Induction of host defence enzymes by the endophytic bacterium Serratia marcescens,in banana plantlets

Pre-inoculation with the endobacterium Serratia marcescens (strain UPM39B3) induced the production of host defence enzymes such as peroxidase, polyphenoloxidase, phenylalanine ammonia lyase, total soluble phenols and lignothioglycolic acid in banana plantlets. The levels of these enzymes were evidently higher in plantlets pre-treated with the endobacterium compared to the control. The production of host-induced enzymes benefitted the crop plants as they may have a role in suppressing Fusarium wilt incidence in the plantlets. This was evident when plantlets pre-treated with the endobacterium showed a lower disease severity (50%) compared to diseased plantlets lacking the endobacterium (74%). The results of this study thus highlight the potential of the isolate Serratia marcescens (strain UPM 39B3) as a biological control agent for Fusarium wilt management in bananas, reducing disease severity via stimulation of host defences.     

Fusarium wilt of banana: biology,epidemiology and management

Fusarium oxysporum is a soil borne hyphomycete that causes vascular wilts in several crop plants. A variety of remedial measures such as the use of fungicides, soil amendments and biological antagonists have proved insufficient in controlling F. oxysporum. Ever since it was first reported in banana crop, the only effective control strategy known is planting of resistant cultivars. However, presumably due to the high mutation rates and rapid co-evolution with its host, Fusarium wilt has surmounted host defense barriers and has already begun infecting even the resistant Cavendish varieties that dominate export markets worldwide. Transgenic banana plants showing enhanced resistance to Fusarium wilt have been developed in recent past, but they remain largely confined to the laboratory. The importance of banana as source of food and income in developing countries world over and the need to develop Fusarium wilt tolerant cultivars by novel biotechnological approaches is detailed herein. In this communication, we review the biology and management of Fusarium wilt in banana with the aim of providing the baseline of information to encourage much needed research on integrated management of this destructive banana crop disease problem.     

Integrated management of Meloidogyne incognita‐Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceri wilt disease complex in chickpea

A field experiment was conducted to study the management of a root‐knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White) Chitw. (Tylenchida: Heteroderidae)‐wilt inducing fungi, Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht. emend. Snyd & Hans. f. sp. ciceri (Padwick) Snyd. & Hans. (Moniliales: Tuberculariaceae) wilt disease complex in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). cv. Annegiri. The results indicated that integration of soil solarization (for 6 weeks), VA mycorrhizal fungus (VAM), Glomus fasciculatum inoculation (12g/hill) and seed treatment with carbosulfan (3% w/w) was highly effective in reducing population levels of both pathogens, root‐knotdisease and wilt incidence and in increasing chickpea grain yield significantly. However, seed treatment with carbendazim (0.25% w/w) together with carbosulfan (3% w/w) was not only effective in reducing the wilt disease complex but also economic with an incremental cost: benefit ratio of 1: 2.4.     

不同腐解方式下棉秆腐解液对棉花枯、黄萎病菌的化感效应

采用自然腐解与接种微生物人工腐解两种方式分别处理棉秆,研究了两种腐解物水浸提液对棉花枯、黄萎病菌的化感效应。结果显示,两种腐解液对枯、黄萎病菌的菌丝生长及孢子萌发均具有较强的抑制作用,抑制强度整体上随着腐解液浓度的升高而增大。棉秆自然腐解液对枯、黄萎病菌菌丝生长的最大抑制率分别为58.17%、48.16%,对孢子萌发的最大抑制率分别为23.29%、16.22%,对枯、黄萎病菌毒力的有效中浓度（EC50）分别为33.20、45.20g·L-1;人工腐解液对枯、黄萎病菌菌丝生长的最高抑制率分别为71.63%、79.04%,对孢子萌发的最高抑制率分别为35.45%、42.74%,EC50分别为24.18、20.75g·L-1。表明棉秆腐解后具有作为植物源抑菌剂的开发潜力,并且采用人工方式腐解棉秆能有效提高腐解液对棉花枯、黄萎病菌的抑制强度。     

Influence of Soil Moisture on Root Colonization of Glyphosate‐Treated Soybean by Fusarium Species

Abstract

The widespread use of glyphosate‐resistant (GR) cropping systems may impact rhizosphere microbial associations and crop productivity. It was previously reported that glyphosate accumulation in the rhizosphere may stimulate colonization of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] roots by soilborne Fusarium. Field studies often reveal inconsistent root colonization by Fusarium, especially during growing seasons characterized by contrasting rainfall patterns. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the impact of different soil moisture contents on root colonization of glyphosate‐treated soybean by Fusarium species. Glyphosate (0.84 kg ae ha^?1) was applied to greenhouse‐grown glyphosate‐resistant (GR) soybean at the two to three trifoliate-leaf (V2–V3) growth stage growing in a Mexico silt loam at 27%, 13%, and 10% soil moisture contents. Soil and plant samples were sampled periodically after herbicide application and selectively cultured for Fusarium. Highest Fusarium colonization was associated with the glyphosate treatment, with maximum levels occurring at the highest soil moisture level. Thus, glyphosate interactions with root colonization by Fusarium in glyphosate‐resistant soybean are greatly influenced by soil moisture content.     

