Effects of three esca-associated fungi on Vitis vinifera L.: II. Characterization of biomolecules in xylem sap and leaves of healthy and diseased vines

Secondary metabolites and host defense compounds were shown to occur in xylem sap, and leaves of Vitis vinifera cv. Italia and cv. Matilde naturally infected by the esca-associated fungi Phaeomoniella chlamydospora (Pch), Togninia minima (Tmi) and Fomitiporia mediterranea (Fme). Samples of xylem sap and leaves were collected from healthy vines and from vines showing severe symptoms of brown wood-streaking caused by Pch and Tmi, or from vines with symptoms of both brown wood-streaking and white rot caused by Fme. Xylem sap collection was carried out during the early spring of 2003 and 2004, corresponding to the phenological phases: (A) cotton bud; (B) green tip; (C) leaves out; (D) stretched out leaves; and (E) visible clusters. In the present work we have studied the accumulation of biomolecules (pentaketides and α-glucans), host defense compounds (benzaldehydes, benzoic acid and cinnamic acid derivatives, flavonols, flavanols, flavan-3-ol derivatives and stilbenes) at different stages of grapevine development. Accumulation and changes in total phenolics and recurring phenolics, and of three phytotoxic secondary metabolites (scytalone, isosclerone and pullulan) were analyzed by HPLC. On comparing results for cv. Italia and cv. Matilde, it can be seen that phenolic concentrations are strongly related to the cv.     

Effects of three esca-associated fungi on Vitis vinifera L.: I. Characterization of secondary metabolites in culture media and host responses to the pathogens in calli

Phaeomoniella chlamydospora (Pch) and Togninia minima (Tmi) produced scytalone, isosclerone and pullulans in liquid cultures, as well as in calli. Secondary metabolites and host defense compounds were shown to occur in calli of Vitis vinifera cv. Italia and cv. Matilde infected by the esca-associated fungi Pch, Tmi and Fomitiporia mediterranea (Fme). Calli of both cvs. were grown as dual cultures with Pch, Tmi and Fme. The fungi grew well in the presence of calli of both cvs., but callus growth was reduced. Accumulation and changes of total phenolics and recurring phenolics, and of two phytotoxic pentaketides and pullulans were analyzed by HPLC. On comparing results for cv. Italia and cv. Matilde, it can be seen that concentrations of phenolics are strongly related to the cv. The paper discusses the possible relationship between melanin biosynthesis in Pch and Tmi, which utilize pentaketide metabolites as intermediates and their pathogenicity related to phytotoxity of scytalone and isosclerone.     

Effects of three esca-associated fungi on Vitis vinifera L.: I. Characterization of secondary metabolites in culture media and host responses to the pathogens in calli

Phaeomoniella chlamydospora (Pch) and Togninia minima (Tmi) produced scytalone, isosclerone and pullulans in liquid cultures, as well as in calli. Secondary metabolites and host defense compounds were shown to occur in calli of Vitis vinifera cv. Italia and cv. Matilde infected by the esca-associated fungi Pch, Tmi and Fomitiporia mediterranea (Fme). Calli of both cvs. were grown as dual cultures with Pch, Tmi and Fme. The fungi grew well in the presence of calli of both cvs., but callus growth was reduced. Accumulation and changes of total phenolics and recurring phenolics, and of two phytotoxic pentaketides and pullulans were analyzed by HPLC. On comparing results for cv. Italia and cv. Matilde, it can be seen that concentrations of phenolics are strongly related to the cv. The paper discusses the possible relationship between melanin biosynthesis in Pch and Tmi, which utilize pentaketide metabolites as intermediates and their pathogenicity related to phytotoxity of scytalone and isosclerone.     

