Tomato Breeding Lines Resistant and Tolerant to Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus Issued from Lycopersicon hirsutum

ABSTRACT Two tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV)-resistant plants from accessions LA1777 and LA386 of the wild tomato species Lycopersicon hirsutum have been crossed. The resulting resistant F1 plants were crossed with the domesticated tomato L. esculentum, and a series of selfing was performed. At each generation, individuals were selected for resistance (no symptoms and undetectable viral DNA) and tolerance (no symptoms but with detectable viral DNA) following controlled massive and repeated inoculations with viruliferous whiteflies. A stable BC1F4 line (denominated 902) that does not segregate for resistance was obtained. This line does not support virus accumulation, even upon extensive whitefly-mediated inoculation of young seedlings, and does not need protection with nets or insecticides. Another stable BC1F4 line (denominated 908) was tolerant to the virus. Both lines have good horticultural characteristics and bear 80- to 120-g red fruits. Analysis of segregation of susceptibility, tolerance, and resistance during the BC1F1 to BC1F4 crosses indicated that tolerance is controlled by a dominant major gene and resistance by two to three additive recessive genes. The resistant and tolerant lines do not need to be protected by insecticides or nets.     

Biomolecular relationships among isolates of<Emphasis Type="Italic">Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Tanzania Virus</Emphasis>

An investigation of the biological properties of the virus causing tomato yellow leaf curl disease in Tanzania was initiated to compare it with other known tomato yellow leaf curl viruses. Properties relating to acquisition and inoculation feeding time, persistence, mechanical inoculation, seed transmission and host range were studied. Results obtained indicate that the virus was transmitted persistently byBemisia tabaci Genn., but it was not mechanically, sap- or seed-transmissible. Minimum acquisition and inoculation feeding time was 30 min.Capsicum annuum, Datura stramonium, Nicotiana glutinosa, N. tabacum andLycopersicon esculentum were found to be hosts of the virus among the plant species tested, whereasPhaseolus vulgaris was not. It is concluded that the properties of the agent causing yellow leaf curl symptoms in tomato plants from different regions in Tanzania are similar to those ofTomato yellow leaf curl Sardinia virus species studied elsewhere. http://www.phytoparasitica.org posting Feb. 20, 2003.     

Mercurialis ambigua and Solanum luteum: Two Newly Discovered Natural Hosts of Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Geminiviruses

The yellow leaf curl disease of tomato is caused by a complex of virus species, two of which, tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV)-Sar and TYLCV-Is, are involved in epidemics of southern Spain. Plants of Mercurialis ambigua and Solanum luteum showing abnormal upward leaf curling and leaf distortion collected in the vicinity of tomato crops were found to be naturally infected with TYLCV-Is and TYLCV-Sar, respectively. These weed species, as well as Datura stramonium and S. nigrum, which had also been found to be naturally infected by TYLCVs in the same region in previous studies, were tested for susceptibility to TYLCV-Sar or TYLCV-Is by Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated and by Bemisia tabaci inoculation. Results indicated that both TYLCV-Sar and TYLCV-Is were able to infect D. stramonium and M. ambigua, whereas only TYLCV-Sar infected S. nigrum and S. luteum. Implications for the epidemiology of TYLCV are discussed. This is the first report of M.ambigua and S. luteum as hosts of TYLCV.     

Characterisation of a Quantitative Resistance to Vector Transmission of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus in Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium

Two wild genotypes from the same species Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium, WVA106 (susceptible) and INRA-Hirsute (so-called ‘resistant’), were compared with respect to their reaction to Tomato yellow leaf curl virus isolate Réunion (TYLCV-Mld[RE]), using both whitefly-mediated inoculation and graft inoculation. Disease incidence and symptom severity were scored. Presence and quantification of viral DNA were assessed by dot blot hybridisation. Upon insect inoculation, accession INRA-Hirsute showed a moderate resistance against TYLCV that was overcome by a high inoculation pressure obtained by increasing the cumulative number of inoculative whiteflies. Temporal analyses of the disease progress in relation to this criterion exhibited that the protection was quantitative, mainly reducing the TYLCV-Mld[RE] incidence by at maximum 50% at low inoculation pressure. When graft inoculated, the final TYLCV-Mld[RE] disease incidence was 100% in both susceptible and resistant genotypes with severe symptoms, suggesting a reduction of virus transmission by a vector resistance as a possible mechanism. Implications of using such type of resistance in breeding programmes are discussed.     

