蓝光对保护地蔬菜烟粉虱的控制作用

[目的]研究蓝光开灯时段、蓝光光强对烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius)的驱避作用,以及蓝光照射对保护地辣椒和黄瓜上烟粉虱的控制作用,为利用驱虫灯实施对蔬菜烟粉虱的绿色防控提供科学依据.[方法]在蔬菜上用蓝光(波长为470 nm)照射,设置照射时间段17:00-18:00、18:00-19:00、19:00-20:00、20:00-21:00和21:00-22:005个处理、光照强度1、2、6、8、10、20、30、70、1501x9个处理,分别研究不同开灯时段和光强对烟粉虱的驱避作用,以不用蓝光处理为对照;分别在保护地黄瓜和辣椒上放置蓝色灯带,每天18:00-20:00开灯,每3d一次,分别调查黄瓜和辣椒上烟粉虱的虫量.[结果]18:00-19:00时间段蓝光照射对蔬菜烟粉虱的驱避作用最强,虫口减退率占试验总时段的50.94％;17:00-18:00次之,占22.29％;烟粉虱的虫口减退率与光照强度呈正相关(P＜0.05),其回归方程为)y=3.0297x+ 12.508 (R2=0.981).蓝光对保护地辣椒和黄瓜上烟粉虱有较好的驱避作用,辣椒上蓝光处理10d后烟粉虱的虫口减退率达到85.73％,上部叶片和中部叶片上虫口减退率之间没有显著差异(P＞0.05);蓝光处理黄瓜12d后烟粉虱的虫口减退率达90.33％,在光照的前期上部叶片的虫口减退率高于中部叶片,处理9d后上部叶片和中部叶片上虫口减退率之间没有显著差异(P＞0.05).[结论]蓝光对蔬菜烟粉虱具有较强的驱避作用,在18:00-19:00使用蓝光对保护地蔬菜上的烟粉虱的控制效果较好.     

蓝光对设施黄瓜蚜虫种群的控制作用

利用灯光控制害虫是蔬菜绿色防控的重要手段之一。本文以黄瓜为供试材料,研究蓝光照射对设施黄瓜蚜虫种群数量的影响。结果表明,蓝光照射对设施黄瓜上有翅蚜和无翅蚜均有较强的驱避作用,蓝光照射2 d后,有翅蚜和无翅蚜种群数量分别下降了65.91%和45.26%,校正虫口减退率分别达到了54.22%和52.83%。随着照射时间的延长,蚜虫种群数量持续下降,校正虫口减退率不断上升,照射14 d后,有翅蚜和无翅蚜种群数量分别下降了78.18%和96.40%,校正虫口减退率分别达到了76.67%和96.40%。蓝光照射可以增加黄板对蚜虫的诱集虫量,蓝光照射3 d后,处理区黄板上蚜虫的数量较对照区黄板增加65.08%。研究发现,蓝光照射对黄瓜蚜虫具有直接的驱避作用,同时还可以增加黄板对蚜虫诱集作用。     

蓝光照射对黄瓜无翅瓜蚜驱避行为的影响

蓝光照射可以降低黄瓜Cucumis sativus上蚜虫的种群密度,但蓝光照射后无翅蚜虫是如何被驱离的尚未见报道。本文以盆栽黄瓜为供试材料,研究蓝光照射对黄瓜上无翅瓜蚜Aphis gossypii驱避行为的影响。结果表明,蓝光照射对设施黄瓜上的无翅蚜有较强的驱避作用,光照强度越大、照射时间越长,黄瓜上蚜虫的虫口减退率越大。蓝光照射后无翅蚜主要通过黄瓜主茎离开黄瓜向花盆的土下迁移,少部分蚜虫还可以顺着花盆向盆外迁移。光强越强,相同时间内迁离黄瓜的蚜虫越多。300 lux蓝光照射10 h后,蚜虫种群的校正虫口减退率达到64.03%。相同的蓝光光强和照射时间下,晚间蓝光照射处理后蚜虫的迁移数量多于白天。地面黄光环境对蓝光驱避黄瓜蚜虫具有较强的促进作用,盆外放置黄板,迁向盆外的蚜虫量增加。黄光点亮30 min后关闭,同时打开蓝光可以提高蓝光对蚜虫驱避作用。因此,蓝光照射可以驱离黄瓜上的无翅蚜,驱离的无翅蚜主要迁移到盆内土中,少量的可以迁出花盆。     

