Relationship between chemical structure and biological activity of triazole fungicides against Botrytis cinerea

The inhibitory activity of commercial and experimental triazole fungicides on the target enzyme, sterol 14α-demethylase (P450_14DM), was studied in a cell-free sterol synthesis assay of Botrytis cinerea Pers. ex Fr. In order to assess structure-activity relationships, the inhibitory activities of the compounds on radial growth of the fungus were tested as well. The EC₅₀ values (concentrations of fungicide inhibiting radial growth of B. cinerea on PDA by 50%) of all triazoles tested ranged between 10^?8 and 10^?5 m. IC₅₀ values (concentrations of fungicide inhibiting incorporation of [2-¹⁴C]mevalonate into C4-desmethyl sterols by 50%) generally ranged between 10^?9 and 10^?7 M and correlated with inhibition of radial mycelial growth. However, differences in IC₅₀ values did not reflect quantitatively the observed differences in EC₅₀ values, since the ratio between EC₅₀ and IC₅₀ increased with decreasing fungitoxicity. For a limited number of compounds the correlation between intrinsic inhibitory activity and fungitoxicity was low. Both in-vitro tests were used to investigate structure-activity relationships for stereoisomers of cyproconazole, SSF-109 and tebucona-zole. Fungitoxicity and the potency to inhibit cell-free C4-desmethyl sterol synthesis correlated for all stereoisomers tested. Mixtures of isomers of tebucona-zole or cyproconazole were slightly less active than the most potent isomer. The high activity of several commercial triazoles in both experiments implies that poor field performance of triazole fungicides against B. cinerea is due neither to insensitivity of the P450_14DM nor to low in-vitro sensitivity of the fungus.     

多菌灵等4种杀菌剂对烟草灰霉病菌的室内生物活性

采用菌丝生长速率法和孢子萌发法,分别测定了烟草灰霉病菌对多菌灵、嘧霉胺、异菌脲和丙环唑的敏感性,同时通过离体叶片法评估了这4种杀菌剂对烟草灰霉病的保护和治疗作用。结果表明:4种杀菌剂对烟草灰霉病菌的菌丝生长和孢子萌发均表现出了不同程度的抑制活性,并对灰霉病同时具有保护和治疗作用。其中多菌灵对菌丝生长的抑制活性最强,EC₅₀平均值为0.06 mg/L,其次为丙环唑、嘧霉胺和异菌脲,EC₅₀平均值分别为0.36、0.53和0.60 mg/L;异菌脲和丙环唑对烟草灰霉病菌孢子萌发的抑制活性较强,EC₅₀平均值分别为2.05和2.21 mg/L,其次为嘧霉胺和多菌灵,EC₅₀平均值分别为10.56和131.23 mg/L。异菌脲和多菌灵对灰霉病的保护作用和治疗作用均最强,当药剂质量浓度为200 mg/L时,其对离体叶片的保护和治疗作用防效分别为100%、100%和98.3%、91.8%。研究结果可为烟草灰霉病的科学防治提供依据。     

