Factors affecting the virulence of Ralstonia solanacearum and its colonization on tobacco roots

Tobacco bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum is a serious disease affecting tobacco cultivation in southwest China. The response surface methodology was employed to evaluate the optimal conditions of tobacco bacterial wilt, and green fluorescent protein gene (gfp) labelling was applied to monitor the location and survival dynamics of R. solanacearum (Rs::gfp) on tobacco roots and in soil under these optimal conditions. The results showed that the highest wilt incidence was 91.13%, which occurred when the population reached 6.6 × 10⁶ CFU/g soil, the temperature was 30.55 °C, and the humidity was >81.42%. The Rs::gfp densely colonized the root tips and root hairs, and cells of Rs::gfp were observed intermittently in the elongation zone or at the point of the emerging lateral roots. The Rs::gfp number in the rhizosphere soil was 10.75‐, 73.13‐ and 74.86‐times higher than that in the bulk soil at 10, 15 and 20 days after transplantation, respectively. Increased colonization by Rs::gfp was related to the population of the pathogen, the environmental temperature and the humidity in the soil. These three conditions determined whether R. solanacearum would induce tobacco wilt. This is the first study to investigate factors affecting the virulence of a tobacco wilt bacterial pathogen, which is important for conducting field diagnosis and biocontrol of tobacco bacterial wilt.     

A comparison of aggressiveness and deoxynivalenol production between Canadian <Emphasis Type="Italic">Fusarium graminearum</Emphasis> isolates with 3-acetyl and 15-acetyldeoxynivalenol chemotypes in field-grown spring wheat

Twenty four isolates of Fusarium graminearum, half of which were 3-acetyldeoxynivalenol (3-ADON) and half 15-acetyldeoxynivalenol (15-ADON) chemotypes, were tested for their ability to produce deoxynivalenol and to cause Fusarium head blight (FHB) in spring wheat cultivars. The objectives of this study were to determine (1) whether 3-ADON isolates differ in aggressiveness, as measured by the FHB index, and DON production from 15-ADON isolates under field conditions, and (2) whether the performance of resistant host cultivars was stable across isolates. Field tests of all isolates were conducted with three replicates at each of two locations in Canada and Germany in 2008 with three host genotypes differing in FHB resistance level. The resistant host genotype showed resistance regardless of the chemotype or location. The differences between mean FHB indices of 3-ADON and 15-ADON isolates were not significant for any wheat genotype. In contrast, average DON production by the 3-ADON isolates (10.44 mg kg⁻¹) was significantly (P < 0.05) higher than for the 15-ADON isolates (6.95 mg kg⁻¹) at three of the four locations where moderately resistant lines were tested, and at both locations where susceptible lines were evaluated. These results indicate that 3-ADON isolates could pose a greater risk to food safety. However, as the mean aggressiveness and DON production of 3-ADON and 15-ADON chemotypes was similar on highly resistant lines, breeding and use of highly resistant lines is still the most effective measure of reducing the risks associated with DON in wheat.     

5种杀虫剂对青菜黄曲条跳甲的毒力测定及田间药效

为了筛选有效防治青菜黄曲条跳甲的药剂,在室内测定了5种杀虫剂对黄曲条跳甲成虫的毒力,并开展了这5种药剂对黄曲条跳甲的田间药效试验。毒力测定结果表明,10%啶虫脒WP对黄曲条跳甲的毒力最高,28%杀虫·啶虫脒WP毒力最低,LC50分别为7.20 mg/L和18.63 mg/L,5种药剂的毒力大小依次为:10%啶虫脒WP>42%啶虫·哒螨灵WP>5%鱼藤酮SL>15%哒螨灵EC>28%杀虫·啶虫脒WP。田间药效试验结果表明,42%啶虫·哒螨灵WP和15%哒螨灵EC的防效最优,10%啶虫脒WP、28%杀虫·啶虫脒WP和5%鱼藤酮SL 3种药剂总体防效相当,但低于42%啶虫·哒螨灵WP和15%哒螨灵EC。综合来看,建议使用42%啶虫·哒螨灵WP 126~189 g/hm2、15%哒螨灵EC 90~135 g/hm2、28%杀虫·啶虫脒WP 294~420 g/hm2、10%啶虫脒WP 60~90 g/hm2、5%鱼藤酮SL 150~225 g/hm2对青菜黄曲条跳甲进行防治。     

