Due to the hidden nature of roots in the soils, it is more challenging to investigate their resistance traits and defense responses as compared to those of the aerial organs. At the same time, it is self-evident that ...Due to the hidden nature of roots in the soils, it is more challenging to investigate their resistance traits and defense responses as compared to those of the aerial organs. At the same time, it is self-evident that root health is fundamental to a plant’s entire life and productivity. It is also easily conceivable that root function, physiology, morphology, and architecture are constantly impacted by the complex soil environment including both biotic and abiotic factors. This report summarizes and updates the challenges and progress in evaluating resistance responses of apple root to infection from a necrotrophic oomycete pathogen, Pythium ultimum. Several obstacles impede the progress of investigating apple root resistance traits including the difficulties of direct and real-time evaluation and the lack of a continuous supply of apple plants for repeated infection assays. Systematic and detailed analyses were made possible by implementing a micropropagation procedure for continuously generating uniform apple plants for repeated infection assays. As a result, an elite panel of apple rootstock germplasm with distinct resistance levels was identified. These apple rootstock genotypes with well-defined resistance levels are the much-needed plant materials for subsequent genomics and transgenics analyses to define the functional roles of specific candidate genes. Careful microscopic examination revealed contrasting necrosis progression patterns between resistant and susceptible genotypes, which shed light on the potential mechanisms underlying resistance traits. Our continuing research will provide a clearer view regarding the genetic elements regulating resistance traits in apple roots to P. ultimum infection.展开更多
Trichoderma harzianum strain T22 controls various diseases of maize and other crops, including seedling and root rots caused by Pythium ultimum. Seedlings of inbred line Mo17 were grown from T22-treated or untreated s...Trichoderma harzianum strain T22 controls various diseases of maize and other crops, including seedling and root rots caused by Pythium ultimum. Seedlings of inbred line Mo17 were grown from T22-treated or untreated seeds in field soil or in field soil intested with the pathogen. Five days after planting, seedlings of Mo17 (5-days-old) were smaller in the presence of P. ultimum and larger in the presence of T22 relative to the control. The combination of T22 with P. ultimum (T22+ P. ultimum ) resulted in plants as large as T22 alone. Methods for protein extraction and 2-D gel electrophoresis were developed. Proteins in seedlings roots from the various treatments were separated on 2-D gels and analyzed using PDQuest TM. 2-D software. With seedlings produced from T22-treated seeds, there were 104 unmatched proteins and 164 matched proteins relative to the control, and 97 and 150 from the treatment with T22+ P. ultimum, respectively, however, with P. ultimum alone the numbers were much lower than above two treatments. Comparatively, there was very lower similarity of proteome patterns of seedling roots with T22 or P. ultimum or both to control seedlings, the correlative coefficient values were 0.72, 0.51 and 0.49 for the comparisons among control with T22, P. ultimum and T22+ P. ultimum, respectively. Moreover, correlative coefficient of proteome patterns between T22 with P. ultimum was only 0.65, and T22 fungal proteome were also not same as any one of seedling roots with various treatments. Taken together, the components in seedling root proteome seemed to be mostly coming from Mo17 plants themselves and affected strongly by either microbes, but the effects appeared to be stronger by P. ultimum than by T22. 41 spots were selected for protein mass fingerprinting identification, and most detected-spots were intensified in abundance by T22 or T22+ P.ultimum treatments such as pathogenesis-related protein and endochitnase etc. SOD (Mn) was found to be involved in the defensive reaction of host against P. ultimum because the protein only appeared in the treatment with T22 or T22+ P.ultimum. Besides, some proteins associated with host respiration, nutrition synthesis and transport appeared to be in coordination with defensive-related proteins against the damping off.展开更多
为进一步提高终极腐霉EPA产量,在初步优化发酵条件的基础上,通过Plackett-Burman和Box-Behnken实验设计优化终极腐霉生产EPA发酵工艺。获得的最优发酵工艺条件为:蔗糖8%,硝酸钾0.4%,酵母粉0.65%,磷酸氢二钠0.175%,硫酸镁0.065%,大豆油1....为进一步提高终极腐霉EPA产量,在初步优化发酵条件的基础上,通过Plackett-Burman和Box-Behnken实验设计优化终极腐霉生产EPA发酵工艺。获得的最优发酵工艺条件为:蔗糖8%,硝酸钾0.4%,酵母粉0.65%,磷酸氢二钠0.175%,硫酸镁0.065%,大豆油1.0%,起始p H6.0,装液量50 m L/250 m L。在最优发酵工艺条件下,EPA产量达到541.61 mg/L,比初步优化产量(456.39 mg/L)提高了85.22 mg/L。展开更多
