Effect of antagonistic Fusarium spp. and of different commercial biofungicide formulations on Fusarium wilt of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.)

The ability of antagonistic Fusarium spp. to control Fusarium wilt of basil caused by F. oxysporum f. sp. basilici was tested under glasshouse conditions from 1994 to 1996. Fusarium oxysporum antagonistic strain 251/2, a protoplast fusion-derived hybrid coded FI-11 and F. moniliforme strains TF4 and TF4 RB were able to decrease (P = 0.05) the incidence of Fusarium wilt significantly. Biocontrol was consistent, especially when the antagonists were applied by mixing a talc preparation of propagules in the substrate (10⁵ CFU/ml of substrate) 1–2 weeks before sowing or at sowing. Seed coating with the biocontrol strains (10⁸ CFU/g of seed) did not generally provide sufficient disease containment, whereas the combination of substrate treatment and seed coating did not improve wilt control in comparison with substrate treatment alone. Two commercial formulations, based on antagonistic F. oxysporum strains and one containing the antagonistic strain K61 of Streptomyces griseoviridis, were generally not sufficiently effective at the tested dosages.     

辣木籽多糖的超高压辅助提取工艺及其抗氧化活性分析

超高压辅助提取技术是一种天然产物新型绿色高效提取技术,在保证提取效率的同时能最大限度保持天然产物的生物活性。为探究超高压辅助提取技术对辣木籽多糖的提取效果及其抗氧化活性的影响,本研究以辣木籽为原料,通过超高压辅助提取技术提取辣木籽中的水溶性多糖,以多糖得率为考察指标,以提取压力、提取时间、料液比、粉碎度作为单因素,在单因素试验基础上,采用正交试验设计方法优化辣木籽多糖的超高压辅助提取工艺,并通过测定总抗氧化能力、清除DPPH自由基（DPPH•）和羟自由基（•OH）的能力来分析辣木籽水溶性多糖的抗氧化活性。结果表明,辣木籽多糖最佳的超高压辅助提取工艺条件为：提取压力100 MPa、保压时间6 min、料液比（g/mL）1:15、粉碎度100目筛,在最佳提取工艺条件下辣木籽多糖最大提取得率为0.346%;在测试范围内辣木籽多糖清除DPPH自由基能力随多糖浓度的增加而增加,并有较好的线性关系,清除率达到50%时对应的浓度（IC₅₀）为0.0439 g/L,但是其抗氧化能力低于相同浓度的Vc,在测试范围内清除羟自由基能力也随辣木籽多糖浓度的增加而增加,也有较好的线性关系,IC₅₀为0.1666 g/L,其抗氧化能力与同浓度的Vc较接近,辣木籽多糖的总抗氧化能力为0.0482 mmol/L（以硫酸亚铁的当量浓度表示）。与热水提取方法相比,超高压辅助提取方法能够缩短提取时间,提取温度大大降低,提取效率显著提高;而且提取的辣木籽水溶性多糖具有较好的抗氧化能力,可以作为天然抗氧化剂进行开发利用。本研究结果可为天然抗氧化剂的开发、辣木资源的综合开发及高值化利用提供技术支持和参考。     

Controlled-release insecticide granules, compared with other soil insecticides, for use against the termite, Macrotermes natalensis Haviland, in the establishment of Eucalyptus plantations

Following the banning of DDT and dieldrin, and pending the withdrawal of other organochlorine insecticides in many countries, there is a need to find alternative treatments against termites for the establishment of Eucalyptus forestry plantations. Controlled-release granules (CRG) of carbosulfan, carbofuran and phorate were nearly as effective as chlordane emulsifiable concentrate (0·6 g a.i./tree) in reducing attack on Eucalyptus grandis W. Hill ex Maiden by Macrotermes natalensis Haviland. The optimum application rate of CRG formulations was 1·0 g a.i./tree mixed with the surrounding soil at planting out. Changes in granule size and release rate had no discernable effect on the efficacy of the granules, nor was there any advantage in incorporating part of the dose in the seedling planting medium. Chlorpyrifos CRG was significantly less effective in protecting the trees. There was evidence that under dry soil conditions phorate CRG was ineffective. Of 11 other non-controlled-release insecticides tested, alphamethrin suspension concentrate at 0·1 g a.i./tree was the only non-organochlorine material as effective as the CRG formulations.     

