The corky root rot pathogen Pyrenochaeta lycopersici secretes a proteinaceous inducer of cell death affecting host plants differentially

Pathogenic isolates of Pyrenochaeta lycopersici, the causal agent of corky root rot of tomato, secrete cell death in tomato 1 (CDiT1), a homodimeric protein of 35 kDa inducing cell death after infiltration into the leaf apoplast of tomato. CDiT1 was purified by fast protein liquid chromatography, characterized by mass spectrometry and cDNA cloning. Its activity was confirmed after infiltration of an affinity-purified recombinant fusion of the protein with a C-terminal polyhistidine tag. CDiT1 is highly expressed during tomato root infection compared with axenic culture, and has a putative ortholog in other pathogenic Pleosporales species producing proteinaceous toxins that contribute to virulence. Infiltration of CDiT1 into leaves of other plants susceptible to P. lycopersici revealed that the protein affects them differentially. All varieties of cultivated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) tested were more sensitive to CDiT1 than those of currant tomato (S. pimpinellifolium). Root infection assays showed that varieties of currant tomato are also significantly less prone to intracellular colonization of their root cells by hyphae of P. lycopersici than varieties of cultivated tomato. Therefore, secretion of this novel type of inducer of cell death during penetration of the fungus inside root cells might favor infection of host species that are highly sensitive to this molecule.     

Genetic structure of Italian populations of Pyrenochaeta lycopersici,the causal agent of corky root rot of tomato

Pyrenochaeta lycopersici is the causal agent of corky root rot, which is a serious disease worldwide that attacks the roots of tomato. A total of 139 isolates were sampled from eight locations in Italy and Israel and assigned to two molecular types (type 1 and type 2) based on internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences. These isolates were genotyped using amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLPs) to decipher the population structure. Based on this population structure analysis, three groups of P. lycopersici were identified. One group correlated to ITS type 1, while the other two correlated to ITS type 2. amova indicated high genetic divergence (F_ST = 0·40) between the Italian types 1 and 2. These data support the view that the two ITS types represent significant evolutionary entities, although there might be incomplete lineage sorting present. Some isolates of different ITS type were observed to have very similar multilocus AFLP profiles, and some genotypes were intermediate between the two ITS types. This suggests that parasexual hybridization between the two types has had a significant role in shaping the population structure of P. lycopersici. Finally, the average divergence among the populations within the ITS types was very high (F_SC = 0·710, P < 10^?5), probably due to strong genetic drift and founder effects combined with restricted migration.     

The association of Humicola fuscoatra with corky root symptoms in wilted glasshouse tomatoes

A wilt disease including severe root rot and corky rot was observed near the end of the growing season in glasshouse tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) plants, growing in soilless systems. Numerous aleuroconidia of the common soil-borne fungusHumicola fuscoatra var.fuscoatra were always present in the cells of affected roots. The pathogenicity ofH. fuscoatra was not established, but inoculation with previously used rockwool from a crop with corky root symptoms reproduced the disease. It is suggested that near the end of the growing season the artificial substrate offers favourable conditions for the development of a complex root disease in whichH. fuscoatra may play a role.     

Fusarium crown and root rot of tomatoes in the UK

Fusarium crown and root rot caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici was found in the UK in 1988 and 1989 mainly in rockwool-grown tomato crops. Up to 14% of plants were affected in individual crops. In experiments, leaf and stem symptoms did not appear until the time of first fruit harvest even when the plants were inoculated at planting, first flowers or fruit set. Conidial inoculum at 10⁶ spores/plant applied at seed sowing killed 70–83% of tomato seedlings, whereas similar levels of inoculum applied to young plants caused root and basal stem decay, and eventually death but only after fruit harvest began. Disease incidence and symptom severity increased with inoculum concentration. Experimentally, the disease was more severe in peat- or compost-grown plants than in rockwool. Disease spread was only a few centimetres in 50 days in experimental rockwool-grown plants. All tomato cultivars tested were highly susceptible. Prochloraz-Mn was highly effective against the pathogen in vitro and controlled the disease in the glasshouse, but only when applied preventively. Non-pathogenic Fusarium oxysporum isolates and Trichoderma harzianum also reduced FCRR disease levels.     

