Untersuchungen zur Wirtseignung verschiedener geographischer Herkünfte von Ackerunkräutern gegenüber dem Rübenzystenälchen Heterodera schachtii Schmidt

Investigations on the suitability of weeds of various geographical origins as hosts of the sugar-beet nematode Heterodera schachtii Schmidt The suitability of five weed species of various geographical origins in Bavaria as host plants of Heterodera schachtii was tested. The root diffusates of all Capsella bursa-pastoris and Stellaria media origins examined increased hatching of larvae; Chenopodium album. Viola arvensis and Galium aparine did not have any effects. In biotests, cyst-forming was found regularly on the first-mentioned species, whereas only single ones were seen on the roots of Chenopodium album, in no case were new cysts found on those of Viola arvensis and Galium aparine. There were also no differences in influence on the population density. Hence, at least within a restricted geographical area, the suitability of weeds as hosts of Heterodera schachtii is species-specific.     

玉米秸秆对4种农田杂草生长的抑制作用

通过室内试验研究了玉米秸秆不同部位对鳢肠、反枝苋、马唐、稗等农田杂草幼苗生长的影响,并通过盆栽试验研究了玉米茎粉末对供试杂草的防治潜力。结果表明,玉米秸秆根、茎、叶均可显著抑制供试杂草胚根(种子根)的生长,但对供试杂草胚轴(胚芽鞘)生长的作用不一。在不同的部位中,以玉米茎的活性更高。盆栽试验结果表明,玉米茎粉末对供试杂草有较好的防治效果,用量为10g/kg时对4种供试杂草的株高抑制率和鲜重防效均高于80%。     

玉米矮化病株及其根际土壤内线虫的分离与分子鉴定

为探究玉米矮化病的病原,采用Ludox TM悬浮法对从吉林和辽宁采集的玉米矮化病株及其根际土壤和健康株根际土壤分离的线虫进行了鉴定和种群比较,并对矮化病株茎基组织PCR产物进行测序分析。结果表明:玉米健康株根际土壤分离出29属线虫,特有线虫是角咽线虫属Actinolaimus和木盾移线虫属Peltamigratus,矮化玉米病株根际土壤分离出28属线虫,特有线虫为锥线虫属Dolichorus,二者相同的线虫属有27个。矮化玉米病株根际土壤中植物线虫种类和数量明显比健康株根际土壤中高,线虫种群数量差异明显的主要是矮化线虫属Tylenchorhynchus、短体线虫属Pratylenchus和刺线虫属Belonolaimus,病株根际土壤中这3个属线虫总数约占病株土壤分离线虫总数的20.23%、11.27%和10.40%。玉米矮化病株茎基组织中短体线虫属和矮化线虫属数量占优势,2个属的线虫数量分别占测序总数的22%、14%(吉林长岭)和16%、20%(辽宁黑山)。表明玉米矮化病的发生与植物线虫相关,很可能是多种线虫共同引起的病害。     

On the mechanism of action and selectivity of the corn herbicide topramezone: a new inhibitor of 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase

Topramezone is a new, highly selective herbicide of pyrazole structure for the post-emergence control of broadleaf and grass weeds in corn. The biokinetic properties and mode of action of topramezone were investigated in plants of Setaria faberi Herrm, Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench, Solanum nigrum L. and the crop species corn (Zea mays L.). Within 2-5 days after treatment, topramezone caused strong photobleaching effects on the shoot, followed by plant death of sensitive weeds. The selectivity of topramezone between corn and the weed species has been quantified as above 1000-fold. By virtue of the plant symptoms and the reversal of the effects in Lemna paucicostata L. by adding homogentisate, it was hypothesized that topramezone blocks the formation of homogentisate, possibly through inhibition of 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (4-HPPD). Indeed, topramezone strongly inhibited 4-HPPD activity in vitro, with I(50) values of 15 and 23 nM for the enzyme isolated from S. faberi and recombinant enzyme of Arabidopsis thaliana L. respectively. The enzyme activity from corn was approximately 10 times less sensitive. After root and foliar application of [(14)C]topramezone, equivalent to field rates of 75 g ha(-1), the herbicide was rapidly absorbed and systemically translocated in the plant. Only marginal differences between leaf uptake and translocation of topramezone by the weeds and corn were found. Metabolism of foliar-applied [(14)C]topramezone was far more rapid in corn than in the weeds. A more rapid metabolism combined with a lower sensitivity of the 4-HPPD target enzyme contributes to the tolerance of corn to topramezone.     

