Spatial analysis and incidence–density relationships for downy mildew on hop

The spatial pattern of downy mildew (Pseudoperonospora humuli) on hop (Humulus lupulus) was characterized over 4 years to aid in deriving an appropriate incidence–density relationship. From 472 disease assessments (datasets), discrete distributions were fitted to the datasets to determine aggregation of disease density. Where distributions were able to be fitted, the Poisson distribution fitted 4% of the datasets and the negative binomial distribution fitted 87% of the datasets. Larger‐scale patterns of disease were assessed by autocorrelation and runs analysis; both indicated aggregation of diseased plants was less common than aggregation of disease within plants. Taylor’s power law indicated disease density was aggregated and related to mean disease density in all years. Disease incidence and density were linked by saturation‐type relationships based on the zero term of the negative binomial distribution or an empirical regression. Certain individual datasets were not described well by any incidence–density model, particularly when disease density was greater than about 0·8 diseased shoots per plant with the cultivar Cascade. When applied to 56 validation datasets, 88% of the variation in observed disease incidence was explained by the incidence–density models. Under conditions where sampling would be implemented for disease management, the requisite conditions appear to be in place for a binomial sampling plan for downy mildew.     

Microscopical studies of resistance to powdery mildew disease in the hop cultivar Wye Target

Microscopical studies of fungal development and host responses during infection of the hop cultivars Northern Brewer (susceptible) and Wye Target (resistant) with a Zenith isolate of Sphaerotheca humuli are described. Resistance to powdery mildew disease in cv. Wye Target is principally determined by the R₂ major gene. Fungal growth was typically restricted in cv. Wye Target following formation of a single haustorial initial or haustorium which failed to develop the characteristic lobes found in susceptible cells. The hypersensitive reaction of penetrated epidermal cells was associated with death of haustorial initials but the associated appressorium remained alive during the first 2 days after inoculation. In leaves expressing resistance, histochemical staining revealed deposition of lignin-like material and callose in penetrated cells and to a lesser extent in underlying palisade mesophyll cells. Transmission electron microscopy and enzymic digestion clearly demonstrated extensive paramural deposition of β-1.3 glucans (callose) in reacting mesophyll cells. Plant cell death, lignification and widespread callose deposition were rarely observed at infection sites in cv. Northern Brewer but collars of callose were deposited around the necks of all haustoria formed.     

Spatial aggregation of pathotypes of barley powdery mildew

Aggregation in the distribution of pathotypes of Erysiphe graminis f.sp. hordei , the barley powdery mildew pathogen, was investigated in field plots of 'Golden Promise', 'Proctor' and 'Tyra'. 'Golden Promise' and 'Proctor' have no effective mildew resistance alleles, whereas 'Tyra' has Mla1 , which was only effective against a proportion of the mildew population. Isolates of mildew were sampled according to a grid sampling scheme and their virulence spectra ascertained in order to group them according to pathotype. The populations were very diverse, and evidence for aggregation (quantified using join counts) was found only in the 'Tyra' plots, at distances of up to 1m. This aggregation was reduced in a subsequent sample. The results are consistent with a model in which mildew epidemics are started by a large number of initial infections, which then form diffuse, overlapping aggregations of clones. These aggregations then become more diffuse, so that the amount of aggregation reduces with time. The greater amount of aggregation seen in the 'Tyra' plots might have been caused by there being less initial inoculum with virulence towards that cultivar.     

A pattern in the appearance of cucumber powdery mildew in Dutch glasshouses

An inquiry was held in 1982, 1983 and 1984 to collect information on the survival and dispersal of cucumber powdery mildew. Growers who planted a crop in December, January or February were asked when they observed mildew for the first time in their crop. A gradual increase in the number of infected crops was observed from planting until May. The earliest observations of infected crops were immediately after planting. The weeks of the first observation of mildew, the disease-free periods and the apparent rates of increase of infected crops are presented for various districts. In the districts with the highest crop density (Pijnacker), mildew was generally observed early in the growing season, while the apparent rate of increase of infected crops was higher than in other districts. In the district with the lowest crop density (Northern Netherlands), mildew was observed late in the growing season and the apparent rate of increase of infected crops was low. Possible means of survival and dispersal of inoculum are discussed. It is suggested that overwintering of inoculum is possible because cucumber plants are grown all year round. Dispersal of cucumber powdery mildew is suggested to take place by transportation of infected planting stock, visitors and wind.     

