Biological Control of Soft Rot of Chinese Cabbage Using Single and Mixed Treatments of Bacteriocin-producing Avirulent Mutants of Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora

Two pathogenic strains of E. carotovora subsp. carotovora 2T-2 and TT-4 with high bacteriocin activity but low sensitivity to the bacteriocins of other strains were treated with ethyl methane sulphonate (EMS). Two avirulent mutants A-f-39 and B-e-19 developed from 2T-2 and TT-4, respectively, by this treatment had the same bacteriocin activity as their respective parents and inhibited the in vitro growth of pathogenic strains of this species. The disease control of these two mutant strains were compared in the field in 1995 and 1997 to the control by CGE234M403 (M403) (a commercialized biocontrol agent), a mixture of A-f-39 and M403, and an agrochemical (basic dithianon-copper chloride). The protection obtained with A-f-39 was comparable to M403 and was better than that with the chemical. The mixture of A-f-39 and M403 consistently gave the best results in all the field trials. Received 17 September 1999/ Accepted in revised form 22 February 2000     

Overwintering of Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora in Diseased Tissues in Soil and Its Role as Inoculum for Soft Rot of Chinese Cabbage (Brassica campestris, Pekinensis Group)

To examine whether the pathogenic bacterium, Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora, causal agent of soft rot of Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris L., pekinensis group), can overwinter in plant debris and soil and serve as inoculum the following year, we monitored field populations of rifampicin-resistant, phage-sensitive strains of the bacterium. Chinese cabbage (cv. Matsushima Kohai W1116) were planted in field soil in pots that were sunk into the field on Aug. 2, 1996 and eventually reduced to one plant per pot. Outer petioles of the plants were inoculated with mixture of 13 bacterial strains of E. carotovora subsp. carotovora on Sept.5, 1996. After the soft rot spread throughout the plant, the diseased plant was buried in the potted soil. New seeds were sown in the pots on April 30, 1997, and the disease was observed in June and July. The bacterial strains were re-isolated from the potted soil, diseased tissue and rhizosphere soil by the dilution plating method on modified Drigalski's medium containing 100 ppm rifampicin and by the enrichment technique. In addition to rifampicin resistance, phage sensitivities of some of the re-isolated strains were identical to those of the strains buried in the soil with the diseased plant in the previous year. From these results, some of the 13 strains overwintered in the soil and infested plant tissue and acted as primary inoculum the following year. The frequency of re-isolation varied among the strains, perhaps because of competition among the strains, differences in epidemiological behavior and stabilizing selection among the strains, and the presence of different ecotypes of the organism. Received 21 July 2000/ Accepted in revised form 19 September 2000     

Development of symptoms caused by Erwinia carotovora ssp. atroseptica under field conditions and their effects on the yield of individual potato plants

Infection of seed tubers by pectinolytic Erwinia species can lead to the development of various symptoms during vegetative growth of potato crops, including non-emergence of plants, chlorosis, wilting, haulm desiccation and typical blackleg. The relationships between types of symptoms and yield are poorly documented, and are investigated by following the development of symptoms in potato plants grown under field conditions from seed tubers artificially inoculated with E. carotovora ssp. atroseptica ( Eca ) , and measuring the yield of each plant. Symptoms were classified into five main types (non-emergence, wilting/chlorosis, blackleg, haulm desiccation and plant death). Each plant was scored for types of symptom on four successive dates; plants without visible symptoms were scored as healthy. The method of inoculation and inoculum concentration proved major factors for the subsequent development of symptoms. Disease development was more severe after vacuum infiltration of bacteria into seed tubers than after shaking tubers in contaminated sand. Disease usually progressed from chlorosis and/or wilting to partial or total desiccation on a given plant. Yield losses varied according to symptom type, but the relationship between symptoms recorded and yield also depended on scoring dates. The data suggest that the beginning of tuber growth might be the most suitable stage for predicting yield losses from symptom observations. In both cultivars studied (Bintje, highly susceptible, and Désirée, moderately resistant), the yield of symptomless plants growing from inoculated seed tubers was significantly less than that of control plants, indicating that the presence of bacteria on the seed tuber was detrimental, even in the absence of visible symptoms. Differences in symptom expression in the field between cultivars matched the level of visible infection of tubers at harvest, as Bintje tubers showed a higher incidence of rot than Désirée tubers.     

贝莱斯芽胞杆菌B006对不同水肥条件下娃娃菜生长及软腐病防效的影响

贝莱斯芽胞杆菌B006是一株高效生防菌株,但其在不同水肥条件下的防病促生效果尚不明确.本研究通过盆栽试验测定了不同土壤含水量和施肥条件下B006菌剂对娃娃菜生长及对软腐病防效的影响,结果表明:在土壤含水量为14％、施肥量为3.57 g/kg土的条件下,播种时沟施5 g B006菌剂(菌含量为1×107 CFU/g),出...     

拮抗链霉菌26B的筛选及其在不同含水量土壤中对白菜软腐病的防病效果

为挖掘防治白菜软腐病的生防菌,本研究采用牛津杯法从38株白菜根际放线菌中筛选到一株拮抗放线菌26B,通过形态学观察和16S rRNA基因序列分析将菌株26B初步鉴定为链霉菌。该菌除菌发酵滤液对供试的白菜软腐病菌Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. brasiliensis BC1及3种马铃薯黑胫病菌均表现较高的抑菌活性,其中对白菜软腐病菌抑菌直径达到23.97mm。萌发试验表明,白菜种子经26B除菌发酵滤液浸种后发芽势、发芽指数、根长及鲜重显著增加。采用浸根法测定菌株26B除菌发酵滤液对软腐病菌荧光标记菌株BC1-gfp在白菜根部定殖量的影响,浸根处理后48h,白菜根上BC1-gfp的数量达到2.3×109CFU/g;未从26B除菌发酵滤液与BC1-gfp菌悬液混和处理（体积比10%）的白菜根上检测到病原菌。盆栽防病试验结果表明,在含水量为14%和20%的土壤中,菌株26B除菌发酵滤液对白菜软腐病的防效分别达96.0%和89.8%。上述结果表明,链霉菌26B是一株具有潜在开发应用价值的生防菌株,将链霉菌26B应用与土壤水分管理相结合可进一步提高其防病效果。