Effects of fungicides applied at seeding on stripe rust and common bunt of wheat

Control of stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis) and common bunt (Tilletia caries and T. foetida) of wheat (Triticum aestivum), with fungicides applied on or adjacent to seed at sowing, was studied. Etaconazole pellets (2800 g a.i./ha), fenfuram liquid seed treatment (17 · 5 g a.i./ha) and imazalil granules (5000 g a.i./ha) were phytotoxic, reducing the number of heads per plot. All treatments reduced the incidence of common bunt although benomyl granules (2500 g a.i./ha), benomyl pellets (1400 g a.i./ha) and imazalil granules (5000 g a.i./ha) were not as effective as the registered smut fungicides carboxin, fenfuram, fenaminosulf and triadimefon. Triadimefon pellets (7000 g a.i./ha), PP347 pellets (1400 g a.i./ha), triadimefon granules (1500 g a.i./ha), flutriafol pellets (1400 g a.i./ha) and etaconazole pellets (2800 g a.i./ha) reduced stripe rust severity 17 weeks after sowing by 90, 89, 88, 86 and 74%, respectively.     

路明卫拌种处理对水稻生长和防治二化螟的效果

水稻生产中,二化螟的抗药性问题日益突出,为害逐年加重。路明卫是一种防治水稻螟虫的悬浮种子处理剂,其主要成分是50%氯虫苯甲酰胺。为合理安全使用该农药,达到预期防治效果,开展了路明卫种子包衣处理对水稻发芽、出苗、秧苗素质以及二化螟防效的田间试验,同时进行了田间示范验证。结果表明,路明卫安全可靠,用其(10 m L/667 m²)处理干谷或芽谷,不影响种芽的伸长、种子发根和秧苗素质;且省工高效,用路明卫拌种后可减少水稻分蘖期间(播种至播后60 d)1次二化螟农药防治,不增加水稻枯鞘、枯心的发生,还表现出显著的抗卷叶螟优势。     

Effect of pythium root rot on yield of white bean, Phaseolus vulgaris L.

The effects of Pythium paroecandrum and P. ‘spherical’ on seed yield of white bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) were determined under field conditions. Fenaminosulf (Lesan) applied as a soil drench selectively suppressed Pythium populations in soil and increased seed yields by 47% in 1976 and by 33% in 1977. Fumigation of soil with DD-MIT (Vorlex), a commercial mixture of methyl isothiocyanate, dichloropropenes and dichloropropanes, reduced populations of Pythium and Fusarium in soil and increased seed yields by 79% in 1976 and by 29% in 1977. The combination of fenaminosulf and DD-MIT produced the greatest reductions in soil populations of Pythium and Fusarium and increased seed yields by 65%. Pythium paroecandrum and P. ‘spherical’ were associated with feeder-root necrosis and were the only bean-root pathogens detected at the experimental site. In this study, losses in seed yield of white bean due to Pythium root rot were estimated to be 44% in 1976 and 39% in 1977.     

