氟吡呋喃酮与8种杀虫剂复配对温室白粉虱的联合毒力

为了筛选出对温室白粉虱高效的农药复配组合,本试验选择9种杀虫单剂对田间采集的温室白粉虱进行了毒力测定,并利用共毒因子和共毒系数对氟吡呋喃酮与8种杀虫剂复配组合的联合毒力进行评价,同时对筛选出的药剂进行田间药效试验。结果表明：杀虫单剂毒力测定中,LC₅₀最低的为鱼藤酮,最高的为螺虫乙酯,48 h LC₅₀分别为0.43μg/mL和78.59μg/mL;毒力大小顺序为鱼藤酮>氟啶虫胺腈>除虫菊素>苦参·印楝素>d-柠檬烯>氟吡呋喃酮>啶虫脒>高效氯氰菊酯>螺虫乙酯。共毒系数大于120的复配组合为氟吡呋喃酮与d-柠檬烯5∶1、氟吡呋喃酮与苦参·印楝素1∶2和1∶5,共毒系数分别为268.31、247.80和241.46,LC₅₀分别为5.76、4.51μg/mL和4.34μg/mL。氟吡呋喃酮与d-柠檬烯5∶1复配增效作用明显,为最佳配比。田间药效试验表明,10 d后,17%氟吡呋喃酮可溶液剂与1%苦参·印楝素乳油、5%d-柠檬烯可溶液剂复配对温室白粉虱的防效达到83.5%～83...     

CO2浓度倍增下氟吡呋喃酮对西花蓟马保护酶和解毒酶活性的影响

为探究大气CO₂浓度升高条件下西花蓟马Frankliniella occidentalis对新烟碱类杀虫剂氟吡呋喃酮的生理代谢机制,在正常(400μL/L)和倍增(800μL/L)CO₂浓度下采用浸渍法测定氟吡呋喃酮对西花蓟马的毒力,研究氟吡呋喃酮低致死剂量LC₂₀处理对西花蓟马超氧化物歧化酶(superoxide dismutase,SOD)、过氧化物酶(peroxidase,POD)、过氧化氢酶(catalase,CAT)、羧酸酯酶(carboxylesterase,CarE)、谷胱甘肽-S-转移酶(glutathione-S-transferase,GST)和乙酰胆碱酯酶(acetylcholinesterase,AChE)活性的影响。结果表明,CO₂浓度倍增条件下,氟吡呋喃酮对西花蓟马的致死中浓度LC₅₀为293.78 mg/L,仅为400μL/L CO₂浓度下的60.53%。在2个CO₂浓度下,氟吡呋喃酮LC_20<...     

河南省油菜菌核病菌对氟吡菌酰胺及其复配剂的敏感性

由核盘菌Sclerotinia sclerotiorum引起的菌核病是油菜上的重要病害，严重影响油菜的产量。为明确河南省油菜菌核病菌对氟吡菌酰胺敏感性，采用菌丝生长速率法测定了2015年和2016年从河南省5个地市采集分离的127株油菜菌核病菌对氟吡菌酰胺的敏感性。结果表明：氟吡菌酰胺对供试油菜菌核病菌菌株的EC₅₀值范围在0.0100～0.0989μg/mL之间，平均值为(0.0546±0.0228)μg/mL。供试油菜菌核病菌菌株对氟吡菌酰胺的敏感性呈连续单峰曲线，未发现敏感性下降的亚群体，可将(0.0546±0.0228)μg/mL作为河南省油菜菌核病菌对氟吡菌酰胺的敏感性基线。同时，采用菌丝生长速率法测定了氟吡菌酰胺原药与丙硫菌唑、叶菌唑、多菌灵、咯菌腈、菌核净5种杀菌剂原药之间分别按照母液体积比1:5、1:3、1:1、3:1和5:1配比的复配剂对油菜菌核病菌的联合毒力。结果显示：增效系数值范围为0.51～5.86之间，不同组合、不同比例的复配剂均表现为相加作用或增效作用，其中V (氟吡菌酰胺):V (咯菌腈)=1:1时，增效系数值(SR)最大，增效作用最...     

