Effectiveness of some substances in the control of carrot and parsley roots against fungal diseases

Field experiments were carried out in the years 2005 and 2006 on carrot cv. 'Koral' and 'Perfekcja', and parsley cv. 'Berlinska' and 'Cukrowa'. Effectiveness of substances: Biochikol 020 PC (biologically active substances BAS--chitosan 20 g/dm3), Bioczos BR (extract of garlic 10 g/1 brick) and Biosept 33 SL (extract of grapefruit 33%) on seedling roots of carrot and parsley was studied. As the standard fungicide Zaprawa Funaben T (carbendazim 20% + tiuram 45%) was used. Roots of carrot and parsley were treated one of tested substances spring immediately before planting seedling roots. During vegetation period the growth of seedling shoots and setting of seeds, and their infestation by fungal and bacterial pathogens was noticed. Among substances used for spring dressing of carrot and also parsley seedling roots, the best efficacy exhibited Zaprawa Funaben T in both years of observation. The highest yield of carrot seeds had combination roots cv. 'Koral' and parsley seeds roots cvs 'Berlińska' and 'Cukrowa' dressed Zaprawa Funaben T. Effectiveness of biopreparates Biochikol and Biosept was lower in comparison with the standard fungicide, but their protective effect was significantly higher than in control. Bioczos had the lowest control efficacy.     

Biocontrol of chickpea root rot using endophytic actinobacteria

Eleven actinobacterial strains were isolated from different plants, lentil (Lens esculentus), chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), pea (Pisum sativum), faba bean (Vicia faba) and wheat (Triticum vulgare) from Paskerville, South Australia. Isolates were characterized and identified morphologically as well as using 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing. Of the actinobacteria tested, 72% produced siderophores, 33% were positive for cyanogens production, and 11% showed phosphate solubility. All isolates had antimicrobial activity against Phytophthora medicaginis, Pythium irregulare and Botrytis cinerea. In a greenhouse experiment, actinobacteria with the highest biocontrol capabilities were tested for their ability to control Phytophthora root rot on chickpea. Both Streptomyces sp. BSA25 and WRA1 successfully suppressed Phytophthora root rot when coinoculated with either Mesorhizobium ciceri WSM1666 or Kaiuroo 3. Streptomyces sp. BSA25 with either rhizobial strain enhanced vegetative growth of root (7–11 fold) and shoot dry weights (2–3 fold) compared to infected control, whereas Streptomyces sp. WRA1 increased root and shoot dry weights by 8- and 4-fold, respectively when inoculated with M. ciceri WSM1666. We suggest that careful selection of actinobacteria should be considered when coinoculated with beneficial microorganisms as plant symbionts.     

The effect of root temperature on growth of curled parsley

Summary Curled parsley was grown at root-zone temperature (RZT) of 18, 21, 24, 27 and 36°C at air temperature (AT) of 18 and 21°C. Maximum growth was obtained at 18°C AT and 24°C RZT, but there were no significant differences between 18 and 27°C RZT. Shoot and root growth were severely inhibited at 36°C constant RZT. The growth was also retarded when RZT rose to 36°C for 30 minutes per day, even when compared to a RZT of constant 27°C. This indicates that a short exposure to RZT above 30°C retards growth. A relatively low daily average RZT did not compensate for the damage caused by a short daily high temperature exposure. Optimum temperature for curled parsley seems to be about 21°C. Report No. 316.     

Pythium root rot of crucifers

A destructive root disease of cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata) and cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis) incited by a species of Pythium Pringsheim is described as occurring in Varanasi, U.P. The pathogen was isolated on potato dextrose and corn meal agar. Pathogenicity and host range of the disease were studied. Cultural characters, morphology and developmental stages and life cycle of the fungus indicated its identity with Pythium middletonii Sparrow.     

