Absorption, translocation, and metabolism of propoxycarbazone-sodium in ALS-inhibitor resistant Bromus tectorum biotypes

Experiments were conducted to investigate the absorption, translocation, and metabolism of propoxycarbazone-sodium in acetolactate synthase-inhibitor resistant (AR and MR) and susceptible (AS and MS) Bromus tectorum biotypes. Absorption and translocation of ^l4C-propoxycarbazone-sodium were similar in all biotypes. One major and three minor metabolites were identified using reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography. In all biotypes, 80% of the propoxycarbazone-sodium was metabolized by 72 h after treatment (HAT). However, propoxycarbazone-sodium was metabolized more rapidly in the MR biotype than in the other biotypes. The half-life of propoxycarbazone-sodium in the MR biotype was 8.9 h, which was 30, 36, and 40% shorter than in the AS, AR, and MS biotypes, respectively. When ¹⁴C-propoxycarbazone-sodium was applied with 1-aminobenzotriazole, a known cytochrome P450 inhibitor, metabolism decreased 20% 12 HAT in the MR biotype. These results indicate that resistance of the MR biotype to propoxycarbazone-sodium is due to a relatively rapid rate of propoxycarbazone-sodium metabolism compared to other B. tectorum biotypes and that cytochrome P450s may be involved in the metabolism. The fact that these populations evolved so quickly and with different resistance mechanisms is a concern as more ALS inhibitors are introduced into the production systems.     

Resistance to diclofop-methyl in two Lolium spp. populations from Italy: studies on the mechanism of resistance

The mechanisms of herbicide resistance were investigated in two diclofop-methyl-resistant Lolium spp. populations from central Italy, Roma '94 and Tuscania '97. These two populations were compared with two susceptible Italian populations (Vetralla '94, Tarquinia '97) and a resistant and a susceptible population from Australia, SLR31 and VLR1. The activity of acetyl Co-A carboxylase (ACCase) extracted from susceptible (S) or resistant (R) individuals from the Italian populations was inhibited by both aryloxyphenoxypropanoate (diclofop acid and fluazifop acid) and cyclohexanedione (sethoxydim) herbicides. Diclofop-methyl was rapidly de-esterified to diclofop acid at a similar rate in both R and S populations. In all populations, diclofop acid was subsequently degraded to other metabolites. The rate of degradation of diclofop acid was not significantly faster in R than in S populations; however, diclofop acid was degraded more completely in Roma '94 and Tuscania '97 compared with the S populations. Application of the mixed-function oxidase inhibitor 1-aminobenzotriazole (ABT) significantly enhanced diclofop-methyl toxicity towards both R populations, but not in S populations. However, enhanced herbicide metabolism does not completely account for the measured resistance level. A mechanism other than an altered ACCase and enhanced herbicide metabolism appears to be responsible for resistance to diclofop-methyl in Roma '94 and Tuscania '97.     

A mutation confers Monochoria vaginalis resistance to sulfonylureas that target acetolactate synthase

Acetolactate synthase (ALS) is the target enzyme for four distinct families of compounds: sulfonylureas (SUs), imidazolinones, triazolopyrimidine sulfonanilides, and pyrimidinyl oxybenzoates. We cloned and sequenced the fragments encoding ALS genes from biotypes of Monochoria vaginalis susceptible (S) and resistant (R) to SU-herbicides. The nucleotide sequences of the 39 bp Domain A region for R M. vaginalis biotype differed from that of the S biotype by a single nucleotide substitution at variable Pro codon of Domain A (CCT to TCT), predicting a Pro in the S but a Ser in the R biotype. No nucleotide differences between S and R M. vaginalis were observed in Domain D. We suggest that the amino acid substitution at Domain A region is responsible for resistance to SU-herbicides in M. vaginalis collected from Ushiku City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.     

Molecular basis of resistance to sulfonylureas in Papaver rhoeas

A Papaver rhoeas population resistant to several acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibiting herbicides, called 25/98, was found in Catalonia (Northeastern of Spain). This population has an altered form of the enzyme that showed cross-resistance to several herbicides of this group. The highest resistance was found with tribenuron-methyl and sulfometuron-methyl. Studies were conducted to define the molecular basis of this resistance. Two regions of the ALS gene were amplified using degenerated universal primers and sequenced. Population 25/98 contained a single nucleotide substitution in domain A changing Pro₁₉₇ by Ser (using the nomenclature of Arabidopsis thaliana) that confers sulfonylurea resistance. Another change was detected in a region located outside of any conserved domains described to date, but its implication in the resistance remains unclear. We analyze the putative role of the found mutations in relation to the observed resistance using a putative three-dimensional model of the Papaver ALS enzyme.     