芹菜植株挥发物对蔬菜烟粉虱的驱避作用

为了进一步明确芹菜挥发物对烟粉虱的驱避作用,应用固相微萃取法提取和GC/MS分析,对芹菜植株挥发物进行了鉴定,分别用1 000 mg/m~3、2 000 mg/m~3和4 000 mg/m~3的柠檬烯、α-蒎烯和β-石竹烯3种物质对烟粉虱的嗅觉反应进行了测定,在此基础上,应用4 000 mg/m~3的柠檬烯和α-蒎烯作为驱避剂分别进行模拟大棚辣椒的驱虫试验。结果表明,不同生育期芹菜茎叶中的挥发物在种类和含量上均有差异,苗期芹菜茎叶中分离到挥发物14种,而抽薹期芹菜茎叶中分离出20种,且包含苗期的全部物质;苗期茎叶中柠檬烯和α-蒎烯的相对含量高于抽薹期。嗅觉实验发现,较高浓度的柠檬烯和α-蒎烯对烟粉虱具有较强的驱避作用,而β-石竹烯对烟粉虱的驱避作用不明显。柠檬烯田间驱虫试验研究表明,在一端开口的小区中,柠檬烯对田间辣椒烟粉虱的驱避效果随着距离的延长而下降。在开口的一端再种苘麻诱集植物,处理4 h后,第1行、第4行和第7行的虫口减退率分别比没有诱集植物的提高了13.19%、78.43%和122.85%。小区远端封闭时,驱避剂附近的辣椒上烟粉虱虫量下降,但烟粉虱聚集在小区的远端辣椒上。α-蒎烯与柠檬烯对不同小区辣椒上的驱虫作用基本一致,但驱虫效果较柠檬烯弱。结果证明柠檬烯和α-蒎烯是芹菜重要的驱烟粉虱的活性物质。大棚中应用驱避剂驱虫时,必须有烟粉虱的迁出通路,或有诱集避难场所供烟粉虱栖息。     

几种弱选择性寄主蔬菜对烟粉虱的驱避作用

【目的】烟粉虱是茄果类蔬菜上的重要害虫,已对常用的化学农药产生了较强的抗药性。目前,利用非嗜好植物对烟粉虱的驱避作用和嗜好植物的诱集作用控制烟粉虱则受到越来越多的关注。【方法】选择芹菜、韭菜、茼蒿、香菜、葱、蒜等6种烟粉虱弱选择性寄主蔬菜,测定烟粉虱对供试蔬菜的嗅觉和视觉反应。在此基础上,筛选出非嗜性相对更强的3种蔬菜进行田间烟粉虱驱虫性测定。【结果】在室内寄主选择性测定中,烟粉虱对供试6种蔬菜的选择性均较小,其中对芹菜的选择率最低,韭菜次之,其余4种蔬菜的选择率为茼蒿香菜葱蒜;采用嗅觉选择性测定的方法测定烟粉虱对供试蔬菜的相对选择性,发现烟粉虱对芹菜的选择率最低(13.0%),韭菜次之(25.5%),其余各蔬菜的选择率大小为茼蒿(47.8%)香菜(40.2%)葱(38.5%)蒜(37.0%);烟粉虱对6种供试蔬菜颜色的选择性也存在明显的差异,其中,烟粉虱对芹菜和韭菜的选择率相对较低。在室内筛选的基础上,选择芹菜、韭菜、葱等3种蔬菜在辣椒田里进行间作驱虫实验,发现芹菜对田间辣椒上烟粉虱的驱避效果最好,驱避率达90.6%,韭菜次之(86.5%),葱的驱避效果一般。【结论】芹菜和韭菜对烟粉虱的驱避效果较好,该结论为烟粉虱的绿色防控提供了理论依据和技术支持。     

