Mode of action of triadimefon in Ustilago avenae

Triadimefon [1-(4-chlorophenoxy)-3,3-dimethyl-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-2-butanone], 1.5–2.0 μ/ml, inhibited the multiplication of sporidia of Ustilago avenae more strongly than it did the increase of dry weight. The treated sporidia appeared swollen, multicellular, and branched. At concentrations of 1.5–100 μg of triadimefon/ml, the oxidation of glucose was not affected. Increase in dry weight and synthesis of protein, RNA, and DNA were inhibited slightly, whereas cell division was acutely arrested. After an incubation period of 9.5 hr, microscopic studies revealed that daughter cells of the treated sporidia also contained one nucleus. In sporidia treated for 6 hr with triadimefon, both the total lipid content and its composition of fatty acids were not appreciably altered. The treated cells, however, differed from control cells by a higher content of free fatty acids. Triadimefon markedly interfered in sterol biosynthesis in Ustilago avenae. Gas chromatographic (glc) analysis and [¹⁴C]acetate incorporation studies indicated that ergosterol biosynthesis was almost completely inhibited by triadimefon; on the other hand, sterol compounds representing precursors of ergosterol (probably 4,4-dimethyl and C-4-methyl sterols) accumulated in treated sporidia. As the results indicate, the inhibition of conversion of immediate sterol precursors to ergosterol may be regarded as the primary target for the action of triadimefon in Ustilago avenae.     

Hexagonal clustering of intramembrane particles in the plasmalemma of Ustilago avenae after fungicide treatment

The plasmalemma of sporidia of Ustilago avenae has been investigated by means of the freezeetching technique after treatment with the fungicide, triadimenol (5 μg ml^?1, 10 and 17 hr). The control samples are characterized in the exponential and stationary growth phases by homogeneous plasmatic fracture (PF) and extraplasmatic fracture (EF) faces with a random intramembrane particle (IMP) distribution. Treatment with triadimenol induces clusters of similar size IMPs in hexagonal arrangement. In between the flat clusters the plasmalemma is significantly deformed, showing hemispherical pits and protrusions on both membrane fracture halves. In the stationary growth phase no hexagonal clustering of the IMPs is observed under the described conditions.     

Freeze-fracture electron microscopy of the plasmalemma of Ustilago avenae treated with systemic fungicides: A quantitative analysis of the intramembrane particles

The interaction of the systemic fungicides triadimefon, nuarimol, and imazalil-nitrate with the plasmalemma of Ustilago avenae was studied using freeze-fracture electron microscopy. These antifungal agents produced alterations in the plasmalemma, such as hemispherical pits and protrusions, deformations of invaginations, and formation of craters or similar structures on the membrane fracture faces. The ultrastructural changes in the plasmalemma were more pronounced after triadimefon and nuarimol treatment than after imazalil-nitrate treatment. Intramembrane particles (IMPs) were aggregated, resulting in particle-free areas which showed some exocytotic activity. A quantitative analysis was performed to determine the topographical distribution of IMPs on the extraplasmatic and plasmatic fracture faces of the plasmalemma. The evaluation revealed statistically significant differences in the membrane structure of untreated and fungicide-treated sporidia.     

Insecticidal action of phytohemagglutinin (PHA) against the grain aphid, Sitobion avenae

The effects of phytohemagglutinin (PHA) on development, fecundity, and mortality of the grain aphid, Sitobion avenae (Fabricius), were determined. Also determined were the effects of PHA on the activity of gut enzymes involved in sugar and phosphorus metabolism (α- and β-glucosidase and alkaline and acid phosphatase) and on the feeding behavior of adult apterae.When added to a liquid diet, PHA increased the pre-reproductive period, decreased fecundity, and increased mortality of S. avenae. PHA also increased the developmental time and reduced the intrinsic rate of natural increase. The aphids fed on sucrose-agarose gels with higher concentrations of PHA lectin exhibited no phloem-feeding behavior. The number of the gel penetrations was reduced and duration of the pathways was increased by higher concentrations of PHA. In addition, activities of α-glucosidase and alkaline phosphatase in homogenates of adult aphids were reduced. The results indicate that PHA has potential in a biotechnological approach to insect management.     