小花棘豆毒蛋白对棉蚜和棉铃虫的毒性试验

通过室内饲喂试验表明,小花棘豆毒蛋白(0XY)对棉蚜有显著的抑制作用。用含5μg/ml和25μg/ml小花棘豆毒蛋白的25％蔗糖液饲喂4龄棉蚜,3天后棉蚜校正死亡率分别为63．81％和45．27％,与含0．25μg/ml和对照相比差异极显著;用含2．4μg/头小花棘豆毒蛋白饲喂4龄棉铃虫幼虫元致死作用,但平均拒食率为40．8％,生长量明显下降。     

雷公藤根皮提取物对茭白二化螟的生物活性

研究了雷公藤根皮乙醇提取物对茭白二化螟的生物活性 ,结果表明 ,提取物对二化螟幼虫有较强的拒食作用、生长发育抑制作用、毒杀作用和内吸毒力。对 2龄 1日幼虫选择性与非选择性的拒食中浓度 (AFC₅₀)分别为111.57μg/mL和 144.28μg/mL ,生长发育的抑制中浓度 (EC₅₀)为 134.39μg/mL。内吸毒杀作用在 1600μg/mL浓度下能达到 90%以上 ,胃毒作用在 800μg/mL下 ,处理 5d后的死亡率为 73.71% ,对二化螟蚁螟的触杀作用不明显 ,对天敌螟黄足绒茧蜂安全。     

亚致死浓度氟啶虫胺腈对棉蚜生物学特性及生长发育基因的影响

为明确氟啶虫胺腈对棉蚜Aphis gossypii的亚致死效应，利用生命表和实时荧光定量PCR技术测定亚致死浓度氟啶虫胺腈处理后父代(F₀)及其F₁和F₂子代棉蚜的生物学参数及生长发育相关基因的表达量。结果显示，氟啶虫胺腈对成蚜的LC₁₀和LC₃₀分别为0.48μg/m L和1.53μg/m L。LC₁₀和LC₃₀氟啶虫胺腈处理后F₀代棉蚜成蚜寿命分别为12.62 d和13.19 d，显著高于对照(10.03 d),LC₁₀处理后F₀代产蚜量为27.84头，显著高于对照(23.13头)，而LC₃₀处理后F₀代产蚜量为21.18头，与对照差异不显著。与对照相比，LC₁₀和LC₃₀处理后F₁代的若蚜发育历期和总寿命显著延长，产蚜前期显著缩短；LC₁₀     

几种药剂对红火蚁的室内毒力测定

本文用阿维菌素、印楝素、吡虫啉、噻虫嗪4种药剂对红火蚁进行室内触杀和胃毒试验,测定出4种药剂对红火蚁的室内触杀LC50分别为：198．25μg／mL、305．44μg／mL、0．66μg／mL、0．06μg／mL,胃毒Lc50分别为：0．03％、1．70％、0．036％、0．0055％。这4种药剂对红火蚁触杀活性依次为：噻虫嗪〉吡虫啉〉阿维菌素〉印楝素。胃毒作用噻虫嗪最强,吡虫啉与阿维菌素较强,印楝素稍弱。噻虫嗪最适宜用作触杀剂。     

