Variation in the factors determining flowering time in the Stellaria media complex

The effects of vernalization and photoperiod on flowering time were studied in Stellaria media (L.) Vill., Stellaria neglecta Weihe and Stellaria pallida (Dumort.) Piré collected from various habitats in Kyoto, Japan. Short- and long-day treatments had little effect on flowering in all strains of the three species. In two strains of S. media from riverside habitats and all strains of S. neglecta , the cohorts that were sown early in the autumn under natural conditions required a longer time to flower and had the first flower at a higher node position than the cohorts that were sown later. When grown in the greenhouse (minimum temperature >10 °C) these strains required a larger estimated thermal time than under natural conditions or did not produce flower buds at all, showing a requirement for vernalization. In comparison, most strains of S. media and all strains of S. pallida produced the first flower at almost the same node position independent of sowing time, and showed no requirement for vernalization. The strains of S. media from vegetable fields required a smaller thermal time than those from ruderal or semi-natural habitats. This observation was also true even after the non-agrestal strains had been adequately vernalized.     

麻黄根腐病病原物的分离及鉴定

 2001年从宁夏麻黄基地采集麻黄根腐病病株样品10份,按照柯赫氏法则对其进行了病原物的分离、纯化、致病性测定及菌株鉴定。结果表明,发病部位分离物中主要优势菌群为镰孢属(Fusarium spp.)。分离物经致病性测定和复合接种试验发现,微胶镰孢Fusarium subglutinans致病性最强,接种后发病株率达60%以上,尖孢镰孢F. oxysporum、半裸镰孢F. semitectum、茄镰孢蓝色变种F. solani var. coeruleum和茄镰孢F. solani致病性弱,接种发病率为10%~20%,它们和微胶镰孢混合接种后的发病率均高于单独接种的发病率,其中微胶镰孢与含尖孢镰孢或半裸镰孢的组合接种发病率高于不含这2种镰孢的组合。病株上获得的其它分离物均无致病性。证实麻黄根腐病是以微胶镰孢为主要病原,并由尖孢镰孢、半裸镰孢和其它几种镰孢复合侵染导致的一种病害。     

Improvement of the desorption of the pesticide 2,4‐D via complexation with HP‐β‐cyclodextrin

Inclusion complex formation of 2,4‐dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4‐D) with hydroxypropyl‐β‐cyclodextrin (HP‐β‐CD) has been proposed as a way of modifying the behaviour of the pesticide in the soil environment. The present study assesses the effect of complex formation on 2,4‐D physicochemical properties (aqueous solubility, crystallinity and dissolution rate) and its behaviour on soils. The solid complexes were prepared using different methods (spray drying, kneading and heating in a sealed container). To confirm the complex formation in the solid state differential scanning calorimetry, hot stage microscopy and x‐ray diffraction techniques were employed. Complex formation in solution was studied by phase solubility. The presence of HP‐β‐CD increased the 2,4‐D solubility nine times approximately. The apparent stability constant was determined as 98.6 M ⁻¹. The dissolution rates of the 2,4‐D/HP‐β‐CD complexes were examined and compared with that of the pure pesticide. The results indicated that the complex may have great utility as a rapid way of dissolving the pesticide. Batch experiments were performed to study the adsorption–desorption of 2,4‐D on soils and the influence of the HP‐β‐CD over these processes. The results showed that HP‐β‐CD could increase the desorption of 2,4‐D previously adsorbed on soils. © 2000 Society of Chemical Industry     

Interaction of benzimidazole-N-sulfonamides with the cytochrome b/c1 complex of Pythium aphanidermatum

Experiments with intact cells and submitochondrial fractions of Pythium aphanidermatum (Edson) Fitz. indicated an interference of benzimidazole-N-sulfonamides with the NADH- or succinate-driven electron transport system between cytochromes b and c. Comparison with Ustilago maydis (DC) Corda and Botrytis cinerea Pers. ex Fr. revealed that this effect is Oomycetes specific. The molecular interaction between benzimidazole-N-sulfonamides and the mitochondrial cytochrome b/c₁ complex from P. aphanidermatum has been investigated. Binding assays with [¹⁴C]52232 RP (dimefluazole) indicated a time- and dose-dependent labelling of two proteins. The molecular mass of one labelled protein and the competition of the binding with antimycin A suggest that benzimidazole-N-sulfonamides interact with the Q₁-centre of cytochrome b. Furthermore, experiments with doubly labelled [³H][¹⁴C]CGA 323103 revealed a possible irreversible inactivation of the b/c₁ complex leading to covalent linkage of the dimethylsulfonamoyl moiety to the target site.     

