醇和氧化乐果产生抗性,各棉区基本处于抗性上升阶段.其中对三氯杀螨醇的抗性相对倍数较高,LC_(50)和LC_(95)值分别是相对敏感品系的1.72～8.26和3.47～17.67倍.从抗性品系对23种农药的感受性看出,朱砂叶螨已形成对硫磷高抗品系,抗性倍数达466.8倍;对磷胺、久效磷等也表现较高的抗性,但对甲氰菊酯、PP321、克螨特等尚未产生明显抗性,三环锡、Nissorun、毒死蜱、来福灵等有较好的杀若螨作用,对卵的抑制作用以Nissorun为最强,其次为浏阳霉素和杀虫脒.     

大白菜抗根肿病基因位点CRa和CRb的分子标记鉴定

利用大白菜抗根肿病基因CRa和CRb分子标记(SC2930和KBr H129J18R)引物组,对78份大白菜材料进行抗根肿病分子标记鉴定。结果表明,在这78份材料中,有34份材料含有SC2930-T(CRa抗病标记)标记,其中杂合抗病位点材料17份,纯合抗病位点材料17份。有37份材料含有KBr H129J18R抗病标记,其中纯合抗病位点材料15份,杂合抗病位点材料22份。有20份材料不含有CRa和CRb所对应的抗病标记,23份材料含有2个抗病标记。该研究初步明确了78份参试大白菜材料所含抗根肿病基因CRa和CRb类型,为大白菜抗根肿病育种提供材料选择依据。