设施黄瓜烟粉虱的区域生态防控研究

烟粉虱是设施蔬菜上的重要害虫。为探讨烟粉虱的可持续控制方法,在蔬菜试验基地,通过虫源清理、黄板诱杀、诱集剂诱杀和芹菜间作驱虫等综合措施,研究非化学措施对黄瓜烟粉虱的持续控制作用。结果表明:在烟粉虱扩散迁移阶段,虫源的距离与成虫向大棚的迁入量呈负相关,虫源虫量与迁入量呈正相关;虫源扰动对烟粉虱迁入具有促进作用;烟粉虱在扩散过程中对新寄主仍遵循就近选择的原则;对黄板的选择性明显高于黄瓜,两者之间的虫量比在7.91∶1~420.00∶1;在棚内使用黄板加引诱剂及黄板加芹菜对黄瓜上的烟粉虱均具有较好的控制作用,虫口减退率均达到90%以上。结果表明,区域生态防控是对烟粉虱进行可持续绿色控制的有效方式。     

烟粉虱对四种蔬菜寄主的选择性

为探讨利用趋避作用防治烟粉虱的可能性,进行了3方面试验：1）烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) 对黄瓜、花椰菜、油菜和莴苣等4种蔬菜的寄主选择性; 2）互喷烟粉虱不同嗜好的寄主植物汁液对其寄主选择性的影响; 3）不同间作方式对黄瓜叶上烟粉虱成虫密度的影响。结果表明,烟粉虱对供试植物有明显的选择性,其嗜好程度为花椰菜>黄瓜>油菜>莴苣。喷施莴苣和花椰菜汁液对烟粉虱的寄主选择性均有显著影响,喷施莴苣原液后,花椰菜和黄瓜上的成虫数分别减少79.6%和87.4%,花椰菜上的着卵量减少84.3%;喷施花椰菜原液后,莴苣上的成虫数和着卵量分别增加82.4%和79.2%,表明不同蔬菜中的内含物是引起烟粉虱对寄主选择性的重要原因。在黄瓜中间作莴苣可使黄瓜叶上烟粉虱成虫数平均减少76.5%;间作花椰菜时,通过诱集作用,也可使黄瓜叶上的成虫数平均降低69.7%。这些结果为利用喷施蔬菜汁液和间作方式控制烟粉虱危害提供了理论依据。     

温度和降水对蔬菜烟粉虱的影响

为了探讨温度胁迫和降水对蔬菜烟粉虱种群的影响,分别利用冬季零度以下的低温、夏季高温闷棚,以及降水量和降水程度与烟粉虱种群数量的关系,研究温度和降水对蔬菜烟粉虱的种群影响。结果发现,冬季低温强度和低温时间对翌年烟粉虱的种群数量有明显的影响,温度越低、低温时间越长,翌年春夏烟粉虱的种群数量越低。翌年春夏烟粉虱的种群数量和低温当量的相关关系符合下列方程:y=-63.16ln(x)+177.2(R~2=0.9102)。夏季高温闷棚后棚内温度迅速上升,闷棚1 d后,棚内地面以上10 cm的空气最高温度迅速上升到63.97℃,此后5 d闷棚期间最高温度一直保持在64℃以上;闷棚1 d后,辣椒上烟粉虱的虫口减退率达到60.41%,处理5 d后成虫全部死亡。闷棚后棚内土温迅速上升,闷棚1 d后,地下20 cm处的温度达到了39.53℃,随着闷棚时间的延长,土温一直保持在40℃以上。降雨量和降雨时间对烟粉虱种群数量有明显的影响,降雨量3.33 mm/12 h的烟粉虱的虫口减退率达到84.72%,11.67 mm/12 h的烟粉虱的虫口减退率达到96.32%。3.33 mm/12 h的降雨强度处理下,处理1.5 h、2.0 h后烟粉虱的虫口减退率分别为92.93%和95.42%。结果表明,冬季低温、夏季高温和降水对蔬菜烟粉虱种群数量有抑制作用。     

保护地间作芹菜对温室粉虱的防治作用

温室白粉虱Trialeurodes vaporariorum(Westwood)和烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci(Gennadius)是严重危害葫芦科、茄科和豆科等多种蔬菜的主要害虫,具有分布范围广、种群数量大、繁殖力强等特性。作者通过田间试验研究了蔬菜保护地内间作温室粉虱非嗜食植物芹菜(Apium graveliens L.)对其的防治效果。结果表明:与空白处理和常规化学防治相比,在番茄和黄瓜保护地内间作芹菜对温室粉虱均具有显著的防治效果,驱避效果分别达到98.0%和84.5%。这些结果是初步的,但其为进一步研究温室粉虱的寄主选择机制和非化学防治方法提供了依据。     