广西香蕉真菌性叶斑病病原菌种群结构分析

2009年2-3月对广西香蕉主产区真菌性叶斑病病原进行抽样鉴定。结果显示,广西香蕉真菌性叶斑病病原至少有10种,主要病原为Cordana musae,分布广,检出率为56.77%~92.19%;Corynespora cassiicola和Deightoniella torulosa为次,两种病原菌均主要集中在南宁地区,检出率分别为32.34%和22.61%;叶斑病类型以单一病原侵染为主,检出率为78.13%~92.19%;复合侵染的叶斑病类型以2种病原共同侵染居多。     

Sequence polymorphism of nematode effectors highlights molecular differences among the subspecies of the tobacco cyst nematode complex

Globodera tabacum is a little-known species complex of specialized plant–parasitic nematodes. In this study we investigated for the first time the sequence variability of five effectors: three genes coding for cell wall degrading enzymes (Pel1, Pel2 and ExpB3) and two genes coding for CLE peptides (CLE1 and CLE4) among a set of populations representing the different subspecies described. Substantial variability was observed in the sequence dataset which is consistent with the differential pathogenicity of the G. tabacum subspecies on a range of Nicotiana species. Using these sequence data, we were able (1) to show the presence of a novel CLE-like class in cyst nematodes, (2) to support the existence of most probably three and not four subspecies in this species complex, (3) to reveal that the subspecies G. tabacum tabacum presents the highest diversity and (4) to develop a PCR tool that allows a quick and reliable identification of this subspecies among the species complex.     

氮素形态对小麦幼苗叶绿体色素蛋白复合体含量及希尔反应活性的影响

采用水培方法研究了不同氮素形态对小麦幼苗叶绿体色素、色素蛋白复合体及希尔反应活性的影响.结果表明,50%硝态氮 50%铵态氮处理时,电泳条带中31～43kD范围内的多肽组分及高分量区属于PSⅠ的多肽组分含量最高,两种氮素形态单独施用时最低;叶片的光吸收能力、叶绿素含量及叶绿体蛋白含量均在氮素形态配比相等时达到最大,两种氮素形态单独施用时最低;希尔反应活性则随着铵态氮比例降低而降低.     

复凝聚法制备甲氨基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐微囊

以甲氨基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐(简称甲维盐)为芯材,以明胶和阿拉伯胶为壁材,采用复凝聚法制备了甲维盐微囊。用紫外分光光度计分析了甲维盐的质量分数,甲维盐的紫外最大吸收峰为243 nm,其浓度对吸光度值的线性回归方程为Y＝45.84x＋0.005 2。研究了不同壁材浓度和不同芯壁材比例对甲维盐微囊载药量、包封率和粒径大小的影响规律。结果表明,复凝聚法制备的甲维盐微囊包封率在62%左右,甲维盐微囊质量与芯壁材比例和壁材浓度有关,合适的壁材浓度以及合适的芯壁材比例有利于提高微囊质量。     

Pyrethroid tolerance in Culex pipiens pipiens var molestus from Marin County, California

