Characterisation of energy-dependent efflux of imazalil and fenarimol in isolates of Penicillium italicum with a low,medium and high degree of resistance to DMI-fungicides

Differential accumulation of [¹⁴C]imazalil and [¹⁴C]fenarimol by germlings of wild-type and DMI-resistant isolates ofPenicillium italicum was studied at various pH values. At pH 7 and 8 the low-resistant isolate E_300–3 accumulated 22% and 35%, respectively, less imazalil than the wild-type isolate W₅. Imazalil accumulation at pH 5 and 6 was similar. Isolate E_300–3 also accumulated less fenarimol as compared with the wild-type isolate. This difference was much more obvious than for imazalil and was observed at all pH values tested. Differences in accumulation of both imazalil and fenarimol between low (E_300–3), medium (H₁₇) and high resistant (I₃₃) isolates were not observed. These results suggest that decreased accumulation of DMIs is responsible for a low level of resistance only and that additional mechanisms of resistance might operate in isolates with a medium and high degree of resistance. With all isolates fenarimol accumulation was energy-dependent. This was not obvious for imazalil.The wild-type and DMI-resistant isolates had a similar plasma membrane potential as determined with the probe [¹⁴C]tetraphenylphosphonium bromide ([¹⁴C]TPP⁺). Various test compounds, among which ATPase inhibitors, ionophoric antibiotics and calmodulin antagonists, affected the accumulation of [¹⁴C]TPP⁺, [¹⁴C]imazalil and [¹⁴C]fenarimol. No obvious correlation between the effects of the test compounds on accumulation levels of the fungicides and [¹⁴C]TPP⁺ could be observed. These results indicate that the plasma membrane potential does not mediate the efflux of DMI fungicides byP. italicum.     

7种农药和5种表面活性剂对氯苯嘧啶醇光解的影响

以高压汞灯为光源研究了百菌清、甲氰菊酯、氰戊菊酯、三氟氯氰菊酯、辛硫磷、呋喃丹、乙烯菌核利等7种农药,十二烷基磺酸钠(SDS)、十二烷基苯磺酸钠(SDBS)、聚乙烯(20)山犁糖醇酐硬脂酸酯(Tween-60)、司班-20(Span-20)等5种表面活性剂对氯苯嘧啶醇在玻片表面光解的影响.结果表明,当氯苯嘧啶醇与7种农药以1:1的剂量比涂布于玻片表面时,百菌清、甲氰菊酯、氰戊菊酯、辛硫磷对氯苯嘧啶醇的表面光解有不同程度的猝灭作用,而三氟氯氰菊酯和乙烯菌核利则对氯苯嘧啶醇的光解有一定的光敏化作用.供试的4种表面活性剂对氯苯嘧啶醇的表面光解有一定的影响,十二烷基苯磺酸钠(SDBS)和Tween-60对氯苯嘧啶醇的光解有一定的光敏化作用,而十二烷基磺酸(SDS)对氯苯嘧啶醇的光解表现出一定的光猝灭作用,司班-20对氯苯嘧啶醇的光解作用复杂,低剂量时表现出微弱的光敏化作用,而当剂量比增加到5:1时则表现为一定的光猝灭作用效应.     

Reduced sensitivity to fenarimol in Japanese field strains of Venturia nashicola

Monoconidial strains of Venturia nashicola Tanaka et Yamamoto were isolated from Japanese or Chinese white pear trees which had never been treated with sterol demethylation inhibitors (DMIs) and their baseline sensitivities to fenarimol were determined by mycelial growth tests on fungicide-amended culture media. Strains were also obtained from Japanese pear orchards, which had been intensively treated with DMIs for several years and monitored for the shifts of fenarimol sensitivity in comparison with the baseline sensitivity. Results suggested slight shifts to lower fenarimol sensitivity in strains isolated from DMI-treated Japanese pear orchards. However, in inoculation tests on pear seedlings, fenarimol still provided adequate control of V. nashicola strains with reduced sensitivity to fenarimol in vitro, suggesting that the performance of this fungicide will still be maintained in the field. © 1998 Society of Chemical Industry     

Fitness of isolates of Sphaerotheca fuliginea resistant or sensitive to fungicides which inhibit ergosterol biosynthesis