烟粉虱对螺虫乙酯的抗性监测及交互抗性测定

为明确螺虫乙酯在湖北地区的抗性水平以及与其存在潜在交互抗性风险的常用药剂类型,采用着卵叶片浸渍法,于2013年对湖北省13个烟粉虱MEAM1和MED隐种地理种群对螺虫乙酯的抗药性进行了监测,并以室内敏感品系SUD-S为参照,对经螺虫乙酯连续17代抗性筛选的WH-2种群进行了交互抗性分析。结果表明:湖北省13个烟粉虱地理种群对螺虫乙酯均表现出极低的抗性,LC50介于0.015~0.081 mg/L之间;其中MED隐种WH-2种群对螺虫乙酯的抗性最高,LC50为0.081 mg/L。在室内用螺虫乙酯对MED隐种WH-2种群连续17代抗性筛选后,其对螺虫乙酯的抗性倍数上升约7倍。经螺虫乙酯筛选的WH-2种群对吡虫啉、乙酰甲胺磷、灭多威、氟氯氰菊酯、氰戊菊酯和氟啶虫胺腈均产生了低水平的交互抗性,抗性倍数分别为8.699、7.165、5.317、6.681、2.958、5.662倍,而对毒死蜱和阿维菌素无交互抗性。表明烟粉虱在湖北省部分地区对螺虫乙酯存在低水平抗性,且螺虫乙酯与部分常用杀虫剂存在交互抗性风险。     

Resistance Reaction of Conifer Species (European Larch, Norway Spruce, Scots Pine) to Infection by Selected Necrotrophic Damping-off Pathogens

Three conifer species (European larch, Norway spruce, Scots pine) were investigated for their resistance to five damping-off pathogens (Rhizoctonia solani, Fusarium solani, F. oxysporum, F. culmorum, F. avenaceum). Inoculation of the primary roots of seedlings with these pathogens caused host cell death which did not prevent the invasive growth of these fungi; seedlings that had formed secondary and tertiary roots could overcome the infection to a significant degree. Infections with R. solani caused significant mortality to all the conifer species. In contrast, the tree species expressed different levels of resistance when challenged with the Fusarium isolates, with Norway spruce being the most resistant compared to uninoculated controls. Some of the Fusarium isolates were more pathogenic to certain hosts than others; F. oxysporum for European larch, F. avenaceum for Scots pine, F. solani for European larch; only F. culmorum was significantly pathogenic to Norway spruce. No significant differences in disease severity were observed at different soil pH (4.3–7.5). Disease progression was delayed at lower (10–15°C) rather than higher temperatures (20–25°C).     

The use of isozyme patterns to distinguish sweetpotato whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) biotypes

Recent collections ofBemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) from California desert regions represent a mixture of biotypes. One biotype was identical to a culture originally obtained in 1981 and since maintained in the laboratory. The other and most prevalent biotype could not be distinguished morphologically but could be distinguished by esterase isozyme banding patterns. The banding patterns of the biotypes were not affected by culturing the whiteflies on different plant species. Different developmental stages, and adults of both sexes, had the same isozyme patterns.     