Studies of the epidemiology and control of tomato stem rot caused by Didymella lycopersici

Pycnidiospores of Didymella lycopersici were capable of inducing stem lesions when used at concentrations as low as two spores per 15-μl droplet, provided the inoculum was placed on wounded tissue and the relative humidity maintained at more than 90%. At c. 75% RH, lesions were not produced even at high spore concentrations and with pre-inoculation stem wounding. Pycnidiospores remained viable when stored for 17 weeks in sterile water and 14 weeks in nutrient solution. Detailed examination of tomato stems with a single lesion indicated that, in some cases, the pathogen may be widely distributed as it was isolated at distances of up to 1000 mm above the lesion and 750 mm below. Experiments on the transmission of D. lycopersici using sciarid flies demonstrated that, although this may be possible, it is probably infrequent in occurrence. None of the fungicides tested for the control of stem lesions were better than the standard benomyl in Actipron, but benomyl in medical-grade liquid paraffin was as good.     

Effectiveness of fumigants and grafting against tomato brown root rot caused byColletotrichum coccodes

In an attempt to find effective control measures againstColletotrichum coccodes, an emerging pathogen causing root rot on tomato in northern Italy, four experimental trials were carried out during the years 2005 and 2006 in Piedmont and Liguria in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the combination of different rootstocks (Beaufort F1, He Man F1, Maxifort) with various fumigants. In the presence of medium to high disease incidence, the best results were obtained by combining the use of a resistant tomato rootstock with soil fumigation with dimethyl disulfide at 40 or 80 gm⁻² or metham sodium at 192 g m⁻². Chloropicrin, applied at 20 g m⁻², and the tested rootstocks alone, did not enable effective control of the pathogen. The need to monitor the appearance of new diseases and the resurgence of old ones is stressed.     

Bioassay to assess root rot in pea and effect of root rot on yield

Infection of pea roots by soil-borne pathogens causes foot and root rot. In 1985 research was started to develop a method to predict the root rot likely to occur in prospective pea fields. In a bioassay the pea cultivar Finale was sown in a composite soil sample from each field in pots under standardized conditions in the greenhouse. The plants were removed at the green bud stage and the severity of root rot recorded. Between 1985 and 1988 approximately 200 field pea crops were monitored for root rot development. Forty-eight fields were bioassayed in 1986, 51 in 1987 and 30 in 1988. Each year, root rot readings in the bioassay and disease severity readings at field sampled plants at flowering and green pod were linearly correlated (P<0.001). As the degree of root rot in the field crop increased, there was a proportional lower yield. In heavily infested fields, up to a 50% yield reduction occurred.The bioassay in pots proved to be a reliable method for predicting root rot severity in sampled pea fields.     

117个玉米品种对禾谷镰孢根腐病的抗性鉴定及根腐病对苗势与产量的影响

为评价东北地区玉米主推品种对禾谷镰孢根腐病的抗性水平,探究根腐病发生与苗势、产量损失间的关系,采用人工接种方法鉴定东北地区117个玉米主推品种对禾谷镰孢根腐病的抗性水平,应用室内盆栽试验分析自交系LN810在施用氮、磷、钾及复合肥后对禾谷镰孢根腐病发生和苗势的影响,在田间对先玉335接种禾谷镰孢菌Fusarium graminearum后探究根腐病发生程度对其苗势及产量的影响。结果显示,117个玉米品种对禾谷镰孢根腐病的抗性差异明显,鉴定出高抗品种14个,抗病品种44个,中抗品种47个,感病品种12个,其中表现中抗以上的品种占89.74%,且中早熟材料均表现为抗性。与未施肥相比,施用磷钾肥后玉米禾谷镰孢根腐病发生率最低,为22.03%。按照禾谷镰孢根腐病发生程度从轻到重将先玉335群体划分为一、二、三类苗,级别越高苗势越弱,产量测定发现二、三类苗的平均产量较一类苗的平均产量分别下降了39.97%和76.39%。表明东北地区主推玉米品种大部分对禾谷镰孢根腐病表现出抗性,但仍有部分品种存在较大感病风险,且该病害的发生程度与幼苗长势和产量呈负相关,施用磷钾肥可降低该病害的发生率。     

