Herbicidal and fungicidal activities and identification of potential phytotoxins from Bidens pilosa L. var. radiata Scherff

This study was carried out to examine the possibility of utilizing Bidens pilosa , a weed widely distributed in the subtropics and the tropics, for weed and plant fungus control. The extract of B. pilosa shows strong phytotoxic action against the growth of Raphanus sativus and Echinochloa crus-galli and antifungal activity against phytopathogens in bioassays. The extract of the roots exhibited plant growth inhibitory activity more than those of the leaves and stems. Fifteen phenolic compounds, including pyrocatechin, salicylic acid, p -vinylguaiacol, dimethoxyphenol, eugenol, 4-ethyl-1,2-benzenediol, iso- vanillin, 2-hydroxy-6-methylbenzaldehyde, vanillin, vanillic acid, p -hydroxybenzoic acid, protocatechuic acid, p -coumaric acid, ferulic acid, and caffeic acid were identified by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Caffeic acid was in the highest amount among the detected substances. Dimethoxyphenol and vanillic acid were found only in the roots of B. pilosa . Ferulic acid and p -hydroxybenzoic acid were higher in the roots than in the leaves and stems. These identified constituents might be responsible for the phytotoxic and fungitoxic activities of B. pilosa.     

Ecological pest management and control by using allelopathic weeds (Ageratum conyzoides,Ambrosia trifida,and Lantana camara) and their allelochemicals in China

The development of pest management and control is striving toward a future of sustainable agriculture. Weeds cause serious problems in agricultural ecosystems and attempts to control them have met with limited success. However, many weeds are allelopathic; that is, they can produce and release allelochemicals to interact with other plant competitors and to attack microbes or insect and other animal predators. These allelopathic weeds and their allelochemicals may be put into use for ecological pest management and control or employed for other uses. Currently, little attention has been paid to how allelopathic weeds and their allelochemicals potentially can be utilized as an important part of pest management and control in agricultural ecosystems. This review outlines recent research regarding the potential for pest management and control by allelopathic weeds and their allelochemicals by studying the cases of Ageratum conyzoides, Ambrosia trifida, and Lantana camara and provides examples of allelopathic weeds and their allelochemicals that have been incorporated into ecological pest management and control in China.     

Herbicidal potential and quantification of causative allelochemicals from several Compositae weeds

Compositae plants contain biologically active substances that are allelopathic to weed species. Aqueous extracts from leaves of 16 plants were bioassayed against lucerne (Medicago sativa) to determine their allelopathic effects, and the results showed the highest inhibition for the extracts from Lactuca sativa, Xanthium occidentale and Cirsium japonicum. The extracts applied to filter paper in Petri‐dish bioassay tests significantly inhibited root growth of lucerne. Extracts of 40 g dry tissue L^?1 from L. sativa, X. occidentale and C. japonicum were completely inhibitory to lucerne root growth, but hypocotyl growth of lucerne was less sensitive. Although allelopathic effects of methanol extracts were much less than those of coumarin or alachlor, early seedling growth of both lucerne and Echinochloa crus‐galli was significantly reduced by methanol extracts. Mixture of L. sativa, X. occidentale and C. japonicum extracts had more inhibitory effects on test plants than each single extract treatment. By means of high‐performance liquid chromatography, responsible causative allelopathic substances present in L. sativa, X. occidentale and C. japonicum were isolated from various fractions and identified as coumarin, trans‐cinnamic acid, o‐coumaric acid and p‐coumaric acid. These results suggest that some Compositae have various herbicidal potentials, and that their activities, types and amount of causative compounds differ, depending on the plant species.     