牛至精油及其主要成分香芹酚和百里酚对16种植物病原真菌的抑制活性

为评价牛至精油及其2种主要成分香芹酚和百里酚在植物真菌病害防治方面的应用前景,采用菌丝生长速率法和孢子萌发法测定3种物质对16种植物病原真菌菌丝生长和孢子萌发的抑制活性,并采用黄瓜子叶法测定其对黄瓜灰霉病的防治效果。结果表明,牛至精油在500 mg/L浓度处理下可完全抑制番茄早疫病菌Alternaria solani、黄瓜灰霉病菌Botrytis cinerea和小麦根腐病菌Bipolaris sorokiniana等12种植物病原真菌的菌丝生长,对棉花黄萎病菌Verticillium dahliae的菌丝生长抑制率也达到97.66%。牛至精油对这13种病原真菌的EC₅₀在83.09~236.58 mg/L之间,香芹酚和百里酚对这13种病原真菌的毒力均高于牛至精油,其中香芹酚对黄瓜灰霉病菌、油菜菌核病菌Sclerotinia sclerotiorum、小麦全蚀病菌Gaeumannomyces graminis、棉花黄萎病菌和小麦茎基腐病菌Fusarium pseudograminearum菌丝生长的毒力较强,EC₅₀分别为9.09、22.45、24.28、28.40和28.80 mg/L;百里酚对黄瓜灰霉病菌和小麦全蚀病菌菌丝生长的毒力较强,EC50分别为21.32 mg/L和27.08 mg/L。香芹酚和百里酚对棉花黄萎病菌、玉米大斑病菌Setosphaeria turcica、苦瓜枯萎病菌Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.momordicae、黄瓜灰霉病菌和黄瓜炭疽病菌Colletotrichum orbiculare的孢子萌发亦有较强毒力,其EC₅₀为3.78~289.07 mg/L。1 000 mg/L牛至精油对黄瓜灰霉病的预防效果与400 mg/L嘧霉胺悬浮剂的预防效果无显著差异;500 mg/L百里酚对黄瓜灰霉病的预防效果和治疗效果均与400 mg/L嘧霉胺悬浮剂的效果相当,而香芹酚的治疗效果显著优于400 mg/L嘧霉胺悬浮剂。表明牛至精油及其主要成分香芹酚和百里酚的抑菌谱广且活性强,具有作为植物源杀菌剂的开发应用潜力。     

Optimised expression and spectral analysis of the target enzyme CYP51 from Penicillium digitatum with possible new DMI fungicides

BACKGROUND: Sterol 14α‐demethylase (CYP51), a key target of azole (DMI) fungicides, can be expressed in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Green mould of citrus, caused by Penicillium digitatum (Pers.) Sacc., is a serious post‐harvest disease. To develop specific and more effective fungicides against this disease, the characteristics of the interaction between sterol 14α‐demethylase from P. digitatum (PdCYP51) and possible new fungicides were analysed. The cyp51 gene of P. digitatum was cloned and expressed under different conditions in Escherichia coli (Mig.) Cast. & Chalm., and the binding spectra of PdCYP51 were explored by the addition of two commercial azoles and four new nitrogen compounds. RESULTS: The yield of soluble protein (PdCYP51) was largest when expressed in Rosetta (DE3) induced by 0.5 mM IPTG for 8 h at 30 °C. Compound B (7‐methoxy‐2H‐benzo[b][1,4]thiazine‐3‐amine) showed the strongest binding activity of the four new nitrogen compounds, with a K_d value of 0.268 µM . The K_d values of the six compounds were significantly correlated with their EC₅₀ values. CONCLUSION: The spectral analysis and bioassay results could be used to screen the new chemical entities effectively. Compound B, selected by virtual screening from a commercial chemical library, is a candidate for a new DMI fungicide. These results provide a theoretical basis and new ideas for efficient design and development of new antifungal agents. Copyright © 2010 Society of Chemical Industry     

浙江省果蔬灰葡萄孢对啶酰菌胺的抗性

以2004—2006年从浙江、江苏等地采集的灰葡萄孢对啶酰菌胺的敏感性基线[EC₅₀ = (1.07 ± 0.11) mg/L]为依据,采用菌丝生长速率法连续监测了浙江省果蔬灰葡萄孢群体对啶酰菌胺的敏感性变化。结果表明:浙江省果蔬灰葡萄孢对啶酰菌胺的抗性发展迅速,2012—2013年和2017—2018年的平均EC₅₀值分别为 (5.23 ± 7.79) 和 (24.30 ± 49.33) mg/L。其中,2012—2013年的抗药性菌株频率为15.3%,且均为低水平抗性 (LR) 菌株;而2017—2018年的抗药性频率上升至53.2%,并出现了7.5%的中等水平抗性 (MR) 菌株和1.3%的高水平抗性 (HR) 菌株。啶酰菌胺抗性菌株的菌丝生长速率、产孢量、产菌核数和致病力与敏感菌株相比均无显著差异。抗药性分子机制研究表明:啶酰菌胺抗性菌株的琥珀酸脱氢酶B亚基 (SDH B) 均发生了点突变,共包括H272R、P225F和N230I 3种类型,其中H272R型突变占88.5%;其SDH A和SDH D均未发生点突变;而SDH C的突变 (G85A + I93V + M158V + V168I) 与对药剂敏感性之间无明显联系。     