玉米镰孢菌穗、茎腐病侵染循环的相互关系

玉米穗腐病和茎腐病是玉米主要病害。茎腐病多数病株明显发生根腐,茎基节间产生不规则状褐斑,随后很快变软,内部空松,导致果穗下垂、籽粒干瘪、整株青枯或黄枯,明显减产。玉米穗腐病的主要致病菌为串珠镰孢菌Fusarium moniliforme和禾谷镰孢菌Fusarium graminearum,茎腐病的主要致病菌除腐霉菌外,也有与穗腐病相同的禾谷镰孢菌     

Pink root rot of squash caused by Setophoma terrestris in Japan

Pink root rot of squash (Cucurbita moschata) caused by Setophoma terrestris was found in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan in July 2007. Cucumber grafted on the squash first developed wilt and finally blight. These symptoms followed a severe pink root rot of the squash rootstock. The fungal isolates from diseased roots were identified as S. terrestris based on morphological characteristics and nucleotide sequences. One isolate induced a similar pink root rot but not entire wilting of the cucumber vine. We propose the name “pink root rot” (koshoku-negusare-byo in Japanese) of squash for the new disease.     

The occurrence in Denmark of black root rot of pea caused by Thielaviopsis basicola

Thielaviopsis basicola has been shown to be a root pathogen of pea of considerable importance in Denmark. The fungus is only found in fields with one or more previous pea crops in the field history. In the dry and warm growing season of 1989 the fungus was found in 0·6% and 3·2% of the fields in two separate areas in Denmark. In the fields where T. basicola was detected the average disease severity index in plant samples was 51·8, whereas the average disease severity index in plant samples without the fungus was 27·0. The average yield of green peas was reduced from 5167 to 4171 kg/ha when T. basicola was present. For detection and isolation of T. basicola it is important to use a technique combining microscopic examination, a semi-selective medium and a dilution plate method.     

Epidemiology and management of brown rot on stone fruit caused by Monilinia laxa

Stone fruit is attacked by various pathogens, of which brown rot disease is one of the important diseases. There are three Monilinia species mainly responsible for the brown rot disease: Monilinia fructicola is mainly found in North America and Australasia, and M. laxa and M. fructigena mainly in Europe. Both M. fructicola and M. laxa can infect flowers, resulting in blossom blight, as well as both healthy and wounded fruit, resulting in brown rot. On the other hand, M. fructigena can only infect wounded fruit. Compared to the two other species, M. fructicola has been extensively studied, whereas the equally important M. laxa has had less attention. This paper addresses this imbalance and reviews research on the biology, epidemiology and management of M. laxa on stone fruits. Due to EU regulations, the number of fungicides available for controlling plant diseases has been steadily decreasing, particularly in the post-harvest environment. This has placed much more emphasis on alternative control methods, a focus of the present review. Numerous physical and biological approaches to control have achieved successful outcomes but often in small-scale trials and in isolation from integrated strategies. Promising physical control methods include removal of mummified fruit in orchards and post-harvest hot-water treatment. Many micro-organisms have been shown to have biocontrol potential against brown rot but only a few have been commercially formulated. It is generally agreed that the use of biocontrol agents needs to be integrated with other measures. Current research focuses on disease management from flowering to post-harvest period. Recent results have suggested that reducing overwintering inoculum should be considered as one of key aspects of integrated management of brown rot on stone fruit. Finally, we make recommendations about future research and development on integrated pest management strategies for control of M. laxa, especially on strategic deployment of biocontrol agents and interactions among brown rot pathogens.     