常用杀螨剂与顶孢霉Ahy1菌株的相容性及协同作用

为了筛选与顶孢霉菌株相容的化学杀螨剂,本文采用孢子萌发法和菌丝生长速率法,测定了哒螨灵、虫螨腈和螺螨酯对顶孢霉孢子萌发和菌丝生长的影响及协同效应。结果表明:哒螨灵、甲氰菊酯、四螨嗪、氟虫脲、螺螨酯、虫螨腈、螺虫乙酯在不同浓度下对顶孢霉孢子萌发和菌丝生长均有不同程度的抑制作用,哒螨灵、虫螨腈、螺螨酯与顶孢霉混用对二斑叶螨有一定的协同作用。哒螨灵、虫螨腈、螺螨酯在高浓度下(25μg/mL、0.83μg/mL、60μg/mL),对顶孢霉孢子萌发的抑制率分别为27.67%、27.83%和29.22%,对菌丝生长抑制率分别为20%、18%和18%,抑制作用较低,有较好的相容性;25μg/mL哒螨灵、0.83μg/mL虫螨腈、60μg/mL螺螨酯与含孢量为1×106个/mL顶孢霉复配处理二斑叶螨11d,对二斑叶螨的致死效果明显大于单用顶孢霉的处理,3种药剂与顶孢霉复配剂对二斑叶螨的半数致死时间(LT50)分别为5.38、5.41、5.79d,较单用半数致死时间缩短了4.19、4.16、3.78d,提高了顶孢霉的杀螨速度。     

鱼藤酮与氟虫腈混用增效对黄曲条跳甲的控制作用

黄曲条跳甲是蔬菜重要害虫，生产实践中亟需高效安全的防治药剂。采用浸渍法从有机磷、拟除虫菊酯、新型杂环、植物源类等共16种常用杀虫剂中筛选出对黄曲条跳甲成虫触杀活性较高的鱼藤酮和氟虫腈，两者以3：2混用时，处理后24h对黄曲条跳甲成虫的LC50为9．60μg／mL，共毒系数为230．14，增效作用明显。以此配方配制成6％鱼氟乳油，质量稳定合格，触杀活性强，作用迅速，以0．45μg/cm^2和0．75μg/cm^2剂量药膜法处理后48h校正死亡率分别为83．72％和98．70％；以50μg/mL处理试虫致死中时LT50为10．12min。鱼氟乳油处理显著增强对黄曲条跳甲成虫呼吸的抑制作用可能是其主要增效机制。6％鱼氟乳油450mL／hm^2处理后10天内，田间虫口减退率为72％～96％．防治效果为90％以上。     

茼蒿素类似物的生物活性与作用机理

进行了21种茼蒿素类似物对小菜蛾2龄幼虫的拒食活性筛选,对8号、12号和20号化合物进行了拒食活性测定,研究了20号化合物对菜粉蝶幼虫体壁及血细胞的影响,并进行了20号化合物对菜粉蝶幼虫的田间小区试验.21种茼蒿素类似物中,20号、16号、12号和8号等化合物的拒食活性较好.8号、12号和20号化合物对小菜蛾4龄幼虫处理后24h的非选择性AFC50分别为549.03、405.97和205.06μg/mL;选择性AFC50分别为432.57、114.34和72.32μg/mL.处理后24h,12号与20号化合物对菜粉蝶4龄幼虫的选择性AFC50分别为398.88和280.54μg/mL,20号化合物对菜粉蝶2龄幼虫非选择性AFC50为112.76μg/mL.20号化合物对菜粉蝶4龄幼虫血细胞数量、体壁及体壁中几丁质有明显的抑制作用.药后第3、5和7天,400μg/mL的20号化合物对菜粉蝶幼虫的防治效果分别为28.60%、54.93%和58.21%.     

Tumours of Begonia and some other ornamentals,induced by Corynebacterium fascians

