Some biological observations on pale fruit,a viroid-incited disease of cucumber

A viroid-incited disease characterized by pale fruits, crumpled flowers, and rugosity and chlorosis on the leaves of cucumber, occurs occasionally in cucumber crops grown in glasshouses in the Netherlands. The disease is found primarily in crops planted in spring, rarely in those planted in summer but not in those planted in late summer. The pathogen can be transmitted with sap, during pruning, by grafting and with dodder to cucumber and a number of other cucurbitaceous species, but not withM. persicae. There is no evidence for seed or nematode transmission. The incubation period is 21 days at high temperatures (30°C) but shorter after inoculation by razorbalade slashing. The number of glasshouses with the disease has increased since 1965, but the number of diseased plants is usually low. The initial distribution of diseased plants in the glasshouses suggests that the pathogen is introduced by an insect.     

日光温室黄瓜地下滴灌灌溉制度的试验研究

利用放置于作物冠层上部的20 cm标准蒸发皿对地下滴灌条件下日光温室黄瓜的灌溉制度进行了试验研究。结果表明,灌水量对黄瓜生长、黄瓜果实产量和果实品质均有极显著影响,而灌水周期的影响不显著,灌水周期和灌水量二者的交互作用也没有显著影响。随灌水量的增加,黄瓜的产量和品质均呈现先升后降的趋势,黄瓜产量与灌水量、作物耗水量均存在二维抛物线关系。从实现黄瓜高产、优质及节水增效的目标出发,日光温室黄瓜在地下滴灌条件下,适宜的灌水量为0.8Ep(Ep为20 cm标准蒸发皿的蒸发量),灌水周期为8 d。     

10％乙霉威·腐霉利微粉剂在设施黄瓜上的沉积分布及残留消解动态

为探究10%乙霉威·腐霉利微粉剂(有效成分质量分数:5%乙霉威,5%腐霉利)在设施黄瓜上施用后的沉积分布特性及残留消解动态,采用PC-3A(S)型激光粉尘仪及粉尘取样片,分别研究了不同设施类型、不同温湿度及不同施药角度下,10%乙霉威·腐霉利微粉剂在设施黄瓜上的沉积分布情况;并于2017年和2018年,分别在北京市进行了该药剂在设施黄瓜叶片和果实中的残留及消解动态试验。结果表明:不同设施类型、不同温度条件下,10%乙霉威·腐霉利微粉剂的沉积分布特性无明显差异,且其有效成分分解率不受温度影响;不同湿度条件下,该微粉剂在黄瓜叶片上的沉积量不同,湿度越大沉积量越多。乙霉威和腐霉利在黄瓜叶片和果实中的消解动态均符合准一级动力学或一级动力学方程,2种药剂在叶片中的半衰期分别为3.2 d和3.0~3.2 d,在果实中的半衰期分别为4.0~4.3 d和3.1~3.8 d。采用10%乙霉威·腐霉利微粉剂,分别按100 g/hm2和150 g/hm2(1.5倍)剂量于黄瓜幼果期施药,最多施药3次,施药间隔期为7 d,距最后一次施药间隔7、10和14 d分别采样,乙霉威在黄瓜果实中的最大残留量为0.88 mg/kg,低于中国国家标准规定的其最大残留限量(MRL)值(5 mg/kg),腐霉利在黄瓜果实中的最大残留量为0.49 mg/kg,也低于其MRL值(2 mg/kg)。该研究结果可为10%乙霉威·腐霉利微粉剂在设施黄瓜上的安全使用提供数据支持。     