大豆根渗出物对大豆孢囊线虫4号生理小种卵孵化的影响

 本文研究了中国小黑豆抗源灰皮支黑豆和元钵黑豆根渗出物对大豆孢囊线虫4号生理小种越冬孢囊、新鲜孢囊和离体卵孵化的影响。结果表明:抗源品种根渗出物诱导越冬孢囊孵化幼虫数目一开始就显著高于去离子水对照,孵化8 d后显著低于感病对照鲁豆1号;根渗出物诱导新鲜孢囊孵化幼虫数和离体卵孵化率在各材料间的差异表现一致,即抗源品种始终显著低于感病对照,孵化中后期与去离子水对照的差异达显著水平。     

Evaluation of entomopathogenic nematodes for biocontrol of the european corn borer,Ostrinia nubilalis, on sweet corn in Israel

The potential of entomopathogenic nematodes for biological control of the European corn borer (ECB),Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner), was evaluated under laboratory, screenhouse and field conditions. The ‘All’ and ‘Mexican’ strains ofSteinernema carpocapsae (Weiser) and the ‘HP88’ strain ofHeterorhabditis bacteriophora Poinar were compared in both dose response assays (5, 50 and 500 infective juveniles [IJ] per petri dish containing five 5th-instar ECB eggs; 72 h of incubation) and exposure time assays (3, 6 and 9 h of incubation). In the dose response assays the highest rates of ECB killing resulted from infestation with the Mexican strain ofS. carpocapsae. In the exposure time assays there were no significant differences between the killing rates of the three nematode strains. Sweet corn plants(Zea mays var.saccharata) grown in a screenhouse, were infested with ECB neonates and 4 days later sprayed with a suspension of the Mexican strain ofS. carpocapsae (50,000 IJ per plant). The number of ECB larvae found on treated corn plants after one week was significantly (P=0.05) lower (3- to 5-fold) than the number found on untreated plants. Similar treatment in the field significantly reduced the rate of economic ear damage from 20% to 5%. Contribution from the Agricultural Research Organization. No. 2260-E, 1997 series     

木霉菌颗粒剂对玉米茎腐病防治的应用

为明确棘孢木霉菌Trichoderma asperellum不同颗粒剂配方对玉米茎腐病的防效,通过人工接种盆栽试验比较分析其防效,同时进行多基点田间试验以筛选对茎腐病防效明显并具有增产效应的木霉菌生防颗粒剂。结果表明:盆栽试验中,2号木霉菌颗粒剂对于苗期玉米茎腐病的防效最高,为65.57%,3号木霉菌颗粒剂对于成株期玉米茎腐病的防效最好,为40.00%;1~4号4种木霉菌颗粒剂均能提高玉米的出苗率、株高、鲜重、干重和根长,表明木霉菌颗粒剂对玉米生长具有促进作用。在全国10余个综合试验站对1号木霉菌颗粒剂的田间防效试验结果显示,对玉米茎腐病的防效较好,均在50%以上,最高可达80%,玉米增产效果在8%以上。表明木霉菌颗粒剂具有良好的生物防治效果及增产作用。     

Weed flora of water rice in the Red River Delta,Vietnam

The occurrence of weeds in water rice was surveyed in the Red River Delta, Vietnam during spring and summer rice-growing seasons in 1995 and 1996. Sixty different weeds from 19 plant families were recorded. The most important plant families as weeds of rice were Poaceae and Cyperaceae. The most important weed however was Rotala indica (Willd.) Koehne (Lythraceae) followed by Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv. and Cyperus difformis L. A brief comparison of this rice weed flora and those of Australia and California was made.     

Chemical management of weeds in corn hybrids

Corn stands out among the cultivars because of its high importance in food, animal feed and raw materials for energy production. The quantity and quality of the harvested grain can be reduced, mainly due to inadequate weed management. Nowadays, weed control is accomplished with the use of herbicides as pre‐emergence and postemergence, applied alone or in a tank mix. This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of the control of weeds and phytotoxicity of the herbicides that were applied in tank mix or isolated in the corn hybrids, Formula TL® and SYN 7B28 . Two experiments were conducted: in the 2012/2013 season (Formula TL®) and 2013/2014 season (SYN 7B28). There was a low initial phytotoxicity of all the tested herbicides in the initial evaluation; however, from 14 days after treatment, it was minimal. The weed control of Ipomoea indivisa, Urochloa plantaginea and Euphorbia heterophylla in both experiments was better, in general, when using the tank mixtures of atrazine + simazine + tembotrione and atrazine + simazine + mesotrione, respectively. The application of atrazine + simazine + tembotrione in the SYN 7B28 hybrids provided, with the exception of the thousand‐grain weight, the best expression of grain yield components, combining a low phytotoxicity and best control of the weeds. The Formula TL® hybrid presented the highest mass of a thousand grains and yield with the application of nicosulfuron + tembotrione. The yield average difference of the herbicide treatments and the unweeded control showed an increase of 27.66 and 34.59% in the grain yield of the corn hybrids, Formula TL® and SYN 7B28, respectively.     