Effects of three esca-associated fungi on Vitis vinifera L.: V. Changes in the chemical and biological profile of xylem sap from diseased cv. Sangiovese vines

A vineyard of Vitis vinifera cv. Sangiovese was surveyed for incidence of esca and xylem sap collection. Sap samples were collected from healthy vines and from those with dual infection by Phaeomoniella chlamydospora (Pch) and Togninia minima (Tmi) or triple infection by Pch, Tmi and Fomitiporia mediterranea (Fme), during each early spring in a 3-year period (2001–2003). In order to analyse the possible trends in the climatic data, temperature and rainfall were assessed. At sap harvesting, aliquots of sap were assayed for phytotoxicity and extracted with ethyl acetate for phytotoxin recovery. Moreover, the exopolysaccharide (EPS) content was evaluated on several sap samples during the bleeding period. Conidia of Pch and Tmi, mycelium of Fme and their secondary metabolites were found in the sap of the esca-affected vines, indicating that the pathogens and their by-products together with some defence substances were accumulated and then translocated. Bioactivity tests showed toxicity of the sap from esca-affected vines to healthy detached leaves of cv. Sangiovese. The daily amount of sap, the pH, and the volume (J_v) and solute (J_s) fluxes were analysed as a function of the infecting fungi. Pullulan, glucogalactomannan(s) and arabinogalactan(s) are the main EPS in the esca-infected vines, whereas in the sap of healthy vines no traces of pullulan were found. Scytalone and isosclerone usually produced in vitro by Pch and Tmi were also detected in the sap of vines infected by Pch and Tmi or by Pch, Tmi and Fme. The endogenous phytohormone content of healthy vines evaluated by the cutting bioassay was different from that of infected vines. Four phenolics belonging to three classes e.g., benzoic acid derivatives, stilbenes and flavonol-glycosides were separated and identified by HPLC.     

Effects of three esca-associated fungi on Vitis vinifera L.: IV. Diffusion through the xylem of metabolites produced by two tracheiphilous fungi in the woody tissue of grapevine leads to esca-like symptoms on leaves and berries

Two naphthalenone pentaketides (scytalone and isosclerone) and α-glucans (pullulan) are produced in vitro and in planta by Phaeomoniella chlamydospora (Pch) and Togninia minima (Tmi), two tracheiphilous fungi associated with the ‘esca’ disease of grapevines. The possible role of such fungal metabolites in inducing symptoms on leaves and berries was studied in a vineyard of Vitis vinifera cv. Italia located in southern Italy. During early spring, pruning off two to four branches per vine allowed samples of xylem sap to be collected. Vine bleeding, assessed as ml day⁻¹ vine⁻¹, reached its maximum at bud burst and stopped within 28 days. The total amount of sap collected from healthy vines was about a quarter of that from esca-affected vines. During the same period, the leaf water potential of diseased vines increased progressively (i.e. showed less negative values), indicating a dysfunction in water and nutrient supply to the new growth. Both fungi were isolated from the xylem sap and from the woody tissue of branches and the trunk of diseased vines. Conidia isolated from the sap showed a high germination rate (>90%). Bioactive concentrations of the two pentaketides were detected in xylem sap, leaves and berries at various stages of seasonal growth. Exopolysaccharides, including pullulan, were found in the xylem sap. Absorption of culture filtrates of Pch and Tmi, as well as weak solutions of purified preparations of scytalone, isosclerone or pullulan, on detached leaves and berries caused symptoms similar to those shown by the esca-affected vines in the field.     

Effects of three esca-associated fungi on Vitis vinifera L.: V. Changes in the chemical and biological profile of xylem sap from diseased cv. Sangiovese vines

A vineyard of Vitis vinifera cv. Sangiovese was surveyed for incidence of esca and xylem sap collection. Sap samples were collected from healthy vines and from those with dual infection by Phaeomoniella chlamydospora (Pch) and Togninia minima (Tmi) or triple infection by Pch, Tmi and Fomitiporia mediterranea (Fme), during each early spring in a 3-year period (2001–2003). In order to analyse the possible trends in the climatic data, temperature and rainfall were assessed. At sap harvesting, aliquots of sap were assayed for phytotoxicity and extracted with ethyl acetate for phytotoxin recovery. Moreover, the exopolysaccharide (EPS) content was evaluated on several sap samples during the bleeding period. Conidia of Pch and Tmi, mycelium of Fme and their secondary metabolites were found in the sap of the esca-affected vines, indicating that the pathogens and their by-products together with some defence substances were accumulated and then translocated. Bioactivity tests showed toxicity of the sap from esca-affected vines to healthy detached leaves of cv. Sangiovese. The daily amount of sap, the pH, and the volume (J_v) and solute (J_s) fluxes were analysed as a function of the infecting fungi. Pullulan, glucogalactomannan(s) and arabinogalactan(s) are the main EPS in the esca-infected vines, whereas in the sap of healthy vines no traces of pullulan were found. Scytalone and isosclerone usually produced in vitro by Pch and Tmi were also detected in the sap of vines infected by Pch and Tmi or by Pch, Tmi and Fme. The endogenous phytohormone content of healthy vines evaluated by the cutting bioassay was different from that of infected vines. Four phenolics belonging to three classes e.g., benzoic acid derivatives, stilbenes and flavonol-glycosides were separated and identified by HPLC.     