Solid substrate for production of Alternaria alternata conidia: a potential mycoherbicide for the control of Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth)

Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth), a major aquatic weed in India, is one of the targets in a biological weed control research programme in India. A fungal pathogen, Alternaria alternata, is being evaluated as a biological control agent for this weed. The feasibility of solid substrate for the mass production of A. alternata has been examined. Conidia production and virulence of A. alternata were affected by temperature, light and incubation period. The highest number of conidia were produced on rice seed followed by wheat, sorghum, maize seeds and cornmeal at 20°C when exposed to near‐ultraviolet than on the other substrates, while the least conidia were observed on these substrates under light conditions. At 20°C, large numbers of virulent conidia were produced on rice seeds after 4 weeks of incubation under constant dark conditions. Henceforth, the use of rice seeds as a solid substrate for production of A. alternata could be a feasible method to produce conidia in a village co‐operative scenario in India.     

石蝉草乙醇提取物除草活性初探

为探明石蝉草是否具有除草活性,本研究采用小杯法和盆栽试验法测定石蝉草乙醇提取物对13种植物的除草活性。结果表明,石蝉草乙醇提取物对13种植物的根茎生长均有抑制作用,对苘麻和稗草根长的抑制中浓度IC50分别为0.73和0.80mg/mL,对茎长的IC50分别为0.77和0.89mg/mL;盆栽试验表明,5mg/mL浓度对稗草和苘麻7d的防治效果分别为90.73%和82.02%,与对照药剂癸酸无显著性差异。研究结果为研发新型除草剂提供了新思路。     

中国粗榧枝叶提取物分离及其对反枝苋的除草活性

以对杂草反枝苋种子萌发及根、茎生长的抑制作用为指标,提取、分离、鉴定了中国粗榧Cephalotaxus sinensis Li.枝叶中的除草活性成分。中国粗榧枝叶乙醇提取物的酸水溶液用苯萃取,萃余相碱化并用氯仿萃取得总生物碱。以硅胶及氧化铝柱层析从中国粗榧总生物碱中分离出了3个生物碱类化合物 H1、H2和H3 ,其结构依次鉴定为桥氧三尖杉碱、三尖杉碱及11-羟基三尖杉 碱。在1.00 mg/mL的供试浓度下, H1 对反枝苋种子根、茎生长的抑制率分别为86.1％和82.4％, H3 对反枝苋种子根、茎生长的抑制率分别为84.2％和77.1％, H2 除草作用较弱。测定结果表明,萃取所得总生物碱为中国粗榧的主要活性成分。     

黄花蒿叶醇提取物除草活性物质的分离及结构鉴定

为明确黄花蒿除草活性及活性物质的成分,本研究采用室内生测法测定了黄花蒿叶醇提物对4种杂草的活性;采用系统溶剂分离、硅胶柱层析分离及气质联用色谱法对提取物进行了分离和结构鉴定.结果 表明:5.0 mg/mL的黄花蒿叶醇提物对供试杂草发芽率、发芽势和发芽指数均有一定的抑制作用,抑制作用从大到小的顺序为反枝苋,苘麻,狗尾草,...     

Fruit set and the diurnal pollinators of the invasive Lantana camara and the endemic Lantana peduncularis in the Galapagos Islands

Fruit set is highly relevant to a plant's reproductive success. Fruit set can vary due to predation on flowers, pollinator services and/or resource availability. Reproductive success, measured as the fruit set of the invasive Lantana camara and the endemic Lantana peduncularis in the cool–dry season and the warm–wet season of the Galapagos Islands, was studied. Also, autonomous self‐pollination ability and seed viability were probed for both species. Furthermore, flower visitors and their activity were registered for both species during the warm–wet season. Lantana peduncularis produced fewer flowers per inflorescence, but had a higher fruit set in the cool–dry season, compared to the warm–wet season. In contrast, the fruit set in L. camara did not change seasonally. The fruit set in L. camara was higher than in L. peduncularis in the warm–wet season. Moreover, ～18% of the bagged flowers of the invasive Lantana produced fruits by autonomous self‐pollination, while for the endemic Lantana, the rate of autonomous self‐pollination was very low. More than 80% of the fruits for both species had at least one viable seed per fruit. The number of pollinators and their frequency, inflorescence‐ and flower‐visiting rates and the duration of the visit per flower were higher in the invasive Lantana than in the endemic one. The endemic Lepidoptera Urbanus galapagensis (the main pollinator of both Lantana species) and the introduced Hymenia perspectalis were observed pollinating both Lantana species. These results indicate that the alien L. camara is more attractive to pollinators and it has reproductive advantages regarding fruit set in comparison with L. peduncularis, factors that contribute to the colonization pattern of this invasive species.     