Effects of the relative time of emergence and the density of common lambsquarters (Chenopodium album) on corn (Zea mays) yield

Common lambsquarters (Chenopodium album) is one of the world's worst weeds. In order to study the competitive potential of single‐cross 704 corn (Zea mays) in competition with common lambsquarters at different relative times of emergence and density levels of the weed, an experiment was conducted in 2006 at the farm of the Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran. This experiment was designed as a split plot based on a randomized complete block design with three replications. The emergence time of the weed was considered at three levels (7 days and 14 days earlier than corn and simultaneously with corn) as the main plot, while the density of the weed was considered at six levels (0, 4, 8, 12, 16, and 20 plants per m²) as the subplot. The results showed a decrease in the grain yield and biomass of corn, as the emergence time of corn was delayed in comparison with the weed in a way that the maximum reduction was observed at the earlier emergence of the weed, compared to corn, and also at a high density of the weed. As the weed emerged earlier than corn, the rate of yield loss resulting from the first flush of weeds was not that high. However, with every few days that the weed emerged earlier than corn, the rate of yield loss became higher as the density of the weed increased to its maximum. The maximum reduction in the yield components was observed at 14 days earlier emergence of the weed, compared to corn, and at high densities, as the corn plants were overshadowed by the weed canopy and no ear was produced.     

Interaction ofpra tylenchus scribneri and helminthosporium pedicellatum in the etiology of corn root rot

In experiments with both sterile and non-sterile natural soil,Pratylenchus scribneri interacted, perhaps synergistically, withHelminthosporium pedicellatum Henry (Trichometasphaeria pedicellatum Nelson) to enhance the fungus’ invasion of corn roots, with a subsequent increase in severity of root rot disease and a decline in productivity. Water stress appeared to influence the response of the corn plant to the root rot disease rather than the disease development.     

Heterodera elachista the Japanese cyst nematode parasitizing corn in Northern Italy: integrative diagnosis and bionomics

The Japanese cyst nematode Heterodera elachista was detected parasitizing corn cv Rixxer in Bosco Mesola (Ferrara Province) in Northern Italy. The only previous report of this nematode was in Asia (Japan, China and Iran) attacking upland rice; being this work the first report of this cyst nematode in Europe, and confirmed corn as a new host plant for this species. Integrative morphological and molecular data for this species were obtained using D2-D3 expansion regions of 28S rDNA, ITS1-rDNA, the partial 18S rDNA, the protein-coding mitochondrial gene, cytochrome oxidase c subunit I (COI), and the heat-shock protein 90 (hsp90). Heterodera elachista identified in Northern Italy was morphologically and molecularly clearly separated from other cyst nematodes attacking corn (viz. H. avenae, H. filipjevi, H. delvii, H. oryzae, H. sacchari, H. sorghi, H. zeae, Punctodera chalcoensis, and Vittadera zeaphila) and rice (H. oryzae, H. sacchari). The phylogenetic relationships of H. elachista from Northern Italy with other cyst-nematodes using rDNA and mtDNA showed a separation of the genus Heterodera in various morphospecies groups based on vulval cone structures. The development and parasitic habit of H. elachista on naturally infected corn cv Rixxer confirmed a typical susceptible reaction, including multinucleate syncytial cells in parenchymatic cells. Under greenhouse conditions, H. elachista successfully reproduced on two crops widely used in Northern Italy, such as corn (cv PR 33) and rice (cv Baldo). Considering the limited host-range of this nematode, that include two of the three world’s most important crops, special attention is needed for avoiding the dispersal of this nematode into new areas, by movement of soil on equipment, water, and contaminated containers infested soil, or agricultural practices.     