Effects of three esca-associated fungi on Vitis vinifera L.: III. Enzymes produced by the pathogens and their role in fungus-to-plant or in fungus-to-fungus interactions

When the esca-associated fungi Phaeomoniella chlamydospora (Pch), Togninia minima (Tmi) and Fomitiporia mediterranea (Fme) were grown in liquid stationary cultures, it was seen that they were able to live in media containing resveratrol (RES) or tannic acid (TA) as the sole carbon source and that the fungi were able to convert both compounds. Particular attention is paid here to detecting RES and TA conversion. Pch, Tmi and Fme were partially inhibited by RES or TA. Pch, Tmi and Fme produced extracellular tannase, laccase and peroxidase enzymes in liquid or agarized cultures, whether glucose was present or not. When colonies of Pch, Tmi and Fme were confronted, they showed spatially and temporally heterogeneous patterns of laccase and peroxidase activity. The results indicate the non-synergistic, competitive association of Pch and Tmi and the inhibition of Fme growth. Muconic acid, a well-known intermediate in a large number of lignin and phenol oxidative processes, can partly or completely inhibit the lignolytic agent Fme, but is tolerated by Pch and Tmi. An explanation for wood pigmentation patterns by Pch, Tmi and Fme is given.     

Effects of three esca-associated fungi on Vitis vinifera L.: III. Enzymes produced by the pathogens and their role in fungus-to-plant or in fungus-to-fungus interactions

When the esca-associated fungi Phaeomoniella chlamydospora (Pch), Togninia minima (Tmi) and Fomitiporia mediterranea (Fme) were grown in liquid stationary cultures, it was seen that they were able to live in media containing resveratrol (RES) or tannic acid (TA) as the sole carbon source and that the fungi were able to convert both compounds. Particular attention is paid here to detecting RES and TA conversion. Pch, Tmi and Fme were partially inhibited by RES or TA. Pch, Tmi and Fme produced extracellular tannase, laccase and peroxidase enzymes in liquid or agarized cultures, whether glucose was present or not. When colonies of Pch, Tmi and Fme were confronted, they showed spatially and temporally heterogeneous patterns of laccase and peroxidase activity. The results indicate the non-synergistic, competitive association of Pch and Tmi and the inhibition of Fme growth. Muconic acid, a well-known intermediate in a large number of lignin and phenol oxidative processes, can partly or completely inhibit the lignolytic agent Fme, but is tolerated by Pch and Tmi. An explanation for wood pigmentation patterns by Pch, Tmi and Fme is given.     

西花蓟马取食、机械损伤和外源物质诱导对番茄植株次生物质及西花蓟马解毒酶的影响

为阐明寄主植物番茄受害虫西花蓟马Frankliniella occidentalis取食、机械损伤及外源物质茉莉酸和水杨酸甲酯诱导后次生物质含量的变化,以及害虫如何通过调整体内解毒酶活性适应植物的防御反应,采用生化分析法测定了各诱导处理下次生物质黄酮、总酚和单宁含量及西花蓟马体内解毒酶多功能氧化酶(MFO)、乙酰胆碱酯酶(AchE)、谷胱甘肽S-转移酶(GSTs)和羧酸酯酶(CarE)活性的变化。结果表明:番茄叶片在各诱导处理下黄酮含量在36 h和48 h时均显著高于对照,相应时间段茉莉酸处理与水杨酸甲酯处理的黄酮含量升高最显著,分别达32.07 mg/g和31.76 mg/g;各诱导处理后24 h和36 h时,单宁和总酚含量均有不同程度下降,但总酚含量在48 h时显著升高,其中虫害处理增加最显著,达34.51 mg/g。取食各种诱导处理番茄植株6 h时,西花蓟马体内MFO活性均升高,AchE活性均受到抑制;取食除机械损伤外的其它诱导处理叶片6 h后,西花蓟马体内GSTs活性均被抑制,CarE活性均显著上升,其中取食水杨酸甲酯处理叶片的西花蓟马体内GSTs活性下降幅度最大,而CarE活性升高最显著,分别为3 882.35 U/mg和106.33 U/mg。表明各诱导处理不仅可以使番茄次生物质含量发生变化,诱导植株产生防御反应,也会使西花蓟马改变解毒酶的活性以适应寄主植物的诱导抗性,即寄主植物和害虫通过防御与反防御相互适应。     

