Effects of straw and silicon soil amendments on some foliar and stem-base diseases in pot-grown winter wheat

Four foliar and two stem-base pathogens were inoculated onto wheat plants grown in different substrates in pot experiments. Soils from four different UK locations were each treated in three ways: (i) straw incorporated in the field at 10 t ha⁻¹ several months previously; (ii) silicon fertilization at 100 mg L⁻¹ during the experiment; and (iii) no amendments. A sand and vermiculite mix was used with and without silicon amendment. The silicon treatment increased plant silica concentrations in all experiments, but incorporating straw was not associated with raised plant silica concentrations. Blumeria graminis and Puccinia recondita were inoculated by shaking infected plants over the test plants, followed by suitable humid periods. The silicon treatment reduced powdery mildew ( B. graminis ) substantially in sand and vermiculite and in two of the soils, but there were no effects on the slight infection by brown rust ( P. recondita ). Phaeosphaeria nodorum and Mycosphaerella graminicola were inoculated as conidial suspensions. Leaf spot caused by P. nodorum was reduced in silicon-amended sand and vermiculite; soil was not tested. Symptoms of septoria leaf blotch caused by M. graminicola were reduced by silicon amendment in a severely infected sand and vermiculite experiment but not in soil or a slightly infected sand and vermiculite experiment. Oculimacula yallundae (eyespot) and Fusarium culmorum (brown foot rot) were inoculated as agar plugs on the stem base. Severity of O. yallundae was reduced by silicon amendment of two of the soils but not sand and vermiculite; brown foot rot symptoms caused by F. culmorum were unaffected by silicon amendment. The straw treatment reduced severity of powdery mildew but did not detectably affect the other pathogens. Both straw and silicon treatments appeared to increase plant resistance to all diseases only under high disease pressure.     

Biocontrol options for Cirsium arvense with indigenous fungal pathogens

As a first step in the development of a mycoherbicide for biological control of Cirsium arvense indigenous fungal pathogens that had been isolated from diseased hosts were tested both singly and in combination on potted plants under environmental conditions. Disease symptoms (necroses, chloroses and macerations) and parameters of growth and development were evaluated to determine the potential for weed control. During 1998, Phoma destructiva, Phoma hedericola, a Mycelia sterilia and Puccinia punctiformis were inoculated singly. With the exception of the obligate biotroph P. punctiformis (local infections), the single inoculations reduced the measured parameters. A combined inoculum of P. punctiformis and Ph. hedericola was less effective than Ph. hedericola alone. In 1999, Ph. hedericola, Ph. destructiva, Ph. nebulosa and the Mycelia sterila were applied both singly and as a combined inoculum. Of all the tested inocula, the mixture of four pathogens had the greatest potential for biocontrol, significantly reducing reproductive capacity of the plants. These results demonstrate the importance of taking advantage of synergisms in developing a mycoherbicide.     

普通小麦-柔软滨麦草易位系M97抗条锈基因的遗传分析和分子作图

为了明确M97抗条锈性遗传规律,在苗期用7个小麦条锈菌系对M97与感病品种铭贤169的杂交后代F1、F2、F3和BC1代进行抗条锈性遗传分析,并对M97抗Sun11-4的抗条锈基因进行SSR分子标记。M97对Sun11-4和Sun11-11的抗病性均由1对显性基因控制,对CY29、CY30、CY33的抗病性由1显1隐2对基因共同控制,对CY31的抗病性由2对显性基因独立或重叠作用控制。以接种Sun11-4的F2代分离群体构建作图群体,筛选到Xwmc222、Xwmc147、Xbarc229和Xwmc339等4个与抗病基因连锁的SSR标记,其遗传距离分别为3.4、4.8、7.6和12.1 cM。将该抗病基因定位于小麦1DS染色体,且该基因不同于已知的抗条锈基因,暂命名为YrM97。用YrM97两侧遗传距离最近的2个标记Xwmc222和Xwmc147对42个黄淮麦区主栽小麦品种进行分子检测,仅有9.5%的品种具有与YrM97相同的标记位点。     

玉米南方锈病发生温度范围测定

玉米南方锈病由玉米多堆柄锈菌(Puccinia polysora Underw.)引起,主要分布在热带和亚热带地区,但随着全球气候变暖,其发生范围不断扩大,对玉米生产的影响也随之扩大。对于该病害发病温度范围的测定有助于病害发生范围的区划和病害预防工作的进行。试验将多堆柄锈菌接种到供试玉米材料‘郑单958’上,置于不同温度下的光照培养箱中培养并观察发病情况,从而确定出玉米南方锈病的发病温度范围以及发病最适温度范围。试验结果表明:玉米南方锈病的发病温度范围为15~31℃,最适温度范围为24~27℃。     

甘肃南部小麦条锈病越夏考察

考察确认甘肃南部是小麦条锈菌越夏的适宜地区。在甘南州和临夏州大部分地区,条锈菌在晚熟春麦上越夏,越夏菌源主要侵染临近地区自生麦苗。在陇南地区和甘南州的舟曲等地,条锈菌主要在海拔1600 m以上地带的自生麦苗上越复,越夏后侵染冬小麦秋苗。文中讨论了甘肃省小麦条锈病越夏区划以及越夏调查与越夏区治理所面临的主要问题。     