The toxicities of several fungicides to Pythium ultimum were determined by the method of mycelia growth. The results showed that hymexazol, Ovraclostrobin＋ Metiram, copper calcium sulphate, Thiophamate-merhyl and Fam...The toxicities of several fungicides to Pythium ultimum were determined by the method of mycelia growth. The results showed that hymexazol, Ovraclostrobin＋ Metiram, copper calcium sulphate, Thiophamate-merhyl and Famoxadone＋Cymoxanil all showed good inhibitory effects, of which Hymexazol was the best one with the ECho of 2.631 2 mg/L, followed by Ovractostrobin＋Metiram, whose ECso was 5.303 3 mg/L, and the effects of other fungicides were relatively poor. In the field fungicide screening test, the combination of 70% hymexazol wettable powder and 70% Thiophamate-merhyl had the control efficiency of 95.57%, which was better than the other test combinations, and it was applicable in the field control of tomato basal stem rot.展开更多
Induced resistance has been evidenced as one of mechanisms of Trichoderma to control plant diseases, however, no study showed the change of host proteomics in Trichoderma-induced resistance of maize against damping-of...Induced resistance has been evidenced as one of mechanisms of Trichoderma to control plant diseases, however, no study showed the change of host proteomics in Trichoderma-induced resistance of maize against damping-off caused by Pythium ultimum Trow. The mechanism of Trichoderma harzianum Rifai for controlling maize seedling disease caused by Pythium ultimum Trow was investigated firstly by proteome technique and the result suggested that T. harzianum strain T22 was not only able to promote seedling growth but also protein accumulation. One-dimensional electrophoresis assay showed that more bands appeared on the gel with T22 or T22 combined with P. ultimum （T22 ＋ P. ultimum） treatment than with other treatments. Enzyme assay showed that two chitinases of the root sample were more activated in the treatments with T22 than in the other treatments without T22. Proteins in the seedling roots from the various treatments were separated through protein extraction and 2-D electrophoresis technique. In the seedlings produced from the T22-treated seeds, there were 104 up-regulated proteins and 164 down-regulated proteins relative to the control, and 97 and 150, respectively, aftel treatment with T22 ＋ P. ultimum; however, with P. ultimum alone the values were much lower than with the other two treatments. The correlation coefficient values were 0.72, 0.51 and 0.49 for the comparison of protein spot distribution on gel among control with T22, P. ultimum and T22 ＋ P. ultimum, respectively. So it seemed that P. ultimum infection was more effective than T22 in interfering with the host proteome profile. Furthermore, analysis with MALDITOF-MAS showed that some important proteins associated with defensive reactions were identified in T22 or T22 ＋ P. ultimum treatments, including endochitinase, pathogenesis-related protein PRMS （pathogenesis-related maize seed）, GTP-binding protein, isoflavone reductase and other proteins related to respiration. All those proteins are probably part of the network of resistance or development-related proteins. Interestingly, P. ultimum treatment resulted in elimination of pathogenesis-related protein PRMS on gel, and therefore damping-off could be in part attributed to inhibition of the expression of this protein by P. ultimum infection. Some unknown proteins are also related to the defensive reaction of the host.展开更多
文摘Due to the hidden nature of roots in the soils, it is more challenging to investigate their resistance traits and defense responses as compared to those of the aerial organs. At the same time, it is self-evident that root health is fundamental to a plant’s entire life and productivity. It is also easily conceivable that root function, physiology, morphology, and architecture are constantly impacted by the complex soil environment including both biotic and abiotic factors. This report summarizes and updates the challenges and progress in evaluating resistance responses of apple root to infection from a necrotrophic oomycete pathogen, Pythium ultimum. Several obstacles impede the progress of investigating apple root resistance traits including the difficulties of direct and real-time evaluation and the lack of a continuous supply of apple plants for repeated infection assays. Systematic and detailed analyses were made possible by implementing a micropropagation procedure for continuously generating uniform apple plants for repeated infection assays. As a result, an elite panel of apple rootstock germplasm with distinct resistance levels was identified. These apple rootstock genotypes with well-defined resistance levels are the much-needed plant materials for subsequent genomics and transgenics analyses to define the functional roles of specific candidate genes. Careful microscopic examination revealed contrasting necrosis progression patterns between resistant and susceptible genotypes, which shed light on the potential mechanisms underlying resistance traits. Our continuing research will provide a clearer view regarding the genetic elements regulating resistance traits in apple roots to P. ultimum infection.
