Molecular characterization of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Phoma tracheiphila</Emphasis>, causal agent of Mal secco disease of citrus,in Israel

Mal secco disease of citrus caused by Phoma tracheiphila is a devastating disease in the Mediterranean basin. Susceptible citrus species include lemon, citron, lime and others. Trees attacked by the fungus show characteristic symptoms; the smallest twigs die first, followed by the larger branches. Eventually, the whole tree is killed. The symptoms are clear in the orchards but by the time they are visible the disease is already well established. The need for a sensitive, reliable and rapid diagnostic method for the early identification of the fungus in trees and fruit exists. We have developed a PCR-based method for the identification of P. tracheiphila from plant tissues including fruit. Any such method must take into account the genetic variability in the pathogen population. Molecular methods were used to compare different isolates of P. tracheiphila. This study found no significant differences between different isolates from different citrus species from different parts of Israel.     

陕北枣林病虫害生态调控复合模式的可行性分析

基于有害生物控制的原理,考虑陕北黄土高原环境特点和资源优势,结合国家退耕还林生态工程,提出乔木(枣树)—灌木—牧草(作物)—畜禽栽种养殖为一体作为陕北枣林病虫害生态调控的复合模式,并就其机制和可行性进行了较为深入的分析,对陕北红枣产业具有一定的实践指导意义。     

枯草芽孢杆菌抗菌物质对镰刀菌抑制机理的镜下研究

 将枯草芽孢杆菌B-903菌株液体培养72h后,将培养滤液高温灭菌,以不同比例将培养滤液加入镰刀菌孢子悬浮液中,置于扫描电镜和光学显微镜下定时观察。在处理12h后,镰刀菌孢子芽管顶端、菌丝末端及菌丝中央的多处细胞均可发生畸形的球状结构,这种畸变结构随处理时间延长而增加,致使菌丝变成捻珠状。处理36h后,畸变球形细胞及菌丝纷纷断裂离解,细胞内含物渗出,致使大部分细胞成为空泡。到处理48h后,镜下几乎无完整菌丝,均成单个的球状细胞空泡,这些空泡最终胞壁崩裂,不复存在。笔者认为正是枯草芽孢杆菌在生活过程中分泌到体外的抗高温代谢物对镰刀菌孢子和菌丝细胞的这种畸变作用造成拖子和菌丝失活,侵染能力丧失。     

Response of black rot in cabbage to spatial distribution of inoculum

Disease progress of black rot in cabbage crop was studied over three years in field plots to compare the effects of uni-focal and multi-focal inoculum applied in equal amounts per plot. Disease progress (plant incidence and leaf incidence) was plotted over time, three dimensional maps were made, and disease aggregation was studied by means of geostatistics, black-black counts and Moran's I statistic. Black rot progress was primarily due to focus expansion. Secondary foci may appear at short distances from the initial focus but they usually merge with the expanding initial focus. Anisotropy occurred occasionally but was of minor importance. Disease proceeds faster in plots with multi-focal inoculation than in those with uni-focal inoculation. Probably, serious epidemics in Dutch cabbage fields originate from large numbers of foci.     

Effect of glucans from different races of Phytophthora infestans on defense reactions in potato tuber

It has been proposed that susceptibility of potato to Phytophthora infestans would be a consequence of suppression and /or delaying of defense reactions by a soluble glucan which is released by compatible races of the fungus. In this report, the reaction of potato tuber slices (Solanum tuberosum cv. Huinkul) infected with either race I (1,4,7,8,10,11) or C (1,4,10,11) of Phytophthora infestans was studied. Race C grew better on slices than race I. Glucans from both races were isolated and their effect on the accumulation of phytoalexins and glucanases in tuber slices was studied. The glucans from the less virulent race (I) did not affect the accumulation of phytoalexins and glucanases in tuber slices infected or elicited with eicosapentaenoic acid, whereas the glucans from race C produced 70% inhibition of phytoalexin accumulation and reduced by 50% the induction of glucanase activities. Purified glucanases from potato degraded the glucans from race C but not from race I. The results reported here show that, at least on this cultivar, glucans from both races affected defense responses in a different manner, which could reflect structural differences between these glucans.     