大麦白粉菌种群毒性监测及抗性材料鉴定

2005和2006年从我国冬大麦区采集和分离大麦白粉菌单胞菌株729个,利用Pallas近等基因系进行致病型鉴定和群体毒性频率分析.同时,利用分离得到的不同致病型菌株,通过抗谱分析的方法鉴定了328份大麦品种(系)的白粉病抗性和抗病基因.结果显示:大麦白粉菌群体对抗病基因Mlal Mla(A12)、Mla3、Mla6 Mla14、Mla7 Mla(No3)、Mla7 Ml(Lg2)、Mla9 Mlk、Mla9、Mlal3 MlaRu3、Mlpl、Mlg(Cp)和mlo5的毒性频率为0;对Mla12 MlaEm2、Mla7 Mlk、Mlat Mla8、Mla10MlaDu2和Mlk1的毒性频率很低,分别为0.1%、0.4%、0.9%、2.8%和4.2%.两年共鉴定出不同的致病型21个,致病型000、001和003在两个年度皆为优势致病型.所鉴定的328份材料绝大多数感病,仅37份抗病材料,能明确推导出抗白粉病基因的品种(品系)很少,这些品种(品系)含有的抗白粉病基因为Mr(Bw)Mla8、Mlg、Mira Mla8、Mla9 Mla1、Mla Mla(A12)和mlo5.     

草莓枯萎病菌对多菌灵的抗性及其抗性菌株生物学特性

为评价草莓枯萎病菌对多菌灵的抗性风险,从山东有代表性的草莓种植区,采集、分离了4个草莓枯萎病菌菌株,分别在含多菌灵的PDA平板培养基上进行继代培养,诱导获得抗性菌株。采用菌落生长速率法测定抗性菌株ZY-D的抗性稳定性及其对其它杀菌剂的交互抗性,比较了抗性菌株ZY-D与敏感菌株ZY的生物学特性差异。结果显示:选育至45代,抗性菌株ZY-D对多菌灵的抗性达53.91倍,抗性能够在无药条件下稳定遗传,4个抗性菌株与敏感菌株ZY具有同样的致病力;抗多菌灵菌株ZY-D对甲基硫菌灵等7种药剂表现出了不同程度的交互抗性;抗性菌株ZY-D与敏感菌株ZY的适宜生长温度均为25℃,适宜pH均为9;在不同的碳、氮源条件下,ZY-D与ZY的菌落直径和产孢量存在差异。     

Taxonomic evaluation of Italian populations of Lolium spp. resistant and susceptible to diclofop-methyl

A comprehensive research project was set up to characterize by different approaches some Italian populations of Lolium spp. susceptible and resistant to diclofop-methyl. The present study was aimed at the taxonomic identification of these Lolium populations on the basis of the electrophoretic analysis of seed reserve proteins. Electrophoresis confirmed the great range of variation detected by preliminary morphological analysis. Approximately half the individuals in each population could be classified as belonging to Lolium multiflorum or Lolium rigidum , the most common Lolium species present in the area. However, electrophoretic patterns revealed a significant number (40–60%) of hybrid individuals in all populations. The origin of these off-types was postulated as resulting from both intrageneric hybridization among different Lolium species and intergeneric hybridization between Lolium and Festuca genera. No significant differences were detected in the taxonomy of herbicide-susceptible and -resistant populations.     

水稻主要抗瘟基因品系对江西省稻瘟病菌分离株系的抗性分析

为明确30个水稻抗瘟基因品系在江西水稻育种中的应用价值,利用2006—2012年分离自江西主要稻区的381个稻瘟病菌株,在抗瘟基因品系苗期喷雾接种,通过供试品系对稻瘟病菌的抗感反应来明确其抗病性。Pi-z^t、Pi-k、Pi-1（1）、Pi-z⁵、Pi-k（C）、Pi-k^p和Pi-9（t）7个水稻抗瘟基因对江西省稻瘟病菌群体表现出较高的抗性频率,其值分别为85.11%、82.95%、71.12%、68.69%、63.53%、62.61%和61.09%,且这7个抗瘟基因对ZG1、ZC15和ZB31小种的稻瘟病菌株的抗性频率均比其它小种菌株高。将抗瘟品系与稻瘟病菌接种反应结果转化为“0-1”模式进行聚类分析,7个抗性频率较高的抗瘟基因被划分为Pi-z^t、Pi-z⁵、Pi-9（t）和Pi-k、Pi-1（1）、Pi-k（C）、Pi-k^p两组不同的抗病类型品系。     

