Effects of pre‐ and post‐treatment with ethephon on gum formation of peach gummosis caused by Lasiodiplodia theobromae

Peach gummosis, caused by Botryosphaeria spp. fungi, is the process of gum accumulation and exudation in plants. Ethephon (2‐chloroethylphosphonic acid) has profound effects on plants, including enhanced production of secondary metabolites and regulation of plant diseases. This study investigates the effects of application of ethephon before and after inoculation with Lasiodiplodia theobromae on gum formation. Gum formation was promoted by ethephon treatment prior to pathogen inoculation, but inhibited by ethephon applied after the pathogen. The inhibitory effect was counteracted by 1‐methylcyclopropane, which is an ethylene signal inhibitor. 1‐methylcyclopropane also promoted gum formation. Exposure of three isolates of Botryosphaeria to ethephon inhibited mycelial growth. Both treatment methods increased the sugar content at 12 and 24 h post‐inoculation (hpi). However, the sucrose, glucose and fructose contents were significantly higher in shoots with ethephon post‐treatment (application of ethephon after the pathogen inoculation) than those in shoots with ethephon pre‐treatment (application of ethephon prior to pathogen inoculation) at 48 and 72 hpi. The expression of two putative senescence‐related genes, SEN2 and SEN4, were significantly enhanced in pre‐ and post‐treated shoots with ethephon at 24, 48 and 72 hpi. Ethephon application also up‐regulated expression of the pathogenesis‐related protein PR4 while down‐regulating PR1a and PR10. The results show that ethephon has a dual function in regulating gum formation by affecting both the peach shoots and the pathogen.     

毁灭炭疽菌Colletotrichum destructivum诱抗蛋白对烟草抗病性的诱导

为明确毁灭炭疽菌Colletotrichum destructivum诱抗蛋白诱导烟草的抗病性及其作用,采用喷雾、摩擦接种方法及RT-PCR技术研究了诱抗蛋白的预防保护作用,以及烟草悬浮细胞经诱导后过氧化物酶(POD)、多酚氧化酶(PPO)、苯丙氨酸解氨酶(PAL)活性及脯氨酸(Pro)含量和病程相关基因表达的变化。结果表明,接种3、5和7 d后,该诱抗蛋白对烟草炭疽病的诱抗效果分别为58.00%、48.99%和49.65%,对烟草白粉病的诱抗效果分别为83.26%、80.76%和78.60%,并可以抑制烟草普通花叶病毒的复制及在寄主体内的扩增;经诱抗蛋白处理后,烟草悬浮细胞POD、PPO、PAL活性及Pro含量明显提高;诱抗蛋白能够诱导烟草病程相关蛋白基因PR-1a、PR-1b以及抗病信号传导途径关键基因NPR1的表达。表明毁灭炭疽菌诱抗蛋白可诱导烟草产生抗病性,可能与烟草悬浮细胞中POD、PAL、PPO的活性及Pro的含量提高以及相关病程基因表达有关。     

内生性枯草芽孢杆菌J5对桃流胶病生防潜能的初步研究

桃流胶病是桃树栽培中的常见病害,该病发生原因复杂,目前仍缺乏有效的防控手段。本研究从健康桃树叶片中分离筛选到一株内生细菌J5,J5对桃流胶病菌可可毛色二孢(Lasiodiplodia theobromae)JMB-122菌株有较强拮抗作用。结合16S r DNA鉴定、磷脂脂肪酸鉴定以及Biolog微生物自动鉴定系统的分析结果将J5鉴定为枯草芽孢杆菌。进一步研究发现J5可在桃树内定殖且存活至少2年以上。离体致病力测定表明J5定殖或其发酵滤液处理的桃树枝条在接种JMB-122后产生的病斑长度均较对照的小。J5定殖的桃树枝条接种7 d后病斑长度为14.0 mm,而对照枝条接种后病斑长度达到32.5 mm,表明内生细菌J5能有效抑制桃树流胶病的发生,在防治上有一定应用潜力。     

Inhibition on brown rot disease and induction of defence response in harvested peach fruit by nitric oxide solution

Nitric oxide (NO) is an important signal molecule involved in numerous plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. The effect of nitric oxide (NO) solution on pathogen infection and defence response of peach (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch) fruit against brown rot disease caused by Monilinia fructicola was investigated. The results showed that 15 μmol l^?1 NO solution did not significantly inhibit spore germination, germ tube length or pathogenicity of M. fructicola, but significantly reduced disease incidence and lesion areas in the fruit. Although 100 μmol l^?1 NO solution effectively inhibited the spore germination, germ tube elongation and pathogenicity of M. fructicola, the high concentration of NO solution caused damage to the fruit. Moreover, 15 μmol l^?1 NO enhanced the activities of chitinase (CHI) and β-1,3-glucanase (GNS) in the fruit. RT-PCR analysis showed that the expression of four genes, CHI, GNS, pathogenesis-related protein 1 and 10 genes (PR-1, PR-10) all increased after NO treatment. Conversely, pretreatment with 100 μmol l^?1 NO scavenger, 2-4-carboxyphenyl-4,4,5,5- tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide (cPTIO), rendered the fruit relatively susceptible to pathogen infection and inhibited the defence response of the fruit. These results suggest that NO solution treatment can protect peach fruit from pathogen infection by inducing the activities of the defence enzymes and the expression of PR genes.     