Esca in young and mature vineyards,and molecular diagnosis of the associated fungi

Esca is one of the most important grapevine trunk diseases, and it can induce severe decline. In the past, the disease occurred mostly on mature vines, but today it is also present in young vineyards. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of esca in young (< 7 years old) and mature (> 11 years old) vineyards on cvs Montepulciano, Sangiovese, Verdicchio and Passerina located in the main viticultural areas of the Marche Region, central-eastern Italy. The average incidence of diseased plants was higher in mature (32.6%) than young (5.2%) vineyards, and Verdicchio and Passerina appeared to be the most sensitive among the cultivars considered, followed by Sangiovese and Montepulciano. The analysis of the spatial spread of esca carried out in two mature vineyards on cv. Verdicchio and a young vineyard on cv. Sangiovese showed a fluctuation in the numbers of infected plants over the three years of observation. The fungi associated with symptomatic plants were detected by classical and molecular tools. Isolation on agar media yielded colonies of Phaeomoniella chlamydospora (Pch), Botryosphaeria spp. (Bot), Fomitiporia mediterranea (Fomed) and, sporadically, Phaeoacremonium aleophilum (Pal). In samples from young plants, Bot and Pch were recurrent, while Pch and Fomed were found in mature vines and old rootstocks. Molecular detection with specific primer pairs for Pch, Pal, Fomed, and B. dothidea confirmed the data obtained using classical tools, and in some cases it was more sensitive. This study thus provides a further contribution to the association between causal agents and esca symptoms, and it confirms the importance of molecular tools for a sensitive detection of associated pathogens, which can also be present in propagative materials.     

鞭毛素蛋白FliCaaa诱导水稻免疫反应的活性测定

为阐明燕麦嗜酸菌(Acidovorax avenae subsp.avenae,Aaa)鞭毛素蛋白Fli Caaa及其结构域对水稻免疫反应的诱导作用,通过分子生物学和生物信息学方法,对Aaa菌株IPN1的鞭毛素进行基因克隆及其序列分析;在大肠杆菌中对该基因全长、N端和C端片段进行了原核表达,纯化了Fli Caaa蛋白及其截短肽段;采用水稻叶片浸润法测定了表达蛋白对水稻免疫反应的诱导活性。结果表明,通过特异性引物的PCR扩增,获得1 479 bp的鞭毛素基因fli Caaa,其编码产物含有492个氨基酸,分子量为49.4 k D,具有flagellin-N和-C两个保守结构域;原核诱导表达获得了Fli Caaa、Fli Caaa-N和Fli Caaa-C可溶性融合蛋白;3种纯化蛋白均能诱导水稻细胞死亡和H2O2产生等免疫反应,但诱导能力略有差异。     