种植模式、种植密度及施肥水平对小麦白粉病发生的影响

小麦白粉病是由布氏白粉菌Blumeria graminis (DC.) Speer.f.sp.tritici Marchal.引起的我国小麦生产上的重要病害。近年来,受品种、病原变异、气候、耕作制度及栽培条件等因素影响,其危害呈逐年加重的趋势,一般可减产5~10%,重病田减产20%以上,已成为制约小麦高产的重要因素^[1]。研究表明,该病菌是一种专性寄生的子囊菌,分生孢子萌发温度范围为0.5~30 ℃,以10~20 ℃最适宜。小麦白粉病流行没有明显的周期性,一般中度或重度流行年后2~5年轻度流行。目前在我国广大小麦产区常采用含三唑酮成分的单剂或混剂进行防治,小麦白粉病菌产生了较为严重的抗药性。本试验在四川雅安小麦产区研究了小麦种植模式、密度及施肥水平对小麦白粉病发生及小麦产量的影响。     

A standardised method for the quantitative analysis of resistance to grapevine powdery mildew

Powdery mildew caused by Erysiphe necator is one of the most important diseases affecting grapevine (Vitis vinifera, L.). Control of this pathogen is based on the use of fungicides, which cause environmental damage and increase production costs. A cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternative to control the disease relies on using resistant varieties. While most V. vinifera cultivars are susceptible to powdery mildew, several species belonging to the Vitaceae have been described as resistant. Several loci for resistance to grapevine powdery mildew have been identified through genetic analysis of segregating populations derived from different resistance sources. Identifying quantitative trait loci (QTL) with minor effects on the resistance may prove valuable in a strategy of pyramiding, which aims at increasing the durability of the resistance. However, current methods for evaluation of resistance either do not take into account quantitative variations, or, if they do, are not adapted to large sample sets. Here we develop a method for the analysis of quantitative resistance to grapevine powdery mildew in large populations. We devised a semi-quantitative resistance scale and confirmed the usefulness of a cell counter to quantify sporulation. We compared three inoculation methods and identified dry inoculation using a settling tower as the one giving the best infection. Finally, we confirmed the value of the method by applying it to a set of plants segregating for resistance to E. necator. Using the method described here for the quantitative analysis of the resistance to powdery mildew will prove valuable for breeding for durable resistance.     

Spatial and temporal increase of eastern filbert blight in European hazelnut orchards in the pacific northwest

ABSTRACT Since its first detection in southwest Washington state 30 years ago, eastern filbert blight, caused by Anisogramma anomala, has spread slowly southward ( approximately 2 km/year) into the Willamette Valley of Oregon, an important hazelnut production region. Experiments were conducted to measure gradients of disease spread, rates of disease increase as affected by distance from an inoculum source and variation in host plant resistance, and dispersal of ascospores of A. anomala from diseased orchards. In each of 3 years, 1-year-old hazelnut trees placed from 0 to 150 m north of diseased orchards were infected uniformly and slopes of disease gradients were not significantly different from zero. In 1 year when trees also were placed south of an orchard, the disease gradient was significant (P < 0.05), with disease incidence high at the edge of the orchard and few trees infected at 10 m south of the orchard. Disease gradients were shallower and the magnitude of the area under the disease progress curve (AUDPC) greater in 0.1-ha mini-orchards of highly susceptible cv. Ennis than in mini-orchards of moderately susceptible cvs. Barcelona or Casina. Lower AUDPC values were observed in mini-orchards of Barcelona interplanted with a moderately resistant pollenizer Hall's Giant compared with the highly susceptible pollenizer Daviana. Fungicides applied biweekly starting at bud break reduced AUDPC values in Ennis mini-orchards to values observed in Barcelona and Casina mini-orchards. Data from aspirated spore samplers placed on towers adjacent to severely diseased hazelnut orchards indicated that spores of A. anomala dispersed horizontally and vertically away from the canopy during periods of extended branch wetness and, thus, show potential to be transported long distances in wind currents. Weather patterns in the Pacific Northwest may account for the relatively slow, southward spread of eastern filbert blight within Oregon's Willamette Valley. Of 196 precipitation events greater than 10 h in duration recorded from 1974 to 1995, conditions most favorable for ascospores discharge, periods with wind from the north were rare, representing <6% of total hours.     