Aphanomyces root rot of cauliflower

Résumé L'influence du cycloheximide sur la composition chimique des parois de deux levures Rhodotorula après 24 heures et 4 jours de croissance dans deux milieux de culture différents a été étudiée.La composition en glucides neutres ne varie que faiblement en fonction de l'âge des cellules, la détermination du rapport des oses neutres n'indiquant qu'un léger enrichissement en mannose dans les parois des cellules âgées. Chez Rhodotorula glutinis, les teneurs en hexosamines et aminoacides augmentent nettement en fonction de l'âge des cellules, cette variation ne se produit pas chez Rhodotorula rubra. Les teneurs en chitine sont dépendantes de la nature du milieu de culture mais non de l'âge des cellules sauf chez Rhodotorula glutinis.L'influence du cycloheximide sur la composition chimique se traduit par une baisse globale en protéines et par une perturbation des concentrations d'aminoacides.Le rapport molaire des oses neutres indique une baisse systématique du galactose. Les valeurs des hexosamines sont également plus faibles; la diminution de la chitine est surtout très nette lorsque les cellules se développent dans un milieu normalement favorable à son élaboration, cependant il n'apparaît pas de relation directe entre les baisses des teneurs en hexosamines et en chitine.

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Summary The influence of cycloheximide on the chemical composition of the cell walls of two Rhodotorula yeasts, cultivated during 24 and 96 hours in two different media, has been studied.The composition, of the neutral sugars varies only weakly with the age of the cells, the determination of the molar ratio revealing only a little increase of mannose.Hexosamine and aminoacids contents in Rhodotorula glutinis cells distinctly increase in old cells; this variation does not appear in Rhodotorula rubra. The content of chitine depends on the culture conditions but not on the age of cells, except with Rhodotorula glutinis.The influence of cycloheximide on the chemical structure is responsable of a general decrease of protein and a perturbation of the concentration of the different aminoacids. The molar ratio of the neutral sugars indicates a decrease of galactose in the cell walls. The values of hexosamine are also lower; the decrease of chitine is especialy appearant when the cells are cultivated in a medium which normaly favors the synthesis of this polymer, but there is no direct relation between the decrease of hexosamin and chitin.

     

Screening of bioagents against root rot of mung bean caused by Rhizoctonia solani

A laboratory and green house experiment was carried out on the comparative antagonistic performance of four different bioagents (Aspergillus sp., Gliocladium virens, Trichoderma harzianum and T. viride) isolated from soil against Rhizoctonia solani. Under laboratory conditions, T. harzianum exhibited maximum (75.55%) mycelial growth inhibition of R. solani This was followed by T. viride, which showed 65.93 per cent mycelial growth inhibition of the pathogen. Gliocladium virens was also found to be effective antagonists, which exhibited 57.77 per cent mycelial growth inhibition. While Aspergillus sp exhibited minimum growth inhibition (45.74%) in comparison to other bioagents. Under green house conditions, T. harzianum gave maximum protection of the disease (72.72%) followed by T. viride, which exhibited 54.54 per cent disease control. However, G. virens and Aspergillus sp were found least effective in controlling root rot of mungbean.     

Antifungal activity of n-tributyltin acetate against some common yam rot fungi.

The antifungal activity of n-tributyltin acetate (TBTA) was examined in relation to combating yam rot disease. TBTA exhibited a significant effect in vitro and in vivo on four yam rot fungal isolates tested. However, the in vitro toxicity of TBTA was drastically reduced when 2.5% Tween 80 was the solvent instead of 25% acetone, as indicated by the MICs of 156.0 and 5.0 micrograms/ml, respectively.     

Antifungal activity of n-tributyltin acetate against some common yam rot fungi.

The antifungal activity of n-tributyltin acetate (TBTA) was examined in relation to combating yam rot disease. TBTA exhibited a significant effect in vitro and in vivo on four yam rot fungal isolates tested. However, the in vitro toxicity of TBTA was drastically reduced when 2.5% Tween 80 was the solvent instead of 25% acetone, as indicated by the MICs of 156.0 and 5.0 micrograms/ml, respectively.     