Specific effects of tridemorph on sterol biosynthesis in Ustilago maydis

In an attempt to indicate the site of action of tridemorph in ergosterol biosynthesis by Ustilago maydis the nature of the sterol intermediates accumulating in treated cells was studied. At low growth-inhibiting concentrations of the toxicant (10 and 15 μg/ml) decline of ergosterol content during 6 hr of incubation was accompanied by an accumulation of various sterol intermediates of which ergosta-8,14-dien-3β-ol appeared to be the major sterol. After isolation of this intermediate its identity was further confirmed by direct comparisonof its ultraviolet, glc, and mass spectrum with those of an authentic synthesized sample of ergosta-8,14-dien-3β-ol (ignosterol). Results indicate that toxicity of tridemorph is caused by a specific inhibitive effect on the enzyme Δ¹⁴-reductase which is responsible for $\text{14}\text{15}$ double-bond reduction in sterol biosynthesis.     

燕麦种质对坚黑穗病菌的抗性筛选

燕麦是禾本科燕麦属一年生粮饲兼用作物。我国常年种植100万hm2,分布于华北的冀、晋、蒙和西北的六盘山麓及云、贵、川的高寒山区。近年来,随着抗逆性品种选育和高效栽培技术模式的推广,燕麦已成为我国退化草地的高效经济作物。然而,由坚黑穗病菌Ustilago segetum var.segetum引起的     

玉米黑粉菌cyp51基因上游调控区克隆及生物信息学分析

为探明玉米黑粉菌cyp51基因的表达调控机制,根据玉米黑粉菌cyp51基因cDNA的5'-序列,采用染色体步移技术,获得其5'-上游调控区序列,总长为490bp.利用NNPP分析软件预测转录起始位点,并采用TFSEARCH 1.3软件分析转录因子结合位点.结果显示:转录起始位点位于上游134bp处;上游调控区不仅包含启动子的核心结构序列TATA盒(分别位于-30、-58、-318和-348 bp处)和CAAT盒(分别位于-150、-161和-191 bp处),亦包含多个转录因子结合位点,如AP-4、GATA-1、CdxA、Dfd和Oct-1等;在上游调控序列中嘌呤含量高,而且从-222 bp处开始存在4个连续高嘌呤含量的热激转录因子特异性结合位点(HSE).     

On the mode of action of 3-phenylindole towards Aspergillus niger

3-Phenylindole is an antimicrobial compound active towards many fungi and gram-positive bacteria. At 5 μg/ml it inhibits growth of Aspergillus niger. Higher concentrations (50 μg/ml) also suppress spore germination; they do not kill the fungus. Dry weight of the fungus still increases for 1 or 2 days after fungicide treatment. The toxicant has no effect on O₂ uptake even at higher concentrations (100 μg/ml). The compound markedly affects composition of the lipid fraction of A. niger inducing a decrease in phospholipid concentration with a coincident increase in free fatty acids. Sterol pattern and sterol concentration were not affected. Antifungal activity was reversed by phospholipids added to the medium. 3-Phenylindole induced a slight leakage of ³²P-labeled compounds from the treated cells under growth conditions but not under nongrowth conditions. A strain of A. niger resistant to 3-phenylindole had the same phospholipid and sterol pattern as the wild type, but the level of both components was higher (40–60%). The 3-phenylindole-resistant strain showed resistance to triarimol and pimaricin. The wild type and the resistant strain both took up 3-phenylindole quite rapidly and accumulated it in the mycelium. 3-Phenylindole possibly interferes with phospholipid function in cell membranes, although the specific site of action has not yet been elucidated.     