Field Resistance to Willow Leaf Rust Melampsora epitea in Inter- and Intraspecific Hybrids of Salix viminalis and S. dasyclados

Families of interspecific hybrids between Salix dasyclados and S. viminalis, and intraspecific hybrids of the two species, were monitored for rust infection caused by Melampsora epitea during the years 1997–1999. The resistance of interspecific hybrids was compared to intraspecific pure species halfsibs. In addition, uredospores were sampled from the most infected interspecific hybrids to determine whether rust from interspecific hybrids differed from the rust spores that infected the pure species. The results from 1997 and 1999 showed that interspecific hybrids were more resistant than the intraspecific pure species, thus exhibiting a pattern of hybrid resistance. In 1998 the interspecific hybrids showed intermediate resistance compared to intraspecific pure species hybrids, i.e., an additive pattern of resistance. The rust sampled from the interspecific hybrids consisted of the same types of rust that infect the pure species. Comparisons of weather conditions prevailing during the three growing seasons indicated that these conditions might play a role in the infection pattern, in addition to the level of sensitivity to infection shown by the plants.     

新疆MEAM1烟粉虱隐种对吡虫啉的抗性遗传力分析及交互抗性测定

采用Tabashnik的域性状指标分析了新疆MEAM1(Middle-East-Asia-Minor l)烟粉虱隐种对吡虫啉的抗性现实遗传力(h2)和不同致死率下的抗性发展速率,同时测定了抗性种群对不同类型杀虫剂的交互抗性。结果表明,在30%~50%较低的选择压力下,新疆MEAM1烟粉虱隐种连续汰选8代后,对吡虫啉的抗性上升28.01倍,抗性现实遗传力h2为0.429 7。假设田间种群现实遗传力为实验室筛选估算值的1/2,即h2=0.214 9,对新疆MEAM1烟粉虱隐种对吡虫啉的抗性发展速率估算结果表明:在药剂选择压力为50%~60%下,若使其对吡虫啉的抗性增长10倍,则需要生长10~8代;而在药剂选择压力为70%~90%下,若使其抗性增长10倍,则仅需要生长6~4代。表明新疆MEAM1烟粉虱隐种对吡虫啉产生抗性的风险很大。交互抗性测定结果显示:抗性种群对同类型的杀虫剂吡虫清和噻虫嗪分别产生了10.78倍和4.75倍的中等至低水平交互抗性;对多杀菌素、毒死蜱、吡丙醚和高效氯氰菊酯的敏感性有所降低;对阿维菌素、氟啶虫胺腈和乙基多杀菌素等杀虫剂则无交互抗性。     

福建省烟粉虱不同地理种群遗传结构特征

为明确福建省烟粉虱种群遗传结构特征,基于福建省烟粉虱不同地理种群中40个代表性的线粒体COI基因序列,分析了种群遗传多样性、遗传分化及分子变异情况,并构建了单倍型系统发育树与网络图。结果显示:在590 bp长度的mt COI基因序列中有效位点558个,其中187个核苷酸位点存在变异;序列核苷酸中A、T、C、G含量分别为42.32%、24.36%、20.25%、13.06%,其中A+T的含量为66.68%,表现出明显的A+T偏向性;共检测出11个单倍型,其中Hap3、4、7、9、11为特殊单倍型;种群多样性指数为0.838,核苷酸多样性指数为0.093,表明遗传多样性水平较高;AMOVA分析表明种群遗传变异主要来自种群内,总种群遗传分化系数仅为0.027,种群遗传分化较低。表明福建烟粉虱种群基因交流未受地理距离明显影响,种群遗传分化不显著。     

Yield Reduction in Wheat in Relation to Leaf Disease From Yellow (tan) Spot and Septoria Nodorum Blotch

Yellow or tan spot (caused by Pyrenophora tritici-repentis) and septoria nodorum blotch (caused by Phaeosphaeria nodorum) occur together and are a constraint to wheat yields in Australia. Recently, higher crop yields and lower fungicide costs have made fungicides an attractive management tool against these diseases. Yield-loss under different rates of progress of yellow spot and septoria nodorum blotch was examined in four experiments over three years to define the relationship between disease severity and yield. In these experiments, differences in disease were first promoted by inoculations either with P. tritici-repentis-infected stubble or aqueous spore suspensions of P. nodorum. Disease progress was further manipulated with foliar application of fungicide. The pattern of disease development varied in each year under the influence of different rainfall patterns. The inoculation and fungicide treatments produced differences in disease levels after flag leaf emergence. The infection of yellow spot or septoria nodorum blotch caused similar losses in grain yield, ranging from 18% to 31%. The infection by either disease on the flag or penultimate leaf provided a good indication of yield-loss. Disease severity on flag leaves during the milk stage of the crop or an integration of disease as area under the disease progress curve on the flag leaves based on thermal time explained more than 80% variance in yield in a simple regression model. The data provided information towards the development of disease management strategies for the control of septoria nodorum blotch and yellow spot.     