黄瓜抗细菌性角斑病诱抗药剂的筛选及抗性机制研究

为筛选诱导黄瓜抗细菌性角斑病(angular leaf spot, ALS)的最佳诱抗药剂,选取11种商品诱抗剂,研究其室内诱导黄瓜抗细菌性角斑病的作用效果。结果显示11种诱抗剂的预处理均能有效提高黄瓜植株的长势,提高黄瓜对细菌性角斑病的抗性,表现为叶片病斑面积显著下降。其中药剂信号施康乐(SK)能有效减小叶片病斑面积,防效最好,而药剂顶花增瓜嫩直长(DH)处理的植株叶片病斑面积最大。为了进一步明确诱抗剂的作用机制,对诱抗剂SK和DH处理后的抗性相关基因SOD、SSU以及PR1-1a的相对表达量进行了初步分析。结果表明,SK和DH处理后3个基因的相对表达量均显著提高,SK处理的相对表达量显著高于DH处理。综上所述,合理施用信号施康乐可以诱导黄瓜幼苗提高对细菌性角斑病的抗性,对于黄瓜细菌性角斑病的早期预防和减少农药使用具有重要意义。     

Factors influencing internal fruit rot of cucumber caused by Didymella bryoniae

Several factors influencing the incidence of internal fruit rot of cucumber caused byDidymella bryoniae were studied.Internal infection of fruits is achieved via the flower. However, in most cases the majority of the fruits escaped infection after flower inoculation. It took more than two days for the fungus to reach the fruit after infection of the style. A mechanical barrier was not detected in the fruit tip within three days after inoculation of the open flower.Inoculation of wilted flowers resulted in 60% less infection than inoculation of fresh flowers. Blossom excision reduced fruit infection with ca 75%. Growing plants under drought stress markedly increased the incidence of internal fruit rot.Neither the method of inoculation, nor the composition of the inoculum, nor the relative humidity influenced the incidence of internal fruit rot. Fruit thinning, duration of fruit growth, flowering period and the removal of parts of the flower had no effect either on fruit infection.Cultivars resistant to powdery mildew were also resistant to internal fruit infection. The resistance was associated with a long style and a short flowering period.Growing cultivars in which the flowers quickly fall away from the fruitlets or in which the flowers have no style may solve the problem of internal fruit rot in cucumber.Samenvatting Factoren die van invloed kunnen zijn op het ontstaan van inwendig vruchtrot van komkommer, veroorzaakt doorDidymella bryoniae, werden onderzocht.Inwendige vruchtinfectie vindt plaats via het bloempje. Bijna altijd ontsnapte echter het grootste deel van de vruchten aan een aantasting als de bloem werd geïnoculeerd. Het duurde meer dan twee dagen voordat de schimmel via de stijl de vrucht had geïnfecteerd. In de punt van de vrucht werd binnen drie dagen na inoculatie van de open bloem geen mechanische barrière gevonden.Na inoculatie van verwelkte bloemen kwam 60% minder aantasting voor dan na inoculatie van bloemen die pas open waren. Het verwijderen van het bloempje reduceerde de aantasting met ca. 75%. Het optreden van inwendig vruchtrot nam aanzienlijk toe door de planten onder droge omstandigheden te telen.Noch de methode van inoculatie, noch de samenstelling van het inoculum, noch de relatieve luchtvochtigheid beïnvloedden het optreden van inwendig vruchtrot. Vruchtdunning, duur van de vruchtgroei, bloeiduur en het verwijderen van delen van de bloem hadden ook geen effect op de aantasting.Cultivars die resistent waren tegen echte meeldauw vertoonden ook resistentie tegen inwendige vruchtaantasting. De resistentie was gecorreleerd met een lange stijl en met een korte bloeiduur.De teelt van cultivars waarvan de bloemdelen snel van de vruchtbeginsels afvallen, of waarvan de bloempjes geen stijl hebben, zou het probleem van inwendig vruchtrot bij komkommer kunnen oplossen.     

Effect of microclimate and nutrients on development of cucumber gray mold (Botrytis cinerea)

Infection of young parthenocarpic cucumber fruits byBotrytis cinerea begins in the petals. Removing petals or washing nutrients from the flower significantly reduced infection. Germination of conidia occurred at relative humidity (r.h.) above 92%, but when water deposition on artificial surfaces was prevented, germination did not occur even at 98% r.h. Germination of conidia on petals is promoted by deposition of an aqueous film not visible on the petal surface by the bare eye (but demonstrable by CoCl₂). Provided there is a film of water on the surface of the host, germination and the infection process occur at a wide range of temperatures up to 25 °C. Pre-exposure of cucumber plants at temperatures as high as 30 °C or as low as 8 °C, prior to their infection and incubation under conditions conducive to gray mold, resulted in greater severity of the disease on young fruits or leaves as compared with plants previously incubated at 10-25 °C. The relevance of these results to cultural control of gray mold is discussed.     