广西芒果日灼病受害情况调查及防治措施

为了掌握2012年广西南宁和百色地区芒果日灼病的发生受害情况,于4月29日、5月2日、5月8-11日和5月15-18日在南宁市、百色市右江区、田林县、田东县和西林县选择有代表性的果园,调查不同芒果品种幼果日灼病的受害率.调查结果表明:(1)南宁地区未发现果实受日灼病危害;右江河谷地区日灼病发生较为普遍,田东县、田林县、西林县、右江区和广西农垦国有阳圩农场的芒果日灼病受害率分别为22.2％ 、20.3％、22.8％、19.6％和20.4％.(2)不同品种受害率不同.‘台农1号芒,受害率最低,为12.0％;‘红贵妃’、‘桂热芒82号’和‘桂热芒71号’受害率较高,分别达到31.3％、29,6％和27.5％.针对春末夏初芒果幼果易遭高温日灼的问题,提出了果园灌水、生草、播种绿肥等降低日灼病发生的预防措施.     

应用聚合酶链式反应鉴定新疆棉花落叶型黄萎病菌

用一对棉花落叶型黄萎病菌的特异性引物D1和D2进行PCR扩增,对于落叶型黄萎病菌,该对引物可特异性地扩增产生一段550bp的产物,而非落叶型黄萎病菌则不能被扩增.供试的35个新疆黄萎菌系中,有3个菌系扩增出550bp大小的落叶型黄萎病菌特异性片段,表明目前新疆已存在落叶型黄萎病菌,用此技术可快速、准确地检疫和鉴定落叶型黄萎病菌.     

高温胁迫对无柄小叶榕光合作用的影响

以无柄小叶榕为材料,研究了不同时间高温处理对无柄小叶榕气体交换参数、叶绿素荧光参数和Rubisco活力的影响.结果表明,随着高温处理的持续,净光合速率(Pn)持续下降,而气孔导度(Gs)下降非常缓慢,蒸腾速率(Tr)则先开始快速上升随后保持稳定,但是胞间CO2浓度(Ci)却没有明显变化.进一步研究发现,在高温胁迫下,开放PSII反应中心激发能捕获效率(Fv''/Fm'')、光化学猝灭(gP)、PSⅡ实际量子产额(Φ<,PSⅡ>)和电子传递速率(ETR)都持续下降.Rubisco初始活力下降速度则快于这些荧光参数的变化.非光化学猝灭(NPQ)14是先迅速上升后来略有下降.这些结果表明高温抑制无柄小叶榕的光合作用不是由于气孔因素引起的,而是由于高温抑制了Rubisco活力,进而影响PSⅡ活力和电子传递.     

种衣剂中不同浓度杀虫剂成分对玉米苗期生长的安全性评价

选择克百威、丙硫克百威和丁硫克百威3种杀虫剂作为种衣剂有效杀虫成分,每种杀虫剂设置1%、2%、3%、…10%共10种浓度梯度,春天播种期进行玉米包衣播种,20 d后调查苗期植株的根长、根数、叶数和株高,验证3种杀虫剂不同浓度对玉米苗期的生长安全性。结果表明：在10%浓度以下,3种杀虫剂进行种子包衣处理,玉米苗期生长均未产生药害,植株生长正常。     

柑桔“以螨治螨”生物防治技术研究

柑桔病虫害发生种类多，为害重，生产上喷药次数多，果品存在农药残留高，为了使我市柑桔达到无公害生产水平，减少化学农药使用量，提高柑桔品质，笔者通过释放捕食螨Amblyseius spp．建立捕食螨种群，同时结合使用生物农药和电子灭虫灯，以及白花草Ageratum conyzoides L．等栽培措施，达到了长期持续控制柑桔病虫发生的目的，而且减少我县柑桔生产的农药残留问题，降低生产成本，减少环境污染。