长枝木霉对禾谷胞囊线虫卵的寄生和毒杀作用及其机制

为了明确长枝木霉Trichoderma longibrachiatum对小麦禾谷胞囊线虫Heterodera avenae卵的防治潜力和作用机制,在室内测定了长枝木霉分生孢子悬浮液对小麦禾谷胞囊线虫卵的寄生和毒杀作用,并通过温室盆栽试验测定了长枝木霉分生孢子悬浮液对小麦禾谷胞囊线虫卵的防治效果.室内试验中1.5×107 CFU/mL的长枝木霉分生孢子悬浮液处理12 d对小麦禾谷胞囊线虫卵的寄生率和卵孵化的相对抑制率分别为91.33％和88.35％.温室盆栽试验中1.5×107 CFU/mL处理对土壤中胞囊、线虫和根系中线虫的相对防治效果分别为89.84％、92.67％和88.30％;接种卵悬浮液和长枝木霉分生孢子悬浮液后,小麦幼苗株高、根系长度、地上部鲜重和根系鲜重的增长率分别为66.72％、159.31％、169.09％和170.19％;叶绿素总量和根系活力显著高于对照,分别为17.52 mg/g和356.25 μg·g-1·h-1.研究表明长枝木霉可作为小麦禾谷胞囊线虫的生防制剂.     

Mitochondrial electron transport in a carboxin-resistant,antimycin A-sensitive mutant of Ustilago maydis

Succinoxidase activity of mitochondria from an antimycin A-sensitive (ants) mutant of Ustilago maydis is approximately five times less sensitive to the fungicide carboxin than that of mitochondria from wild-type cells. The antimycin A sensitivity is due to the absence of an alternative electron transport pathway in mitochondria obtained from mutant cells grown in control medium. The same mutant, however, develops high rates of alternative respiration if grown in the presence of chloramphenicol. Substrate and oxygen affinity as well as resistance to hydroxamates indicate that this respiration is mediated by only one mitochondrial electron transport pathway, similar to the inducible system described earlier in wild-type mitochondria. Induction appears to be regulated by the activity of the cytochrome pathway. The absence of the constitutive system from the ants mutant mitochondria which are resistant to carboxin, a selective inhibitor of the succinate dehydrogenase complex, supports the view that this system must be related to succinic dehydrogenase.     

稻瘟病菌拮抗细菌bio-2的抑菌作用及其鉴定

稻瘟病是水稻的重要病害,可引起大幅度减产.目前,利用水稻抗瘟性品种和使用化学农药仍是防治稻瘟病行之有效的方法,但因抗瘟品种的单一化、稻瘟病菌生理小种组成的复杂性和变异性、化学农药的毒性以及病原菌的抗药性,使水稻稻瘟病的防治受到一定的制约,因此,生物防治越来越受到人们的关注.     

Carboxin resistance in the haploid,the heterozygous diploid,and the plant-parasitic dicaryotic phase of Ustilago maydis

Respiration and growth of a diploid strain of Ustilago maydis, heterozygous at the oxr-1 locus for resistance to carboxin and carboxin analogs, were less sensitive to the fungicide than the corresponding processes in the wild type haploid. Data on the inhibition of succinate-2,6-dichlorophenolindophenol reductase indicate that the mitochondria of the heterozygous diploid probably contain a mixture of carboxin-sensitive and carboxin-resistant succinic dehydrogenase complexes. This hypothesis is supported by the results of temperature aging experiments: When mitochondria of the heterozygous diploid were subjected to incubation at 30°C which destroyed the enzyme activity of mitochondria from the mutant haploid, the remaining succinate-2,6-dichlorophenol-indophenol reductase activity exhibited a carboxin sensitivity similar to that of mitochondria from the wild type haploid.Carboxin gave very good control of corn smut in seedlings artificially inoculated with two wild type compatible strains but not when both strains were mutant for carboxin resistance, which indicates high resistance in the dicaryon. In a heterozygous cross, the dicaryon seemed to exhibit considerable resistance, if sufficient time was allowed for its formation between inoculation and carboxin treatment of soil.     