Induction of systemic resistance against Fusarium crown and root rot disease by blast processing

The effect of fan-forced wind on the severity and growth of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici (FORL) was examined in this study. The discoloration severity of the total root system was significantly reduced in plants treated with air blasting for 30?min at a wind speed of 4?m/s compared with the control. In addition, the number of colony-forming units of FORL per gram of fresh root weight was significantly reduced (p?≤?0.05) in plants treated with air blasting at a wind speed of 4?m/s for 30?min, and the root extracts of these plants had a significantly lower production of FORL budding cells. Booster wind treatments significantly reduced the severity and growth of FORL compared with single and control treatments. Furthermore, RT-PCR analysis indicated that the expression of defense-related genes was induced in the leaves of seedlings treated with air blasting at a wind speed of 4?m/s.     

Mungbean plants expressing BjNPR1 exhibit enhanced resistance against the seedling rot pathogen, Rhizoctonia solani

Mungbean, Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek is an important pulse crop that is widely cultivated in semi- arid tropics. The crop is attacked by various soil-borne pathogens like Rhizoctonia solani, which causes dry rot disease and seriously affects its productivity. Earlier we characterized the non-expressor of pathogenesis related gene-1(BjNPR1) of mustard, Brassica juncea, the counterpart of AtNPR1 of Arabidopsis thaliana. Here, we transformed mungbean with BjNPR1 via Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Because of the recalcitrant nature of mungbean, the effect of some factors like Agrobacterium tumefaciens strains (GV2260 and LBA4404), pH, l-cysteine and tobacco leaf extract was tested in transformation. The transgenic status of 15 plants was confirmed by PCR using primers for nptII. The independent integration of T-DNA in transgenic plants was analyzed by Southern hybridization with an nptII probe and the expression of BjNPR1 was confirmed by RT–PCR. Some of the T₀ plants were selected for detached leaf anti-fungal bioassay using the fungus Rhizoctonia solani, which showed moderate to high level of resistance depending on the level of expression of BjNPR1. The seedling bioassay of transgenic T₂ plants indicated resistance against dry rot disease caused by R. solani.     

Evaluation of Trichoderma spp. as biocontrol agents against avocado white root rot

Five isolates of Trichoderma atroviride and one isolate each of T. virens, T. harzianum and T. cerinum were tested for in vivo biological control of white root rot of avocado (Rosellinia necatrix). Five of these Trichoderma isolates were previously selected as possible biological control agents on the basis of their capacity to control the disease and high levels of colonization of the avocado rhizoplane. Combinations of the five selected isolates were evaluated on cellophane for compatibility with each other and T. virens CH 303 was eliminated because of a high incompatibility with other Trichoderma isolates. The four remaining isolates, all T. atroviride, were tested singly and in combination for their capacity to control avocado white root rot. Isolate CH 304.1 provided the highest levels of control when tested singly or in combination with isolate CH 101.     

Fungitoxic effects of some leaf extracts against rhizopus oryzae causing tuber rot of potato

Extracts of Cymbopogon citratus, Azadirachta indica (Neem) and Ocimum gratissimum were effective in controlling the growth of Rhizopus oryzae in vitro and in vivo. Neem was found to be the best followed by C. citratus and O. gratissimum. Alcohol extracts of these plant species were more effective than water extracts in reducing the growth of the pathogen in culture and in checking rot development in potato tuber by the fungus. A. indica and C. citratus have considerable disease control potential and their extracts can be exploited as a source of pesticide of plant origin to control the soft rot in stored potato incited by Rhizopus oryzae.     