In May 2001 a sample of Culex pipiens pipiens variety molestus Forskål from Marin County, California, collected as larvae and reared to adults, was found to show reduced resmethrin and permethrin knock‐down responses in bottle bioassays relative to a standard susceptible Cx pipiens quinquefasciatus Say colony (CQ1). Larval susceptibility tests, using CQ1 as standard susceptible, indicated that the Marin mosquitoes had LC₅₀ resistance ratios of 18.3 for permethrin, 12 for deltamethrin and 3.3 for pyrethrum. A colony of Marin was established and rapidly developed higher levels of resistance in a few generations after exposure to permethrin as larvae. These selected larvae were shown to cross‐resist to lambda‐cyhalothrin as well as to DDT. However, adult knock‐down time in the presence of permethrin, resmethrin and pyrethrum was not increased after increase in tolerance to pyrethroids as larvae. Partial and almost complete reversion to susceptibility as larvae was achieved with S, S, S‐tributylphosphorotrithioate and piperonyl butoxide (PBO), respectively, suggesting the presence of carboxylesterase and P450 monooxygenase mediated resistance. Insensitive target site resistance (kdr) was also detected in some Marin mosquitoes by use of an existing PCR‐based diagnostic assay designed for Cx p pipiens L mosquitoes. Carboxylesterase mediated resistance was supported by use of newly synthesized novel pyrethroid‐selective substrates in activity assays. Bottle bioassays gave underestimates of the levels of tolerance to pyrethroids of Marin mosquitoes when compared with mortality rates in field trials using registered pyrethroid adulticides with and without PBO. This study represents the first report of resistance to pyrethroids in a feral population of a mosquito species in the USA. Copyright © 2003 Society of Chemical Industry     

Colletotrichum falcatum and Fusarium species induce symptoms of red rot in sugarcane in Brazil

Red rot is an important disease of sugarcane, reported from the main producing countries of the crop. The main causal agent is Colletotrichum falcatum, which induces reddish internal stalk rot, resulting in loss of quality and quantity of sugars. While the occurrence of this disease has been reported in plantations in Brazil, the aetiology of the disease is not yet fully understood. We isolated and identified the fungi associated with sugarcane plants showing symptoms of red rot. Thirty isolates were recovered and grouped by morphology within the genera Colletotrichum and Fusarium. Based on phylogenetic analyses of DNA sequences from ITS, ACT, SOD, GAPDH, and EF-1α, eight isolates were identified as C. falcatum (n = 6) and C. plurivorum (n = 2). Twenty-two isolates belonged to the Fusarium fujikuroi species complex and were identified as F. sacchari (n = 8), F. proliferatum (n = 3), and F. madaense (n = 11). Coinfection with C. falcatum and Fusarium species were frequently observed. C. falcatum and Fusarium strains induced reddening of internal tissues and stalk rot in sugarcane plants, symptoms of red rot, while Fusarium species also induced symptoms of pokkah boeng. C. plurivorum, whose sexual stage was observed on the surface of stems, did not induce stalk rot or leaf symptoms. The results obtained in this study clarify the aetiological agents of red rot of sugarcane in Brazil. The conditions that lead to the development of specific symptoms of red rot or pokkah boeng are under investigation.     

Presowing Hardening of the Host with Phenolic Acids Reduces Induction of Seed Germination in the Root Parasite Striga asiatica

Abstract

Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze, a root parasite, causes severe loss of yield in sorghum and several other crops. The seeds of the parasite are induced to germinate by a stimulant in the host root exudate. Presowing hardening of the host with vanillic acid, caffeic acid and ferulic acid (25 ppm) reduces the induction of seed germination in the parasite by the host root exudate. The treatment causes a slight improvement in the dry matter production in the host and in addition, increases the phenolics level in the host root exudate. The latter effect might be responsible for reducing germination in Striga. If the treatment remains effective under field conditions also, it reduces significantly the incidence of Striga in cultivated fields.     