电解水对黄瓜生长、果实品质及黄瓜霜霉病和白粉病防效的影响

为明确KCl及NaCl电解水对黄瓜生长、果实品质及病害防效的影响,以3种电解水定期喷施大棚黄瓜,测定黄瓜生长指标及果实外观与营养品质,并测定其对黄瓜白粉病和霜霉病的防效。结果表明,除KCl微酸性电解水组的黄瓜叶面积显著高于农药组外,喷施电解水对黄瓜植株生长的影响均不显著;喷施KCl电解水可提高果实横径和果形指数,显著降低果实弓形高度,与自来水和农药对照组相比果实维生素C含量分别显著提高9.3%和37.6%,单果质量均提高11.0%,但总产量增加不明显;喷施NaCl电解水可显著增加果实糖酸比。NaCl和KCl电解水对黄瓜白粉病防效分别为72.2%和69.0%,与农药组防效相当;KCl微酸性电解水组防效稍低,为61.1%。NaCl和KCl电解水及KCl微酸性电解水对黄瓜霜霉病防效较差,分别为30.5%、26.4%和9.4%,显著低于农药组。研究表明,与NaCl电解水相比,喷施KCl电解水不但可替代农药防治黄瓜白粉病,还可显著提高黄瓜果实品质。     

改性生物炭对汞污染土壤黄瓜生长及品质的影响研究

为了探究改性生物炭对汞矿区土壤植物生长及品质的影响,采集陕西旬阳汞矿区的污染土壤,采用改性生物炭的不同添加比例进行黄瓜盆栽试验,分别设置0(CK)、10(T10)、30 g·1.5kg^-1(T30)和50 g·1.5kg^-1(T50)4种处理,测定了黄瓜的生长、生理指标以及各器官的汞及微量元素含量。试验结果表明,T10处理时,黄瓜根的干质量较CK提高了100%,对茎叶的生物量无显著影响,T30和T50处理黄瓜各部分的干质量均显著降低。T10、T30、T50处理使黄瓜果实的汞含量较CK分别降低了70%、62%、65%。T30和T50处理提高了黄瓜果实中的抗坏血酸和硝酸盐含量,导致叶片POD活性降低了59.8%和66.7%,CAT活性降低了16.2%和16.1%。T10处理在汞元素固化效果、黄瓜生物量及营养品质等方面表现最优,对土壤环境和黄瓜自身的生长发育影响较小。可见,较低浓度的改性生物炭可用于汞污染地区生态修复治理及作物营养调控。     

供水吸力对黄瓜若干生理指标的影响

采用一种自制装置,通过设置一系列供水吸力水平精确控制土壤的含水量,在此基础上采取盆栽的方式对黄瓜的生育进程、生物量积累、水分利用效率以及根冠比等生长状况及生理指标进行观测研究。结果表明当供水吸力大于1 hPa后,随着供水吸力的增大,植株体的生育进程逐步减缓,雌雄花数目逐渐减少,各器官生物量积累也逐渐变少;植株体和产量水分利用效率在供水吸力1~20 hPa的范围内随着供水吸力的增大而增大;植株体水分利用效率在供水吸力20~80 hPa范围内呈下降趋势,而产量水分利用效率在此供水范围内基本上不变;植株体和产量水分利用效率在供水吸力80~130 hPa的范围内都呈下降趋势。供水吸力小于20 hPa,根冠比呈上升趋势,当供水吸力超过20 hPa后,根冠比基本保持不变。     