Resistance mechanisms and associated mutations in acetylcholinesterase genes in Sitobion avenae (Fabricius)

Wheat aphid, Sitobion avenae (fabricius), is one of the most important wheat pests and has been reported to be resistant to commonly used insecticides in China. To determine the resistance mechanism, the resistant and susceptible strains were developed in laboratory and comparably studied. A bioassay revealed that the resistant strain showed high resistance to pirimicarb (RR: 161.8), moderate reistance to omethoate (32.5) and monocrotophos (33.5), and low resistance to deltamethrin (6.3) and thiodicarb (5.5). A biochemistry analysis showed that both strains had similar glutathione-S-transferase (GST) activity, but the resistant strain had 3.8-fold higher esterase activity, and its AChE was insensitive to this treatment. The I₅₀ increased by 25.8-, 10.7-, and 10.4-folds for pirimicarb, omethoate, and monocrotophos, respectively, demonstrating that GST had not been involved in the resistance of S. avenae. The enhanced esterase contributed to low level resistance to all the insecticides tested, whereas higher resistance to pirimicarb, omethoate, and monocrotophos mainly depended on AChE insensitivity. However, the AChE of the resistant strain was still sensitive to thiodicarb (1.7-fold). Thus, thiodicarb could be used as substitute for control of the resistant S. avenae in this case. Furthermore, the two different AChE genes cloned from different resistant and susceptible individuals were also compared. Two mutations, L436(336)S in Sa.Ace1 and W516(435)R in Sa.Ace2, were found consistently associated with the insensitivity of AChE. They were thought to be the possible resistance mutations, but further work is needed to confirm this hypothesis.     

小麦品种多样性对麦长管蚜的生态调控作用

为探讨麦田遗传多样性对麦长管蚜的生态效应,系统调查了麦长管蚜及其天敌的种群时序变化,并分析了对麦长管蚜空间分布的影响.结果表明,所有间作处理麦田中高峰期麦长管蚜无翅蚜的百株蚜量均显著低于单作麦田,其顺序为:小麦单作北京837(7 422.0头)>与KOK间作(5796.7头)>与红芒红间作(5406.7头)>与郑州831间作(5291.7头)>与JP2间作(4493.4头)>与中四无芒间作(4 155.0头),且麦蚜由聚集分布趋于均匀分布;蚜茧蜂发生的高峰期,各间作处理麦田中蚜茧蜂的平均数量高于小麦单作田,且差异达极显著水平(P<0.01);各间作处理麦田小麦理论产量增加,与小麦单作处理差异显著(P<0.05).表明大田小麦品种间作抗蚜品种对麦长管蚜有显著的调控作用.     

燕麦坚黑穗病抗性鉴定两种接种方法比较及种质抗性评价

为明确燕麦坚黑穗病的发病条件与接种技术,采用菌土覆盖和菌粉混种后的分期播种法分析其适宜发病因子与接种方法,并评价162个品种的抗病性。出苗10 d以上,大气温度15℃和5 cm土层温度18℃以下时适宜发病。两种接种方式下96个皮燕麦和21个裸燕麦的抗病性一致,28个皮燕麦和17个裸燕麦菌粉拌种的抗病性低于菌土覆盖。研究表明,适期早播是确保发病和提高鉴定准确性的有效途径,适期晚播是预防发病的有效途径,且稃壳有阻隔病菌侵染作用,免疫与抗病种质是品种选育的重要抗源。     

燕麦孢囊线虫对山东地区小麦产量的影响

为评估燕麦孢囊线虫Heterodera avenae发生对小麦产量损失的影响,采用室内盆栽和田间试验相结合的方法,测定了燕麦孢囊线虫不同初始接种密度下对山东省小麦主栽品种的为害损失。结果表明：盆栽条件下,燕麦孢囊线虫为害小麦,影响小麦农艺性状,每克土壤中初始接种卵量为5~30个时,小麦叶绿素含量、根干重、茎干重、有效分蘖数、穗粒数、千粒重、穗重与未接种线虫处理的小麦相比分别降低了10.89%~34.46%、30.65%~73.95%、13.93%~58.68%、30.48%~53.33%、3.97%~36.93%、-3.73%~1.28%、-0.72%~35.08%;而在田间肥水充足条件下,燕麦孢囊线虫对小麦的各项产量指标无显著影响;繁殖系数与线虫初始密度呈负相关。试验表明,燕麦孢囊线虫发生对小麦产量存在潜在威胁,在制定防治措施时,应充分考虑水肥条件,重视对中低产田的影响。     