线粒体复合体Ⅰ呼吸抑制剂的研究

线粒体复合体Ⅰ呼吸抑制剂不仅在医药上有着重要的研究价值,在农药方面也有着特殊的意义。这类药剂的作用机制比较特殊,害虫不易产生抗性,是一类非常有前途的杀虫药剂。从植物,微生物等生物体中发现了许多线粒体复合体Ⅰ呼吸抑制剂,如鱼藤酮、粉蝶霉素A、辣椒碱,番荔枝内酯、myxalamid等,它们可以作为农药的先导化合物进行药物合成。根据不同的作用方式,线粒体复合体Ⅰ呼吸抑制剂可分3种类型,分别以粉蝶霉素A、鱼藤酮、辣椒碱为代表。     

Genetic relationships and isozyme variability in the Heterodera avenae complex determined by isoelectrofocusing

Isozyme variability was assessed among the principal species of the cereal cyst nematode complex to complete and enhance the information provided by classical nematode systematics, in order to clarify inter- and intraspecific relationships within this complex. Twenty populations of cereal cyst nematodes ( Heterodera avenae , H. filipjevi , H. latipons and H. mani ) were compared by means of five different isoenzymatic systems (esterase, malate dehydrogenase, phosphoglucoisomerase, phosphoglucomutase and superoxide dismutase) using isoelectrofocusing (IEF) on the electrophoretic separation. The results are in agreement with previous morphological and biochemical characterizations, which established genetic diversity between the Gotland strain and H. avenae and identified the Gotland strain with H. filipjevi . Populations from Israel, all included in the H. avenae group, exhibited well-defined intraspecific dissimilarity. The highest degree of polymorphism was found in the H. avenae group for all five enzymatic systems studied. The H. mani population was also included in the H. avenae group by these isozyme analyses. Malate dehydrogenase, phosphoglucoisomerase and phosphoglucomutase isozymes, fractionated for the first time by IEF in the cereal cyst nematode complex, displayed a higher level of polymorphism than using conventional electrophoresis. Isoelectric focusing has proved to be a useful tool for detecting genetic diversity within and among species of the cereal cyst nematode complex and for taxonomic purposes.     

Pervasive fungicide resistance in Botrytis from strawberry in Norway: Identification of the grey mould pathogen and mutations

Control of grey mould, caused by Botrytis spp., is a major challenge in open field strawberry production. Botrytis was isolated from plant parts collected from 19 perennial strawberry fields with suspected fungicide resistance in the Agder region of Norway in 2016. Resistance to boscalid, pyraclostrobin and fenhexamid was high and found in 89.1%, 86.0% and 65.4% of conidia samples, respectively. Multiple fungicide resistance was common; 69.6% of conidia samples exhibited resistance to three or more fungicides. Botrytis group S and B. cinerea sensu stricto isolates were obtained from 19 and 16 fields, respectively. The sdhB, cytb, erg27 and mrr1 genes of a selection of isolates were examined for the presence of mutations known to confer fungicide resistance to boscalid, pyraclostrobin, fenhexamid and pyrimethanil plus fludioxonil, respectively. Allele-specific PCR assays were developed for efficient detection of resistance-conferring mutations in cytb. Among B. cinerea isolates, 84.7%, 86.3% and 61.3% had resistance-conferring mutations in sdhB, cytb and erg27, respectively. A triplet deletion in mrr1, resulting in ΔL497, commonly associated with the multidrug resistance phenotype MDR1h, was detected in 29.2% of Botrytis group S isolates. High frequencies of resistance to several fungicides were also detected in Botrytis from both imported and domestically produced strawberry transplants. Fungicide resistance frequencies were not different among fields grouped by level of grey mould problem assessed by growers, indicating factors other than fungicide resistance contributed to control failure, a fact that has important implications for future management of grey mould.     

Predominance of Burkholderia cenocepacia lineages causing onion sour skin in the semi-arid region of north-east Brazil

Burkholderia cepacia was originally described as the causal agent of onion sour skin. However, this bacterium is now recognized as a complex of 22 closely related species, commonly referred to as the B. cepacia complex (BCC). Only a few taxonomic studies have been undertaken with the aim of understanding the diversity of species associated with onion sour skin. In this study, we used a polyphasic analysis including rep-PCR assay, biochemical and pathological profiles, and multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) to characterize the BCC species associated with onion sour skin in the semi-arid region of north-east Brazil. Phylogenetic analysis of the recA of strains representing the genetic variability, as determined by rep-PCR, grouped the strains into four clades. Clades I and II represent B. cenocepacia lineages IIB and IIIA, respectively, while the strains in Clades III and IV clustered more closely to Clades I and II than to strains of any other BCC species. MLSA confirmed the existence of the four clades with a 1.00 posterior probability. A distance matrix indicated a low level of divergence among the strains of the four clades found in the MLSA, proving that B. cenocepacia lineages IIIA, IIIB, and a new lineage of B. cenocepacia are associated with onion sour skin in the semi-arid region of north-east Brazil. Also, surprisingly, no strain was identified as B. cepacia, indicating that this species probably does not play a role in this disease in this region.     