文摘Trichoderma harzianum strain T22 controls various diseases of maize and other crops, including seedling and root rots caused by Pythium ultimum. Seedlings of inbred line Mo17 were grown from T22-treated or untreated seeds in field soil or in field soil intested with the pathogen. Five days after planting, seedlings of Mo17 (5-days-old) were smaller in the presence of P. ultimum and larger in the presence of T22 relative to the control. The combination of T22 with P. ultimum (T22+ P. ultimum ) resulted in plants as large as T22 alone. Methods for protein extraction and 2-D gel electrophoresis were developed. Proteins in seedlings roots from the various treatments were separated on 2-D gels and analyzed using PDQuest TM. 2-D software. With seedlings produced from T22-treated seeds, there were 104 unmatched proteins and 164 matched proteins relative to the control, and 97 and 150 from the treatment with T22+ P. ultimum, respectively, however, with P. ultimum alone the numbers were much lower than above two treatments. Comparatively, there was very lower similarity of proteome patterns of seedling roots with T22 or P. ultimum or both to control seedlings, the correlative coefficient values were 0.72, 0.51 and 0.49 for the comparisons among control with T22, P. ultimum and T22+ P. ultimum, respectively. Moreover, correlative coefficient of proteome patterns between T22 with P. ultimum was only 0.65, and T22 fungal proteome were also not same as any one of seedling roots with various treatments. Taken together, the components in seedling root proteome seemed to be mostly coming from Mo17 plants themselves and affected strongly by either microbes, but the effects appeared to be stronger by P. ultimum than by T22. 41 spots were selected for protein mass fingerprinting identification, and most detected-spots were intensified in abundance by T22 or T22+ P.ultimum treatments such as pathogenesis-related protein and endochitnase etc. SOD (Mn) was found to be involved in the defensive reaction of host against P. ultimum because the protein only appeared in the treatment with T22 or T22+ P.ultimum. Besides, some proteins associated with host respiration, nutrition synthesis and transport appeared to be in coordination with defensive-related proteins against the damping off.
文摘为进一步提高终极腐霉EPA产量,在初步优化发酵条件的基础上,通过Plackett-Burman和Box-Behnken实验设计优化终极腐霉生产EPA发酵工艺。获得的最优发酵工艺条件为:蔗糖8%,硝酸钾0.4%,酵母粉0.65%,磷酸氢二钠0.175%,硫酸镁0.065%,大豆油1.0%,起始p H6.0,装液量50 m L/250 m L。在最优发酵工艺条件下,EPA产量达到541.61 mg/L,比初步优化产量(456.39 mg/L)提高了85.22 mg/L。
基金Supported by the Major agriculture application technology innovation project of Shandong Province"Establishment and demonstration of eco efficient and safe production technology model of protected vegetable"Major Scientific and Technological Innovation Project of Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences(No.2014CXZ07)+3 种基金the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Project of Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CXGC2016B11,CXGC2016A09)Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest(201503112)the Major Project of National Agricultural Product Quality Safety Risk Assessment(GJFP2016013)~~
文摘The toxicities of several fungicides to Pythium ultimum were determined by the method of mycelia growth. The results showed that hymexazol, Ovraclostrobin＋ Metiram, copper calcium sulphate, Thiophamate-merhyl and Famoxadone＋Cymoxanil all showed good inhibitory effects, of which Hymexazol was the best one with the ECho of 2.631 2 mg/L, followed by Ovractostrobin＋Metiram, whose ECso was 5.303 3 mg/L, and the effects of other fungicides were relatively poor. In the field fungicide screening test, the combination of 70% hymexazol wettable powder and 70% Thiophamate-merhyl had the control efficiency of 95.57%, which was better than the other test combinations, and it was applicable in the field control of tomato basal stem rot.
基金中国科学院资助项目，the National 10th Five-Year Project for Maize Integrated Pest Management
文摘Induced resistance has been evidenced as one of mechanisms of Trichoderma to control plant diseases, however, no study showed the change of host proteomics in Trichoderma-induced resistance of maize against damping-off caused by Pythium ultimum Trow. The mechanism of Trichoderma harzianum Rifai for controlling maize seedling disease caused by Pythium ultimum Trow was investigated firstly by proteome technique and the result suggested that T. harzianum strain T22 was not only able to promote seedling growth but also protein accumulation. One-dimensional electrophoresis assay showed that more bands appeared on the gel with T22 or T22 combined with P. ultimum （T22 ＋ P. ultimum） treatment than with other treatments. Enzyme assay showed that two chitinases of the root sample were more activated in the treatments with T22 than in the other treatments without T22. Proteins in the seedling roots from the various treatments were separated through protein extraction and 2-D electrophoresis technique. In the seedlings produced from the T22-treated seeds, there were 104 up-regulated proteins and 164 down-regulated proteins relative to the control, and 97 and 150, respectively, aftel treatment with T22 ＋ P. ultimum; however, with P. ultimum alone the values were much lower than with the other two treatments. The correlation coefficient values were 0.72, 0.51 and 0.49 for the comparison of protein spot distribution on gel among control with T22, P. ultimum and T22 ＋ P. ultimum, respectively. So it seemed that P. ultimum infection was more effective than T22 in interfering with the host proteome profile. Furthermore, analysis with MALDITOF-MAS showed that some important proteins associated with defensive reactions were identified in T22 or T22 ＋ P. ultimum treatments, including endochitinase, pathogenesis-related protein PRMS （pathogenesis-related maize seed）, GTP-binding protein, isoflavone reductase and other proteins related to respiration. All those proteins are probably part of the network of resistance or development-related proteins. Interestingly, P. ultimum treatment resulted in elimination of pathogenesis-related protein PRMS on gel, and therefore damping-off could be in part attributed to inhibition of the expression of this protein by P. ultimum infection. Some unknown proteins are also related to the defensive reaction of the host.
