甜玉米茎秆强度相关性状的数量性状基因座定位

为选育抗倒伏玉米品种,挖掘甜玉米茎秆强度相关性状的数量性状基因座（quantitative trait locus,QTL）,应用复合区间作图法以甜玉米组合T49×T56的F₂为作图群体,通过测定F_2：3家系的茎秆穿刺强度、茎秆抗压强度和茎秆弯折性能3个性状进行相关性状的QTL定位。结果表明,遗传连锁图谱包含153个SSR标记位点,覆盖玉米基因组1 199.1 cM,平均图距7.83 cM。3个性状共检测到10个QTL,其中与茎秆穿刺强度相关的2个QTL位于第3、7染色体上,解释11.81%和22.15%的表型变异,与茎秆抗压强度相关的4个QTL位于第1、3、7染色体上,单个QTL可解释3.68%~33.26%的表型变异,与茎秆弯折性能相关的4个QTL位于第3、6、8染色体上,单个QTL可解释3.55%~18.58%的表型变异。第7染色体检测到1个同时控制茎秆穿刺强度和茎秆抗压强度2个性状的QTL,位于umc1015~umc1987标记区间,分别可解释11.81%和33.26%的表型变异,第3染色体检测到1个同时控制茎秆穿刺强度、茎秆抗压强度、茎秆弯折性能3个性状的QTL,位于umc1400~dupssr23标记区间,分别可解释22.15%、13.27%和18.58%的表型变异。3个茎秆强度性状共同检测到的主效QTL,可在育种实践中用于分子标记辅助选择和抗倒伏玉米品种的选育。     

四倍体马铃薯SSR遗传图谱的构建及晚疫病抗性QTL初步定位

利用四倍体马铃薯栽培种‘大西洋'和‘陇薯6号'杂交得到的190个F_1株系为作图群体,构建了四倍体马铃薯的分子遗传图谱,采用区间作图法对马铃薯晚疫病抗性进行了QTL初步定位。结果显示:通过对190个F_1株系进行检测,共发现有7个与晚疫病抗性相关的QTL位点,分别分布在第5、6、7、10和11连锁群上;各位点的LOD值在2.70~10.32之间,其中主效QTL位点3个(LOD≥3.5),可解释17.37%~65.68%的表型变异。获得紧密连锁的特异标记(S183-210、S148-460)为进一步进行QTL精确定位提供了参考。     

引进ICARDA的小麦苗期抗旱性鉴定及SNP关联分析

以引进国际干旱地区农业研究中心（ICARDA）的160份小麦为研究对象,在苗期用20% PEG-6000模拟干旱条件进行处理,以正常营养液作为对照,分析干旱环境对7个苗期相关性状（苗高、最长根长、根数、茎叶鲜质量、茎叶干质量、根鲜质量和根干质量）的影响,利用综合评价值进行抗旱评价及抗旱分级,并结合55K SNP芯片对159份小麦的苗期抗旱相关性状的抗旱系数进行关联分析。抗旱鉴定结果表明：干旱处理下的各个苗期相关性状均低于正常处理水平,按照综合评价值及系统聚类,将160份小麦分为高抗旱（5份）、中等抗旱（53份）、低抗旱（97份）和干旱敏感（5份）四类;在苗期筛选出5份高抗旱品种,包括ICARDA69、ICARDA51、ICARDA49、ICARDA83、ICARDA84,其D值分别为0.823、0.813、0.765、0.722、0.711。关联分析结果显示：利用24151个SNP标记位点结合苗期相关性状的抗旱系数在P≤0.001水平下共定位到227个抗旱相关标记,分布在除1B、2D、4D和6D外的17条染色体上,可解释7.13%~14.68%的表型变异。检测到3个多效应位点,分别位于4B、5B和6A染色体上,可解释9.31%~13.28%的表型变异。其中,位于4B染色体上的AX-108789337与茎叶干质量和根干质量显著关联,可解释10.44%~13.28%的表型变异;位于5B染色体上的AX-109353092与苗高和根鲜质量显著关联,可解释9.31%~10.93%的表型变异;位于6A染色体上的AX-110432128与苗高和根鲜质量显著关联,可解释9.95%~9.99%的表型变异。     