烟粉虱MED隐种蜕皮激素受体基因cDNA克隆、转录与组织表达

蜕皮激素受体(ecdysone receptor,Ec R)是调控昆虫蜕皮、变态和生殖等过程中基因表达的重要调控因子。为研究Ec R在烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci生长发育中的作用,利用RT-PCR和RACE等技术扩增了烟粉虱MED隐种Ec R基因的c DNA全长序列,并利用实时荧光定量PCR技术检测其在烟粉虱不同发育时期相对表达量的变化。Bt Ec R c DNA序列全长2 844 bp,含有一个1 518 bp的开放阅读框,共编码505个氨基酸,预测蛋白分子量为56 k D,等电点为6.43,含有特殊结构功能域:DNA结合域(DBD_Ec R)和配体结合域(LBD_Ec R),该序列编码的蛋白质序列与其它已报道的昆虫Ec R蛋白序列具有很高的相似性,命名为Bt Ec R(Gen Bank登录号:KR534774)。Bt Ec R在MED隐种若虫、雌成虫各发育时期均有表达,若虫期在伪蛹前期达到最高值,成虫期呈现先升高后降低的趋势,且在羽化后第7天达到最高值,约为羽化第1天的23倍。研究结果为揭示Bt Ec R在烟粉虱整个生长发育过程中的作用提供了重要依据。     

Mechanisms of resistance in cotton to whitefly (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Bemisia tabaci</Emphasis>): Tolerance

Screen house experiments were conducted under no choice conditions, to determine the tolerance, a mechanism of resistance, in cotton under a population pressure of 150 and 300 pairs of whiteflies Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae). Twelve cotton genotypes, viz., four resistant (NHH 44, Supriya, LD694 and PA 183), four susceptible (F 846, IS-376/4/1/20/72, LK 861 and RS 2013) and four with moderate reaction (T x Maroon 2-78, MRC 6304Bt, RS 2098 and CNH 911) to B. tabaci were assessed in terms of decrease in plant height, number of nodes and chlorophyll content (a, b and total) from control. The study revealed that all three characters are important to identify tolerance. A strong tolerance mechanism is operating in NHH 44. The genotypes LD 694 and PA 183 were rated as moderately tolerant, however, IS 376/4/1/20/72, Tx Maroon 2-78, MRC 6304Bt, F 846 and CNH 911 exhibited no tolerance mechanism and were categorized as the most susceptible genotypes.     

The ovicidal properties of the juvenile hormone mimic sumitomo S-31183 (SK-591) to insects

S-31183 was assayed against preimaginal stages of the tobacco whitefly,Bemisia tabaci (Genn.), and eggs of the Egyptian cotton leafworm,Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.). The compound was found to be an ovicide forB. tabaci eggs in both preinfestation and postinfestation treatments. FreshS. littoralis eggs were very susceptible to the compound at 0.05 ppm a.i., response was much poorer with 1-2-day-old eggs and 2-3-day-old eggs were not affected even by 100 ppm. Publication of the Agricultural Research Organization. No. 2271-E, 1988 series.     