The epidemiology of tomato brown root rot

In the absence of nematodes, three different symptoms of disease, parts of the brown root rot complex (BRR), occurred on tomato roots surviving in soils infested with GSF (= grey sterile fungus) and Colletotrichum atramentarium (Berk. & Br.) Taubenh. In heavily infested soils brown lesions occurred throughout cropping, appearing within a week of planting. Corkiness and black dot, caused by GSF and C. atramentarium respectively, rarely occurred until the third month after planting but towards the end of the season the incidence of black dot sometimes suddenly increased greatly. Observations of crops growing in plots treated with different soil partial sterilants suggested that GSF was more damaging than C. atramentarium. Yield was not related to the incidence of black dot but was inversely proportional to the occurrences of brown lesions and corkiness. The relation with brown lesions was significant within 8 weeks of planting, when most brown lesions gave cultures of GSF, but later more of these lesions gave cultures of C. atramentarium than of GSF. Pathogenicity tests with pure cultures of GSF and C. atramentarium were done on agar media and by artificially infesting partially sterilized soils. Roots of undamaged seedlings on agar media developed 10 mm. brown lesions within 2 weeks of inoculating 10-day-old tomatoes with most GSF cultures isolated from: (1) rotted roots of Lycopersicon esculentum, Solanum capsicastrum, Capsicum annuum var. longum and C. frutescens; (2) browned zones of Lycopersicon hirsutum roots; and (3) apparently healthy roots of Cucumis sativus. After inoculation with C. atramentarium, small (c. 2 mm.) pink lesions developed, whereas none formed using Pyrenochaeta spp. In soil tests the greater root damage done by GSF, including root loss, was reflected in decreased aerial growth and smaller fruit yields; C. atramentarium affected neither. In the second year of soil infestation GSF decreased yields during 6 weeks of picking from 1.96 kg. in the uninoculated controls to 1.02 kg./plant. The pattern of damage done by GSF changed as plants aged. In soil, brown lesions occurred within a few days of planting but corkiness did not appear for 2–3 months, when stem lesions and leaf yellowing often developed simultaneously. A 50% root loss after 21 weeks did not affect fruit yields whereas a 40% loss within 11 weeks of planting was reflected by a 45% yield decrease.     

数种农药对蚕豆根腐病的田间防效

在实验室内探讨了三唑酮,甲基硫菌灵,福美双,恶霜灵和甲霜灵等5种杀菌剂单用或混用对蚕豆种子萌发和幼苗生长的影响,据此,在田间开展了杀菌剂拦种和杀菌剂与杀虫剂混用防治蚕豆根腐病的研究,第1年的结果表明,在11个处理中,三唑酮单独拌和效果最为显著,与对照相比,在0.01ga.i.kg^_1种子的剂量下,使6周龄植株的根腐病指数降低51.5%,成株累计死亡率减少36%,单株种子产量提高21%,每公顷种子产量增加97.6%,其他处理未取得显著防效,第2年开展的三唑酮拌种是防治蚕豆根腐病的有效措施之一。但杀菌拌种应与其他防治措施综合应用,方可取得更好的防治效果。     

Mycoflora succession on strawberry roots developing root rot symptoms

Strawberry daughter plants of the Cyclone and Surecrop cultivars began rooting in two plantings in October. Main root tips became necrotic in the fall and winter, and the necrosis spread to the crowns, until all roots were severely rotted by June. Aspergillus and Penicillium were the dominant genera isolated from apparently healthy main root tips during October through February and apparently healthy main root segments 5 to 6 cm from the tip through April. During this time, Pythium, Fusarium, and Rhizoctonia were isolated in low frequencies from the same samples. Pythium was isolated most often from lesions and was isolated in high frequency from Surecrop lesions, December through April. Fusarium and Rhizoctonia were isolated in low to moderate frequencies from October through February, but increased to higher levels from April through October of the following year. During the year, low levels of Fusarium, Rhizoctonia, and Pythium were isolated from steles of diseased mother plants. This tissue yielded moderate levels of Chaetosphaeronema, Coniothyrium, Cephalosporium, and Penicillium.     