In 1975 many tumours were observed in plants ofBegonia Schwabenland grown in Aalsmeer. Submersion of the roots ofNicotiana megalosiphon seedlings in a homogenate of tumorous tissue, induced tumours after two weeks. Short periods of submergence yielded results similar to those obtained after longer periods. Tumour homogenates lost their infectivity after ten min at 50°C. Aphids transmitted the infectious agent.Treatment with propylene oxide did not inhibit infectivity completely. Filtration through a 450 nm filter removed the infectious agent.Tobacco tumor virus or a viroid could not be isolated. Cultures ofCorynebacterium fascians, isolated from tumours ofN. megalosiphon were highly infectious and induced tumours in healthyN. megalosiphon andBegonia. Tumorous tissue homogenates ofPelargonium zonale, Dahlia sp.,Gladiolus sp., andLilium sp. also caused tumours inN. megalosiphon, from whichC. fascians was isolated. It was not possible to produce tumours inN. megalosiphon with homogenates from roses with symptoms of bud proliferation.Samenvatting In 1975 werden vele tumoren waargenomen inBegonia Schwabenland op Aalsmeerse bedrijven (Fig. 1). De infectiositeit van tumorweefsel kon goed en snel worden vastgesteld door de wortels van zaailingen vanNicotiana megalosiphon in een homogenaat van tumorweefsel te dompelen. Tumoren ontstonden na twee weken, de eindbeoordeling geschiedde na een maand (Fig. 2). Ook verschillende andereNicotiana spp.,Melilotus officinalis (Fig. 3) enPisum odoratum (Fig. 4) werden aangetast.Bij de infectiositeitstoets gaven zeer korte dompeltijden even goede resultaten als langere (Tabel 1). Infectieus sap verloor zijn infectievermogen na 10 min verhitting bij 50°C. Bladluizen brachten de smetstof over. Propyleenoxide verminderde de infectiositeit wel, doch onderdrukte deze niet totaal. Bij filtratie door een 450 nm filter bleef het infectieuse agens op het filter achter. Het tumor-inducerende agens was ook aanwezig in die delen van planten met tumoren welke gezond leken en het ging voor een gering deel over met zaad (Tabel 2).Uit tumoren konden wij geen tabakstumorvirus of een viroïde isoleren. Culturen vanCorynebacterium fascians, geïsoleerd uit tumoren vanN. megalosiphon bleken zeer infectieus en veroorzaakten tumoren inN. megalosiphon enBegonia. Homogenaten van tumorweefsel vanPelargonium zonale, dahlia (Fig. 5), gladiool (Fig. 6) enLilium Mid Century Hybrid Enchantment (Fig. 7) veroorzaakten ook tumoren opN. megalosiphon, waaruitC. fascians werd geïsoleerd. Met sap van kroeskopzieke rozen konden wijN. megalosiphon niet besmetten.     

Plant Viruses Transmitted by Whiteflies

One-hundred and fourteen virus species are transmitted by whiteflies (family Aleyrodidae). Bemisia tabaci transmits 111 of these species while Trialeurodes vaporariorum and T. abutilonia transmit three species each. B. tabaci and T. vaporariorum are present in the European–Mediterranean region, though the former is restricted in its distribution. Of the whitefly-transmitted virus species, 90% belong to the Begomovirus genus, 6% to the Crinivirus genus and the remaining 4% are in the Closterovirus, Ipomovirus or Carlavirus genera. Other named, whitefly-transmitted viruses that have not yet been ranked as species are also documented. The names, abbreviations and synonyms of the whitefly-transmitted viruses are presented in tabulated form together with details of their whitefly vectors, natural hosts and distribution. Entries are also annotated with references. Whitefly-transmitted viruses affecting plants in the European–Mediterranean region have been highlighted in the text.     

Epidemiology and simulation of population development of Sitobion avenae in winter wheat