Enhancing Resistance of Tomato and Hot Pepper to Pythium Diseases by Seed Treatment with Fluorescent Pseudomonads

Twenty isolates of fluorescent pseudomonads were evaluated for their ability to control damping-off in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) and hot pepper (Capsicum annuum). These isolates were characterized as Pseudomonas fluorescens and Pseudomonas putida. Two isolates, PFATR and KKM 1 belonged to P. putida and the remaining 18 isolates belonged to P. fluorescens. Among these isolates, P. fluorescens isolate Pf1 showed the maximum inhibition of mycelial growth of Pythium aphanidermatum and increased plant growth promotion in tomato and hot pepper. P. fluorescens isolate Pf1 was effective in reducing the damping-off incidence in tomato and hot pepper in greenhouse and field conditions. Isolate Pf1 was further tested for its ability to induce production of defense-related enzymes and chemicals in plants. Earlier and increased activities of phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), peroxidase (PO) and polyphenol oxidase (PPO) were observed in P. fluorescens Pf1 pretreated tomato and hot pepper plants challenged with Pythium aphanidermatum. Moreover, higher accumulation of phenolics was noticed in plants pretreated with P. fluorescens isolate Pf1 challenged with Pythium aphanidermatum. Thus, the present study shows that in addition to direct antagonism and plant growth-promotion, induction of defense-related enzymes involved in the phenyl propanoid pathway collectively contributed to enhance resistance against invasion of Pythium in tomato and hot pepper.     

二氧化碳浓度和温度升高对烟粉虱主要保护酶和解毒酶活性的影响

为明确烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci(Gennadius)在大气CO2浓度和温度双因子胁迫下的生理响应,以CO2浓度和温度为作用因子,研究了4种不同组合处理下烟粉虱成虫体内超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、谷胱甘肽转移酶(GST)、乙酰胆碱酯酶(Ach E)活性的变化。结果表明:常温处理下,CO2浓度升高烟粉虱体内POD和GST活性分别增加87.6%和295%,SOD和CAT活性分别降低22.4%和28.2%;高温处理下,CO2浓度升高烟粉虱体内Ach E和GST活性分别增加103.6%和167.5%,CAT活性降低31.6%;常CO2浓度处理下,温度升高烟粉虱体内POD和SOD活性分别增加46.2%和18.2%,CAT活性降低35.8%;高CO2浓度处理下,温度升高烟粉虱体内Ach E和SOD活性分别增加75.3%和40.3%,CAT活性降低38.9%。表明CO2浓度和温度升高是导致烟粉虱体内SOD、POD、GST和Ach E活性升高的主要原因,并且SOD和POD活性变化受到CO2和温度的交互影响。烟粉虱可能通过改变体内保护酶或解毒酶的活性来适应CO2浓度和温度升高的环境。     

Study of Resistance to Orobanche ramosa in Host (Oilseed Rape and Carrot) and Non-host (Maize) Plants

Orobanche ramosa is a parasitic Angiosperm responsible for severe yield losses in several economical crops. It is a serious threat in oilseed rape in France and Morocco and is appearing in carrot crops in Morocco. In this study, several varieties of oilseed rape and carrot were screened in order to identify resistant cultivars and to characterize the resistance mechanisms involved. All the 15 oilseed rape varieties tested were susceptible. In carrot, the varieties 'Colmar à coeur rouge' and 'Nantaise demi-longue' were susceptible, whereas 'Palaiseau' and 'Buror' were resistant. In the susceptible 'Colmar à coeur rouge' carrot no defence reactions were found and the development of the parasite inhibited carrot tap root formation. In the resistant carrot varieties, the parasite germinated, became attached to the host root but became necrotic before emergence. In 'Buror' carrot, formation of a mechanical barrier was associated with the restriction to the cortex of the parasite. In maize cv. 'Vigni', a non-host of O. ramosa, thickening of xylem vessels, cell divisions in the central cylinder and formation of an encapsulation layer were observed in association with restricted development of Orobanche haustoria.     