棉铃虫对甲氧虫酰肼的抗性遗传力

(δp=0.5),抗性现实遗传力为实际筛选估计值的一半,当杀死率为80%和90%时,棉铃虫对甲氧虫酰肼的抗性增加10倍,分别需要34.48代和27.40代.田间条件下,由于等位基因频率变化、环境变异等因素的影响,抗性增加10倍则需要更长的时间.     

Direct measurement of paraquat in leaf protoplasts indicates vacuolar paraquat sequestration as a resistance mechanism in Lolium rigidum

Sequestration of paraquat away from its target site in the chloroplast has been proposed as a mechanism of paraquat resistance. However, no consensus has been reached as to where paraquat is sequestered. This study quantifies paraquat in leaf protoplasts of paraquat resistant (R) and susceptible (S) Lolium rigidum. Intact protoplasts were prepared from plants treated with commercial dose of paraquat for 2 h. Paraquat absorbed by the leaf protoplasts was determined by light absorption of reduced paraquat following concentration and purification using a cation-exchange resin. Leaf protoplasts from treated paraquat resistant plants contained 2- to 3-fold more paraquat than leaf protoplasts isolated from susceptible plants. Since paraquat is not metabolised in L. rigidum and paraquat readily enters chloroplasts of both R and S plants, this greater amount of paraquat in leaf protoplasts of R plant must be kept away from the target site (chloroplast). This result indicates that paraquat resistance in L. rigidum is associated with a cytoplasmic mechanism, most likely a greater rate of vacuolar sequestration.     

Insecticide resistance in the tropical bedbug Cimex hemipterus

Insecticide resistance in the bedbug Cimex hemipterus was investigated using 4211 bedbugs collected from three districts of Sri Lanka. Insecticide bioassays were carried out with discriminating dosages of deltamethrin, permethrin, DDT, malathion, and propoxur. Activity levels of insecticide metabolizing enzymes and the insecticide target site acetylcholinesterase were monitored using biochemical assays. Percentage survivals after DDT, malathion, and propoxur exposure were 41-88%, 18-64%, and 11-41%, respectively. For deltamethrin and permethrin, KT₅₀/KT₉₀ (time to knock-down 50%/90% of the population) values were 0.5-24/1.0-58 and 1.3-10/2.5-47 h, respectively. Both elevated esterase and malathion carboxylesterase mechanisms were present in bedbug populations. Monooxygenase levels were heterogeneous. Organophosphate and carbamate target site acetylcholinesterase, was insensitive in 29-44% of the populations. High DDT resistance was probably due to glutathione S-transferases. Malathion carboxylesterases are mainly responsible for high malathion resistance. High tolerance to both DDT and pyrethroids suggests the presence of ‘kdr’ type resistance mechanism in one population.     

Efficacy of certain agrochemicals on Aspergillus spp. and subsequent aflatoxin production in rice

Efficacy of certain fungicides and non-conventional chemicals against Aspergillus spp. contamination and subsequent aflatoxin production in rice was investigated. Among the 10 fungicides tested, carbendazim, contaf plus, folicur, propiconazole and saaf completely inhibited the growth of all Aspergillus spp. and aflatoxin B₁ (AFB1) production at 1 g or ml/kg concentration. Of the five non-conventional chemicals tested, benzoic acid effectively inhibited the mycelial growth of Aspergillus flavus (72%) at 4 g/kg, completely inhibited the Aspergillus parasiticus and Aspergillus niger even at 1 g/kg and Aspergillus ochraceus at 4 g/kg concentration. Vanillin completely reduced the AFB1 production at 4 g/kg of seed followed by sodium chloride with out inhibiting the mycelial growth. This study reveals that fungicides and non-conventional chemicals had effectively inhibited the mycelial growth of Aspergillus spp. and AFB1 production in rice.     