甘肃省马铃薯束梗褐腐病病原鉴定及其生物学特性研究

对甘肃省马铃薯(Solanum tuberosum L.)束梗褐腐病病原进行了分离鉴定和生物学特性研究。经形态特征观察与rDNA-ITS序列分析, 将病原菌鉴定为细基束梗霉［Doratomyces stemonitis (Pers. ex Fr.) F.J. Morton & G. Smith］。生物学特性研究结果表明, 病菌菌丝生长最适温度为25～30 ℃, 最适pH为6, 病菌能利用多种碳源, 但以蔗糖最好, 氮源以甘氨酸最适, 光照对菌丝生长没有影响。分生孢子在5～40 ℃范围内均能萌发, 最适25 ℃, 最适pH为7, 分生孢子萌发需液态水, 湿度低于99%几乎不萌发, 马铃薯汁液和葡萄糖液对孢子萌发有较好的促进作用。本研究为马铃薯束梗褐腐病的防治提供了理论依据。     

鞘腐病发生程度与玉米倒伏及产量损失间的相关性分析

为深入探讨鞘腐病的发生对玉米倒伏及产量的影响,通过温室接种法测定了玉米不同发育阶段鞘腐病的发病程度及相关防御酶活性,以确定玉米鞘腐病的易感时期;并通过田间接种不同浓度的层出镰孢菌获得不同发病级别的玉米鞘腐病病株,于乳熟期调查病害发生程度,利用YYD-1B数显植物茎秆强度检测仪测定每株玉米茎秆的抗倒伏能力,收获后测定其产量。结果显示,玉米鞘腐病的易感时期为开花期,郑单958和浚单20在此时期鞘腐病的发病率分别为64.36%和40.22%;病情指数分别达42.73和19.58,均高于其它时期;玉米自交系OH43Ht1、郑58和杂交品种郑单958的茎秆抗倒伏能力均随着玉米鞘腐病发病级别的升高而降低;郑58和郑单958的产量随玉米鞘腐病发病级别的升高而降低,每公顷产量损失郑58从13.84%增加到29.53%、郑单958从3.99%增加到16.72%。表明玉米鞘腐病严重发生时能够降低玉米的抗倒伏能力和产量,且对自交系的影响大于杂交品种,生产中应引起高度重视。     

Quantitative relationships between different injury factors and development of brown rot caused by Monilinia fructigena in integrated and organic apple orchards

In a 4-year study, the incidence of various types of injuries (caused by insects, birds, growth cracks, mechanical wounding, and other, unidentified factors) was assessed in relation to brown rot development (caused by Monilinia fructigena) on fruit of three apple cultivars (Prima, Jonathan, and Mutsu) in integrated and organic blocks of two apple orchards in Hungary. In addition, populations of male codling moths (Cydia pomonella) were monitored with pheromone traps season-long in both management systems. On average, injury incidence on fruit at harvest was 6.1 and 19.2% in the integrated and organic treatments, respectively. Insect injury, which was caused primarily by C. pomonella, had the highest incidence among the five injury types, accounting for 79.4% of the total injury by harvest in the organic blocks and 36.6% in the integrated blocks. Levels of all other injury types remained close to zero during most of the season, but the incidence of bird injury and growth cracks increased markedly in the final 3 to 5 weeks before harvest in both production systems. Brown rot developed more slowly and reached a lower incidence in the integrated (6.4% final incidence on average) compared with the organic blocks (20.1% average incidence). In addition, the disease developed later but attained higher levels as the cultivar ripening season increased from early-maturing Prima to late-maturing Mutsu. Overall, 94.3 to 98.7% of all injured fruit were also infected by M. fructigena, whereas the incidence of brown-rotted fruit without visible injury was very low (0.8 to 1.6%). Correlation coefficients (on a per plot basis) and association indices (on a per-fruit basis) were calculated between brown rot and the various injury types for two selected assessment dates 4 weeks preharvest and at harvest. At both dates, the strongest significant (P < 0.05) relationships were observed between brown rot and insect injury and between brown rot and the cumulative number of trapped C. pomonella. At the harvest assessment, two additional significant correlations were between brown rot and bird injury and between brown rot and growth cracks. In every case, correlation coefficients were larger in organic than in integrated blocks. Although it is well established that brown rot in pome fruits is closely associated with fruit injuries, this is the first study to provide season-long progress data on different injury types and quantitative analyses of their relative importance at different times in the growing season and across two distinct management systems.     