Isolates ofSphaerotheca fuliginea resistant to fungicides which inhibit ergosterol biosynthesis (EBIs: bitertanol, fenarimol, imazalil) had been collected from glasshouses in the Netherlands. Fitness of these isolates was compared to that of isolates with a wild-type sensitivity to EBIs. Fitness parameters studied were germination of conidia, growth of germ tubes and mycelium, penetration, sporulation and competitive ability.In an experiment in which 10 EBI-resistant isolates were compared to 7 wild-type isolates, one or more values of fitness parameters for EBI-resistant isolates were slightly lower than those for the wild-type isolates. However, within the group of resistant isolates no relation existed between the degree of resistance to EBIs and the degree of fitness. In an experiment with fewer isolates but with more replicates, differences in fitness between EBI-resistant and wild-type isolates were not detected over a three-month period.In competition experiments in which no crowding was present, resistant isolates competed well with the wild-type isolate.It is concluded that the hypothesis that resistance to EBIs is unlikely to develop under practical conditions because of decreased fitness of EBI-resistant strains, does not seem to hold forS. fuliginea.Samenvatting Uit kassen in Nederland waren isolaten vanSphaerotheca fuliginea verzameld, die resistent waren tegen fungiciden die de ergosterol-biosynthese remmen (EBR's: bitertanol, fenarimol, imazalil). De fitness van deze isolaten werd vergeleken met die van isolaten met een wild-type gevoeligheid voor EBR's. De volgende fitness-parameters werden bestudeerd: sporekieming, groei van kiembuizen en mycelium, penetratie, sporulatie en competitievermogen.In een proef, waarin 10 EBR-resistente isolaten werden vergeleken met 7 wild-type isolaten, waren één of meer fitness-parameters iets lager dan die van de wild-type isolaten. Binnen de groep van de resistente isolaten bestond geen relatie tussen de mate van resistentie tegen EBR's en de waarden van de fitness-parameters. In een proef met iets minder isolaten maar met meer herhalingen in de tijd, werden geen verschillen in fitness waargenomen tussen de EBR-resistente en wild-type isolaten. In competitieproeven waarin een epidemie zich kon ontwikkelen, concurreerden de resistente isolaten goed met het wild-type isolaat.Er wordt geconcludeerd dat de hypothese dat resistentie tegen EBR's in de praktijk waarschijnlijk niet zou optreden vanwege een verminderde fitness van de EBR-resistente isolaten, niet van toepassing is opS. fuliginea.     

Suppression of powdery mildew (Sphaerotheca fuliginea) in cucumber by the detergent Zohar LQ-215

The effect of the detergent Zohar LQ-215 alone or combined with the fungicide fenarimol (Rubigan) on cucumber powdery mildew (caused bySphaerotheca fuliginea) was examined under controlled environmental conditions and in the field. In laboratory tests conducted on leaf disks, the efficacy of fenarimol was 30 times greater than that of Zohar LQ-215 as indicated by the ED₅₀ values of the compounds (0.012% and 0.356%, respectively). Zohar LQ-215 did not reduce spore germination or germ-tube elongation, but inhibited the later stages of the disease cycle (i.e., mycelial growth and sporulation). Although the detergent was degraded relatively quickly, its effect on the polycyclic development of the disease lasted for up to 24 days after spraying. Low disease severity (2.4% compared with 27% in the control) was maintained following three applications of the detergent at 5 days intervals. In a greenhouse trial, a mixture of Zohar LQ-215 and fenarimol at half rate did not improve disease suppression beyond the effect of fenarimol applied alone at half rate. However, the effects of the two compounds were additive when applied in the field as a mixture.     

Laboratory resistance to fungicides which inhibit ergosterol biosynthesis in Penicillium italicum