2-吡啶酰氨基环己烷基磺酰胺的合成与杀菌活性

为了进一步研究环烷基磺酰胺类化合物的杀菌活性与构效关系,在前期工作基础上,对先导化合物进一步展开研究,合成了15个未见文献报道的2-吡啶酰氨基环己烷基磺酰胺类化合物。首先以2-氧代环己烷基磺酰胺为原料,经过还原胺化后得到2-氨基环己烷基磺酰胺;再与取代吡啶甲酰氯反应,得到目标化合物。分别通过菌丝生长速率法与黄瓜活体叶片法测定了目标化合物对番茄灰霉病菌Botrytis cinerea及其他5种植物病原菌的杀菌活性。结果表明:目标化合物对番茄灰霉病菌表现出较好的抑制活性,其中化合物V-8在离体条件下对番茄灰霉病菌的EC50值为1.41 mg/L,在500 mg/L下的活体防效为79.17%;此外,部分目标化合物在50 mg/L下,对水稻纹枯病菌、水稻稻瘟病菌、大豆根腐病菌、黄瓜绵腐病菌和辣椒疫霉的抑制率高于60%,其中,化合物V-7对黄瓜绵腐病菌的EC50值为2.7 mg/L,其活性高于对照药剂多菌灵（EC50值为4.4 mg/L）,有进一步研究的价值。     

Synthesis of 2-amino-6-oxocyclohexenylsulfonamides and their activity against Botrytis cinerea

BACKGROUND: With the objective of exploring the fungicidal activity of 2‐oxocyclohexylsulfonamides (2), a series of novel 2‐amino‐6‐oxocyclohexenylsulfonamides (6 to 23) were synthesised, and their fungicidal activities against Botrytis cinerea Pers. were evaluated in vitro and in vivo. RESULTS: The compounds were characterised by IR, ¹H NMR and elemental analysis. Bioassay results of mycelial growth showed that compounds 6 to 23 had a moderate antifungal activity against B. cinerea. N‐(2‐methylphenyl)‐2‐(2‐methylphenylamino)‐4,4‐dimethyl‐6‐oxocyclohexenylsulfonamide (13) and N‐(2‐chlorophenyl)‐2‐(2‐chlorophenylamino)‐6‐oxocyclohexenylsulfonamide (21) showed best antifungal activities, with EC₅₀ values of 8.05 and 10.56 µg mL^?1 respectively. Commercial fungicide procymidone provided an EC₅₀ value of 0.63 µg mL^?1. The conidial germination assay showed that most of compounds 6 to 23 possessed excellent inhibition of spore germination and germ‐tube elongation of conidia of B. cinerea. For in vivo control of B. cinerea colonising cucumber leaves, the compound N‐cyclohexyl‐2‐(cyclohexylamino)‐4,4‐dimethyl‐6‐oxocyclohexenylsulfonamide (19) showed a better control effect than the commercial fungicide procymidone. CONCLUSION: The present work demonstrated that 2‐amino‐6‐oxocyclohexenylsulfonamides can be used as possible new lead compounds for further developing novel fungicides against B. cinerea. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry     

Sensitivity of populations ofBotrytis cinerea to triazoles,benomyl and vinclozolin