Differentially-regulated defence genes in Malus domestica during phytoplasma infection and recovery

To improve knowledge about plant/phytoplasma interactions and, in particular, about the ‘recovery’ phenomenon in previously-infected plants, we investigated and compared expression levels of several defence-related genes (four pathogenesis-related proteins and three jasmonate-pathway marker enzymes) in apple plants showing different states of health: vigorous (healthy), phytoplasma-infected, and recovered. Real Time-PCR analyses demonstrated that genes are differentially expressed in apple leaf tissue according to the plants’ state of health. Malus domestica Pathogenesis-Related protein (MdPR) 1, MdPR 2 and MdPR 5 were significantly induced in leaves of diseased and symptomatic plants compared to leaves of those plants that were healthy or recovered. On the other hand, levels of all the jasmonate (JA)-pathway marker genes that we selected for this study, were up-regulated in the leaves of recovered plants compared to the diseased ones. In conclusion, our study demonstrated that two different sets of defence genes are involved in the interactions between apple plants and ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma mali’ (‘Ca. P. mali’) and that these genes are differentially expressed during phytoplasma infection or recovery.     

真核表达产物Y3诱导烟草对烟草花叶病毒的抗性研究

从毛头鬼伞Coprinus comatus中提取的碱性糖蛋白Y3可以降低烟草花叶病毒(TMV)的侵染.克隆获得Y3蛋白cDNA后与真核表达载体pPIC-9k连接,重组载体pPIC-9k-Y3成功电转化入毕赤酵母Pichia pastoris后,转化子在28℃、250 r/min培养条件下,使用1.0％甲醇诱导表达6d,...     

Genetic diversity and population structure of Lasiodiplodia theobromae from different hosts in northeastern Brazil and Mexico

Lasiodiplodia theobromae is one of the most frequent fungal pathogens associated with dieback, gummosis, leaf spot, stem-end rot and fruit rot symptoms in cashew, mango, papaya and grapevine. In this study, the variation in the genetic diversity of 117 L. theobromae isolates from northeastern Brazil (n = 100) and Mexico (n = 17), which were collected from these four crops, was analysed using microsatellite markers. The results revealed low genetic diversity among L. theobromae populations and the existence of two genetic groups. All Mexican isolates were grouped with Brazilian isolates, suggesting a low level of differentiation between these populations. Furthermore, no evident host or climate-based population differentiation was observed for L. theobromae in Brazil. The populations studied were mostly clonal, but additional studies are needed to better understand the mode of reproduction of the pathogen. The low genetic diversity of L. theobromae populations in northeastern Brazil suggests that resistant cultivars could be used as a durable management strategy to reduce the impact of the diseases caused by this pathogen.     

Thiophanate-methyl sensitivity and fitness in Lasiodiplodia theobromae populations from papaya in Brazil

Stem-end rot, caused by Lasiodiplodia theobromae, is an important postharvest disease of papaya in Brazil. The use of fungicides is one of the main disease management measures. However, there are no data available on the sensitivity of L. theobromae to thiophanate methyl (methyl benzimidazole carbamate), the most common fungicide used in papaya orchards in northeastern Brazil. Thus, the effective concentration that results in 50 % of mycelial growth inhibition (EC₅₀) of 109 isolates, representing five populations of the pathogen was estimated in vitro. Seven components of fitness were measured for the 10 isolates with lower and high values of EC₅₀. Of the 109 isolates, 20.2 % were resistant to the fungicide with EC₅₀ values greater than 300 μg ml^?1, whereas the remaining 79.8 % were sensitive with an average EC₅₀ of 1.87 μg ml^?1. The EC₅₀ values for the resistant isolates were significantly (P?≤?0.05) higher than those for the sensitive isolates. When the fitness components were evaluated, only in relation to the spore production was significant difference among sensitive and resistant isolates, and resistant isolates showed sporulation capacity significantly lower than the S isolates, indicating a fitness cost.     