Side-effects of botanical insecticides derived from Meliaceae on coccinellid predators of the date palm scale

Bioassays were conducted in Mauritania to determine the toxicity of botanical insecticides from the tree Melia volkensii Gürke (Meliaceae) to ladybird predators (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of the date palm scale, Parlatoria planchardi Targ. (Homoptera: Diaspididae). M. volkensii seed extract was formulated in neem oil or a mixture of neem and maize oil. Three preparations were tested on Chilocorus bipustulatus L. var. iranensis, an introduced species, and one on the indigenous Pharoscymnus anchorago F., a species already used in previous bioassays. Fourth instar larvae were exposed for 2 days to treated scale-infested date palm leaves. The botanical insecticides were toxic to C. bipustulatus. Median lethal application rates (LR₅₀s) were close to the recommended application rate of 1 l/ha. In contrast, P. anchorago showed no increased mortality at this rate. Hazard quotients (application rate divided by the LR₅₀) were generally less than 2, suggesting a low risk for both species. However, risk mitigation measures are recommended when using oil formulations because the threshold value for C. bipustulatus, the more susceptible of the two ladybird species, would be exceeded at higher dose rates or when conducting multiple applications. Sublethal effects included an extension of the larval stage and morphogenetic defects. These effects were again more pronounced in C. bipustulatus than in P. anchorago.     

Seed oils rich in linolenic acid as renewable feedstock for environment-friendly crosslinkers in powder coatings

In the work described, seed oils rich in linolenic acid were used for the synthesis of aliphatic oxiranes. The oils studied were linseed (Linum usitatissimum) oil, Canadian linseed oil and the oil of Lallemantia iberica. The oils contained 54.1, 60.2 and 68.0% of linolenic acid, respectively, and showed high theoretical iodine values of 211, 226 and 236 g/hg. Unsaturations in the oils were used to introduce epoxides by epoxidation with in situ generated peroxyacetic acid. The epoxidized oils, showing high percentages of oxirane oxygen (9.4, 10.0 and 10.7%), were applied as crosslinkers in powder-coating formulations. The major advantage of these types of crosslinkers is that they are neither toxic nor mutagenic, in contrast with the widely applied synthetic triglycidyl isocyanurate (TGIC) crosslinkers. However, two potential problems exist when aliphatic oxiranes are compared with conventional TGIC systems. A decrease in glass transition temperature (T_g) of the powder formulation and a higher degree of yellowing of the coating are often observed. In this paper the effects of using oils containing high linolenic acid contents on the yellowing of the coating and the T_g of the powder, are studied. It appeared that aliphatic oxiranes are suitable as environment-friendly crosslinkers in powder-coating systems.     

Effectiveness of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill. for control of the stem borer Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) in maize in Kenya

The fungus Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill. and insecticide trichlorfon were compared for the control of stem borer, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) in field experiments at different times of infestation. Egg masses of C. partellus at the blackhead stage were pinned to the undersurface of the maize leaves. Two fungal formulations, conidial aqueous suspensions and a granular formulation, were applied. Compared with the untreated checks, the numbers of surviving C. partellus larvae were significantly reduced in treatments where B. bassiana was applied at a concentration of 10¹³ conidia ha⁻¹ as granules and as two aqueous spray formulations. No significant difference in numbers of stem borer larvae was found between trichlorfon and the untreated check. Fungus granules persisted longer in the field than did one spray of the fungus inoculum at the same concentration, or trichlorfon. A major increase in grain yield was obtained with two fungal sprays and with fungus granules both applied at a concentration of 10¹³ conidia ha⁻¹. A granular formulation of B. bassiana should be considered for the control of the stem borer C. partellus.     