泽兰实蝇寄生对紫茎泽兰生长和防御能力的影响

为明确泽兰实蝇Procecidochares utilis寄生对紫茎泽兰Ageratina adenophora生长及防御能力的影响,在温室内设置泽兰实蝇寄生与未寄生紫茎泽兰2组盆栽处理,测定泽兰实蝇寄生对紫茎泽兰生长特性、生物量、叶片营养物质、次生代谢物质和保护酶的影响。结果表明,泽兰实蝇寄生显著降低了紫茎泽兰的株高、茎粗、叶片厚度和叶片数,分别显著降低了24.80%、16.86%、42.31%和27.82%;同时,地上生物量、根部生物量和总生物量分别显著降低了58.89%、54.29%和57.60%。泽兰实蝇寄生还导致紫茎泽兰的营养成分发生显著变化,其中可溶性蛋白、可溶性糖、可溶性淀粉和叶绿素含量分别显著降低了41.18%、11.75%、34.57%和29.96%。泽兰实蝇寄生改变了紫茎泽兰的保护酶活性,其过氧化氢酶和超氧化物歧化酶活性分别比未寄生植株显著升高了59.36%和108.06%,过氧化物酶活性降低了25.69%;同时使紫茎泽兰单宁酸含量显著降低了21.67%,总酚和类黄酮的含量分别显著上升了1.21倍和2.09倍。泽兰实蝇寄生的紫茎泽兰总生物量与次生代谢物质总酚和类黄酮的含量呈显著负相关,相关系数r分别为-0.06和-0.43,对照组则不存在相关性。表明泽兰实蝇寄生可能促使紫茎泽兰改变自身的生长与防御能量分配,减少了营养和生长的投入,将更多的资源投向繁殖和防御。     

Relative tolerances of wild and cultivated barley to infection by Blumeria graminis f.sp. hordei (Syn. Erysiphe graminis f.sp. hordei). II—the effects of infection on photosynthesis and respiration

The relative levels of tolerance of two wild barley lines (Hordeum spontaneum), B19909 and I-17-40, and one cultivated barley (Hordeum vulgare), cv. Prisma, to Blumeria graminis f.sp. hordei were determined by comparing the effects of different levels of infection on the photosynthesis and respiration rates of the third leaf. Infection caused the early onset of senescence in all three lines, and in particular in cv. Prisma, and was accompanied by decreases in gross and net photosynthesis rates, increases in respiration rates, and loss of chlorophyll. The onset of senescence occurred at approximately the same time in infected leaves of the two wild lines, but once triggered, photosynthesis rates and chlorophyll levels declined more rapidly in I-17-40 than in B19909. A burst of respiratory activity accompanied the onset of senescence, and this was greatest in cv. Prisma. Conidial production was higher in B19909, indicating a higher level of tolerance in this line.     

Analysis of Accumulation Patterns of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Barley yellow dwarf virus-PAV</Emphasis> (BYDV-PAV) in Two Resistant Wheat Lines

Barley yellow dwarf (BYD) is one of the main viral diseases of small-grain cereals. This disease, reported on numerous plant species of the Poaceae family, is caused by a complex of eight viral species including the species Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus-PAV (BYDV-PAV), frequently found in western Europe. Resistance sources against BYDV-PAV are scarce and only identified in perennial Triticineae. Some BYDV-resistant wheat lines have been obtained by introgressing these resistances into bread wheat germplasms. Genetic and biological characterization of the resulting lines has been undertaken. However, little information on the resistant behaviour of these lines during the early stages of the infection process is available. To evaluate the resistance of two genetically distinct resistant lines (Zhong ZH and TC14), 1740 young plantlets, belonging to susceptible reference hosts (barley cv. Express and wheat cv. Sunstar), Zhong ZH or TC14 wheat lines, were inoculated in controlled conditions with French BYDV-PAV isolates. The infection process was monitored during the first 21 days after inoculation (DAI) using a semi-quantitative ELISA. A standardized protocol including five successive samplings of leaves from all inoculated plants and the collection of plant roots at the end of the monitored period was carried out. This protocol enabled an assessment of the infection percentage and the evolution of the viral load in plants from the 7th DAI to the 21st DAI. Statistical analyses of the BYDV infection kinetics using raw ELISA data, a model of the time-dependent variation of the percentage of infected plants and the area under concentration progress curves (AUCPC) demonstrated that Zhong ZH and TC14 lines (1) reduce the development rate of the BYD disease during the first days of infection, (2) decrease the infection efficiency of BYDV-PAV isolates, in the leaves, from 98.7% for susceptible plant genotypes to 81.9% and 71.7% for Zhong ZH and TC14, respectively, (3) reduce the virus load in the leaves of infected plants and (4) are not spared from BYDV infection, as 95.1% of Zhong ZH and 90.2% of TC14 inoculated plants accumulated viral particles in roots and/or in leaves at 21 DAI. These results confirm the BYDV-partial resistant behaviour of both Zhong ZH and TC14 lines. The development rate of the disease was the single parameter that allowed the distinction between the two resistant sources present in the tested lines.     