The epidemiology ofSitobion avenae and its natural enemies in winter wheat was studied in 1975, 1976 and 1977. Immigration was important until the end of flowering. The alate immigrants had apterous offspring. These became the driving force in population growth. Their offspring were mostly alatae which usually left the field. A model of the epidemic was developed. Quantitative relations between the aphids and their environment were obtained from literature or established in laboratory trials. The model simulated population development and population composition from the beginning of June till the population peak at the end of June or early in July. Because quantitative data on relations between aphids and their natural enemies and pathogens are scarce, and since the knowledge on wing formation is still limited, the population collapse could not be predicted. In the future, prognosis over a period of three weeks seems possible.Samenvatting De toenemende betekenis van graanbladluizen (vooralSitobion avenae) gepaard gaande met een sterke toename van het gebruik van insecticiden op granen maakte verbetering van de prognose over het schadelijk optreden wenselijk. Door gedetailleerde tellingen in het veld (Fig. 1–7) werden gegevens verkregen over het verloop van de epidemie en het optreden van natuurlijke vijanden in 1975, 1976 en 1977.Een immigratieperiode tot in de bloei kon worden vastgesteld. Daarna lijkt de aantrekkelijkheid van het gewas voor alate luizen te verminderen. De alate immigranten krijgen aptere nakomelingen. Deze vormen de stuwende kracht van de populatiegroei. De nakomelingen van apteren zijn merendeels alaat. Zij verlaten het gewas.Een model van de populatieontwikkeling gedurende de epidemie werd opgesteld. De relatiediagrammen Fig. 9 en 10 laten groei en ontwikkeling vanS. avenae en een predator (Syrphus corollae) zien. Kwantificering van de betrekkingen werd mogelijk door literatuurgegevens en laboratoriumexperimenten.Met het model kon de populatieontwikkeling vanS. avenae vanaf begin juni tot aan de populatiepiek in 1975, 1976 en 1977 vrij goed worden gesimuleerd (Fig. 12). Ook de populatieopbouw kon worden gesimuleerd (Fig. 14). De teruggang van de populatiedichtheid blijkt moeilijker te voorspellen door het ontbreken van gegevens over natuurlijke vijanden.Het lijkt waarschijnlijk dat in de toekomst met het model een prognose over de piek van de bladluispopulatie circa 3 weken tevoren mogelijk zal zijn.     

Broad bean mottle virus in Morocco; curculionid vectors,and natural occurrence in food legumes other than faba bean (Vicia faba)

Broad bean mottle virus (BBMV) was transmitted from infected to healthy faba-bean plants by the curculionid weevilsApion radiolus Kirby,Hypera variabilis Herbst,Pachytychius strumarius Gyll,Smicronyx cyaneus Gyll, andSitona lineatus L. The latter appeared to be an efficient vector: acquisition and inoculation occurred at the first bite, the rate of transmission was c. 41%, and virus retention lasted for at least seven days.S. lineatus transmitted the virus from faba bean to lentil and pea, but not to the three genotypes of chickpea tested. This is the first report on the generaHypera, Pachytychius, andSmicronyx as virus vectors, and onA. radiolus, H. variabilis, P. strumarius, andS. cyaneus as vectors of BBMV.Out of 351 samples of food legumes with symptoms suggestive of virus infection, 16, 11, 19, and 17% of the samples of chickpea, lentil, pea, and common bean, respectively, were found infected when tested for BBMV in DAS-ELISA. This is the first report on the natural occurrence of BBMV in chickpea, lentil, pea, and common bean. The virus should be regarded as a food-legume virus rather than a faba-bean virus solely, and is considered an actual threat to food legume improvement programmes.     

Relationships of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Barley yellow dwarf virus</Emphasis>-PAV and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Cereal yellow dwarf virus</Emphasis>-RPV from Iran with viruses of the family <Emphasis Type="Italic">Luteoviridae</Emphasis>

Barley yellow dwarf disease is one of the most important problems confronting cereal production in Iran. Barley yellow dwarf virus-PAV (BYDV-PAV) and Cereal yellow dwarf virus-RPV (CYDV-RPV) are the predominant viruses associated with the disease. One isolate of BYDV-PAV from wheat (PAV-IR) and one isolate of CYDV-RPV from barley (RPV-IR) were selected for molecular characterisations. A genome segment of each isolate was amplified by PCR. The PAV-IR fragment (1264 nt) covered a region containing partial genes for coat protein (CP), read through protein (RTP) and movement protein (MP). PAV-IR showed a high sequence identity to PAV isolates from USA, France and Japan (96–97%). In a phylogenetic analysis it was placed into PAV group I together with PAV isolates from barley and oats. The fragment of RPV-IR (719 nt) contained partial genes for CP, RTP and MP. The sequence information confirmed its identity as CYDV. However, RPV-IR showed 90–91% identity with both RPV and Cereal yellow dwarf virus-RPS (CYDV-RPS). Phylogenetic analyses suggested that it was more closely related to RPS. These data comprise the first attempt to characterise BYD-causing viruses in Iran and southwest Asia. The nucleotide sequence data reported appear in the EMBL, GenBank and DDBJ Nucleotide Sequence Databases under the accession numbers AY450425 and AY450454     