负载茶树精油的辣木籽渣蛋白乳液在槟榔保鲜中的应用

本研究以新鲜槟榔为实验材料,研究了常温贮藏条件下,负载茶树精油（0%、0.1%、0.3%和0.5%）的辣木籽渣蛋白乳液涂膜液对新鲜槟榔保鲜效果的影响。结果表明,负载0.1%、0.3%和0.5%茶树精油的辣木籽渣蛋白乳液对抑制槟榔的腐烂具有较好的效果,且随着浓度的增加（0%~0.3%）,抑制越显著,但高至0.5%时效果减弱,其中0.3%茶树精油涂膜可有效减少新鲜槟榔贮藏期内水分的蒸发,进而减缓质量损失,同时还能有效维持较高的硬度,减缓组织软化,可有效减缓槟榔表皮转黄,保持较好色泽形态,常温贮藏期达到11 d,且抑菌试验表明,负载0.3%茶树精油–辣木籽渣蛋白乳液对大肠杆菌（Escherichia coli）的抑菌直径为(11.33±0.81) mm,对金黄色葡萄球菌（Staphylococcus aureus）的抑菌直径为(13.38±0.88) mm。综上所述,负载0.3%茶树精油–辣木籽渣蛋白乳液涂膜效果最好,既能达到抑菌效果,同时也能最大程度保持槟榔外观品质和营养品质,可作为延长槟榔保鲜时间和贮藏品质的适宜处理条件。     

木通属21个种质油脂基本品质评价

比较木通属植物不同种质籽油品质的差异,综合评价不同种质的优劣,为其开发利用提供参考.以同一生境同一生长年限下的木通属植物为材料,分别测定并记录木通属植物21份种质的外形参数与产量性状,利用索氏提取法测定种子含油率,采用气相色谱法检测脂肪酸种类及含量,通过变异系数分析种间及种内种质的产量及品质差异.通过相关性分析、主成分...     

两用核不育系培矮64S制种时“九二0”的喷施技术初探

根据多项试验 ,着重从株高、节间比值、包颈长、柱头外露率、结实率、未包穗率 ,齐穗天数等方面分析 ,表明培矮 64S在制种中喷施“九二 0”以抽穗 10 %时为最佳时期 ,每公顷共喷施 4 5 0g ,分两次喷 ,先重后轻为好 ,其穗层结构最有利于异交结实     

Field tests of Trichoderma harzianum Rifai aggr. as a biocontrol agent of seedling disease in several crops and Rhizoctonia root rot of sugar beet

In field studies, mean stands of crops of snapbean, field corn, pea, soybean, and squash in New York were somewhat greater from seeds treated with conidia of Trichoderma harzianum applied in a Methocel slurry than from non-treated controls; however, stands were generally poorer than those from captan-treated seed. The biocontrol agent and captan had little effect on kidney bean and sweet corn since these crops are only slightly susceptible to seedling disease caused by Pythium spp. which were present in the field. In Colorado fields also infested with Pythium spp., stands of sugar beet from T. harzianum-treated seed (Pelgel slurry) tended to be greater than those from non-treated seed and equal to those from maneb-treated seed, but differences were not significant. In Colorado, Rhizoctonia solani, cause of root rot, was also present in the soil. A combined analysis of variance of treatments across 2 years showed that a preplanting-incorporated in-row application of T. harzianum in a wheat-bran carrier or a maneb seed treatment slightly, but significantly, reduced the severity of Rhizoctonia root rot in sugar beet as compared with the non-treated control. Seed treatments with T. harzianum had little or no effect. In plots where the agent was applied to the soil, numbers of Trichoderma propagules increased 600-fold by harvest; where maneb seed treatment was used, they increased only fivefold. Densities of the agent remained the same or decreased in plots where Trichoderma was used as a seed treatment.     

H318在沿海棉区密肥调组合技术研究

试验采用3414组合设计方法,研究了不同密度、氮肥水平、化控时缩节安用量对转Bt基因抗虫棉品种H318的产量及生长发育的影响。并通过数学模型的优化与解析,以明确影响H318在沿海地区生长的关键因子和实现高产的关键栽培技术。结果表明,在密度30 000株/hm2、纯氮300 kg/hm2、缩节安150 g/hm2的条件下,H318子棉产量最高,达4 965 kg/hm2;模拟结果进一步表明,在密度为40 275株/hm2、施纯氮418.5 kg/hm2时,H318子棉产量有最大值。     