小麦/小麦秆锈菌亲和性互作的组织病理学及超微结构研究

利用化学显微技术和生物电镜技术，系统地研究了小麦秆锈菌在感病寄主上发育过程的组织学及超微结构特征。结果表明：小麦秆锈菌的发育过程可分为几个明显的阶段：孢子萌发和芽管形成，附着胞的形成和气孔下囊的分化，初生侵染菌丝和次生侵染菌丝的形成和生长，吸器母细胞和吸器的形成，夏孢子床和夏孢子堆的产生。小麦秆锈菌菌丝沿着细胞壁生长和蔓延．菌丝顶端细胞原生质稠密，代谢旺盛；吸器母细胞形成在细胞壁周围，吸器产生在细胞里面，呈指状，吸器外同和细胞膜区域有吸器外问质的存在。小麦秆锈菌发育早期，小麦细胞一直保持正常；而在发育后期，小麦细胞发生了质壁分离，叶绿体片层受到破坏。     

An analysis of genes for resistance against Indian stem rust races in two bread wheat cultivars

Summary The genetic constitution of two bread wheat accessions from the International Spring Wheat Rust Nurseries (E 5883 and E 6032) has been studied for reaction to four Indian races of stem rust. Analysis of E 5883 has revealed that for each of the races 15C, 21 and 40 a single dominant gene operates for resistance. The dominant gene against race 15C was identified as Sr6. The dominant genes for resistance against races 21 and 40 were found to be different from the genes described so far. Resistance against race 122 is controlled by a single recessive gene producing characteristically a 2 type of reaction. This gene was identified as Sr8.The resistance of E 6032 against each of the races 15C, 21 and 40 is controlled by two genes, one dominant and one recessive, which act independently. Dominant genes effective against 15C, 21 and 40 were conclusively identified as Sr6, Sr5 and Sr9b, respectively. From the correlated behaviour against races 15C and 40 as well as from the phenotypes of the resistance reactions rhe same recessive gene, undescribed so far, operates against the two races. The second recessive gene operating against race 21 was also observed to be different from those so far designated. E 6032 was, however, found to be susceptible to races 122.The presence of Sr6 both in E 5883 and E 6032 against race 15C was further confirmed through F₂ and F₃ segregation data.     

小麦条锈病罹病叶片核酸水解酶活力的变化

小麦初生叶接种条锈菌后，亲和反应寄主叶片ＲＮａｓｅ活性，分别在潜育期和产孢期呈双峰型增长；不亲和反应叶片ＲＮａｓｅ活性在侵染初期高于健康对照，但低于亲和性反应，其后随着病程发展，近免疫反应叶片ＲＮａｓｅ活性与对照相同，而中度抗病反应叶片也呈双峰增长，峰高及峰延续时间不同于亲和性反应。条锈菌侵染对ＤＮａｓｅ活性影响较小，亲和反应叶片仅在产孢阶段ＤＮａｓｅ活性有所增强，中度抗病反应叶片在显症时活性增强。     

小麦条锈菌果胶酶基因PsPL1的克隆与功能分析

【目的】研究小麦条锈菌果胶酶基因PsPL1的功能,确定其在小麦条锈菌侵染过程中的作用,为揭示小麦与病原菌互作的分子机理奠定理论基础。【方法】利用RACE技术扩增PsPL1基因全长,通过qRT-PCR对PsPL1的表达特征进行分析,并在酵母系统中验证其编码蛋白信号肽的分泌功能,最后通过HIGS技术沉默PsPL1基因,确定其在条锈菌侵染小麦过程中的作用。【结果】克隆得到PsPL1基因全长,其ORF长471bp,编码157个氨基酸;经预测PsPL1蛋白包含一个果胶酶保守结构域,N端含有一段由21个氨基酸组成的信号肽序列;经酵母系统验证,确定PsPL1蛋白信号肽具有分泌功能;qRT-PCR分析发现,PsPL1在条锈菌侵染早期表达上调;利用HIGS技术沉默PsPL1基因后,条锈菌的产孢量没有发生明显变化。【结论】成功克隆了小麦条锈菌果胶酶基因PsPL1,明确了其分泌特性及表达特征。     

Genetic mapping,marker assisted selection and allelic relationships for the Pu6 gene conferring rust resistance in sunflower

Rust resistance in the sunflower line P386 is controlled by Pu₆, a gene which was reported to segregate independently from other rust resistant genes, such as R₄. The objectives of this work were to map Pu₆, to provide and validate molecular tools for its identification, and to determine the linkage relationship of Pu₆ and R₄. Genetic mapping of Pu₆ with six markers covered 24.8 cM of genetic distance on the lower end of linkage Group 13 of the sunflower consensus map. The marker most closely linked to Pu₆ was ORS316 at 2.5 cM in the distal position. ORS316 presented five alleles when was assayed with a representative set of resistant and susceptible lines. Allelism test between Pu₆ and R₄ indicated that both genes are linked at a genetic distance of 6.25 cM. This is the first confirmation based on an allelism test that at least two members of the R_adv/R₄/R₁₁/ R_13a/R_13b/Pu₆ cluster of genes are at different loci. A fine elucidation of the architecture of this complex locus will allow designing and constructing completely new genomic regions combining genes from different resistant sources and the elimination of the linkage drag around each resistant gene.