基于植物代谢组学和昆虫肠道细菌分析光肩星天牛的寄主适应性

为探究光肩星天牛Anoplophora glabripennis对传统抗性树种白蜡的适应性机制,利用代谢组学分析不同白蜡品种木质部次生代谢产物,利用16S rRNA测序技术对取食白蜡后的光肩星天牛肠道细菌群落组成进行检测,并采用Pearson方法分析两者的相关性。结果表明,在洋白蜡Fraxinuspennsylvanica和中国白蜡F. chinensis木质部中共筛选出27类抗虫性差异代谢产物,其中黄酮苷、双黄酮及多黄酮、简单酚类、香豆素及其衍生物和木质素苷在中国白蜡中含量较丰富;而2-芳基苯并呋喃类黄酮、阿朴啡类、麦角林及其衍生物和有机氮化合物在洋白蜡中占优。光肩星天牛取食洋白蜡和中国白蜡2种寄主后肠道细菌群落组成存在明显差异,优势菌门分别为变形菌门和厚壁菌门;优势菌属分别为拉乌尔菌属Raoultella（55.79%）和乳球菌属Lactococcus（57.52%）;筛选到21个差异菌属,其中13个菌属在中国白蜡中的相对丰度显著高于洋白蜡。相关性分析结果表明,尽管类黄酮、简单酚类、香豆素及其衍生物和木质素苷等酚类化合物在中国白蜡中含量更高,但取食中国白蜡后光肩星天牛肠道内一方面存在优势菌群参与代谢上述物质,如肠球菌属Enterococcus、拉乌尔菌属对类黄酮和木质素苷的代谢;另一方面中国白蜡通过一些特异菌属和共有菌属的增殖参与代谢,如乳杆菌属Lacto-bacillus和放线菌属Actinomycetes对类黄酮、乳球菌属对简单酚类、鞘氨醇杆菌属 Sphingobacterium对香豆素及其衍生物、放线菌属和肠球菌属对木质素苷的代谢。生物碱在中国白蜡中的含量低于洋白蜡,未发现特殊菌属降解该类物质。推测相对于洋白蜡,取食中国白蜡后光肩星天牛肠道菌群更具特异性和多样化,可以帮助光肩星天牛快速代谢相关次生物质,顺利完成其在中国白蜡上的生活史。     

Surveys of cereal diseases and pests in the Netherlands. 3. Monographella nivalis and Fusarium spp. in winter wheat fields and seed lots

Data from surveys of winter wheat fields in the period 1974–1986 and of seed lots in the period 1962–1986 and identifications of diseases on plant samples were compiled to describe the occurrence of snow mould (Monographella nivalis) andFusarium spp. On average,M. nivalis dominated overFusarium spp. The complex ofFusarium spp. constituted mainly ofF. culmorum, followed byF. avenaceum andF. graminearum. M. nivalis was dominant in May on stem-bases and in July on leaves and leaf sheaths. On seedsM. nivalis predominated only in years with low temperatures in July and August.Average brown footrot infection in the field was 4% tillers in May and 5% culms in July. Brown footrot intensity in July was high in cropping seasons with high precipitation in October and with low temperatures in October, November and December. In July during the early eighties, an average of 8% of leaves and 6% of flag leaf sheaths were infected byM. nivalis. Average ear blight incidence was 1.2% glumes infected. Seed contamination by these pathogens averaged 16% in the years 1962–1986. The contamination was high in years with high precipitation in June, July and August. Aspects of cv. resistance and yield loss are illustrated.     

几种生化物质与西瓜抗蚜性的相关性

为了初步探讨西瓜抗蚜性的营养与次生代谢物质防御效应,采用分光光度法测定并分析了几种生化物质与西瓜抗蚜性的相关性。结果表明,抗性品种黑皮、绿美人、黑美人和惠兰的游离氨基酸、脯氨酸和可溶性氮含量分别为2.22~2.27、0.23~0.26和1.88~3.03 mg/g,显著低于感性品种金美人、小玲、甜美人和花绿的3.24~3.83、0.67~0.87和5.26~5.82 mg/g;抗性品种的糖/氮比为5.38~7.94,显著高于感性品种;抗、感品种间可溶性糖和维生素C(Vc)含量无显著差异;瓜蚜为害4 d后的抗性品种叶组织中的总酚和单宁酸含量显著增加,感性品种显著降低;丙二醛含量增加幅度显著高于抗性品种。研究表明,西瓜品种抗蚜性与糖/氮比及总酚、单宁酸含量均呈显著正相关,与可溶性氮、游离氨基酸、脯氨酸及丙二醛含量均呈显著负相关,但与可溶性糖和Vc含量无显著相关性。     