喷施钙硅对设施春茬番茄根系生长、NPK吸收及产量和水分利用的影响

以番茄品种鑫语为试验材料,在开花盛果期喷施含Ca(NO_3)_2、Ca(H_2PO_4)_2、KSiO_4、Ca(NO_3)_2+KSiO_4及Ca(H_2PO_4)_2+KSiO_4的悬液,探讨钙硅单一及配合施用对设施春茬番茄根系生长、NPK吸收、产量及水分利用率的影响。结果表明:喷施钙硅悬液显著促进番茄根系生长及发育,显著促进根系和果实磷钾吸收;含钙悬液单独喷施处理的根系和果实氮吸收显著高于硅悬液及钙硅复配悬液;两种含钙悬液Ca(NO_3)_2和Ca(H_2PO_4)_2喷施处理取得最佳调控效果,与对照相比,分别使番茄增产9%和7%,水分利用率提升7、5.5 kg·m~(-3),喷施Ca(NO_3)_2+KSiO_4使番茄增产4.7%,水分利用率提升3.8 kg·m~(-3),喷施Ca(H_2PO_4)_2+KSiO_4和KSiO_4未取得显著的调控效果;含钙悬液单独喷施处理增加番茄产量与其促进根系发育及增加植株N吸收密切相关;两种含钙物质与KSiO_4对番茄产量的影响存在显著的交互效应,对产量的贡献呈:含钙物质含钙物质×KSiO_4KSiO_4。含钙悬液喷施技术简单高效,能实现番茄增产及生物节水能力提升。     

野燕麦发生量与小麦产量损失试验

野燕麦在内蒙古察右中旗年发生面积达２．６７万hm２左右，是影响小麦产量的重要因素之一。为了进一步了解野燕麦不同发生密度下对小麦产量的影响，为制定防除指标及防除措施提供科学依据，笔者进行了野燕麦不同密度对小麦产量影响的试验。１试验设计及方法１．１试验地点试验在察右中旗三道沟乡口子村和广昌隆乡东油房村进行。试验田土地平整、肥力均匀，历年野燕麦发生严重，密度高达５００株／m２以上。１．２试验设计于野燕麦苗期（小麦三叶至拔节前）人为控制野燕麦密度，拔除多余的野燕密度５０株／m２，③１００株／m２，④１５０株…     

成团泛菌引起的棉花烂铃病对棉花产量因子和品质的影响

成团泛菌(Pantoea agglomerans)引起的棉花烂铃病主要造成棉铃吐絮不畅,棉纤维变色,籽粒干瘪。本试验对感染该病害的不同棉花品种的发病率、绒长、单铃重、衣分以及色泽等指标进行测定,用SAS软件分析,结果显示:所有棉花品种都有烂铃病的发生,平均发病率为20.6%,不同品种间发病有明显的差别。病害对单铃重、衣分、瘪籽率、绒长及色泽的影响主要体现在单铃重平均减轻27.6%、衣分平均降低5.3%和瘪籽率平均增加1.6倍、绒长平均缩短1.6mm及平均颜色加深2.0%。由成团泛菌引起的这种细菌病害可引起棉花减产高达10%～20%。     

大豆重迎茬减产的病虫害等原因及解决办法探讨

大豆重迎茬减产严重。调查分析其主要原因是重迎茬的病虫害加重、土壤营养失调等。据此,试验提出了减轻重迎茬为害的技术措施。