时间序列分析在橡胶白粉病预测中的应用研究

运用指数平滑法、自回归分析法、移动平均分析法、自回归移动平均法对1962-2003年期间海南农垦橡胶树白粉病的病情指数进行预测,并对这4种方法研究结果进行比较。结果表明,4种分析方法均能较好地预测橡胶白粉病的发生趋势,但自回归移动平均法的预测效果较好。因此可以利用时间序列分析法预测橡胶白粉病。     

三个小麦农家品种的苗期抗白粉病遗传分析

[目的]对3份小麦农家品种‘矮秆芒麦’、‘红头麦’和‘大红头’进行苗期抗性的遗传分析,研究它们的抗白粉病遗传特点,为其在抗病育种中的有效利用提供依据.[方法]将这3份小麦农家品种分别与感病品种‘铭贤169’正、反杂交,获得了F1和F2代.利用白粉菌E09菌株,分别对这3份农家品种、感病亲本‘铭贤169’以及各自的F1和F2代植株进行抗性鉴定.调查统计的数据经卡方测验分析其符合度.[结果]这3份农家品种对白粉菌E09菌株的抗性均由1对隐性核基因控制.[结论]3份农家品种对石家庄本地区的混合白粉病菌表现出良好的抗性,并且对E09的抗性均由1对隐性基因控制.可以进一步对它们进行分子标记及定位研究,为其作为抗源在小麦抗白粉病育种中的应用奠定基础.     

Polygenic powdery mildew disease resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana: quantitative trait analysis of the accession Warschau-1

To further the understanding of the natural genetic diversity for disease resistance to powdery mildew ( Erysiphe cichoracearum ) in Arabidopsis thaliana , quantitative trait loci analysis was undertaken on recombinant inbred lines derived from a cross between the resistant accession Warschau-1 and the susceptible Columbia-0. Powdery mildew grew less well on Warschau-1, but the resistance was not associated with a specific block in the infection sequence. Two potential powdery mildew disease-resistance loci were identified and mapped, one with a major effect and one with a minor effect on disease resistance. The two loci acted in an additive manner to confer resistance, and together they explained 65% of the variation in resistance. In addition, the major powdery mildew disease-resistance locus was genetically mapped to the bottom of chromosome III, a region containing the powdery mildew resistance loci RPW7 , RPW8 and RPW10 . Unlike resistance mediated by the RPW8 locus in the accession Moscow-1, resistance in Warschau-1 was not correlated with the hypersensitive response, highlighting the influence of genetic background or environmental factors on the expression of disease resistance. Together with the powdery mildew resistance loci described in other studies, these results suggest that A. thaliana is a useful source of natural powdery mildew disease resistance, which potentially can be utilized in fundamental studies and as a tool for applied studies.     

A host-pathogen simulation model: powdery mildew of grapevine

An epidemiological model simulating the growth of a single grapevine stock coupled to the dispersal and disease dynamics of the airborne conidia of the powdery mildew pathogen Erysiphe necator was developed. The model input variables were either climatic (temperature, wind speed and direction) or related to the pathogen (location and onset of primary infection). The environmental input variables dictated plant growth and pathogen spread (latent period, infection, lesion growth, conidial spore production and release). Input parameters characterized the crop production system, the growth conditions and the epidemiological characteristics of the pathogen. Output described, at each time step, number, age and pattern of healthy and infected organs, infected and infectious leaf area and aerial density of spores released. Validation of the model was achieved by comparing model output with experimental data for epidemics initiated at different times of host growth. Epidemic behaviour for two contrasting years of crop development and 7 phenological stages at the time of primary infection (PI) was examined. For PI occurring at day 115 a vine with late budbreak (1998) showed 58% of primary leaves diseased at flowering compared with only 19% for a vine with early budbreak (2003). Depending on the phenological stage at PI (1–4 leaves), the proportion of diseased primary leaves decreased from 42% to 6% at flowering. Simulations suggested that differences resulted from the interplay between the timing of the first sporulation event, the phenological stage at the time of initial infection, and the age structure and spatial distribution of the leaf population.     

南宁市桑白粉病病原菌种类鉴定

桑白粉病是桑树的重要病害,分为桑里白粉病和桑表白粉病。通过形态特征观察和ITS、D1/D2序列分析,明确桑里白粉病的病原菌为桑生球针壳Phyllactinia moricola;桑表白粉病的病原菌为桑白粉菌Erysiphe mori。桑钩丝壳Uncinula mori是桑白粉菌的异名。     