Identification of the Beet Cyst Nematode Heterodera schachtii by PCR

PCR-RFLPs of ITS-rDNA and PCR with species-specific primers were developed for identification of cysts and juveniles of the beet cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii. Restrictions of PCR product by MvaI or ScrFI distinguish H. schachtii, H. betae, H. trifolii and H. medicaginis. RFLP profiles with eight restriction enzymes for these four nematode species are presented. Based on Internal Transcribed Spacer sequences of populations from several Schachtii group species, a specific primer for H. schachtii was designed, permitting amplification of the target sequence from juveniles and cysts of the beet cyst nematode. A duplex PCR protocol tested with a wide range of nematode samples is described.     

Host suitability of Vitis rootstocks to root‐knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) and the dagger nematode Xiphinema index,and plant damage caused by infections

The host suitability of commercial Vitis rootstocks commonly used in Spain (161‐49C, 41B, 1103P, 110R, 140Ru and SO4) to root‐knot nematodes (Meloidogyne arenaria, M. incognita, M. javanica) and Xiphinema index, and damage caused by nematode infection were determined under controlled conditions. The three root‐knot nematodes reproduced with a rate higher than one in all rootstocks, indicating that they are suitable hosts for these nematodes. Growth of rootstocks infected with the root‐knot nematodes was less vigorous than that of nematode‐uninfected controls in the majority of the rootstocks studied. Root infection resulted in moderate to severe root galling in all rootstocks. The shoot and main stem diameters appeared to be the most sensitive variables of damage caused by infection by Meloidogyne spp., with reduction rates from 36% and 53% in 161‐49C to 57% and 66% in 140Ru, respectively. The shoot height was not significantly affected by the root‐knot nematodes and the root fresh weight generally increased as a consequence of intensive galling. The nematode X. index caused significant root damage with a reproduction factor higher than one in all rootstocks. However, reproduction factor was significantly influenced by the rootstock and significantly decreased by about 12‐fold (5·7 to 18·1‐fold) with the increase in inoculum density from 100 to 1000 nematodes per plant. The root dry weight was reduced by X. index infections, and was the plant growth variable most affected by the nematode infection in all rootstocks at both inoculum densities. Meloidogyne arenaria, M. incognita, M. javanica and X. index, prevalent in many world vineyards, are all shown to have a damaging effect on the six tested rootstocks.     

亚洲玉米螟的寄主植物种类

为探明亚洲玉米螟Ostrinia furnacalis(Guenée)的寄主植物种类,对13科38种植物进行了田间笼罩接虫试验和室内生物测定,并通过组建实验种群生命表分析了不同寄主植物对亚洲玉米螟生长发育和繁殖的影响。田间试验结果表明,亚洲玉米螟寄主植物有8科20种,酸模叶蓼是最适宜寄主植物,其次为玉米、谷子、薏苡等;在酸模叶蓼、玉米等11种植物上还发现了第2代幼虫。室内试验结果表明,在室内饲养条件下,亚洲玉米螟能在9科25种寄主植物上完成生活史,其中以向日葵为寄主植物的亚洲玉米螟种群增长最快,其次为玉米。研究表明,亚洲玉米螟的寄主植物共有9科27种,较适宜寄主植物有酸模叶蓼、玉米、谷子、苍耳和葎草,其中在玉米上的生长发育和繁殖最佳。     

丁虫腈在玉米和土壤中的残留及消解动态

建立了丁虫腈在土壤、玉米植株及玉米籽粒中残留的气相色谱分析方法。玉米植株和籽粒样品用乙腈提取,经Oasis HLB固相萃取柱净化;土壤样品用丙酮提取,经液-液萃取净化,气相色谱-电子捕获检测器(GC-ECD)检测,外标法定量。结果表明:在0.01、0.05和0.5 mg/kg 3个添加水平下,丁虫腈的回收率为80%~86%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为5.1%~8.0%;其在土壤、玉米植株及籽粒中的定量限(LOQ)均为0.01 mg/kg。采用所建立的方法对丁虫腈在玉米和土壤中的残留及消解动态进行研究的结果表明:丁虫腈在土壤和玉米植株中的半衰期分别为6.77和2.44 d。采用5%的丁虫腈乳油按推荐高剂量(有效成分)37.5 g/hm2及其1.5倍该剂量(56.25 g/hm2)于玉米苗后茎叶初期施药1次,在玉米乳熟期和成熟期时,玉米籽粒中丁虫腈的最终残留量均低于定量限;玉米收获时(距施药90 d),籽粒中丁虫腈的残留量均低于参考的MRL值(0.02 mg/kg,氟虫腈在谷物中的最大残留限量)。     