我国玉米穗腐病致病镰孢种群及禾谷镰孢复合种的鉴定

为阐明中国玉米镰孢穗腐病的主要致病镰孢菌种类及其分布特征,采用形态学、培养特征及特异性分子鉴定方法,对采集自我国18省100个县的玉米籽粒样品进行分离鉴定,并通过TEF-1α基因序列测定解析禾谷镰孢复合种的构成.结果表明,在我国引起玉米穗腐病的主要致病菌为镰孢菌,分离频率为56.0%,其次还有青霉菌、曲霉菌、木霉菌等.138个镰孢菌分离物中鉴别出7个种及复合种,其中拟轮枝镰孢菌Fusarium verticillioides(56.5%)和禾谷镰孢复合种F.graminearum species complex(37.7%)为广泛分布的优势致病种类,其余为黄色镰孢菌F.culmorum(2.2%)、层出镰孢菌F.proliferatum(1.5%)、尖镰孢复合种F.oxysporum species complex(0.7%)、茄镰孢复合种F.solani species complex(0.7%)和亚粘团镰孢菌F.subglutinans(0.7%).在禾谷镰孢复合种中鉴定出3个独立种:广泛分布的禾谷镰孢菌F.graminearum sensu stricto(59.6%)、分布在云南、贵州及陕西商洛等南方生态区的南方镰孢菌F.meridionale(25.0%)和分布在内蒙古、吉林、山西、河北及北京等北方生态区的布氏镰孢菌F.boothii(11.5%).     

转cry1Ab/cry2Aj玉米对亚洲玉米螟的抗性评价

为探讨转cry1Ab/cry2Aj玉米对亚洲玉米螟Ostrinia furnacalis(Guenée)的抗性,采用室内生测和田间人工接虫鉴定方法评价了6个转cry1Ab/cry2Aj玉米品系对亚洲玉米螟的杀虫效果,并利用酶联免疫吸附法(ELISA)测定了Cry1Ab蛋白在各品系主要组织的表达水平.结果显示,亚洲玉米螟幼虫取食转基因玉米各品系雄穗、苞叶、花丝和雌穗48 h后死亡率在90％左右,取食心叶的死亡率在70％左右,96h后大部分幼虫死亡,而取食非转基因玉米的死亡率为3.3％～8.7％;春播和夏播田转基因玉米叶片、茎秆、雌穗基本没有被害,而对照玉米叶片、茎秆、雌穗被害严重,春播和夏播玉米平均每株分别有2.9、2.3头幼虫和蛹,2.8、3.4个蛀孔,隧道长度为7.5、14.2 cm,雌穗被害级别为5.3和5.1;6个转基因玉米品系中Cry1Ab蛋白在心叶、雄穗、花丝、苞叶和雌穗中稳定表达.综合评价认为,转基因玉米各品系在整个生育期内对亚洲玉米螟有很好的抗性,其中N50品系抗虫效果最佳,可以作为抗虫转多基因玉米育种的备选材料.     

Ameliorative effects of Mesorhizobium sp. MRC4 on chickpea yield and yield components under different doses of herbicide stress

The present study was conducted to assess the plant growth promoting activities of Mesorhizobium sp. in the presence of technical grade herbicides and its ameliorating effects on herbicide toxicity to chickpea grown in herbicide treated soils. The quizalafop-p-ethyl and clodinafop-tolerant Mesorhizobium isolate MRC4 recovered from the nodules of chickpea plants significantly produced IAA, siderophores, hydrogen cyanide and ammonia in medium amended with or without technical grade quizalafop-p-ethyl and clodinafop. Quizalafop-p-ethyl at 40, 80 and 120 μg kg⁻¹ soil and clodinafop at 400, 800 and 1200 μg kg⁻¹ soil in general, decreased the growth attributes of chickpea plants inoculated with Mesorhizobium MRC4 and un-inoculated chickpeas. The three concentrations of quizalafop-p-ethyl were comparatively more toxic and substantially decreased biomass, nodulation and leghaemoglobin content, nutrient uptake, seed yield and grain protein over the un-inoculated chickpea. Interestingly, Mesorhizobium isolate MRC4 with any concentration of the two herbicides significantly increased the measured parameters when compared to the plants grown in soils treated solely (without inoculant) with similar concentration of each herbicide. Conclusively, Mesorhizobium isolate MRC4 could be exploited as bio-inoculant for facilitating chickpea growth under herbicide stress.     