外源茉莉酸甲酯对辣椒烟粉虱的影响

化学农药仍是目前蔬菜烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci防控的重要措施,研发有效的非化学措施防控烟粉虱是蔬菜绿色生产亟待解决的问题。本文以苏椒15号（感性品种）和新苏椒五号（抗性品种）辣椒Capsicum annuum L.为对象,通过在辣椒上喷施茉莉酸甲酯,研究外源茉莉酸甲酯对烟粉虱发育历期、存活率、消化酶活性和田间烟粉虱种群动态的影响。研究发现,取食茉莉酸甲酯处理的辣椒后烟粉虱的发育历期显著延长、存活率明显下降。其中取食感性品种辣椒和抗性品种辣椒的烟粉虱发育历期分别延长7.66 d和9.66 d,存活率分别下降10.5%和9.89%;取食感性品种辣椒的烟粉虱主要是延长卵期、4龄若虫期和伪蛹期,而取食抗性品种辣椒的烟粉虱各历期均延长。外源茉莉酸甲酯对烟粉虱体内消化酶的活性也有明显的影响,取食茉莉酸甲酯处理的辣椒后烟粉虱的消化酶活性显著下降,取食感性品种辣椒和抗性品种辣椒24 h后,胰蛋白酶活力分别较对照下降了61.86%和45.0%,糜蛋白酶活性分别较对照下降了47.29%和40.11%。大田辣椒上喷施茉莉酸甲酯后,烟粉虱的种群数量迅速下降,但在抗性品种和感性品种上烟粉虱的校正虫口减退率没有明显的差异。研究发现,外源茉莉酸甲酯处理,可以延缓烟粉虱的发育速率,降低胰蛋白酶和糜蛋白酶的活性,对田间烟粉虱种群也有较好的控制作用。     

Naturally occurring populations of Bemisia tabaci, biotype B and associated natural enemies in agro-ecosystem in northern China

The sweet potato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) biotype B was first found in southern China in 1994 and has since then become a pest of increasing importance throughout the nation. The population dynamics of this invasive species and the effect of natural enemies on its population dynamics were studied in commercial cotton fields during the summers of 2003 through 2005 in Langfang, Hebei (northern China). The abundance of Bemisia tabaci was found to increase rapidly in late July, and reached its first peak in mid-August, then followed by the second peak in early September. Whitefly populations subsequently declined slowly to attain a plateau after mid-September. A total of 13 natural enemy species were discovered in association with B. tabaci in cotton fields, including dominant species such as Chrysopa sinica Tjeder, Leis axyridis Pallas, Propylaea japonica Thunberg, Orius similis Zheng, and Eretmocerus sp. Caged experiments on velvetleaf, Abutilon theophrasti Medic, one of the preferred host plants of the insect, indicated higher B. tabaci population densities in small-mesh cages with exclusion of all natural enemies versus those in medium- and large-mesh cages, and the uncaged plants retained the lowest population densities of B. tabaci. While no natural enemies were observed in the small-mesh cages, natural enemies like Misumenopos tricuspiaata, Eretmocerus sp., Encarsia formosa Orius similis, Deraeocoris punctulatus and Scolothrips takahashii were found in medium- and/or large-mesh cages. Findings from this study suggest that under open-field conditions, various indigenous natural enemies of different sizes may act in concert in the suppression of B. tabaci populations.     

番茄玉米间套作对烟粉虱的屏障效应及控制番茄黄化曲叶病毒病的效果

为探讨番茄与玉米间套作对烟粉虱的趋避效应及控制番茄黄化曲叶病毒病的效果,设置番茄品种‘金山511'以固定株行距与玉米品种‘先玉335'分别以10、20、30 cm的播种株距进行间作套种,调查3种栽培方式对烟粉虱屏障效应及黄化曲叶病毒病发生的影响。结果表明: 与番茄单作相比,玉米植株建立起的自然屏障使番茄生长环境相对稳定,玉米播种株距为10、20、30 cm时,番茄植株在6:00—20:00的平均温度分别降低3.01、2.26和1.45 ℃,平均相对湿度分别提高13.0%、8.8%、6.0%,平均光照强度分别降低26.1%、20.4%和14.5%;在每日的高温时段可显著降低番茄温度,提高湿度,减少光照强度,有效缓解强光、高温和干旱等有利于病毒病发生的不良环境条件,且在玉米播种距离为10 cm时效果最好。番茄间作玉米对烟粉虱有趋避效应,能抑制番茄黄化曲叶病毒病的发生,玉米株距为10、20、30 cm时,烟粉虱虫口数分别比单作减少88.7%、82.0%、73.9%,对病毒病的抑制作用呈减弱趋势,间作病情指数分别显著降低67.3%、59.4%和44.5%。玉米/番茄间作的种植模式有利于番茄植株生长和坐果,可提升番茄产量,玉米种植密度越高,效果越好,本试验条件下以玉米种植株距10 cm效果最好。     