Increased metabolism of a pyrrolidine urea herbicide in corn by a herbicide antidote

Corn, cotton, and sorghum plants were injured by high rates of 5328 (cis-2,5-dimeihyl-1-pyrrolidinecarboxanilide) when it was applied to the soil surface al planting time. The injury was severe al 35·84 kg/ha (eight times recommended dosage) and in corn resulted in complete inhibition of adventitious root development and reduced shoot and primary and secondary root growth. Treatment of the seeds with 0·5% Protect (1,8-naphthalic anhydride) prior to planting dramatically decreased the injurious effect of 5328 on corn, sorghum, and cotton. Using ¹⁴C-5328 in corn, it was shown that Protect did not alter herbicide uptake. However, the rate of conversion of the herbicide molecule in corn tissue lo water soluble, nonherbicidal metabolites was markedly enhanced in plants grown from Protect-treated seeds.     

Crop competitive ability contributes to herbicide performance in sweet corn

Crop variety effects on herbicide performance is not well characterised, particularly for sweet corn, a crop that varies greatly among hybrids in competitive ability with weeds. Field studies were used to determine the effects of crop competitive ability on season‐long herbicide performance in sweet corn. Two sethoxydim‐tolerant sweet corn hybrids were grown in the presence of Panicum miliaceum and plots were treated post‐emergence with a range of sethoxydim doses. Significant differences in height, leaf area index and intercepted light were observed between hybrids near anthesis. Across a range of sub‐lethal herbicide doses, the denser canopy hybrid Rocker suppressed P. miliaceum shoot biomass and fecundity to a greater extent than the hybrid Cahill. Yield of sweet corn improved to the level of the weed‐free control with increasing sethoxydim dose. The indirect effect of herbicide dose on crop yield, mediated through P. miliaceum biomass reduction, was significant for all of the Cahill’s yield traits but not Rocker. These results indicate that a less competitive hybrid requires relatively more weed suppression by the herbicide to not only reduce weed growth and seed production, but also to maintain yield. Sweet corn competitive ability consistently influences season‐long herbicide performance.     

管侧沟茧蜂寄生对粘虫在玉米植株上分布位置选择性的影响

为明确管侧沟茧蜂Microplitis tuberculifer寄生对粘虫Mythimna separata在玉米植株上分布位置的影响及相关机理,采用生物学观察法在温室和实验室内监测了被寄生与未被寄生的粘虫幼虫在玉米活体植株和离体叶片上的分布及管侧沟茧蜂结茧位置的变化。结果表明,被管侧沟茧蜂寄生的粘虫幼虫在玉米叶片背面的平均分布比例为36.29%,显著高于未被寄生粘虫的14.60%;寄生后第8天开始,被寄生粘虫在黄色叶片上的分布比例显著高于未被寄生粘虫;非滞育和滞育条件下,管侧沟茧蜂在玉米植株黄色叶片上的平均结茧数目分别为19.3个和15.3个,显著高于绿叶上的6.5个和4.7个及土面上的0.8个和0.7个,选择性试验发现湿度在结茧位置的选择中发挥着重要作用。研究表明,管侧沟茧蜂可以通过调控寄主粘虫在玉米植株上的分布位置协助其找到合适的结茧位置。     

Cyanazine metabolism in corn,fall panicum,and green foxtail*

The metabolism of cyanazine (2-chloro-4-(1-cyano-1-methyl-ethylamino)-6-ethylamino- 1,3,5-triazine) by corn (Zea mays, L.), fall panicum (Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx.), and green foxtail (Setaria viridis L.) was compared. Cyanazine metabolism by plants at the four-leaf stage was examined by thin-layer chromatography following foliar or root treatments with ¹⁴C-cyanazine. Five days following foliar ¹⁴C-cyanazine applicalion, fall panicum and green foxtail contained a larger number of water- and chloroform-soluble metabolites than corn, whereas, following root treatment, the opposite was true. Corn rapidly hydrolysed the nitrile group and hydroxylated the two-position on the triazine ring. Accumulation of the dealkylated cyanazine was evident in green foxtail, the most susceptible of the species studied. Metabolism of cyanazine supplied to the roots appeared to differ from foliar treatments in the weed species as more unchanged cyanazine was recovered. Rapid metabolism of cyanazine by corn roots provided evidence for an active cyanazine detoxication mechanism in the roots.