多环境下大豆子粒大小性状的全基因组关联分析

为探究多环境下大豆子粒大小性状的分子遗传基础,挖掘与子粒大小性状相关的SNP位点和候选基因,利用150份大豆种质资源在2019年和2020年6个环境条件下对大豆子粒粒长、粒宽、粒厚和百粒重性状进行表型测定,并进行全基因组关联分析。结果表明：在CMLM（压缩混合线性）模型下,在6个环境条件下检测到896个与子粒大小性状显著关联的SNP位点,分布于20条染色体。不同性状检测到72个重叠的SNP位点。检测到39个稳定遗传的SNP位点,贡献率为10.68%~24.93%。通过稳定性与重叠性分析,获得35个稳定表达的SNP位点,贡献率为10.92%~23.16%。在粒宽、粒厚及百粒重性状中同时检测到显著关联的SNP位点最多,位点rs16533609的贡献率最高（16.51%）。根据稳定表达的SNP筛选候选基因,推测Glyma.03G006600、Glyma.04G077100、Glyma.08G203600、Glyma.12G195400、Glyma.17G039800、Glyma.18G202100和Glyma.20G215700等7个基因对大豆子粒大小性状有调控作用。     

Interactions of fungicide-insecticide combinations against Rhizoctonia solani in vitro and in soil

The inhibition of mycelial growth of Rhizoctonia solani in vitro was strongest with pencycuron, followed by tolclofos-methyl, carboxin and thiabendazole. Against cowpea seedling rot in soil infested with R. solani, tolclofos-methyl was most effective, followed by pencycuron, thiabendazole and carboxin. Of nine insecticides tested, only parathion-methyl and quinalphos suppressed mycelial growth of R. solani in vitro, although their activity was much lower than that of the four tested fungicides. The inhibition of mycelial growth by fungicide-insecticide mixtures was antagonistic in only two out of 36 combinations; it was additive in most cases or synergistic, e.g. for most mixtures of pencycuron and insecticides. Quinalphos, applied to the soil, was the only insecticide which reduced cowpea seedling rot in soil infested with R. solani. Soil application of parathion-methyl, phorate, aldicarb or carbofuran and seed treatment with phosphamidon, monocrotophos, endosulfan or dimethoate had little or no effect on seedling rot. Carboxin gave better disease control when applied to the seed already coated with phosphamidon, monocrotophos, endosulfan or dimethoate and when carboxin-treated seeds were sown in soil treated with quinalphos, parathion-methyl, aldicarb or carbofuran. Efficacy of thiabendazole seed treatment was slightly higher in the presence of insecticides, particularly dimethoate. Pencycuron and tolclofos-methyl as seed treatment gave nearly 100% disease control both in the presence and absence of insecticides. The synergistic interactions detected between fungicides and insecticides represent interesting opportunities for the control of R. solani.     

Imazapyr seed dressings for Striga control on acetolactate synthase target-site resistant maize

High herbicide levels can be localized on or near seed of acetolactate synthase (ALS) resistant maize (Zea mays). The magnesium salt of imazapyr was optimal for seed dressings (drenching, priming, and coating), for preventing field damage from parasitic Striga hermonthica (witchweed) in three seasons. Striga emerged on untreated maize from 6 to 12 weeks after planting. There was almost no Striga emergence for 3 months on imazapyr-dressed homozygous ALS-R 3245IR maize seeds. Occasional Striga that emerged and flowered formed no seed by harvest. Dust or polyvinylpyrrolidone adhesive coatings were safer in maize and as effective in Striga control as priming. Seed dressing coupled with pulling Striga escapes reduces infestation and can be used to deplete the Striga seed bank until genetic crop resistance becomes available.     

