Tracking Phytophthora infestans with SSR markers within and between seasons – a field study in Sweden

The dynamics of a late blight epidemic and sexual reproduction in Phytophthora infestans were studied in an experimental field in mid‐Sweden. The field was inoculated with six isolates of P. infestans taken from another potato field where sexual reproduction of the pathogen was suspected. Three weeks after inoculation single‐lesion leaflets were sampled and the resulting isolates characterized using microsatellites (SSRs) and mating type as markers. Among the 151 isolates analysed, the inoculum genotypes constituted more than 80% of the genotypes found, with three other genotypes making up the remainder. The following year, P. infestans obtained from soil samples taken from this field were analysed, and six novel genotypes were identified. Genotypes from the previous summer’s population were not detected. Analysis of the genotypes recovered was consistent with them being recombinants, with the previous summer’s population acting as parents. These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that oospores produced during a summer epidemic in Sweden can overwinter and cause infection the next year.     

Resistance to Rhizoctonia solani AG‐2‐2 (IIIB) in creeping bentgrass plants transformed with pepper esterase gene PepEST

A pepper esterase (PepEST) gene was introduced into creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera) by Agrobacterium‐mediated transformation. Purified recombinant PepEST proteins were sufficient to inhibit the growth of the fungal pathogens Rhizoctonia solani AG2‐2 (IIIB) (causing brown patch) and Sclerotinia homoeocarpa (dollar spot), but not the oomycete responsible for pythium blight, Pythium aphanidermatum. PepEST proteins were most effective against R. solani. After genetic transformation of creeping bentgrass with PepEST, the genomic integration of transgenes bar and PepEST was confirmed by Southern blot analysis, and their expression was also validated by northern blot and western blot analyses. Disease severity on R. solani‐inoculated leaves of transgenic plants was <10% compared to ca. 50% in non‐transgenic plants. Microscopic observation of infected leaves indicated that PepEST inhibited the growth of hyphae upon fungal infection.     

Trichothecene genotypes of Gibberella zeae from winter wheat fields in the eastern USA

Fusarium head blight (FHB), caused principally by Gibberella zeae (Fusarium graminearum), is a devastating disease of small grains such as wheat and barley worldwide. Grain infected with G. zeae may be contaminated with trichothecene mycotoxins such as deoxynivalenol (DON) and nivalenol (NIV). Strains of G. zeae that produce DON may also produce acetylated derivatives of DON: 3‐acetyl‐DON (3‐ADON) and 15‐acetyl‐DON (15‐ADON). Gradients (clines) of 3‐ADON genotypes in Canada have raised questions about the distribution of G. zeae trichothecene genotypes in wheat fields in the eastern USA. Tri3 and Tri12 genotypes were evaluated in 998 isolates of G. zeae collected from 39 winter wheat fields in New York (NY), Pennsylvania (PA), Maryland (MD), Virginia (VA), Kentucky (KY) and North Carolina (NC). Ninety‐two percent (919/998) of the isolates were 15‐ADON, 7% (69/998) were 3‐ADON, and 1% (10/998) was NIV. A phylogenetic analysis based on portions of three genes (PHO, RED and URA) from 23 isolates revealed two species of Fusarium (F. graminearum sensu stricto and one isolate of F. cerealis (synonym F. crookwellense)). An increasing trend of 3‐ADON genotypes was observed from NC (south) to NY (north). Punctuated episodes of atmospheric transport may favour a higher frequency of 3‐ADON genotypes in the northeastern USA, near Canada, compared with the mid‐Atlantic states. Discoveries of the NIV genotype in NY and NC indicate the need for more intensive sampling in the surrounding regions.     

6个新疆矮化核桃品种的指纹图谱构建及亲缘关系分析

以8个核桃品种叶片为材料,利用ISSR技术,从100条ISSR引物中筛选出2条对8份DNA进行PCR扩增,共扩增位点34个,其中多态位点24个(比例达70.58%),构建出8个核桃品种的数字化指纹图谱。以NTSYSpc2.1软件计算品种指纹图谱的相似系数(GS)并进行(UPGMA)聚类分析,样品间的GS在0.54～0.94之间,在GS=0.64处将8个核桃品种分成2组:第一组母本为‘扎343’(1号),矮化品种有‘新温724’(4号)和‘新温908’(5号);第二组母本为‘新早丰’(2号),矮化品种有‘新温609’(3号)、‘新温915’(6号)、‘新温916’(7号)和‘新温917’(8号),与田间表现基本一致。     

草莓褐色轮斑病病原鉴定及室内药效研究*

草莓褐色轮斑病近年越来越严重,尤其在草莓育苗阶段。从草莓发病叶片、匍匐茎上分离得到病原菌,对病原菌进行形态特征观察、生物学特性研究、ITS序列分析以及室内药效试验。结果表明：该病原菌为Sphaeronaemella fragariae。该菌菌丝生长最适温度范围是25～28 ℃;适宜pH为6;在供试的几种碳、氮源中,最适的碳源是蔗糖,最适的氮源是酵母浸出液。在供试的9种药剂中,以咪鲜胺1 000倍液对病菌的抑制作用最好。     

礼县核桃丰产栽培技术

核桃丰产的栽培是通过土肥水管理、整形修剪、病虫害防治等管理技术措施,提高核桃优质产量,进一步改变礼县贫穷山区的落后面貌,不断增加农民经济收入。     

千家坪林区油松赤枯病调查及对策

本文调查了陕西省平利县千家坪林区油松赤枯病的发生和危害情况，在调查的818．4hm^2油松人工林中，发病611hm^2，占74．4％。同时对赤枯病的发生特点进行了调查，结果表明该病的发生与树龄、海拔、坡向有一定的关系。在高海拔地区应该采取更新树种，低海拔地区进行疏伐和化学防治的策略。     

A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON SOIL AGGREGATE INLARCH AND LARCH-WALNUT FORESTS

Theinfluenceofpureormixedforestonsoilpropertiesandtheproductivityofstandhasbeenagreatinteresttoforesters.Theauthour,throughalongperoidofresearchwork'foundthatLarch-Walnutmixedforestimprovedthephysicochemicalpropertiesofsoilandincreasedsoilferti1ity,andthattheacidationofsoilunderLarchforestwasalong-termprocess.Toinquireintothechangesinsoilproperties,water-stableaggregateofthesoilwasspeciallystudiedandsatisfactoryresulthasbeenrecieved.It'savailabletousethean1ountofaggregateasanindicatortotheeff…     

核桃黑斑病综合防治技术

通过对核桃黑斑病发病侵染规律及原因分析,采取加强水肥土管理,合理修剪,减少密蔽,改善通风透光条件;谨防蛀果害虫;越冬管理;药剂防治的综合措施防治,可有效控制核桃黑斑病的发生危害。     

基于氮梯度加载下的温室核桃砧木苗生长生理特性变化

【目的】探究新疆核桃砧木苗生长特征及生理特性对氮梯度的响应,为核桃砧木苗施氮标准化的探究奠定基础。【方法】以阿克苏厚皮农家种质核桃砧木苗为研究对象,进行不同梯度的氮素诱导,测定核桃砧木苗生长及生理指标。【结果】基于氮梯度加载下的核桃砧木苗株高、地径、叶片数、叶长、光合色素含量、可溶性蛋白质含量、可溶性糖含量、硝酸还原酶活性、谷氨酰胺合成酶活性均呈上升趋势,并在15 g.a^-1.m^-2处理下达到最高值。【结论】适量地增施氮肥有利于核桃砧木苗的生长、提高砧木苗体内营养物质含量以及促进氮代谢能力。