Molecular characterization of the incitant of cowpea bacterial blight and pustule, Xanthomonas campestris pv. vignicola

Strains of Xanthomonas campestris pv. vignicola (Xcv), isolated from cowpea leaves with blight or minute pustules and collected from various geographic areas, were selected on the basis of pathological and physiological features. All strains were analyzed for genotypic markers by two methods: ribotyping with EcoRI endonuclease, and RFLP analysis with a plasmid probe (pthB) containing a gene required for pathogenicity from Xanthomonas campestris pv. manihotis. Ribotyping revealed a unique pattern for all the strains that corresponded to the previously described ribotype rRNA7. Based on polymorphism detected by pthB among Xcv strains, nine haplotypes were defined. The observed genetic variation was independent of the geographic origin of the strains and of pathogenic variation. Some haplotypes were widely distributed, whereas others were localized. In some cases, we could differentiate strains isolated from blight symptoms and pustules according to haplotypic composition. However, in most cases, no significant differences were observed. Our results and the previous pathogenic and biochemical characterizations suggest that the strains isolated from leaves with blight symptoms or minute pustules belong to the same pathovar. We provide information on pathogen diversity that can be used to identify and characterize resistant germplasm.     

小麦叶疫病检疫研究

介绍了１９９２￣１９９５年间小麦叶疫病检疫研究的主要结果。研究证实我国局部地区已有叶疫病发生,分离得到了１１个小麦链格孢菌株,并研究了其生物学特性,确定了小麦链格孢的鉴定条件和鉴别标准,发现分生孢子链长度和分枝状况是区分类似种类的主要特征。提出了病株诊断方法和种子带菌的快速检验方法,后者包括吸水纸培养检验法和ＧＬＵＺＡ鉴别性培养基培养检验法,根据研究结果和国外发病动态,提出了有关检疫对策的建议。     

浅析覆盖稻草及秸秆还田对小麦纹枯病的控制作用

本研究结果表明：麦田覆盖稻草对小麦纹枯病具有较好的抑制作用,覆草２ａ后控病效果达７０％以上,覆草量以７５～１００ｋｇ／６６７ｍ２为宜,且覆草年限与控病效果成正相关;秸秆连续还田３ａ、５ａ,控病效果分别为５６．２％、６８．６％。     

Nucleotide sequence homology to bovine viral diarrhea virus 2 (BVDV 2) in the 5′ untranslated region of BVDVs from cattle with mucosal disease or persistent infection in Japan

Cytopathogenic and non-cytopathogenic bovine viral diarrhea viruses (BVDVs) were isolated from cattle with mucosal disease or persistent infection in Japan. These isolates were compared for antigenic properties by cross-neutralization tests with Japanese reference strains of BVDV belonging to classical type 1. Significantly low cross-reactivity to reference strains was noted, indicating the viruses to possibly represent a new serotype in Japan. Thus, to determine the genotype of the isolates, nucleotide sequences of the 5′ untranslated region were determined and compared with those of previously reported BVDV 1 and 2. The isolates were clearly shown to belong to BVDV 2, not to BVDV 1.     

新城疫病毒糖蛋白致病作用的研究

本实验以分子生物学和现代免疫学方法,对新城疫病毒（ＮＤＶ）中国毒株Ｆ４８Ｅ９和ＬａＳｏｔａ等毒株的糖蛋白的致病作用进行了探讨。结果表明,ＮＤＶ Ｆ和ＨＮ蛋白为糖蛋白,强弱毒株之间Ｆ蛋白裂解位点的氨基酸序列有明显的不同,并决定了毒株的毒力,但ＮＤＶ的致病作用尚需ＨＮ、Ｆ蛋白的协同作用,单一的Ｆ或ＨＮ蛋白不能构成ＮＤＶ的致病作用。