马唐草新月弯孢生物学特性及其代谢产物活性测定

对马唐草新月弯孢霉Curvularia lunata（Wakker）Boedijn菌株MT-011的生物学特性测定结果表明：该菌株致病性强,菌丝体生长最适温度30℃,致死温度65℃/10min,最适pH值7,碳源以D-果糖最佳,氮源以硝酸钠最佳。产生分生孢子最适温度为30℃,最适pH值9,碳源以蔗糖产孢量最大,氮源以赖氨酸产孢量最高。分生孢子萌发温度在20～40℃之间没有差异,萌发率均达90%以上;最适pH值7;光暗交替为最佳光照条件。除赖氨酸外所有供试碳源和氮源的孢子萌发率都很高,处理之间没有差异。MT-011菌株产生的活性物质作用于马唐草,可使叶片黄化或枯死脱落,与用菌体接种时造成大量叶片黄化或枯萎的症状极为相似。代谢产物对指示植物柱花草、辣椒和玉米的种子发芽后的根茎生长都有明显的抑制作用,抑制率达83.27%,表现出很好除草活性。     

双唑草腈的除草活性及对水稻的安全性

本文采用室内整株生测法测定了1.8%双唑草腈颗粒剂的除草活性及对不同水稻品种的安全性。在杂草出苗前、1叶期和2叶期以有效成分145.8g/hm2的剂量撒施1.8%双唑草腈颗粒剂对水稻田常见杂草稗草、鸭舌草、耳叶水苋和异型莎草的鲜重抑制率均在92%以上,药后3d杂草表现叶片干枯、黄化、僵苗等中毒症状,其见效速度明显快于对照药剂25g/L五氟磺草胺油悬浮剂。在水稻播后苗前或1叶期施用,其在‘南粳9108’(粳稻)、‘K两优10’(杂交稻)和稗草间的选择性指数均大于4,对水稻安全。     

Survey and Assessment of the Natural Enemies of Water Hyacinth,Eichhornia crassipes

Abstract

In northern Queensland, the addition of 2,4,5‐T butyl ester was found to be unnecessary to maintain the control of Echinochloa colona (L.) Link and Cyperus Iria L. In dry seeded rice when propanil rates were reduced below the registered rate of 4 kg a.i. ha^?1. Adequate weed control was obtained with 1.3 kg a.i. ha^?1 propanil alone. No adverse effects on rice yield were found with any of the propanil × 2,4,5‐T treatments. Low rates of propanil, 1.3 and 0.72 kg a.i. ha^?1, compared favourably with pre‐emergence treatments of thiobencarb, butachlor, oxyfluorfen and pretilachlor (plus a safener) when weed yields were low. Where water management was poor and Ischaemum rugosum Salisb. was the dominant weed, oxyfluorfen applied pre‐emergence at 0.96 kg a.i. ha^?1 produced a higher rice and a lower weed yield than the low rates of propanil. In three of the five experiments, weed growth was insufficient to depress rice yields significantly.     

Factors affecting dormancy and germination of seeds of Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms from the Nile

E. crassopes requires specific conditions for germination. The best laboratory germination was in clay soil, rich in organic matter, under less than 3 cm depth of water, in light. There are interactions with water depths, soil type, organic deposits, light and temperature. Storage conditions of seeds before germination affect the results. Wetting, drying and re-wetting gave quickest, and complete germination. After 2 years dry-storage, 78% of the seeds were still viable.     

对紫茎泽兰具有除草活性的特基拉芽胞杆菌ZLSY5的鉴定及发酵条件筛选

为明确菌株的进化关系及发酵条件,本试验对一株来自泽兰实蝇幼虫消化道的ZLSY5菌株进行了鉴定,优化了基础发酵培养基和发酵条件.用形态学及建立系统进化树的方法鉴定了菌株;用分光光度法测定菌液在600nm处的OD值,根据OD值的大小判断发酵条件的优劣;用圆叶片法测定了优化前后菌株对紫茎泽兰叶片的侵害作用的比较.结果表明,菌...     