野生甘蓝表皮毛对菜青虫的抗性机理

为明确一种全身覆盖表皮毛的野生甘蓝Brassica incana（编号C01）是否具有抗虫性,通过测定菜青虫Pieris rapae对野生甘蓝C01和无毛甘蓝B. alboglabra（编号C41）的拒食、取食和产卵行为进行抗虫性分析,同时通过测定两者的内源激素含量、表皮毛发育相关基因表达量和防御酶活性探讨野生甘蓝C01对菜青虫的抗性机理。结果显示,生长至8～10叶期,无毛甘蓝C41叶片被菜青虫啃食严重,但野生甘蓝C01叶片未被啃食;菜青虫对无毛甘蓝C41和剪除表皮毛的野生甘蓝C01叶片取食面积差异不显著,但均显著大于对野生甘蓝C01叶片的取食面积;着卵的无毛甘蓝C41植株显著多于野生甘蓝C01。野生甘蓝C01叶片中茉莉酸和茉莉酸甲酯含量都显著高于无毛甘蓝C41叶片,而两者中水杨酸和水杨酸甲酯的含量差异不显著。BolJAZ1基因在无毛甘蓝C41叶片中高表达,而BolGL3和BolGL2基因在野生甘蓝C01叶片中高表达;且野生甘蓝C01叶片中多酚氧化酶、过氧化物酶和苯丙氨酸解氨酶3种防御酶的活性均显著高于无毛甘蓝C41。表明野生甘蓝C01叶片的表皮毛会影响菜粉蝶产卵,对菜青虫表现出显著抗...     

Relationship between aggressiveness of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Stagonospora </Emphasis>sp. isolates on field and hedge bindweeds,and <Emphasis Type="Italic">in vitro</Emphasis> production of fungal metabolites cercosporin,elsinochrome A and leptosphaerodione

Stagonospora convolvuli LA39, an effective biocontrol agent of Convolvulus arvensis (field bindweed) and Calystegia sepium (hedge bindweed) produces phytotoxic metabolites leptosphaerodione and elsinochrome A. Stagonospora isolate 214Caa produces the toxin cercosporin. If toxic metabolite production is not linked to the pathogenic ability of the fungus on bindweeds, selection of aggressive strains with limited or no production of the metabolites would reduce any perceived risk of using strains of the fungus as a mycoherbicide. Therefore, 30 isolates of Stagonospora sp. including LA39 and 214Caa were characterised for aggressiveness on both bindweeds, and production of the three metabolites. Nine isolates were more aggressive than LA39 on both bindweeds. Classification of isolates based on metabolite type agreed largely with previous similar characterisation based on polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism of internal transcribed spacer of ribosomal DNA. Cercosporin producers produced neither leptosphaerodione nor elsinochrome A and together with isolates that produce none of the three metabolites, were less pathogenic on bindweeds. Conversely, there was a positive correlation between elsinochrome A and leptosphaerodione production, and each was positively correlated with aggressiveness of isolates on both bindweeds. Generally, any isolate where elsinochrome A was not detected was not aggressive on any of the two bindweeds. This probably implies that selecting elsinochrome A-negative, but aggressive Stagonospora strain(s) may be difficult. However, aggressive isolates may not produce elsinochrome A in planta at levels that could constitute any risk in the environment. In a preliminary attempt to determine the levels of elsinochrome A and leptosphaerodione produced in diseased bindweeds, none of the toxins was detected in Stagonospora infected bindweed leaves. Detailed investigation focusing on the detection and quantification of in planta production of elsinochrome A by Stagonospora isolates, and determination of the fate of elsinochrome A in the environment, and its relationship with leptosphaerodione may be essential. Similarly, development of molecular tools to monitor the mycoherbicide following field application is vital.