The Effect of Different Levels of Beet Cyst Nematodes (Heterodera schachtii) and Beet Necrotic Yellow Vein Virus (BNYVV) on Single and Double Resistant Sugar Beet Cultivars

Beet cyst nematode-resistant cultivars, which were introduced recently, originated from the homozygous inbred line B883. This translocation product was unstable and the transmission of resistance when crossed with a susceptible cultivar did not exceed 94%. Tests with the resistant cultivars in climate cabinets showed a wide variety of resistance against Heterodera schachtii and beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV), expressed as average numbers of infective units per plant and percentages of resistant plants. In a series of field trials at different levels of infection of H. schachtii, their multiplication rates on all resistant cultivars depended on the initial density, which was caused by the presence of small numbers of susceptible plants. Since tolerance to wilting was also incorporated in B883, reasonable yields were obtained in the presence of H. schachtii. However, at increasing initial densities of H. schachtii, yields decreased considerably, since penetrating juveniles cause a hypersensitivity reaction in resistant plants. Based upon the results of three series of field trials, it was concluded that resistant cultivars should preferably be applied at population densities between 500 and 2000 eggs and juveniles of H. schachtii per 100ml of soil. Cultivars with double resistance against H. schachtii and BNYVV behaved like those with H. schachtii resistance in soils infected with beet cyst nematodes, but not with BNYVV. In soils with a combined infection of H. schachtii and BNYVV double resistant cultivars were far superior to single resistant ones, since damage caused by BNYVV was far more serious than damage caused by H. schachtii. No substantial interaction between soil pathogens nor types of resistance could be detected.     

Comparison of five stem inoculation methods with respect to phytoalexin accumulation and Fusarium wilt development in carnation

Five methods of stem inoculation of carnations with conidial suspensions ofFusarium oxysporum f.sp.dianthi were compared for uptake of the suspension, induction of phytoalexin accumulation and wilt development. Inoculation was performed by incision of the stem across droplets of inoculum placed on leaves, or by injection of droplets into the stem. With both methods, higher inoculum dosages led to higher wilting rates and higher phytoalexin concentrations. Injection was more effective than incision since a lower inoculum dosage was required to obtain the same phytoalexin levels. Injection therefore appears the most promising technique for the development of routine screening methods for resistance based on phytoalexin accumulation.Samenvatting Vijf methoden om anjers via de stengel te inoculeren met een sporensuspensie vanF. oxysporum f.sp.dianthi werden vergeleken wat betreft de opname van de suspensie, de accumulatie van fytoalexinen en het ziekteverloop. Inoculatie vond plaats door de stengel aan te snijden dwars door een druppel inoculum die op een blad was gelegd, of door druppeltjes inoculum te injecteren. Bij beide methoden leidden hogere doses inoculum tot heviger ziektesymptomen en accumulatie van grotere hoeveelheden fytoalexinen. Injectie van inoculum was effectiever dan aansnijden, daar er minder inoculum nodig was voor eenzelfde resultaat. Injectie biedt daarom meer perspectief voor de ontwikkeling van routinematige resistentietoetsen op basis van de accumulatie van fytoalexinen.     

2017—2019年江西省二化螟种群对四种杀虫剂的抗性

为明确近年来江西省二化螟种群对常用杀虫剂的抗性水平,提出合理化用药建议,本研究采用人工饲料浸药法测定2017—2019年江西省13个县(市)二化螟田间种群对氯虫苯甲酰胺、阿维菌素、三唑磷和杀虫单的抗性。结果表明,13个二化螟种群对氯虫苯甲酰胺的抗性水平整体为中等至高水平抗性,其中有11个二化螟种群对氯虫苯甲酰胺的抗性水平整体为上升趋势,在对氯虫苯甲酰胺抗性水平增加的种群中,都昌种群的抗性倍数从2017年的44.1倍上升至2018年的65.1倍,在2019年激增至高水平抗性,抗性倍数为283.5倍,为供试种群的最高抗性倍数。13个二化螟种群对阿维菌素的抗性水平整体为中等偏下,在对阿维菌素抗性水平增加的种群中,南昌种群的抗性倍数最高,2017—2019年分别为74.8倍、108.7倍和80.6倍。13个二化螟种群对三唑磷的抗性水平整体为中等偏下,其中新干、永修、万安、大余、上高和都昌这6个种群对三唑磷的抗性水平呈波动上升的趋势,而其他7个种群对三唑磷的抗性水平为波动性变化,偶有下降。13个二化螟种群对杀虫单的抗性水平整体为中等偏下并且有明显下降趋势,其中大余、永修、泰和、会昌、新干和上高这...