seed rot and root rot complex of beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

Fusarium solani (76%),Phyllosticta phaseolina (12%) andAspergillus flavus (10%) were isolated from bean(Phaseolus vulgaris) seeds showing lesions. Out of these the first two caused 30 per cent and 20 per cent seed rotting respectively after artificial seed inoculations. When inoculum was added into the soil before sowing the seed, 35 per cent and 10 per cent pre-emergence rot ocurred and there was 35 per cent and 15 per cent post-emergence blight when soil with healthy seedlings was inoculated withF. solani andP. phaseolina respectively.F. solani caused similar lesions on bean seeds when inoculated after an injury.F. oxysporum was isolated from the roots of dried bean plants showing necrosis.     

连作大豆根分泌物对根腐病病原菌的化感作用

采用砂培,水培和室内培养等试验方法研究了连作大豆根分泌物对根腐病病原菌的化感作用。结果表明,与对照相比,连作和轮作大豆根分泌物对半镰孢菌,粉红粘帚功和尖镰孢菌尤其是对半裸镰孢菌的生长有明显的化感促进作用,差异达显著或极显著水平,低浓度时,连作大豆根分泌物对半裸镰孢菌和粉红粘帚菌生长的化感促进作用明显大于轮作大豆,差异达显著水平,同一茬口,高浓度根分泌物半裸镰孢菌生长的化感促进作用小于低浓度,而且在连作大豆中差异达显著水平。与对照相比,高浓度的邻苯二甲酸和丙二酸（L5和B5）对半裸镰孢菌,粉红粘帚菌和尖镰孢菌尤其是对半裸镰孢菌的生长有化感抑制作用,差异达显著或极显著水平,而低浓诬的邻苯二甲酸和丙二酸对半裸镰孢菌,粉红粘帚菌和尖镰孢菌的生长有化感促进,部分差异达显著水平。     

Eco-friendly approaches for the management of fenugreek root rot

To evolve eco-friendly management of fenugreek root rot caused by Rhizoctonia solani, a field trial was conducted during Kharif 2002 and Rabi seasons of 2002–2003 and 2003–2004. Experiments were conducted with eight treatments and three replications in RBD using the variety CO-2. The pooled analysis of the three season data showed that seed treatment with Trichoderma viride at 4g/kg of seed + soil application of Trichoderma viride at 5 kg/ha + soil application of neem cake at 150 kg/ha (T₃) recorded a percent disease index (PDI) of 23.1 versus 65.5 PDI in the control which accounted for a disease reduction of 64.7%. It was on par with seed treatment with Trichoderma viride at 4g/kg of seed + soil application of T. viride at 5 kg/ha (T₂) which reduced the disease incidence by 62.3% (24.7 PDI). The chemical treatment used for comparison, i.e. seed treatment with carbendazim + soil drenching at 0.1% + soil application of neem cake at 150 kg/ha recorded the lowest PDI of 16.8 with 74.4% disease reduction. Among the various treatments T₃ gave a seed yield of 572.7 kg/ha followed by T₂ (555.7 kg/ha). Treatment T₇ recorded the highest yield of 578.7 kg/ha. In the control plot the recorded yield was only 359.3 kg/ha. Though T₃ was more effective at reducing the disease incidence than T₂, the C:B ratio was higher (1:9.1) in respect of T₂ than T₃, which gave a C:B ratio of only 1:3.9. Hence, seed treatment with T. viride at 4g/kg + soil application of T. viride at 5kg/ha is a cost effective, eco-friendly management strategy for fenugreek root rot.     

Augmentation of wheat common root rot by Fusarium acuminatum

Wheat was inoculated with Bipolaris sorokiniana and Fusarium acuminatum individually and in combination under controlled conditions. Only B. sorokininana produced significant disease when used alone; however, F. acuminarum significantly augmented the effects of B. sorokiniana when plants are inoculated with both fungi.