干旱环境下油菜籽粒芥酸含量的QTL定位分析

为探讨干旱环境下冬油菜籽粒品质（脂肪酸含量和硫苷）分子遗传机理,以17NTS57（高芥酸）×CY12PXW-6-1（低芥酸）的衍生后代F₁、F₂、F_2∶3等群体为材料,结合天水和定西试点籽粒品质表型,进行干旱环境下籽粒芥酸的遗传定位及选择标记开发。结果表明：利用F_2∶3群体在两个试点共检测到油菜芥酸含量QTL位点7个,其中天水试点检测到4个,定西试点检测到3个。天水试点检测到2个主效QTL,即[STBX]qEATC08.2、qEATC09[STBZ],分别分布在C08、C09染色体,其表型贡献率在20%以上;[STBX]qEATA10（天水）和qEADA10[STBZ]（定西）被定位到A10染色体相同区间,在两个试点的表型贡献分别为10.42%和12.70%;[STBX]qEATC09和qEADC09[STBZ]被定位在C09染色体相同区间,两个试点的表型贡献率分别为20.00%和19.34%,为共定位主效QTL。3个QTL（[STBX]qEATC08.1（天水）、qEATC08.2（天水）、qEADC07（定西）[STBZ]）仅各在一个试点被检测到,其中2个微效修饰位点（[STBX]qEATC08.1和qEADC07[STBZ]）具有正向加性效应。在A10和C09染色体上定位的[STBX]qEA.A10和qEA.C09[STBZ]的主效QTL,这些标记可用于干旱条件下油菜籽粒芥酸含量改良的分子标记辅助选择。     

甜玉米小斑病抗性的遗传分析与主效QTL定位

为培育抗病品种,利用抗小斑病甜玉米自交系T14和感小斑病自交系T18为亲本配制杂交组合,对玉米抗小斑病性状进行遗传分析和抗病基因分子标记定位,用主基因＋多基因混合遗传模型和P₁、P₂、F₁、B₁、B₂、F₂ 6世代联合分析的方法对单位叶面积病斑数量进行遗传分析,并应用复合区间作图法检测抗小斑病QTL。结果表明,单位叶面积病斑数量受2对加性-显性-上位性主基因控制,自交系T14的抗病性在各个分离世代都以主基因遗传为主。在第4染色体上检测到4个相互连锁的小斑病抗性QTL,解释表型变异的7.7%、30.9%、14.8%和11.5%;在第6染色体上定位了1个抗病QTL,可解释表型变异的37.7%。检测到的小斑病抗性主效QTL位于第4和第6染色体的特征与2对主基因的遗传模型相吻合。     

187份玉米自交系抗旱性评价及SSR标记关联分析

在正常供水(CK)及干旱胁迫处理(S)下测定187份玉米自交系的株高、穗位高、穗位比、雄穗分枝数、散粉-吐丝时间间隔(ASI)及雌穗个数6个农艺性状,综合评价相应自交系的抗旱性强弱;采用145对SSR标记通过关联分析检测不同水旱环境下与玉米这6个农艺性状显著关联的分子标记。结果表明:干旱胁迫下187份玉米自交系农艺性状除ASI显著增大外,其余5个农艺性状均显著降低,且干旱胁迫下这些性状的变化幅度介于-72.73%～11.96%;以株高、穗位高、穗位比、雄穗分枝数、散粉-吐丝时间间隔(ASI)及雌穗个数6个性状的抗旱系数作为玉米抗旱性评价指标,并采用隶属函数法筛选出强抗旱自交系45份、中等抗旱自交系74份、旱敏感自交系68份。用一般线性模型(GLM)在不同水旱环境下共检测到了13个SSR位点与这6个性状在P0.01水平显著关联,其主要位于第1、2、3、4、5、7、8及9号染色体上,单个位点可解释表型变异的2.15%～17.13%,大约85.19%的SSR位点可在干旱胁迫环境下检测到;其中bnlg149 (Bin 1.01)、phi053 (Bin 3.05)、umc1621a (Bin 4.06)、umc1155 (Bin 5.05)、umc1072 (Bin 5.07)及umc1120 (Bin 9.04)等6个SSR与不同水旱环境下的多个农艺性状同时连锁,表现出明显的一因多效现象。     