Sensitivity of field isolates (121) ofBotrytis cinerea from France (1992), Germany (1979–1992), Israel (1990) and the Netherlands (1970–1989) to the triazoles tebuconazole and triadimenol, the benzimidazole benomyl and the dicarboximide vinclozolin were tested in radial growth experiments. Resistance to benomyl (in 21 to 100% of isolates tested) and vinclozolin (in 25 to 71% of isolates tested) was common in most countries. EC₅₀s (concentrations of fungicides inhibiting radial mycelial growth ofB. cinerea on B5-agar by 50%) for tebuconazole and triadimenol ranged between 0.01–1.64 and 0.4–32.6g ml^–1, respectively, and were log-normally distributed. The variation factor (ratio between EC₅₀s of the least and most sensitive isolate tested) amounts 164 and 82 for tebuconazole and triadimenol, respectively. These values are comparable to those for azole fungicides applied in control of other pathogens. Hence, variation in sensitivity to triazoles can probably not explain limited field performance of triazoles towardsB. cinerea. Isolates from south west Germany (1992) were significantly less sensitive to tebuconazole than isolates collected earlier in Germany, Israel and the Netherlands. Such less sensitive populations may contribute to the limited field performance of DMI fungicides towardsB. cinerea. The sensitivity of isolates from south west Germany to tebuconazole was similar to that of DMI-resistant mutants generated in the laboratory. These mutants displayed stable resistance with Q-values (ratio between EC₅₀ of resistant mutant and wild type isolate) between 5 and 20. Sensitivity of field isolates and laboratory mutants to tebuconazole and triadimenol was correlated.     

In vitro and In vivo Activity of Cyprodinil and Pyrimethanil on Botrytis cinerea Isolates Resistant to other Botryticides and Selection for Resistance to Pyrimethanil in a Greenhouse Population in Greece

No cross-resistance was observed between pyrimethanil or cyprodinil and the fungicides benomyl, iprodione or carbendazim + diethofencarb. In vitro, both anilinopyrimidine fungicides were effective against strains of Botrytis cinerea resistant to benzimidazoles and/or dicarboximides and against a wild type strain insensitive to diethofencarb (EC₅₀ values ranged between 0.03–0.19 and 0.006–0.054gml^–1 for pyrimethanil and cyprodinil, respectively). Preventive applications of anilinopyrimidines completely protected young cucumber plants and fruits that were inoculated with all strains of B. cinerea. The effectiveness of pyrimethanil against grey mould was studied in greenhouse grown tomatoes in relation to (a) the type of infection and the progress of the disease on different plant parts and (b) the response of the naturally occurring B. cinerea population to the selection pressure caused by eight successive applications of this fungicide. Pyrimethanil effectively controlled grey mould on leaves, fruits and stems but did not significantly reduce the number of dead plants and fruits with 'ghost spot' symptoms. The selection pressure caused by the consecutive applications of pyrimethanil resulted in reduction of its effectiveness on leaves that became apparent after the sixth application. This was correlated with a shift of the B. cinerea population (not previously exposed to anilinopyrimidines) towards reduced sensitivity, probably due to the development of a low level of resistance (R _L = 7.7). Pyrimethanil delayed the onset of the disease but it did not reduce the infection rate.     

Sensitivity of<Emphasis Type="Italic">Botrytis cinerea</Emphasis> from greenhouse vegetables to DMIs and fenhexamid

Two hundred isolates ofBotrytis cinerea were collected from greenhouse vegetables between 2003 and 2006 to determine their baseline sensitivity to triadimefone, penconazole, tebuconazole and fenhexamid. Mean values of 50% effective concentrations (EC₅₀) of inhibiting growth were 4.853±5.102, 0.41±0.215, 0.19±0.099 and 0.36±0.891 mgl ⁻¹, respectively (mean±SD). Individuals ofB. cinerea in the population differed by a factor (EC₅₀ of the least sensitive isolate/EC₅₀ of the most sensitive isolate) of 6625, 20, 603 and 1800, respectively. Naturally fenhexamid-resistant isolates were detected with an unexpected high frequency of 10% although the pathogen population had never been exposed to this fungicide. The resistance level (mean EC₅₀ of resistant isolates / mean EC₅₀ of sensitive isolates) was 19.5. These naturally resistant isolates also were resistantin vivo, and there was no significant difference in growth rate, conidial production or pathogenicity ability between naturally resistant and wild sensitive isolates. These results indicated that there was a potential risk of practical resistance if fenhexamid was applied alone. Negative cross-resistance was observed between fenhexamid and tebuconazole in 90% of the naturally resistant isolates. Moreover, an obvious synergism of the antifungal activity of fenhexamid by tebuconazole was demonstrated in some of the naturally fenhexamid-resistant isolates. http://www.phytoparasitica.org posting May 9, 2007.     