Suitability of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) instars for the parasitization by Encarsia bimaculata and Eretmocerus sp. nr. furuhashii (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) on glabrous and hirsute host plants

The host instar preferences of Encarsia bimaculata and Eretmocerus sp. nr. furuhashii parasitizing Bemisia tabaci and their development on four host plants, collard, eggplant, cucumber and tomato, were studied in the laboratory. Both of the parasitoids accepted all nymphal stages of B. tabaci, but E. bimaculata preferred third and fourth instars while Er. sp. nr. furuhashii preferred second and third instars under both choice and no choice conditions. Regardless of host stage parasitized, adults of parasitoids emerged only from fourth instars. When given the simultaneous choice of all instars, E. bimaculata reduced parasitization of first and second instars (3.73 and 4.76%, respectively) while increasing parasitization of third and fourth instars (5.44 and 6.93%, respectively), in contrast Er. sp. nr. furuhashii increased its parasitization of second and third instar nymphs (1.27 and 3.17%, respectively) and decreased that of first and fourth instars (7.0 and 3.06%, respectively). Host plants did not significantly influence instar preference for either parasitoid. Developmental periods of both the parasitoids from egg to adult emergence were longest when first instars were parasitized and shortest when fourth instars were selected. Parasitoid developmental time was generally shorter on glabrous plants than on hirsute plants.     

The lipid composition of the wax particles from adult whiteflies, Bemisia tabaci and Trialeurodes vaporariorum

Adult whiteflies are characterized by the presence of copious amounts of wax particles covering all surfaces of the body except the eyes. The lipid composition was determined for wax particles removed from the surfaces of the sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius), and the greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood). The lipid components in the wax particles of both species were mostly mixtures of long-chain aldehydes and long-chain primary alcohols. The major wax particle components for B. tabaci were C₃₄ aldehyde and C₃₄ alcohol and small amounts of C₃₂ aldhyde and alcohol. For the wax particles from T. vaporariorum, C₃₂ aldehyde and C₃₂ alcohol were the major components with lesser amounts of the C₃₀ components. These findings were compared to the surface lipids of fully-waxed B. tabaci and T. vaporariorum adults that contained, in addition to the major amounts of long-chain aldehydes and alcohols, quantities of long-chain wax esters. Wax esters were not present in lipid extracts from the surface of B. tabaci whiteflies at the time of adult emergence (prior to deposition of wax particles). Thus, the appearance of wax esters on the cuticular surfaces occurred during the period of deposition of wax particles. The quantities of wax esters in the surface lipid extracts of wing tissues separated from the bodies of adult whiteflies indicated that the wing surfaces were a major site of wax ester deposition.     

不同品种黄瓜对B型烟粉虱羧酸酯酶活性的影响

采用酶标仪动力学法,比较研究了3个黄瓜品种对B型烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci(Gennadius)羧酸酯酶比活力的影响。结果表明,不同品种黄瓜对B型烟粉虱羧酸酯酶活性具有明显的影响:取食四季秋瓜和22-94RZ的B型烟粉虱羧酸酯酶活性均较高,其比活力最低值分别为对照的1.07倍和1.27倍;取食Deltastar RZ的为最低,其羧酸酯酶比活力最低值仅为对照的0.56倍。取食不同品种黄瓜不同时间,B型烟粉虱羧酸酯酶比活力动态变化趋势不同:取食四季秋瓜、22-94RZ的B型烟粉虱,其羧酸酯酶比活力始终保持被激活状态;取食Deltastar RZ后则处于被抑制状态,但72h后恢复至起始水平,说明B型烟粉虱在Deltastar RZ上具有较强的恢复能力,适应性较好。研究表明羧酸酯酶在B型烟粉虱选择适应寄主过程中应该起着重要作用。     