陆地棉对黄萎病抗性的分子标记研究

 利用陆地棉标准系TM-1和常抗棉2个陆地棉品种杂交并自交,获得109个F₂单株及F_2:3家系为作图群体,以SSR、RAPD和SRAP 3种分子标记进行抗黄萎病性状的分子标记筛选。结果从1611对(条)引物中仅筛选到70对(条)多态性引物,获得75个多态性位点并进行标记间的连锁性分析。75个标记构建了一个包括15个连锁群,全长535 cM的陆地棉品种间分子标记遗传连锁图,标记间平均距离为11.15 cM,有27个标记不能进入任何连锁群。连锁群的标记数最少2个,最多6个;长度从1.0 cM到92.7 cM不等。对其F_2:3家系的成株期抗黄萎病性状即平均病情指数的分布进行分析,显示其呈正态分布,进一步说明陆地棉对黄萎病的抗性为数量遗传;单标记分析及复合区间作图,检测出与抗黄萎病性相关的3个QTL,分别位于第3、5、6连锁群上,贡献率分别为14.15%、3.45%和18.78%。另外,对该群体生长过程中黄萎病不同发病高峰期的病情也进行了分析。     

湘资3150 微效抗瘟性基因鉴定

 以湘资3150 和CO39 为亲本建立F10 重组自交系群体为材料, 在桃江病圃应用自然诱发接种法对群体的田间叶瘟抗性表现进行了分析。结果表明, 在LOD 2. 5 的域值上,共检测到14 个有效的微效基因QTL 位点(LOD 值均大于2. 5),分别位于水稻第3、8 和10 染色体上,其表型变异贡献值差异比较大,介于11. 78% ~ 40. 57% 之间;表明可能控制不同抗性表型的QTL 紧密连锁或者同一个QTL 对不同的抗性表型均具有抗性贡献。     

水稻稻瘟病抗性QTL的定位分析

 稻瘟病是危害水稻最严重的病害之一。以抗稻瘟病的云南省地方品种魔王谷（MWG）和感稻瘟病的湖北省审定品种鄂晚8号（EW8）为亲本材料,构建双单倍体分离群体（DH）。利用22个菌株对亲本材料MWG/EW8进行致病性鉴定,从中筛选到5个毒性不同的鉴别菌株用于考察DH群体的稻瘟病抗性,构建包含120对SSR标记的分子遗传连锁图进行数量性状位点（QTL）的分析,鉴定出3个抗性QTL,均位于第6染色体长臂RM541附近, 3个QTL对抗病表型的贡献率介于7.7%~15.2 %之间,3个QTL的抗病等位基因均源自亲本MWG。     

干旱胁迫下沙芥幼苗叶片光合特性和叶绿素荧光参数的变化

以一年生沙芥幼苗的叶片为实验材料,采用盆栽实验的方法,将土壤含水量设置为正常浇水为对照(70%~75%WHC,CK),轻度干旱胁迫(55%~60%WHC,LD),中度(40%~45%WHC,MD),重度(25%~30%WHC,VD)四个处理,用Li-6400光合仪和叶绿素荧光仪FMS2(Hansatech,UK),研究干旱胁迫下沙芥光合参数、荧光参数的变化规律,探讨干旱胁迫对沙芥叶片光合生理指标的影响,旨在揭示沙芥对干旱胁迫的响应机制,为阐明沙芥的耐旱性提供理论依据。结果表明:(1)随着干旱胁迫程度的加剧,沙芥叶片叶绿素a,b含量在各干旱胁迫处理下,比对照下降了1.30%~7.04%和19.47%~42.37%,类胡萝卜素含量下降了2.06%~9.88%。叶绿素a/b上升了33.49%~74.27%,Car/Chl上升了1.33%~15.73%。(2)随着干旱胁迫的加剧,沙芥叶片的净光合速率、蒸腾速率、水分利用率呈现下降的趋势,胞间CO2浓度先下降后上升,气孔限制值不断下降。这表明轻度干旱胁迫下气孔限制是影响沙芥幼苗叶片Pn下降的主要因素;中度和重度干旱胁迫下,非气孔限制是沙芥幼苗叶片Pn下降的主要因素。(3)干旱胁迫下,沙芥叶绿素荧光参数Fv/Fm、Fv/Fo、ΦPSⅡ,q P和ETR均呈下降趋势,q N在干旱胁迫下不断上升。     

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.     

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).     

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.