Aminopyrifen,a novel 2-aminonicotinate fungicide with a unique effect and broad-spectrum activity against plant pathogenic fungi

Aminopyrifen is a novel 2-aminonicotinate fungicide with unique chemistry and a novel mode of action. The fungicide showed high antifungal activity mainly against Ascomycetes and its related anamorphic fungi under in vitro and pot conditions (EC₅₀ values: 0.0039–0.23 mg/L and 1.2–12 mg/L, respectively). The active ingredient strongly inhibited germ-tube elongation of Botrytis cinerea below 0.1 mg/L and invasion into a plant. The compound exhibited no cross-resistance to commercial fungicides in B. cinerea. The antifungal agent showed high preventive efficacy and translaminar action. In the field, aminopyrifen controlled gray mold and powdery mildew at 150 mg/L. Our findings suggest that aminopyrifen is useful for protecting crops from various plant pathogens.     

四种杀菌剂对烟草灰霉病菌的毒力及对烟草灰霉病的抑制作用

为筛选防治烟草灰霉病的有效药剂,采用菌丝生长速率法和孢子萌发法测定氟啶胺、咪鲜胺、苯醚甲环唑及代森锰锌4种杀菌剂对烟草灰霉病菌Botrytis cinerea的毒力,同时通过离体叶片评价这4种杀菌剂对烟草灰霉病的保护和治疗作用。结果表明,氟啶胺和咪鲜胺对菌丝生长活性抑制最强,有效抑制中浓度ECjs50平均值分别为0.02、0.03 mg/L,苯醚甲环唑次之,代森锰锌最弱,EC_(js50)平均值分别为0.39、7.86 mg/L;氟啶胺对孢子萌发活性抑制最强,代森锰锌次之,有效抑制中浓度EC_(mf50)平均值分别为0.06、0.16 mg/L,咪鲜胺和苯醚甲环唑最弱,ECmf50平均值均大于25.00 mg/L。离体试验表明,氟啶胺对烟草灰霉病保护作用最强,浓度为50 mg/L时,防治效果为100.00%,咪鲜胺和苯醚甲环唑次之,防治效果分别为88.62%和76.46%,代森锰锌最弱,浓度为1 000 mg/L时防治效果仅为75.81%;氟啶胺对烟草灰霉病治疗作用最强,浓度为100 mg/L时的防治效果为85.75%,咪鲜胺和苯醚甲环唑次之,浓度为200 mg/L时的防治效果分别为85.47%和76.48%,代森锰锌最弱,浓度为1 000 mg/L时防治效果为70.24%。表明氟啶胺和咪鲜胺更适合烟草灰霉病的防治。     

Sensitivity of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Botrytis cinerea</Emphasis> to propamidine: in vitro determination of baseline sensitivity and the risk of resistance

The baseline sensitivity of Botrytis cinerea to propamidine and assessment of the risk of propamidine resistance in vitro are presented in this article. The baseline sensitivities of 41 wild-type strains were distributed as a unimodal curve with EC₅₀ values of mycelial growth ranging from 0.182 to 1.460 μg ml⁻¹, with a mean of 0.79 ± 0.27 μg ml⁻¹. A total of 10 resistant mutants, obtained from one parental strain, were induced by UV irradiation and selected for resistance to propamidine with an average frequency of 1.98 × 10⁻⁹ and 0.025 respectively. These mutants were divided into three classes of resistant phenotypes with low (LR), moderate (MR) and high (HR) levels of resistance, determined by the EC₅₀ values of 5.0–15.0 μg ml⁻¹, 15.1–75.0 μg ml⁻¹ and more than 75.0 μg ml⁻¹ respectively. Neither positive cross-resistance nor negative cross-resistance was detected between propamidine and the fungicides, benzimidazole carbendazim, anilino-pyrimidine pyrimethanil, dicarboximide iprodione or procymidone. All 10 propamidine-resistant mutants showed reduced mycelial growth in vitro, sporulation, spore germination and pathogenicity when compared with the parental strain. These studies demonstrated that propamidine possesses a low risk of resistance developing. However, as B. cinerea is a high-risk pathogen, appropriate precautions against resistance development should be taken.     