Identification,incidence and characterization of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Fusarium proliferatum</Emphasis>on ornamental palms in Spain

During a survey conducted from 1998 to 2002, Fusarium proliferatum was found associated with young and adult palms belonging to the genera Chamaerops, Phoenix, Trachycarpus and Washingtonia showing symptoms of wilt and dieback. The fertility and toxicological profile of 36 strains representing different locations and hosts were studied. All of them except two, which were infertile, belonged to mating population D. Both mating types (MATD-1 and MATD-2) were isolated from the same host species, showing a high potential of genetic recombination in the field. Additionally, eight strains were fertile once crossed as female. Toxin analysis showed differences in the ability of strains to produce fumonisin B₁, moniliformin, beauvericin, fusaric acid and fusaproliferin. Only 17 of them produced all the toxins analyzed. Pathogenicity tests were conducted on Phoenix dactylifera and P. canariensis using nine F. proliferatum Spanish strains and two reference strains from Saudi Arabia. Eight months after inoculation all strains caused disease, with palms showing lesions on the bases of leaves and development of wilt symptoms similar to those originally observed in affected plants. This is the first report on the occurrence of F. proliferatum on P. dactylifera in Spain and also the first report of this pathogen on C. humilis, P. canariensis, P. reclinata, T. fortunei, W. filifera and W. robusta.     

Recent observations on leafy gall in Liliaceae and some other families

Corynebacterium fascians, which causes leafy gall, has been shown to be responsible for the unusual symptoms recently found in lilies. The symptoms are described and the different bacterial isolates compared by biochemical, serological and pathogenicity experiments. No evidence could be found for the existence of specialized strains even though considerable variation in virulence could be demonstrated. Although the role of variation in susceptibility of the different lily cultivars should not be underestimated, it would appear that high inoculum levels ofC. fascians in the soil may be largely responsible for these outbreaks.Also included in this study are the results of biochemical, serological and pathogenicity experiments ofC. fascians which has been isolated fromKalanchoe, Euphorbia, Brodiaea, Hebe andVerbascum.Samenvatting Reeds een aantal jaren was in lelies een woekering in stengelbollen bekend, die echter sporadisch voorkwam en economisch van weinig betekenis was. Tijdens de zomer van 1977 echter trad de ziekte op één enkel perceel zo ernstig op dat zeer aanzienlijke oogstderving het gevolg was. Behalve de stengelbol kan ook de hoofdbol misvormd zijn. Bovendien kunnen misvormde stengelbollen lange spruiten vormen, zgn. sabeltandvorming. Soms is het wortelstelsel gereduceerd; in de kas zijn verdikte stengels waargenomen. De ziekte staat nu bekend onder de naam woekerziekte.Door de PD te Wageningen en het LBO te Lisse werd de bacterieCorynebacterium fascians (Tilford) Dows. uit het zieke materiaal geïsoleerd. In gezamenlijk onderzoek werd nagegaan of de bacterie de veroorzaker is van bovengenoemde symptomen en of hier sprake is van een op lelie gespecialiseerde stam.Biochemische en serologische vergelijkingen tussen isolaten vanC. fascians uit lelie,Kalanchoe, Euphorbia, Brodiaeea, Hebe enVerbascum laten zien dat er zeer weinig verschillen bestaan. Alle isolaten reageren op een standaard antiserum met titers variërend tussen 1: 640–1: 5120.Een oriënterende inoculatieproef werd uitgevoerd op het LBO in 1977. Daarna werden op de PD 10 van de 25 isolaten uit lelie en 8 uit andere waardplanten getoetst op lelie, chrysant en lathyrus. Uit de inoculatieproeven blijkt, dat de bacterie de veroorzaker is van de waargenomen symptomen. Tussen de isolaten blijkt een groot verschil in pathogeniteit te bestaan (12–100% aantasting), zonder dat dit aan herkomst gebonden is. Het voorkomen van op lelie of andere waardplanten gespecialiseerde stammen is daarom niet aan te nemen.In hoeverre de hevige aantasting een gevolg is van een opbouw van de bacterie-populatie door een te nauwe vruchtwisseling en mechanische rooimethoden moet worden nagegaan.     