甘蓝与黄瓜寄主上B型烟粉虱和温室白粉虱蜜露糖分、氨基酸和挥发物组分的比较分析

粉虱蜜露是粉虱寄生性天敌搜索寄主的主要利它素源。应用离子色谱分别对甘蓝与黄瓜上B型烟粉虱(Bemisia tabaci B-biotype)蜜露以及黄瓜上温室白粉虱Trialeurodes vaporariorum蜜露的接触性利它素糖和氨基酸组分和含量进行了比较研究。结果表明：2种粉虱在不同寄主植物上的蜜露均富含糖和氨基酸,其中糖含量占绝对优势,甘蓝上B型烟粉虱蜜露、黄瓜上B型烟粉虱蜜露和黄瓜上温室白粉虱蜜露中的糖含量分别是相应氨基酸含量的42.5、2.6和5.4倍,其中糖类物质中又以寡糖含量占绝对优势,分别占89.3%、81.7%和88.2%。不同寄主植物和粉虱种类显著影响蜜露中糖和氨基酸的组成和含量。其中,甘蓝上B型烟粉虱蜜露中的寡糖以二糖占优势,占97.3%;二糖中又以蔗糖异构糖和松二糖占优势,分别占52.7%和35.4%。黄瓜上B型烟粉虱蜜露和温室白粉虱蜜露寡糖中以三糖和四糖占优势,分别占73.1%和85.4%;优势糖水苏（四）糖和松三糖分别占40.3%和 26.2%及49.9%和27.0%。甘蓝上B型烟粉虱蜜露中氨基酸以丙氨酸占优势,含量为66.5%;而黄瓜上B型烟粉虱及温室白粉虱蜜露中氨基酸以甘氨酸含量最高,分别占氨基酸总量的38.2%和51.7%。应用GC-MS对甘蓝上B型烟粉虱蜜露和黄瓜上温室白粉虱蜜露挥发物组分的鉴定结果显示,两种粉虱蜜露中共同含有的主要挥发物为邻苯二甲酸二（2-乙基）己酯。     

Mutations in the Bemisia tabaci para sodium channel gene associated with resistance to a pyrethroid plus organophosphate mixture

The voltage-gated sodium channel is the primary target site of pyrethroid insecticides. In some insects, super knockdown resistance (super-kdr) to pyrethroids is caused by point mutations in the linker fragment between transmembrane segments 4 and 5 of the para-type sodium channel protein domain II (IIS4-5). Here, we identify two mutations in the IIS4-5 linker of the para-type sodium channel of the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci: methionine to valine at position 918 (M918V) and leucine to isoleucine at position 925 (L925I). Although each mutation was isolated independently from strains >100-fold resistant to a pyrethroid (fenpropathrin) plus organophosphate (acephate) mixture, only L925I was associated with resistance in strains derived from the field in 2000 and 2001. The L925I mutation occurred in all individuals from nine different field collections that survived exposure to a discriminating concentration of fenpropathrin plus acephate. Linkage analysis of hemizygous male progeny of unmated heterozygous F1 females (L925I×wild-type) shows that the observed resistance is tightly linked to the voltage-gated sodium channel locus. The results provide a molecular tool for better understanding, monitoring and managing pyrethroid resistance in B. tabaci.     

Cell Wall Free Space of Cucumis Hypocotyls Contains NAD and a Blue Light-Regulated Peroxidase Activity

Solutions were obtained from the cell wall free space of red light-grown cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) hypocotyl sections by a low-speed centrifugation technique. The centrifugate contained NAD and peroxidase but no detectable cytoplasmic contamination, as indicated by the absence of the activity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase from the cell wall solution. Peroxidase activity centrifuged from the cell wall of red light-grown cucumber hypocotyl section could be resolved into at least three cathodic isoforms and two anodic isoforms by isoelectric focusing. Treatment of red light-grown cucumber seedlings with a 10-minute pulse of high-intensity blue light increased the level of cell wall peroxidase by about 60% and caused a qualitative change in the anodic isoforms of this enzyme. The increase in peroxidase activity was detectable within 25 minutes after the start of the blue light pulse, was maximal at 35 minutes, and declined to control levels by 45 minutes of irradiation. The inhibitory effect of blue light on hypocotyl elongation was more rapid than the effect of blue light on total wall peroxidase activity, leading to the conclusion that growth and peroxidase activity are not causally related.