冬青卫矛内生放线菌YDG17菌株发酵液抑菌活性研究

从冬青卫矛植株中筛选得到一株内生链霉菌YDG17,其发酵液对多种植物病原真菌有较强的抑制作用。室内生物测定结果表明,YDG17菌株发酵液对供试的11种植物病原真菌菌丝生长均有一定的抑制作用,其中对小麦赤霉病菌Fusarium graminearum、番茄灰霉病菌Fulvia fulvum和番茄早疫病菌Alternaria solani的抑制作用最强,EC50值分别为259.98、336.13和100.72 mg/L;对供试的3种植物病原真菌孢子萌发也均有一定的抑制作用,其中对番茄灰霉病菌孢子萌发的抑制作用最强,EC50值为87.84 mg/L。离体子叶法测定结果表明,发酵液原液对番茄灰霉病的保护效果为97.62%,治疗效果为79.63%。盆栽试验结果表明,发酵液原液对番茄灰霉病的保护效果为71.34%,治疗效果为64.23%。捷克八溶剂系统纸色谱测定结果表明,该发酵液的主要活性物质为碱性水溶性抗生素。选用弱酸性离子交换树脂吸附法对YDG17发酵液活性成分进行了初步分离,并对其活性馏分进行ESI-MS/MS分析,表明其活性物质主要为链丝菌素类化合物,该类化合物为首次从植物内生菌中分离得到。     

Synthesis and antifungal activity of new nitro-alcohol derivatives

Thirty-six new nitro-alcohol derivatives were synthesised. Tested in vitro against Helminthosporium sativum, the compounds had high antifungal activities; the EC₅₀ values varied between 10^?2 and 10^?6 M , and for the majority of the compounds between 10^?4 and 10^?6 M . The EC₅₀ values were calculated by probit analysis, except for the compounds with low activity, for which the values were estimated. Interesting relationships between the structure and antifungal action of the compounds were established.     

武夷菌素对番茄灰霉菌的抑制作用及对番茄抗病性相关酶活性的影响

采用凹陷载玻片法测定了武夷菌素对番茄灰霉菌分生孢子萌发的抑制作用,在离体番茄叶片上测定了被武夷菌素处理后的番茄灰霉菌菌丝和分生孢子致病性的变化以及武夷菌素对番茄幼苗体内抗病性相关酶活性的影响。结果表明:武夷菌素对番茄灰霉菌的分生孢子有较强的抑制作用,其EC₅₀为14.1μg／mL。浓度为100μg／mL的武夷菌素可完全抑制孢子的萌发。武夷菌素能使灰霉菌菌丝和分生孢子的致病性明显下降,同时还能诱导番茄体内抗病性相关酶(SOD、POD、PPO、PAL)活性的增强,提高番茄幼苗的抗病性。     

Efficacy of methyl iodide and synergy with chloropicrin for control of fungi

Efficacy of soil fumigation with methyl bromide and methyl iodide against Botrytis cinerea, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Fusarium oxysporum, Gliocladium virens, Phytophthora citricola, Phytophthora citrophthora, Pythium ultimum, Rhizoctonia solani and Verticillium dahliae was determined in laboratory experiments in closed fumigation chambers. Pythium ultimum was the most sensitive fungal species with EC₅₀ values for methyl bromide and methyl iodide of 15.5 and 8.6 µM , respectively. R solani was the least sensitive with EC₅₀ values of 253.4 and 161.4 µM for methyl bromide and methyl iodide, respectively. Relative potency ([methyl bromide]/[methyl iodide]) values ranged from 5.2 for P citricola to 1.5 for F oxysporum. Methyl iodide was 2.7 more efficacious than methyl bromide averaged over all fungal species. Methyl bromide/chloropicrin and methyl iodide/chloropicrin applied jointly were 2.2 and 2.8 times more efficacious, respectively, against F oxysporum than when the compounds were applied singly. Combining methyl bromide and methyl iodide with chloropicrin resulted in a significant synergistic increase in activity against F oxysporum. © 2000 Society of Chemical Industry     

Multiple resistance of Botrytis cinerea from kiwifruit to SDHIs,QoIs and fungicides of other chemical groups