Laboratory isolates ofPenicillium italicum with varying levels of resistance to fenarimol were obtained via mass selection of conidia on fenarimol-amended PDA. All fenarimol-resistant isolates showed cross-resistance to other fungicides which inhibit ergosterol biosynthesis (bitertanol, etaconazole, fenapanil, and imazalil), but not to fenpropimorph. In contrast, all isolates with a relatively high degree of resistance to fenarimol, exhibited increased sensitivity to fenpropimorph (negatively correlated cross-resistance). The varying degrees of resistance to ergosterol biosynthesis inhibitors (EBI's) suggest that different mutations for resistance are involved. Isolates with a high degree of resistance were selected from conidial populations of isolates with a low resistance level. This indicates that in sich strains different mutations for resistance are present simultaneously.Somein vitro growth parameters of resistant isolates slightly differed from those of the wild type. Virulence of most resistant isolates on oranges was visually normal and in competition experiments with mixed inocula of wild-type and resistant isolates, the latter could still be isolated after five successive infection cycles on fungicide-free oranges. Nevertheless, the proportion of resistant conidia in the successive inocula gradually decreased.Decay of oranges inoculated with EBI-resistant isolates could still be controlled by a curative dip treatment with imazalil at dosage rates recommended in practice (500 g ml^–1). However, with the highly resistant isolates, decay control was not complete at half this dosage, indicating only a marginal control at the full dosage rate.On the basis of the results described it is assumed that at a high selection pressure of EBI's in practice, gradual accumulation of different mutations for resistance, together with selection of normal fitness may eventually lead to loss of control ofPenicillium decay. Therefore, desease control strategies with a low selection pressure of EBI's are advisable.Samenvatting Laboratoriumisolaten vanPenicillium italicum met uiteenlopende resistentieniveau's tegen fenarimol werden verkregen door massaselectie van conidiën op fenarimolbevattende PDA. Alle fenarimol-resistente isolaten vertoonden kruisresistentie tegen andere fungiciden die de ergosterolbiosynthese remmen (bitertanol, etaconazool, fenapanil, imazalil), maar niet tegen fenpropimorf. Alle isolaten met een relatief hoge graad van fenarimolresistentie waren zelfs gevoeliger voor dit laatste fungicide (negatief gecorreleerde kruisresistentie). De uiteenlopende graden van resistentie tegen ergosterolbiosynthese remmers (EBI's) suggereren dat verschillende mutaties een rol kunnen spelen. Isolaten met een hoge resistentiegraad werden geselecteerd in conidiënpopulaties van isolaten met een lage resistentiegraad. Dit duidt erop dat in dergelijke stammen verschillende mutaties gelijktijdig aanwezig zijn.Er werden kleine verschillen in parameters voorin vitro groei tussen resistente en gevoelige isolaten geconstateerd. De virulentie van vrijwel alle stammen op sinaasappels was normaal; in competitie-experimenten met mengpopulaties van gevoelige en resistente isolaten konden laatstgenoemde isolaten nog na vijf oppenvolgende infectiecycli op fungicide-vrije sinaasappels worden geïsoleerd. Desalniettemin nam het percentage resistente conidiën in de opeenvolgende inocula geleidelijk af. Penicillium-rot op sinaasappel, geïnoculeerd met EBI-resistente isolaten, kon nog worden bestreden door een curatieve dompelbehandeling met imazalil bij een dosering die in de praktijk wordt aanbevolen (500 g ml^–1). Bij een halvering van deze dosering werd echter op sinaasappels, geïnoculeerd met de hoog-resistente isolaten nog rot waargenomen, hetgeen erop duidt dat de bestrijding bij de volle dosering slechts marginaal is.Op grond van de beschreven resultaten kan worden verondersteld dat in de praktijk onder hoge selectiedruk van EBI's een geleidelijke accumulatie van verschillende mutaties, gepaard gaande met selectie van een normale fitheid, kan plaatsvinden, hetgeen uiteindelijk zou kunnen leiden tot onvoldoende bestrijding vanPenicillium-rot. Bestrijdingsstrategieën met een lage selectiedruk van EBI's zijn daarom wenselijk.     

氯苯嘧啶醇在有机溶剂中的光化学降解研究

研究了3种光源下氯苯嘧啶醇在正己烷、丙酮、甲醇、乙腈、异丙醇中的光化学降解.结果表明,在高压汞灯下氯苯嘧啶醇在5种有机溶剂中光解迅速,光解半衰期分别为8.73、288.81、26.87、4.25和16.54 min;在紫外灯下光解半衰期分别为4.25、10.65、3.87、2.46和3.09 h;在太阳光下,光解半衰期分别为4.88、20.62、14.29、3.30和13.83 h;太阳光下氯苯嘧啶醇在水中光解迅速,半衰期仅为6.13 h,但丙酮的存在对氯苯嘧啶醇光解有显著光猝灭作用,当水中丙酮的含量为2%时,猝灭效率高达159.30%.光解反应体系的吸收光谱表明,氯苯嘧啶醇在液相的光解率的差异与吸收光谱的改变有一定程度的相关性,但吸收光谱并不能完全解释光解速率的差异.     