Control of grey mould (Botrytis cinerea) with film-forming polymers

Several film-forming polymers reduced the amount of grey mould on various crops in a dew chamber and in a plastic house under natural conditions. The polymers Wilt Pruf, Biofilm and Colfix reduced germination of conidia and germ tube length of Botrytis cinerea . The most effective inhibition of linear growth of the pathogen on potato dextrose agar was obtained by Safe Pack and Biofilm. All polymers significantly reduced grey mould on detached leaves of Capsicum, Phaseolus , tomato, cucumber, rose and pelargonium. Grey mould on rose flowers was not controlled, apparently due to latent infection. The substances Biofilm and Vapor Gard were applied either alone or with chlorothalonil fungicide on cucumber plants in a commercial greenhouse. The polymers had no harmful effect to the host. Disease on senescing female fruits of cucumber was reduced by 46–67% with no additive effect to the mixture with fungicides. Stem infection also was reduced.     

西葫芦环斑病病原鉴定及葫芦科作物对西瓜花叶病毒抗性筛选

 西瓜花叶病毒(watermelon mosaic virus,WMV)是危害我国葫芦科作物生产的重要病原。培育和种植抗病品种是防治病毒病最经济有效的措施。本研究利用RT-PCR和血清学方法在表现环斑症状的西葫芦果实上检测到WMV,未检测到番木瓜环斑病毒(papaya ringspot virus,PRSV)。接种WMV侵染性克隆到西葫芦品种绿源冬宝,果实表面产生环斑症状,表明WMV是引起西葫芦果实表面环斑症状的重要病原。利用间接ELISA方法对山东泰安的西瓜、黄瓜、甜瓜、西葫芦和南瓜等46个样品检测发现33个样品表现WMV血清学阳性(检出率71.74%),薛庄采集的带有环斑症状的西葫芦均检测到WMV。对山东省81份葫芦科作物种质资源抗WMV鉴定发现西葫芦品种万盛丰宝、盛丰金珠表现中抗(MR);西瓜品种绿宝新秀和浪潮一号表现中抗(MR);甜瓜品种黄皮面瓜表现抗病(R);黄瓜品种星君贝贝表现中抗(MR);南瓜品种爱维80南瓜表现高抗(HR),蜜本南瓜、传统蜜本南瓜、七叶早南瓜、玲珑二号和绿贝贝迷你南瓜等5个品种表现抗病(R);瓠瓜品种均表现为感病(S)。研究结果对合理布局葫芦科作物品种防控WMV具有重要意义。     

Suppression of induced resistance in cucumber through disruption of the flavonoid pathway

ABSTRACT In this study, cucumber plants (Cucumis sativus) expressing induced resistance against powdery mildew (caused by Podosphaera xanthii) were infiltrated with inhibitors of cinnamate 4-hydroxylase, 4-coumarate:CoA ligase (4CL), and chalcone synthase (CHS) to evaluate the role of flavonoid phytoalexin production in induced disease resistance. Light and transmission electron microscopy demonstrated ultrastructural changes in inhibited plants, and biochemical analyses determined levels of CHS and beta-glucosidase enzyme activity and 4CL protein accumulation. Our results showed that elicited plants displayed a high level of induced resistance. In contrast, down regulation of CHS, a key enzyme of the flavonoid pathway, resulted in nearly complete suppression of induced resistance, and microscopy confirmed the development of healthy fungal haustoria within these plants. Inhibition of 4CL ligase, an enzyme largely responsible for channeling phenylpropanoid metabolites into the lignin pathway, had little effect on induced disease resistance. Biochemical analyses revealed similar levels of 4CL protein accumulation for all treatments, suggesting no alterations of nontargeted functions within inhibited plants. Collectively, the results of this study support the idea that induced resistance in cucumber is largely correlated with rapid de novo biosynthesis of flavonoid phytoalexin compounds.     