葡萄应答霜霉病过程中多磷酸肌醇激酶基因与过氧化氢的作用机制

以对霜霉病不同抗性的葡萄品种左优红和霞多丽为材料,利用分子生物学和植物生理学试验手段,结合药理学试验,探讨葡萄在应答霜霉病过程中葡萄多磷酸肌醇激酶基因（VvIPK2）和H2O2的作用机制。接种霜霉病菌后15 h葡萄叶片VvIPK2表达量是正常水平的12倍,接种后3 hH2O2含量达最大值,同时苯丙氨酸解氨酶和几丁质酶活性升高;多磷酸肌醇激酶（IPK2）抑制剂、外源H2O2及H2O2清除剂均能改变霜霉病菌所引起的抗性葡萄品种左优红叶片PAL和几丁质酶活性的变化,同时可以影响不同抗性品种叶片的感病情况;IPK2抑制剂对葡萄霜霉病菌引起的H2O2水平变化没有影响;清除H2O2可减弱葡萄霜霉病菌对VvIPK2表达量的诱导效应。研究表明H2O2位于IPK2的上游,通过调控PAL和几丁质酶活性参与葡萄应答霜霉病过程。     

Differential induction of pathogenesis-related proteins in banana in response to Mycosphaerella fijiensis infection

Black leaf streak or “black Sigatoka” is one of the most important diseases affecting bananas and plantains worldwide. Very few studies have been published on the host-pathogen interaction of this pathosystem, particularly at the molecular level. The aim of this work was to analyze, under controlled conditions, the enzyme activity of peroxidase (POX), phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), β-1, 3-glucanase (GLU) and chitinase (CHI) as well as the production of H₂O₂ in banana plants infected with Mycosphaerella fijiensis. Defence responses were examined and compared in a resistant (Calcutta 4) and a susceptible (Williams) cultivar. Plants were inoculated and tested for enzyme activity at 0, 6, 12, 18, 24, 48 and 72?h after infection (HAI) and 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18?days after inoculation (DAI). A rapid induction of PAL, POX and GLU was observed in the resistant cultivar at 6–18 HAI as well as H₂O₂ production at 72 HAI. In contrast, in the susceptible cultivar, induction of these enzymes was only observed from 6 DAI. These results suggest that the first 72 HAI are important in determining the response of the host to the disease. Further studies characterizing banana responses to M. fijiensis at the early stages of the infection are necessary in order to better understand this host-pathogen interaction.     

BTH诱导花椰菜对菌核病的抗性研究

 利用苯并噻二唑BTH处理菌核病抗性不同的花椰菜品种幼苗, 采用营养生长期活体叶片菌丝块接种鉴定法评价菌核病抗性诱导效果,结果表明经BTH处理的植株菌核病病情指数明显下降, 对感病品种和抗病品种的诱抗效果分别达到81.5%和63.8%。对于花椰菜重要的防御酶活性变化研究结果表明,BTH诱导处理的花椰菜植株过氧化物酶（POD）、抗坏血酸酶( SOD )、过氧化氢酶（CAT）、苯丙氨酸解氨酶（PAL）和多酚氧化酶( PPO)的活性均有所提高。同时病程相关蛋白几丁质酶和β-1,3-葡聚糖酶的活性也增加。 利用半定量RT-PCR方法检测防御反应基因表达,结果表明BTH诱导首先激发了植株 PR-1等基因参与的水杨酸信号传导防御反应途径的发生,同时PDF1.2 基因的上调表达说明BTH诱导也影响了茉莉酸信号传导途径。     

瑞香素对烟草青枯病的防治效果及其作用机理

为探究植物次生代谢产物瑞香素对烟草Nicotiana tabacum青枯病的防治效果及其诱导抗性作用,通过室内和田间试验评价瑞香素对烟草青枯病的防治效果,利用高效液相色谱（high performance liquid chromatography,HPLC）和实时荧光定量PCR（real-time quantitative PCR,RT-qPCR）技术分析其对烟草体内酶活性、木质素含量、激素水平和抗性相关基因表达量的影响。结果表明,叶面喷施瑞香素对烟草青枯病有较好的防治效果,其中2.85 mg/L处理的防治效果最佳,其次是5.70 mg/L和11.40 mg/L处理,接种后14 d的相对防效依次为66.93%、42.52%和48.03%。瑞香素处理可显著提高烟草体内过氧化物酶、苯丙氨酸解氨酶和多酚氧化酶的活性,处理后12 h分别较对照显著提高了3.56倍、1.68倍和1.82倍;瑞香素处理后4 d和7 d烟草根部木质素含量分别较对照显著提高了1.33倍和1.54倍;瑞香素处理后6 h烟草体内茉莉酸和脱落酸含量分别较对照显著提高了35.98%和34.55%,而水杨酸含量较对照显著降低了25.56%。同时,叶面喷施2.85 mg/L瑞香素后显著抑制了茉莉酸途径拮抗基因JAZ3的表达,处理后6 h的表达量较对照下调了9.19倍,同时显著促进病程相关基因PR1的表达。提前喷施2.85 mg/L瑞香素能有效控制田间烟草青枯病发生,相对防效达到52.22%~75.54%,显著高于对照药剂苯并噻二唑的相对防效33.50%~53.00%。表明瑞香素能提升烟草体内酶活性和根部木质素含量,促进抗性基因表达,对田间烟草青枯病有稳定的防治效果,具有开发为防治烟草青枯病的植物激活剂的潜力。