Changes during a three-year period in the sensitivity to ergosterol biosynthesis inhibitors of Sphaerotheca fuliginea in the Netherlands

Isolates ofSphaerotheca fuliginea colleeted in 1981–1984 in cucumber giasshouses in the Netherlands were tested for their sensitivity to the ergosterol biosynthesis inhibitors (EBIs) fenarimol and imazalil.The data collected in the 1981 survey indicated that sensitivity to EBIs was lower than that of reference isolates. In the 1982 and 1983 surveys, sensitivity to EBIs continued to decrease. In 1984, data were collected until July; no significant difference in sensitivity with the 1983 level was apparent.Isolates collected in the district of Limburg, where EBIs were applied less frequently than in the district of Pijnacker, showed a significantly higher sensitivity to EBIs than isolates collected in Pijnacker.Besides differences in sensitivity to EBIs between years, differences within years were noticed. In 1983, the sensitivity to fenarimol and imazalil was significantly higher in the beginning of the growing season, before any fungicides were applied, than later in the growing season.Generally, changes in sensitivity to EBIs did not result in full failure of control. In most cases, a change to shorter spray intervals has been sufficient to compensate for the decrease in sensitivity and to achieve proper control by fenarimol and imazalil. The results once more emphasize the necessity of designing strategies to prevent resistance to EBIs.Samenvatting Uit komkommerkassen in Nederland werden gedurende de periode 1981–1984 isolaten vanSphaerotheca fuliginea verzameld. De gevoeligheid van deze isolaten voor fenarimol en imazalil, twee ergosterolbiosyntheseremmers (EBR's), werd getest. De gegevens verzameld in 1981 wijzen erop dat de gevoeligheid voor EBR's lager was dan die van referentie-isolaten. In 1982 en 1983 daalde de gevoeligheid voor EBR's nog verder. In 1984 werden gegevens verzameld tot en met juli. Er werd geen significant verschil in gevoeligheid waargenomen met het niveau van 1983.Isolaten verzameld in Limburg, waar EBR's minder vaak toegepast worden dan in Pijnacker, hadden een significant hogere gevoeligheid voor EBR's dan isolaten uit Pijnacker.Naast verschillen in gevoeligheid voor EBR's tussen jaren, werden ook verschillen binnen de jaren waargenomen. In het begin van het groeiseizoen in 1983, voordat fungiciden waren gebruikt, was de gevoeligheid voor fenarimol en imazalil hoger dan later in het groeiseizoen. In het algemeen hadden de veranderingen in gevoeligheid voor EBR's geen volledig falen van de bestrijding tot gevolg. In de meeste gevallen was een verkorting van de intervallen tussen de toepassingen van fenarimol en imazalil voldoende om te compenseren voor de verminderde gevoeligheid en om een goede bestrijding te verkrijgen. De resultaten benadrukken nogmaals de noodzaak om strategieën te ontwerpen die resistentie tegen EBR's voorkomen.     

Photodegradation of fenarimol

The photodegradation of aqueous alcoholic solutions of fenarimol at λ ≥ 250 nm has been examined. UV irradiation of an aqueous methanolic solution for 24 h yielded two photoproducts, identified as 2,4′‐dichlorobenzil and p‐chlorobenzoic acid, while irradiation of a solution in aqueous isopropanol yielded p‐chlorobenzoic acid and two additional products identified as 2,4′‐dichlorobenzophenone and o‐chlorobenzoic acid. A mechanism for the formation of the photoproducts is suggested. © 2000 Society of Chemical Industry     

Baseline sensitivity and cross-resistance to demethylation-inhibiting fungicides in Ontario isolates of Sclerotinia homoeocarpa

Four hundred and thirty-five isolates of Sclerotinia homoeocarpa from eight populations in southern Ontario were tested for sensitivity to the demethylation-inhibiting (DMI) fungicides, propiconazole, myclobutanil, fenarimol and tebuconazole. The isolates were collected in summer 1994 just prior to legal DMI fungicide use on turfgrass in Ontario. There were wide variations in sensitivities, and seven of the eight populations were very sensitive to the fungicides. Based on mean EC₅₀ and the distribution of DMI sensitivity, one population near the U.S. border was suspected of having been previously exposed to DMI fungicide. Pairwise comparisons of EC₅₀ values for the different fungicides showed low to moderate correlations between fungicides. EC₅₀ values of myclobutanil and propiconazole had the best correlation, followed by the pair of tebuconazole and fenarimol. Other pairwise comparisons were not statistically significant except for a barely significant relationship between EC₅₀ values of myclobutanil and tebuconazole. For field populations of plant pathogens, cross-resistance to different DMI fungicides may not be as strong as conventionally thought. The data collected here will allow comparison to subsequent years to look for detectable shifts in S. homoeocarpa sensitivity to DMI fungicides as they become more frequently used in Ontario.