水葫芦花期不同部位的资源性化学成分分析与评价

分别采用减重、电感耦合等离子体-原子发射光谱法(ICP-AES)、凯氏定氮法和BCA试剂盒法、硝酸铝-分光光度法以及超高效液相-质谱联用HILIC-UPLC-TQ-MS/MS方法,对水葫芦花期不同部位水分和灰分、重金属、粗蛋白、总黄酮类、核苷类、氨基酸类成分的组成及含量进行分析评价。结果表明水葫芦花期须根、短缩茎、匍匐茎、叶柄、叶片、花序中水分含量分别为93.67%、96.34%、97.13%、96.65%、90.85%、96.03%,总灰分和酸不溶性灰分含量分别为25.83%、24.24%、26.32%、17.33%、18.64%、17.16%和6.83%、6.19%、7.36%、5.24%、4.97%、4.85%;砷、镉、铅含量之和分别为29.77、14.01、11.67、12.36、140.43、20.85 mg/kg;2种方法测得的粗蛋白含量分别为7.79%、7.17%、10.21%、8.29%、17.67%、18.23%,4.64%、3.95%、7.83%、5.14%、13.74%、14.02%;总黄酮类含量分别为2.81%、4.18%、3.38%、3.04%、8.29%、4.17%;总核苷类成分含量分别为0.46%、0.57%、0.64%、0.29%、1.04%、1.52%;总氨基酸类成分含量分别为0.21%、0.25%、0.55%、0.21%、1.44%、1.37%。水葫芦花期各部位均含有丰富的资源性化学成分,叶片和花序中粗蛋白、总黄酮类、核苷类、氨基酸类成分含量在各部位中最高,具有潜在的药用和营养保健价值。本研究结果可为水葫芦的资源化利用提供科学依据。     

Synthesis of analogues of the monic acids A and C as potential herbicides

The synthesis of some analogues of pseudomonic acids with simplified ‘left-hand’ side-chains is reported. Tested against isoleucyl tRNA, none was as active as methyl monate A and none was active as a herbicide in glasshouse tests. © 1999 Society of Chemical Industry     

高温对芙新姬小蜂控制美洲斑潜蝇潜力的影响

为明确高温条件对芙新姬小蜂Neochrysocharis formosa(Westwood)成虫寿命以及行为的影响,以美洲斑潜蝇Liriomyza sativae Blanchard 2龄末至3龄初幼虫为寄主,在补充非寄主食物20%葡萄糖溶液的情况下,观察了芙新姬小蜂雌成虫在26、30℃和35℃3个温度下的寿命及对美洲斑潜蝇的取食致死数、叮蛰致死数、寄生致死数和总致死数。结果显示：与26℃相比,高温条件(30℃和35℃)下,单头雌虫的日均取食致死数、日均叮蛰致死数、日均寄生致死数、日均总致死数均显著升高,并在35℃达到最高值,分别为9.6、12.2、5.5头和27.3头。芙新姬小蜂雌成虫的寿命随着温度升高而显著缩短,26℃下的寿命(21.4 d)约为30℃下寿命(11.4 d)的1.9倍和35℃下寿命(9.6 d)的2.2倍。3个温度下雌成虫一生的取食致死数、叮蛰致死数、寄生致死数、总致死数均无显著差异,总寄主致死数均达230头以上。表明35℃高温对芙新姬小蜂控制美洲斑潜蝇的总潜力没有显著影响。     

Shift of allelochemicals from Sorghum halepense in the soil and their effects on the soil's bacterial community

Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense [L.]Pers.), an exotic invasive weed in China, secretes the phenolic compounds, p‐hydroxybenzoic acid (p‐HBA) and p‐hydroxybenzaldehyde (p‐HBAL), as the dominant allelochemicals in the root exudates. To better understand how these two allelochemicals affect the soil microbial community in the rhizosphere of S. halepense, the fate of these compounds in the invaded soil and the effect of these phytotoxins on the soil bacterial community were evaluated. The concentrations of the allelochemicals in the soil were determined by a high‐performance liquid chromatography‐ultraviolet/photodiode array after 1, 2, 4, 6, 12 and 24 h of treatment. MiSeq sequencing was undertaken to understand how the bacterial populations in the soil were affected by the allelochemicals. The HPLC results indicated that p‐HBA was degraded by the microorganisms that were present in the soil after 1 h and disappeared after 6 h of incubation. The compound, p‐HBAL, initially was converted to p‐HBA and then the p‐HBA broke down, disappearing after 12 h of incubation in non‐sterile soil. Both p‐HBA and p‐HBAL were stable under sterile soil conditions for up to 24 h. The relative abundance of Proteobacteria was significantly inhibited. However, those of Acidobacteria, Chloroflexi, Verrucomicrobia and Cyanobacteria were increased by the p‐HBAL treatment. These findings suggest that allelochemicals from S. halepense might affect the bacterial community composition in the soil.     

枸杞内生真菌对胶孢炭疽菌Colletotrichum gloeosporioides的拮抗作用及生防潜力

为了明确枸杞内生真菌对胶孢炭疽菌的抑制作用,通过室内抑菌试验和离体试验测定了内生真菌对胶孢炭疽菌的抑制作用及对枸杞炭疽病的防治效果。结果表明,镰刀菌属Fusarium菌株NQ8GII4、NQ8GII7、NQ7GII4和篮状菌属Talaromyces菌株NQ6GIII11对胶孢炭疽菌有明显的拮抗作用。平板对峙试验显示,上述4株枸杞内生真菌具有较强的营养和空间竞争能力,菌株NQ8GII4对病原菌的抑制率高达93.43%。显微观察发现,枸杞内生真菌能缠绕并穿透胶孢炭疽菌菌丝,使胶孢炭疽菌菌丝膨胀崩解。菌株NQ7GII4的培养滤液在浓度为15%时对病原菌菌丝的抑制率达到70.75%,菌株NQ8GII7产生的挥发性物质对胶孢炭疽菌抑制率高达83.44%。离体生防试验结果表明,用拮抗性内生真菌预先占位接种枸杞嫩果及叶片,能有效抑制枸杞炭疽病菌的侵入和病斑的扩展,菌株NQ8GII4 10%培养滤液对枸杞炭疽病的防治效果最强,防效达到了92.54%和95.57%,说明枸杞内生真菌具有很好的生防潜力和应用前景。     

113种植物的乙醇提取物对反枝苋和马唐种子萌发及生长的抑制活性

筛选和评价植物资源的除草活性可为新型植物源除草剂的研发提供候选材料和理论依据。本研究用种子萌发法和平皿法,评价了56科113种植物提取物对反枝苋和马唐种子萌发和生长的抑制活性。结果表明,在125 mg DW/mL的供试浓度下,大黄、牡丹皮、大叶三升麻、木香、佩兰、楸树、安息香树、泡桐、短叶罗汉松和杜衡提取物对马唐种子萌发和生长的抑制作用最为明显;牡丹皮、佩兰、木香、鹿藿和短叶罗汉松提取物对反枝苋种子萌发和生长的抑制活性最为明显。毒力测定表明,楸树、木香、杜衡、泡桐、佩兰、安息香树和大叶三升麻提取物对马唐幼根的抑制中浓度（IC50）分别为39.30、5.93、13.93、28.69、8.72、19.19和15.19 mg DW/mL;对马唐幼芽的IC50分别为48.22、8.13、15.28、42.12、22.39、7.78、23.43和12.92 mg DW/mL。木香、牡丹皮、短叶罗汉松、鹿藿、佩兰和紫背浮萍对反枝苋幼根的IC50分别为2.46、2.85、2.59、1.03、2.24和2.79 mg DW/mL;对反枝苋幼芽的IC50分别为7.05、31.21、24.17、4.52和...