Bacteria from four phylogroups of the Pseudomonas syringae complex can cause bacterial canker of apricot

Pseudomonas syringae is described as a species complex, containing P. syringae-related species classified into 13 phylogroups and 23 clades. Pseudomonas syringae is one of the main pathogens of fruit trees, affecting nut trees, hazelnut and kiwi, pome and stone fruits. Bacterial canker of apricots is an important disease in regions of production with cold winters and conducive soils. This work characterizes the bacteria able to induce canker in apricots isolated in different French orchards. Bacteria from four phylogroups were able to induce canker. The pathogenicity to apricot was not linked to the pathogenicity to the three herbaceous species and cherry fruits tested, and was not always related to hypersensitive reaction on tobacco and ice nucleation activity. Bacteria pathogenic to apricot belong to phylogroups 01, 02, 03 and 07. The bacteria of phylogroups 01a and 07a (Pseudomonas viridiflava) characterized in this work have not previously been described as pathogenic to apricot.     

复合微生态制剂对黄瓜根际土壤微生物数量和酶活性的影响

[目的]研究施入复合微生态制剂对黄瓜根际土壤的影响.[方法]采用盆栽试验的方法,对不同生育时期施入复合微生态制剂的黄瓜根际土壤微生物数量及土壤酶活性进行了测定.[结果]与对照相比,在花期施入复合微生态制剂,可使根际土壤细菌和放线菌的数量分别增加27.9％和20.6％,而真菌和尖孢镰刀菌的数量分别减少64.5％和66.7％;可使土壤脲酶、蔗糖酶、中性磷酸酶活性分别提高130.8％、190.5％、123.5％,差异均显著.黄瓜不同生育时期施入复合微生态制剂对过氧化氢酶作用不明显.[结论]本研究在花期施入复合微生态制剂后,在一定程度上,可提高黄瓜根际土壤细菌和放线菌的数量,减少真菌及尖孢镰刀菌的数量,提高土壤脲酶、蔗糖酶和中性磷酸酶的活性.     

Genetic structure and phylogeny of Italian and Czech populations of the cucurbit powdery mildew fungus Golovinomyces orontii inferred by multilocus sequence typing

Cucurbit powdery mildew caused by Golovinomyces orontii is a serious disease that affects cucurbit crops in temperate areas. In northern Italy, the species is responsible for the early infections at the beginning of the growing season. However, chasmothecia have never been recorded in Italy and the impact of either asexual or sexual reproduction of G. orontii remains to be determined. To investigate and compare the genetic structure of Italian populations with those from the Czech Republic, where chasmothecia are sporadically recorded, seven housekeeping gene fragments (tef‐1α, csI, ITS, H3, tub2, IGS and mtLSU) were amplified and used in a multilocus sequence typing (MLST) approach. The four‐gamete test was performed to detect recombination between and within populations. Phylogeny was inferred using both Bayesian and minimum evolution analyses. Results from MLST revealed the presence of 141 single nucleotide polymorphisms and the existence of 13 different haplotypes. Phylogenetic analysis revealed the existence of two main distinct phylogenetic groups that were also highly genetically different, confirming that G. orontii is a species complex. Recombination was detected within both the phylogenetic groups and the geographical populations, indicating that sexual reproduction could have occurred. However, considering the lower haplotype diversity and the high frequency of ST3 (17 isolates) and ST7 (eight isolates) haplotypes, the Italian population could be predominantly clonal, while sexual reproduction may occasionally occur due to the introduction of genotypes similar to those from the Czech Republic.