Protecting Cucumber from Fusarium Wilt with Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi

A pot experiment was conducted to investigate the biocontrol effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) Glomus mosseae and Glomus versiforme on Fusarium oxysporum wilt disease of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). The results indicated that both AMF improved the growth of cucumber seedlings and reduced disease severity, but G. versiforme was more efficient. Compared with nonmycorrhizal plants infected by F. oxysporum, shoots and roots dry weights increased by 100% and 80% in G. versiforme–inoculated plants, and the qualities of seedlings were significantly improved; meanwhile, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium contents in shoots of G. versiforme–inoculated plants were significantly greater than those of G. mosseae–inoculated plants and nonmycorrhizal plants. Moreover, for mycorrhizal plants, soluble sugar and free proline contents in mycorrhizal roots were significantly greater than those of nonmycorrhizal treatment; however, malonaldehyde content in roots and the quantity of fungi in rhizosphere decreased when the plants were attacked by F. oxysporum.     

Modeling the Effects of Environmental Factors on the Population of Fusarium oxysporum in Cucumber Continuously Cropped Soil

The influences of soil environmental parameters (water potential [W_p], pH, and temperature) on the indigenous population of Fusarium oxysporum (FO) over 5 years of continuously cropped cucumber (CCC) soil were studied. The use of response surface methodology to model the combined effects of environmental parameters on the soil log₁₀ FO internal transcribed spacer copies (ITSC) showed that high W_p of the soil, above –20 kPa, caused increased ITSC in the soil that was independent of the temperature and pH. Fusarium oxysporum was able to grow at all temperatures and pH values tested, and the greatest growth rate was observed at 23–24 °C and pH 5.3–5.4. The W_p is a crucial environmental factor that affects the growth of soil FO. This study should contribute to estimating the impact of environmental factors on the soil FO proliferation rate in CCC soil.     

pH胁迫下尖孢镰刀菌生长动力学模型

尖孢镰刀菌(Fusarium oxysporum)是兼性寄生真菌,引起农作物枯萎病,防治困难。研究来自不同寄主的尖孢镰刀菌在不同pH马铃薯蔗糖(PS)琼脂培养基上的生长情况,构建动力学模型,以了解培养基的初始pH差异对尖孢镰刀菌生长特性的影响。测定了尖孢镰刀菌菌株在不同pH培养基、25℃培养条件下的生长速度,构建生长动力学模型。供试6个尖孢镰刀菌菌株在pH为3~10的液体培养基中均有不同程度生长,不同菌株对培养基pH的影响规律相似,在不同pH的PS液体培养基中培养14 d后,液体培养基的pH均有靠近6~7的趋势。在pH为3~9的培养条件下,尖孢镰刀菌菌落可以分成4类:菌丝型、粘滑层型、菌丝粘滑层型和菌丝带粉状物,各菌株的菌丝和培养基色泽也有所差异。同一菌株在培养基不同pH下生长速度不同,其生长的最适pH为6~8,菌落平均直径最大(45~49 mm),亚适pH为4、5和9;而在pH为3、10和11时菌落直径明显变小(17~21 mm)。培养14 d后培养基pH对菌落形态、色泽有一定的影响,不同菌株在不同pH培养基培养下产孢量也存在差异。pH在4~8时其平均产孢量最大,达(223.8~273.3)×104cfu.mL 1,其中pH为6.38(自然pH)时产孢量最高,pH为11时产孢量最低。供试菌株在不同pH条件下的菌落生长速度和产孢量变化动力学模型均符合二次曲线方程。     

荷花腐败病菌的荧光定量PCR检测

建立一种快速、特异性强的定量检测荷花腐败病菌(Fusarium commune)的技术,评估该技术用于荷花腐败病菌定量检测的可行性,并对东莞莲湖的土壤、莲藕等样品的荷花腐败病菌数量进行动态监测,为防治该病害提供依据。采用以SYBR Green I为荧光染料的实时荧光定量PCR(qPCR)技术,对不同发病级别的荷花植株及其地下土壤的荷花腐败病菌的含量进行检测,并分析病菌含量与病害级别的相关性。结果表明,利用qPCR技术检测的最低检测限为1 fg/µL,添加健康荷花组织的基因组DNA后,该qPCR技术的最低检测限为10 pg/µL。对该qPCR反应的溶解曲线进行分析,扩增的产物仅有1个峰值,表明采用该qPCR技术扩增的DNA产物具有高度的特异性。染病植株中荷花腐败病菌的DNA含量与其发病程度呈正相关,而莲湖土壤荷花腐败病菌含量与病害级别的相关性低,但土壤中荷花腐败病菌的数量随着病害级别提高而增大。该qPCR检测体系能够对莲湖的土壤、发病莲藕等进行荷花腐败病菌的动态监测,可为该病的有效防治提供依据。     

枯草芽孢杆菌TG26防病增产效应的研究

枯草芽孢杆菌TG26分离自丝瓜根部土壤,对多种植物病原菌有强烈抑菌活性。在小麦感病品种盆栽试验中,对小麦赤霉病的防效为82.25～89.80％;浸根处理对西瓜枯萎病和烟草青枯病的苗期防效可达100％。田间小区试验结果,该菌剂对小麦赤霉病、西瓜枯萎病和烟草青枯病的防效分别为76.4％、73.1％和79.6％,并有明显的增产效应。其分泌的抗菌蛋白对植物病原菌有很强的抑菌作用。