不同土壤质地对禾谷孢囊线虫侵染及种群动态的影响

为明确不同土壤质地对禾谷孢囊线虫Heterodera avenae发生危害的影响,分别测试了6种土壤质地中禾谷孢囊线虫的侵染、发育及其种群动态。结果显示：在整个小麦生长季,不同土质中禾谷孢囊线虫2龄幼虫（J2）的种群变化趋势一致。冬前土壤中少量线虫孵化,11月下旬各种土质中J2种群密度达到10.8~14.2条/100 mL土壤;4月初为J2发生高峰期,其种群密度为54.6~77.1条/100 mL土壤,且土壤中含壤土比例越高J2数量越大;J2在壤土与砂土比为6：1和1：0土壤中侵入根系的数量最多,单株根系J2数量为672.7~685.0条,且土壤中砂土比例越大J2侵入数量越少,相应地根系内3龄幼虫和形成的孢囊数量也越少;不同土质中不同时期孢囊内虫口减退率不同,但在生长季末不同土质中孢囊内虫口总减退率无显著差异。研究表明,土质对孢囊内虫口减退率无影响,土质沙性越大越不利于禾谷孢囊线虫的发生危害。     

麦长管蚜信号传导G蛋白β亚基基因克隆与组织分布

根据所有已知G蛋白亚基的保守区设计简并性寡核苷酸引物,通过3'-和5'-RACE方法结合RT-PCR技术,从麦长管蚜中分离全长cDNA序列,并用半定量RT-PCR的方法研究基因在不同组织的转录水平.克隆的β亚基序全长1336bp,编码340个aa,推测的分子量为37.27kDa,等电点为5.56.GenBank BLAST结果表明,β亚基与冈比亚蚊Anopheles gambiae的氨基酸序列同源性最高,为93%,与果蝇Drosophila melanogaster β的同源性为90%,与线虫Caenorhabditis elegans 的同源性为85%,与哺浮动物β2的同源性为可以参与多种信号传寻途径的调控.该基因首次从麦蚜中克隆到,命名为SavGβ,在Gen Bank中的登录号为AY205294.     

扫描电镜下的小麦叶毛性状与麦长管蚜生物学参数相关性分析

为明确小麦叶毛物理性状（密度和长度）与小麦抗蚜性的关系,在人工气候室内对麦长管蚜Sitobion avenae（F.）在11个小麦品种（材料）上的发育历期、成虫与幼虫的体重差、相对日均体重增长率、若蚜死亡率等生物学参数进行了测定,采用聚类分析法评价了其对麦长管蚜的抗性,利用扫描电镜技术研究了叶毛的超显微结构,并对叶毛密度和长度与蚜虫生物学参数间的相关性进行了分析。结果表明：亲本98-10-35、Amigo及杂交后代O31、L87最不适于麦长管蚜的生长,抗性最好;O63、A253、A33抗性次之;L71、1376、H23抗性较弱,H19对麦长管蚜的适应性最好,抗性最差。扫描电镜结果表明叶毛长度和发育历期呈极显著正相关,叶毛密度和相对日均体重增长率呈极显著负相关,说明叶毛长度和密度与小麦品种（材料）的抗蚜性显著相关。表明小麦物理性状是小麦抗蚜性的重要组成部分,可以作为抗虫育种的目标之一;抗感杂交小麦后代可遗传亲本的抗感特性。     

节节麦、鬼蜡烛——燕麦孢囊线虫的两种新寄主

禾谷孢囊线虫病(cereal cyst nematode,CCN)是由燕麦孢囊线虫Heterodera avenae Wollen.引起的一种重要的小麦病害,在世界上40多个国家均有发生[1].我国于1987年首次发现燕麦孢囊线虫[2],至2012年,已传播到湖北、河南、河北、北京、山东、山西、安徽、江苏、青海、内蒙古、陕西、甘肃、宁夏、天津、西藏、新疆等16个省市自治区[3],危害程度与范围呈逐年加重和扩大的趋势,已对我国小麦生产构成严重威胁.该病造成小麦平均减产20％～40％,严重时高达73％～89％[4].因此,CCN是制约小麦和大麦生产的主要因素之一.