蛋黄果种子营养成分分析与评价

为了进一步开发和利用蛋黄果种子的潜在价值,对其主要营养成分、挥发油成分进行分析和检测,并研究了挥发油对5种细菌的抑制作用。结果表明：种子中淀粉、多糖、粗脂肪、多酚、灰分等成分含量较多,分别为13.89、8.04、6.27、2.58、2.22 g/100 g;Vc、黄酮、粗蛋白、氨基酸的含量分别为0.002、1.90、1.12、2.295 g/100 g。从种子挥发油中鉴定出22种化合物,主要成分为油酸、棕榈酸、邻苯二甲酸单（2-乙基己基）酯、芥酸酰胺,其相对百分含量分别为10.466%、8.158%、6.643%、4.216%。研究还证实蛋黄果种子挥发油对四联球菌、蜡状芽孢杆菌、白色葡萄球菌、大肠杆菌有抑制作用,其中对四联球菌和蜡状芽孢杆菌的抑制作用较强。鉴于蛋黄果种子的营养和药用价值丰富,建议大力开发和利用。     

皇后帝王花种子休眠及解除方法研究

皇后帝王花（Protea magnifica）种子具有休眠性,不经任何处理难以发芽。本研究以皇后帝王花种子为试验材料,通过测定皇后帝王花种子生活力、种子萌发率、种子各部分粗提液对白菜种子发芽的影响,并以不同的方式（短时高温+变温层积、酸蚀处理+变温层积、赤霉素处理+变温层积）处理种子,研究皇后帝王花种子的休眠原因及解除方法。结果表明：试验所用皇后帝王花种子的生活力高达90.00%,但不去除种皮的完整种子30 d内不发芽。种皮粗提液不仅抑制白菜种子的发芽,还显著影响白菜种子的根与地上部分的生长。皇后帝王花种子的休眠可能是种皮的机械障碍和种皮的内源抑制物共同引起的综合休眠。时长为2 min的不同高温（40~120 ℃）处理+变温层积、不同时间（10~ 70 min）的98%浓硫酸酸蚀处理+变温层积、不同浓度（0.3、0.5、0.7 mg/L）的赤霉素溶液处理+变温层积都可以打破种子的休眠,提高皇后帝王花种子发芽率和发芽势。其中各处理分别以60 ℃的短时高温处理、30 min的酸蚀处理、0.7 mg/L的赤霉素溶液处理效果最好。综合比较,30 min的酸蚀处理为解除皇后帝王花种子休眠的最佳方法。此外,赤霉素处理对皇后帝王花种子的休眠解除有着一定的促进作用,但相比其他两种处理方式效果并不理想。     

In situ sprouting and regulation of fresh-seed dormancy in Spanish type groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

Two hundred groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) germplasm accessions and 21 cultivars belonging to the Spanish group (ssp. fastigiata var. vulgaris) were screened for pod loss due to sprouting of seed in the field. Some cultivars were also tested for germination of the fresh-seed with or without testa and treated or untreated with ethrel or abscisic acid (ABA). Large variation in pod loss due to in situ sprouting of seed, and fresh-seed dormancy (FSD) was found among the accessions and cultivars. Fresh-seed dormancy index (FSDI) varied from 2% in Chico to 88% in ICGS 44 (the check with high FSD). Cultivars with an FSDI value of less than 10% showed more pod loss in situ than the cultivars with high FSDI. Thus pod loss due to in situ sprouting increased with a decrease in FSDI. Cultivar SB XI did not show any in situ sprouting or pod loss. A direct relationship (r, 0.86^**) existed between fresh-seed germination of accession/cultivar in the laboratory and the percentage of its plants with sprouted seed in the field. Seed of two Spanish cultivars ICGS 11 (dormant) and GG 2 (non-dormant) when tested for germination after treatment with ethrel or ABA at various seed development stages showed different germination response to these chemicals. Seed of GG 2 showed up to 40% germination even at an early stage (S₁) of seed development, whereas the seed of ICGS 11 responded to the ethrel only at maturity (S₄). Regulation of FSD appeared to be more under the control of the testa than the cotyledons. The variation in the degree of in situ sprouting can be used for breeding Spanish cultivars with various desirable levels of FSD.