烟草黑胫病菌抗甲霜灵突变体的诱导及其适合度研究

室内离体条件下采用药剂诱导法,获得了11个烟草黑胫病菌抗甲霜灵突变体;检测了所有抗药突变体的抗药稳定性及抗性水平;比较了3个低抗和1个高抗突变体的适合度。结果表明:在2~20 μg/mL范围内,抗药突变体的发生频率随甲霜灵诱导浓度的增加而提高;所有抗药突变体的抗药性都能稳定遗传;11个抗药突变体中,10个为低抗突变体(抗性水平3.55~13.9倍,平均8.60倍),1个为高抗突变体(抗性水平510倍);低抗菌株20M-001、10M-003、10M-006和高抗菌株10M-004的适合度指数分别为0.56、0.38、0.38和0.87;抗药突变体的适合度指数与抗性水平不相关。     

NbRbohB基因在本氏烟与疫霉菌互作中的功能分析

活性氧(active oxygen species, AOS)在植物抗病中发挥着重要作用,主要由NADPH氧化酶(nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase)系统产生.为明确NADPH氧化酶NbRbohB基因在本氏烟与疫霉菌亲和与非亲和性互作中的功能,采用荧光定量PCR技术以及病毒诱导的基因沉默方法探究了NbRbohB基因在本氏烟中对2种疫霉菌抗性中的作用,并利用NADPH氧化酶抑制剂对辣椒疫霉的抗性进行了检测.结果发现:2种疫霉菌均能诱导本氏烟发生氧迸发,且NbRbohB基因可能参与了疫霉菌诱导本氏烟发生的氧迸发过程.该基因沉默后降低了本氏烟对亲和互作辣椒疫霉菌的抗性,但对非亲和互作疫霉菌的抗性没有肉眼可见的影响;NADPH氧化酶抑制剂处理本氏烟后也能降低其对辣椒疫霉的抗性.表明该基因通过介导AOS产生,参与植物对亲和性与非亲和性互作疫霉的抗病反应,在亲和互作中尤为重要.     

Target-site resistance to pyrethroids in European populations of pollen beetle, Meligethes aeneus F.

Pollen beetle, Meligethes aeneus F. (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) is a major univoltine pest of oilseed rape in many European countries. Winter oilseed rape is cultivated on several million hectares in Europe and the continuous use of pyrethroid insecticides to control pollen beetle populations has resulted in high selection pressure and subsequent development of resistance. Resistance to pyrethroid insecticides in this pest is now widespread and the levels of resistance are often sufficient to result in field control failures at recommended application rates. Recently, metabolic resistance mediated by cytochrome P450 monooxygenases was implicated in the resistance of several pollen beetle populations from different European regions. Here, we have also investigated the possible occurrence of a target-site mechanism caused by modification of the pollen beetle para-type voltage-gated sodium channel gene. We detected a single nucleotide change that results in an amino acid substitution (L1014F) within the domain IIS6 region of the channel protein. The L1014F mutation, often termed kdr, has been found in several other insect pests and is known to confer moderate levels of resistance to pyrethroids. We developed a pyrosequencing-based diagnostic assay that can detect the L1014F mutation in individual beetles and tested more than 350 populations collected between 2006 and 2010 in 13 European countries. In the majority of populations tested the mutation was absent, and only samples from two countries, Denmark and Sweden, contained pollen beetles heterozygous or homozygous for the L1014F mutation. The mutation was first detected in a sample from Denmark collected in 2007 after reports of field failure using tau-fluvalinate, and has since been detected in 7 out of 11 samples from Denmark and 25 of 33 samples from Sweden. No super-kdr mutations (e.g. M918T) known to cause resistance to pyrethroids were detected. The implications of these results for resistance management strategies of pollen beetle populations in oilseed rape crops are discussed.     

小菜蛾对丁烯氟虫腈的抗性遗传力及风险评估

采用丁烯氟虫腈对小菜蛾敏感品系进行室内抗性筛选,饲养15代,汰选13代,平均成活率为35.12%,获得抗性品系(R),与敏感品系(S)比较,抗性指数为90.27倍。应用域性状分析法,研究小菜蛾对丁烯氟虫腈的抗性现实遗传力,并对不同杀死率下抗性发展速率进行预测。结果表明,连续筛选前7代(F₀~F₆),小菜蛾对丁烯氟虫腈的抗性现实遗传力为0.2332;不连续筛选后6代(F₇~F₁₄,8代中有2代未筛选),现实遗传力为0.0203。整个13代筛选期间,现实遗传力为0.2206。假设遗传力为室内筛选估算值的一半、死亡率为50%~90%,预计小菜蛾对丁烯氟虫腈抗性增长10倍,需要约22.8~10.3代。