Pathogenic fungi involved in root rot of peas in the Netherlands and their physiological specialization

Research on root rot pathogens of peas in the Netherlands has confirmed the prevalence ofFusarium solani, F. oxysporum, Pythium spp.,Mycosphaerella pinodes andPhoma medicaginis var.pinodella. Aphanomyces euteiches andThielaviopsis basicola were identified for the first time as pea pathogens in the Netherlands. Other pathogens such asRhizoctonia solani andCylindrocarpon destructans were also found on diseased parts of roots. F. solani existed in different degrees of pathogenicity, and was sometimes highly specific to pea, dwarf bean of field bean, depending on the cropping history of the field.A. euteiches was specific to peas, whereasT. basicola showed some degree of physiological specialization.     

Nematicidal Activity of Chrysanthemum coronarium

Organic amendments and green manure are potential alternatives to the harmful chemical control means currently used against plant-parasitic nematodes. In this work, Chrysanthemum coronarium was applied to the soil as a green manure to control the root-knot nematodes Meloidogyne incognita and M. javanica. Chrysanthemum coronarium significantly reduced nematode infection of tomato roots and improved plant-top fresh weight, both in the greenhouse and in microplots. Other green manures, derived from Anthemis pseudocotula, wild chickpea (Cicer pinnatifidum), Geranium spp. and wheat, were not as effective as C. coronarium. Chrysanthemum coronarium, retained its nematicidal activity even when applied as a dried material. Only mature C. coronarium plants, in their flowering stage, exhibited nematode control activity, but the green plant parts were more effective than the flowers. An aqueous extract of C. coronarium exhibited in vitro, nematostatic activity towards M. incognita and M. javanica second-stage juveniles and inhibited their hatching from eggs and egg-masses; its nematostatic activity was expressed also against other phytonematode species such as Heterodera avenae and Pratylenchus mediterraneus, but did not affect the beneficial entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema feltiae.     

A new <Emphasis Type="Italic">Rhizoctonia</Emphasis> sp. closely related to <Emphasis Type="Italic">Waitea circinata</Emphasis> causes a new disease of creeping bentgrass

Isolates of an unidentified Rhizoctonia sp. (UR isolates) were obtained from creeping bentgrass and Kentucky bluegrass with reddish brown sheath and foliar rots. Because the UR isolates anastomosed with isolates of three varieties of Waitea circinata (var. oryzae, var. zeae, and var. circinata), colony morphology, hyphal growth rate at different temperatures, pathogenicity, sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacers (ITS) region of ribosomal RNA genes (rDNA) were compared. The colony color of mature UR isolates was distinct from isolates of the other three varieties of W. circinata. In pathogenicity tests on creeping bentgrass, the severity of the disease caused by UR isolates was significantly higher than that caused by the three varieties of W. circinata. Sequence similarities of the rDNA-ITS region between UR isolates and between isolates within each variety were high (97–100%), but they were lower among isolates from UR and the varieties of W. circinata (88–94%). In a phylogenetic tree based on the rDNA-ITS sequences, UR isolates formed a cluster separate from each of the clusters formed by the three varieties of W. circinata. These results indicate that the UR isolates clearly differ from the three varieties of W. circinata. We therefore propose that the UR isolates be classified as new Rhizoctonia sp. that are closely related to W. circinata and that the disease on creeping bentgrass should be called Waitea reddish-brown patch disease (Sekikasshoku-hagusare-byo in Japanese).