BACKGROUND: Botrytis cinerea Pers.: Fr. is a high‐risk pathogen for fungicide resistance development that has caused resistance problems on many crops throughout the world. This study investigated the fungicide sensitivity profile of isolates from kiwifruits originating from three Greek locations with different fungicide use histories. Sensitivity was measured by in vitro fungitoxicity tests on artificial nutrient media. RESULTS: Seventy‐six single‐spore isolates were tested for sensitivity to the SDHI fungicide boscalid, the QoI pyraclostrobin, the anilinopyrimidine cyprodinil, the hydroxyanilide fenhexamid, the phenylpyrrole fludioxonil, the dicarboxamide iprodione and the benzimidazole carbendazim. All isolates from Thessaloniki showed resistance to both boscalid and pyraclostrobin, while in the other two locations the fungal population was sensitive to these two fungicides. Sensitive isolates showed EC₅₀ values to boscalid and pyraclostrobin ranging from 0.9 to 5.2 and from 0.04 to 0.14 mg L^?1 respectively, while the resistant isolates showed EC₅₀ values higher than 50 mg L^?1 for boscalid and from 16 to > 50 mg L^?1 for pyraclostrobin. All QoI‐resistant isolates carried the G143A mutation in cytb. Sensitivity determinations to the remaining fungicides revealed in total eight resistance phenotypes. No isolates were resistant to the fungicides fenhexamid and fludioxonil. CONCLUSION: This is the first report of B. cinerea field isolates with resistance to both boscalid and pyraclostrobin, and it strongly suggests that there may be a major problem in controlling this important pathogen on kiwifruit. Copyright © 2010 Society of Chemical Industry     

Effect of the methoxyiminoacetamide fungicide,SSF129, on respiratory activity in Botrytis cinerea

(E)-2-Methoxyimino-N-methyl-2-[2-(2,5-dimethylphenoxymethyl)phenyl]acetamide (SSF129) has been developed as a broad-spectrum systemic fungicide for control of cereal and fruit diseases. This compound inhibited NADH-oxidation by submitochondrial particles from mycelial cells of Botrytis cinerea, with an EC₅₀ value of 14.5 nM , due to blockage of electron transport through the cytochrome bc₁ complex in the mitochondrial respiratory chain. However, SSF129 did not suppress, but rather increased, oxygen consumption by mycelial cells of the fungus. This was because mycelial cells contain an alternative oxidase protein and the cells have the ability to rapidly switch electron flux from the main cytochrome pathway to the alternative pathway on blockage of the former by SSF129. The alternative pathway of the mycelia seems not to be operative when the cytochrome pathway is functional. Naturally occurring flavonoids inhibited the alternative oxidase of the mycelial cells in a dose-dependent manner, with EC₅₀ values of 68.4 µM for flavone and 63.7 µM for flavanone. These observations suggested that plant components play an important role in control of gray mould by SSF129. © 1999 Society of Chemical Industry     

Shift of sensitivity of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Botrytis cinerea</Emphasis> to azoxystrobin in greenhouse vegetables before and after exposure to the fungicide

From 2004 to 2006, 213 isolates of Botrytis cinerea never exposed to Q_O center inhibitors (Q_OIs) were collected to determine the baseline sensitivity to azoxystrobin. In the absence of salicylhydroxamic acid (SHAM), the mean EC₅₀ values were 10.49 ± 13.12 and 0.36 ± 0.48 mg l⁻¹ for inhibiting mycelial growth and conidium germination, respectively. In the presence of SHAM, the mean EC₅₀ values were 2.24 ± 1.29 and 0.22 ± 0.11 mg l⁻¹. In 2010, five azoxystrobin-resistant isolates were detected with the resistance frequency of 2.25% in greenhouse tomatoes after 4 years of continuous exposure. These resistant isolates showed cross-resistance to other Q_OIs but not to boscalid. In addition, these resistant isolates had comparable growth, sporulation and pathogenicity ability as sensitive isolates and maintained resistance in plants and the presence of SHAM. The G143A point mutation predicted to cause a change from glycine to alanine at codon 143 of cyt b gene was found in all resistant isolates.