绿色木霉菌T23对黄瓜枯萎病防治效果及其几种防御酶活性的影响

 本文通过生物测定的方法初步研究了绿色木霉菌T23分生孢子和厚垣孢子对黄瓜枯萎病防治效果及黄瓜幼苗几种防御酶活性的影响。结果表明:黄瓜幼苗经木霉菌处理后,病情指数由33.69分别降至13.12和10.28,经木霉菌处理的黄瓜体内与抗性反应相关的苯丙氨酸解氨酶(PAL)、过氧化物酶(POD)、多酚氧化酶(PPO)及过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性有明显增加,其峰值分别为对照的2.75、2.49、2.42及15.84倍,说明生物防治过程中可能有木质素、植保素等抗性物质的参与。与分生孢子处理相比,木霉菌厚垣孢子处理的酶活高峰出现得晚,但酶活峰值高。     

Temporal and spatial dispersal of Melon yellow spot virus in cucumber greenhouses and evaluation of weeds as infection sources

Surveys conducted in Melon yellow spot virus (MYSV)-affected cucumber greenhouses revealed that the incidence of MYSV disease on cucumber plants varied by crop management conditions. Because of temporal and spatial dispersal of viruliferous Thrips palmi in two greenhouses, MYSV was detected in 21.2% of the cucumber plants growing in a weedy greenhouse and in only 1.3% of the cucumber plants growing in a thoroughly weeded greenhouse at the end of the cropping period. MYSV was also detected in 13 weed species found outside the cucumber greenhouses. Viruliferous T. palmi adults were often found on Acalypha australis, Cerastium glomeratum and Lamium amplexicaule. T. palmi reared on MYSV-infected cucumber plants transmitted MYSV to C. glomeratum and L. amplexicaule. Moreover, T. palmi reared on MYSV-infected C. glomeratum rarely transmitted MYSV to cucumber seedlings. These results suggest that weed control is important for managing MYSV since weeds provide a habitat for the vector thrips and also serve as an initial inoculum source of the virus.     

Influence of fungicidal control of cucumber and tomato grey mould (Botrytis cinerea) on fruit yield

The fungicides tebuconazole, tebuconazole + dichlofluanid, fenethanil, diethofencarb + carbendazim, and vinclozolin combined with chlorothalonil were tested for their ability to control grey mould (Botrytis cinerea Pers. ex Fr.) of cucumber and tomato grey mould in greenhouses under commercial conditions. In winter 1987/88 the number of diseased female fruits of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) was reduced by diethofencarb + carbendazim (2·5 mg dm^?3 each) by 93% and by tebuconazole (2·5 mg dm^?3)(phytotoxic when alone) or tebuconazole (1 mg dm^?3) + dichlofluanid (4 mg dm^?3) by 54–57%. Vinclozolin (5 mg dm^?3) + chlorothalonil (25 mg dm^?3) significantly reduced disease incidence on fruits by 40%. Infection foci on cucumber stems were significantly decreased by vinclozolin + chlorothalonil. A more pronounced decrease was obtained with diethofencarb + carbendazim, tebuconazole, or tebuconazole + dichlofluanid. During the season of winter 1988/89, tebuconazole + dichlofluanid (1·5 + 6 and 3 + 12 mg dm^?3) and RH7592 (1 mg dm^?3) significantly reduced diseased fruits by 30–71%. Grey mould of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) leaves was reduced by more than 90% and on fruits by 78–87% when tebuconazole + dichlofluanid (1·5 + 6 and 3 + 12 mg dm^?3) or diethofencarb + carbendazim (2·5 mg dm^?3 each) were applied. Yields of cucumber fruits of the common parthenocarpic cv. Kasem 292 were weighed. There was no correlation between disease level and yield in any experiment, plot or date except for two measurements. Compesation in fruit production by the plant may be regarded as the reason for no positive yield response to efficient control. The possibility of reducing fungicide application is discussed. Control of grey mould on tomato resulted in yield increase.     

碱性果胶酶诱导黄瓜抗病机理的初步研究

以克劳氏芽孢杆菌(Bacillus clausii)S-4碱性果胶酶诱导黄瓜黄化苗,研究了该激发子对黄瓜生理生化特性的影响,来探究碱性果胶酶诱导黄瓜抗病的机理。结果表明,黄瓜黄化苗经碱性果胶酶诱导后,过氧化物酶、多酚氧化酶和过氧化氢酶活性上升,可溶性蛋白和维生素C含量升高,丙二醛和游离脯氨酸含量下降,活性氧自由基产生速率受到抑制。可见,克劳氏芽孢杆菌S-4碱性果胶酶诱导黄瓜抗病作用与植物体内多种防御相关物质的诱导密切相关。     