Damage components of powdery mildew in winter wheat

Abastract The photosynthesis and transpiration rates of winter wheat leaves were measured at different developmental stages and at various levels of mildew infection. Even at low levels of infection, circa 4% leaf area being covered, both the assimilation and transpiration rates at light satiation were considerably reduced. Light use efficiency and dark respiration were not significantly affected. The physiological background of these effects was analysed by photosynthesis measurements at different external CO₂ concentrations. It was shown that the carboxylation resistance was increased due to mildew infection and that stomatal resistance, boundary layer resistance and transport resistance in the mesophyll were only indirectly affected.A simulation model was used to compute the consequences of these effects on daily growth rate of a winter wheat canopy at different development stages and with different levels of mildew severity. These computations show that a low infection level may result in a considerable reduction of the crop growth rate. This effect was more pronounced when the sky was clear than overcast.Samenvatting Bepalingen van fotosynthese en verdamping werden verricht bij verschillende ontwikkelingsstadia van wintertarwe, die in verschillende mate was aangetast door meeldauw. Zelfs bij vrij lage infectiepercentages (circa 4%) was er al een aanzienlijke reductie van assimilatie en verdampingssnelheid bij lichtverzadiging. Lichtbenuttingsefficiëntie en donkerademhaling werden niet significant beïnvloed.De fysiologische achtergrond van deze effecten werd onderzocht door fotosynthesemetingen bij verschillende externe CO₂ concentraties. Er werd aangetoond dat de carboxylatieweerstand werd verhoogd door meeldauwinfectie en dat de huidmondjesweerstand, grenslaagweerstand en transportweerstand in het mesofyl indirect werden beïnvloed.De gevolgen van deze effecten op de dagelijkse groeisnelheid van een wintertarwegewas in verschillende ontwikkelingsfasen en met verschillende LAI werd nagegaan met een simulatiemodel. Deze berekeningen tonen aan dat een geringe meeldauwaantasting resulteert in een aanzienlijke reductie van de groeisnelheid van het gewas. Dit effect was duidelijker bij heldere dan bij bewolkte hemel.     

亚麻品系9801-1对白粉病的抗性遗传分析

 The genetics of resistance against powdery mildew in flax was analyzed. The F₁ plants from reciprocal cross of resistant materials 9801-1 and three susceptible cultivars ILONA, VENUS and DIANE were resistant to powdery mildew. The ratio of resistant and susceptible plants in F₂ generation fitted the excepted 3 to 1. It was postulated that 9801-1 carded a single dominant and resistant gene.     

白星花金龟在玉米田的空间分布和抽样技术

应用平均拥挤度指标、扩散指数等6种聚集度指标以及Iwao回归法、Taylor幂函数法等方法分析了白星花金龟种群在玉米田空间分布特征。结果表明:白星花金龟种群呈现聚集分布特征,并且聚集程度较高;分析拟合了白星花金龟在玉米田中的理论抽样数学模型。     

Studies on the resistance of grapevine to powdery mildew

Studies of 68 cultivars of Vitis vinifera and two interspecific hybrids inoculated with four naturally occurring isolates of Uncinula necator demonstrated variation for pathogenicity between isolates and variation in resistance between cultivars. There was no specific interaction between the cultivars and the isolates. The progenies produced either by selling or hybridization of cultivars of V. vinifera always contained some resistant individuals regardless of the parental resistance ratings. However, the proportion of resistant plants was positively correlated to the level of resistance of the parent(s). The results indicate that 'minor' resistance genes exist in the cultivars of V. vinifera , and that resistance to U. necator could be improved by recurrent selection.     

番茄白粉病的病原菌鉴定

 作者在吉林省长春市温室中发现了番茄白粉病,对其病原菌进行了形态学和分子生物学鉴定。根据分生孢子形态和萌发特性将该菌鉴定为新番茄粉孢菌(Oidium neolycopersici Kiss)。分生孢子椭圆形,无色,单生于分生孢子梗顶端。分生孢子梗直立,简单不分枝,无色,脚胞圆柱形,有时略弯曲,上面通常有1~2个细胞。分生孢子侧面萌发,芽管末端产生裂片状或直筒状附着胞。附着胞乳突状或浅裂片状。未发现有闭囊壳。采用分子生物学方法,对该病原菌rDNAITS区进行了PCR扩增和序列测定,测得序列与O. neolycopersici同源性为100%。由O. neolycopersici引起的番茄白粉病国内未见报道。     

抗白粉病豌豆种质资源田间筛选

以国内外收集的436份豌豆资源为试验材料,在田间自然感病的条件下,每份材料选10株,每株调查上部10片叶的病情级别,计算病情指数,进行白粉病抗性鉴定。同时对鉴定出的抗白粉病豌豆材料进行主要农艺性状的调查记载,旨在筛选出抗白粉病的豌豆优良种质资源,为今后抗性材料的有效利用提供参考,以利于加速豌豆抗性遗传育种进程。鉴定结果显示,436份材料中,抗病资源35份,占8.03%,其中11份高抗(HR),占2.52%;6份抗病(R),占1.38%;18份中抗(MR),占4.13%。综合抗白粉病性与农艺性状优良性,筛选出半无叶型豌豆抗白粉病资源‘RZ-1-1’、‘X9002’、‘1702’、‘MP1811’,普通蔓生型豌豆抗白粉病资源‘DX23’、‘DX25’、‘定褐’、‘黑眉’、‘所427’、‘所430’可进一步加以利用。