Effect of temperature on symptom expression and viral spread of Melon yellow spot virus in resistant cucumber accessions

Melon yellow spot virus (MYSV), a member of the genus Tospovirus, is a devastating thrips-transmitted virus of cucurbits in Japan. Recently, we reported that cucumber accessions originating from South Asia, in particular Southeast Asia, had moderate resistance to MYSV. Here, we investigated the effect of three temperatures (20°C, 25°C, and 30°C) on symptom expression and viral spread of MYSV in plants of resistant cucumber accessions. No systemic infection developed in resistant cucumber plants after inoculation with melon isolate MYSV-S at low temperature (20°C); viral spread of MYSV-S and cucumber isolate MYSV-FuCu05P in inoculated cotyledons was suppressed. In contrast, higher incubation temperatures (25°C and 30°C) facilitated viral spread in inoculated cotyledons and systemic infection of MYSV-S. These data suggest that the resistance to MYSV of resistant cucumber accessions is temperature dependent.     

湖北省设施番茄灰霉病发生规律及流行因子分析

为探索湖北省设施番茄灰霉病的发生规律,揭示不同流行因子与番茄灰霉病发生的关系。于2013-2016年在湖北省武穴市吴谷英村番茄种植基地选取代表性番茄大棚进行调查和取样检测,结果表明:湖北省设施番茄叶片和花朵带菌率变化起伏较大,带菌率分别为0～90.0%和0～100.0%;叶片带菌率在3月下旬到4月中下旬和5月中下旬是高峰期;花朵带菌率在4月中旬和5月中下旬达到高峰期,总体上花朵带菌率较高。番茄不同组织灰霉病的发病时间不同,叶片首先开始发病,花、果实、茎秆再逐渐发病,花朵和果实的发病率相对较高,叶片和茎秆发病率较低;花朵和果实发病率均在5月中旬至6月初达到最大值,茎秆发病率于5月下旬至6月上旬达到最高值,叶片无明显发病高峰期。果实、叶片、花朵和茎秆的发病率分别为0～42.0%、0～24.7%、0～100.0%和0～32.0%。番茄叶片发病率、花朵发病率、茎秆发病率和相对湿度均与果实发病率呈显著相关;通过预测模型检验表明相对湿度和叶片发病率所建模型预测值和实际值符合程度较好。在湖北省设施番茄大棚中,叶片发病率、花朵发病率、茎秆发病率和相对湿度对番茄果实发病影响最为显著,在防治过程中应及时摘除发病组织,调控棚内环境条件,预防灰霉病发生。     

Mixtures of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria enhance biological control of multiple cucumber pathogens

ABSTRACT Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) strains INR7 (Bacillus pumilus), GB03 (Bacillus subtilis), and ME1 (Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens) were tested singly and in combinations for biological control against multiple cucumber pathogens. Investigations under greenhouse conditions were conducted with three cucumber pathogens-Colletotrichum orbiculare (causing anthracnose), Pseudomonas syringae pv. lachrymans (causing angular leaf spot), and Erwinia tracheiphila(causing cucurbit wilt disease)-inoculated singly and in all possible combinations. There was a general trend across all experiments toward greater suppression and enhanced consistency against multiple cucumber pathogens using strain mixtures. The same three PGPR strains were evaluated as seed treatments in two field trials over two seasons, and two strains, IN26 (Burkholderia gladioli) and INR7 also were tested as foliar sprays in one of the trials. In the field trials, the efficacy of induced systemic resistance activity was determined against introduced cucumber pathogens naturally spread within plots through placement of infected plants into the field to provide the pathogen inoculum. PGPR-mediated disease suppression was observed against angular leaf spot in 1996 and against a mixed infection of angular leaf spot and anthracnose in 1997. The three-way mixture of PGPR strains (INR7 plus ME1 plus GB03) as a seed treatment showed intensive plant growth promotion and disease reduction to a level statistically equivalent to the synthetic elicitor Actigard applied as a spray.