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The development of insecticidal resistance in diamondback moth (DBM) Plutella xylostella has immediate implications for its management. In this study, we examined the mode of inheritance of Indoxacarb resistance in P. xylostella. The indoxacarb-resistant strain (Px-R) was obtained through continuous laboratory selection with increasing doses of indoxacarb in each generation. At the 14th generation of selection, the resistance ratio of Px-R strains was 238 over the susceptible strain (Px-S). The mode of inheritance to Indoxacarb in P. xylostella was examined performing standard reciprocal crosses between Px-R and Px-S and response of Px-R, Px-S and F1 hybrid progenies to Indoxacarb through leaf dip bioassay. The degree of dominance (D) and heritability (h) of F1 hybrid progeny ranged from ?0.001 to 0.0012 and 0.499 to 0.506, respectively. The Indoxacarb resistance was appeared to be autosomal and inherited as a semi-dominant trait. The Px-R strain of P. xylostella showed little cross resistance to cypermethrin and there was no cross resistance to other pesticides viz., chlorpyrifos, spinosad, karanjin, xentari (Bta-Cry1C) and MVP-II (Cry1Ac). Since the Indoxacarb resistance inherited as a semi-dominant trait in P. xylostella, the sub lethal doses and frequent use of indoxacarb should be avoided for the management of P. xylostella. Moreover, Px-R of P. xylostella showed positive cross resistance to synthetic pyrethroids (cypemethrin), therefore indoxacarb and synthetic pyrethroids should not be recommended together for management of P. xylostella.  相似文献   

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Interaction between the phytonematode Meloidogyne enterolobii and the fungus Fusarium solani has caused direct and indirect losses in the entire guava production chain and consequent extermination of guava plantations throughout Brazil. The combined action of these two pathogens is known as “guava decline”. In order to obtain and assess Psidium spp. interspecific hybrids for resistance to the nematode M. enterolobii, interspecific crosses of P. guineense (susceptible araçá) x P. cattleyanum (resistant araçá); P.guineense (susceptible araçá) x P. guajava (susceptible guava) and P. cattleyanum (resistant araçá) x P. guajava (susceptible guava) were conducted. These crosses resulted in hybrid immune, susceptible and resistant to Meloidogyne enterolobii. The chi-square test rejected the hypothesis of monogenic inheritance with incomplete dominance, which corroborates that this trait has polygenic action. Predictions of genetic values ??and parameters were obtained by the REML / BLUP procedure, at individual level. Finally, the 30 selected individuals (immune and resistant) were obtained, which will be backcrossed with guava for the recovery of the agronomic traits desired and subsequent release of a new cultivar.  相似文献   

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Whole genome sequencing of a copper resistant (CuR) black rot strain of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc) isolated from a broccoli plant in Trinidad revealed a unique operon for copper resistance. The cop genes of strain Xcc-BrA1 were determined to be present on a 160 to 180 kb plasmid shown to be non-conjugative with other xanthomonads. While nucleotide comparison of a putative 8.0 Kbp copLABMGF gene cluster identified in Xcc-BrA1 genome did not reveal any homologous region with other known CuR Xanthomonas strains from diverse origins, the comparison of the translated amino acid sequence indicated similarity with X. citri, X. c. pv. citrumelonis and X. vesicatoria Cop proteins. Cloning of the copLAB gene cluster from Xcc-BrA1 conferred copper resistance to other copper-sensitive xanthomonads. Although Xcc-BrA1 harbors copLAB genes with similar sizes and organization and is able to grow on Cu-amended medium as other CuR xanthomonads, the phylogenetic analysis of nucleotide sequences indicates that the cop cluster in Xcc-BrA1 is unique and distantly related to other copLAB genes from Xanthomonas and Stenotrophomonas. The origin of copper resistance genes in Xcc-BrA1 is likely a result of horizontal gene acquisition from a still unknown phylloplane cohabitant. The findings of this study have implications for the management of crop diseases caused by CuR xanthomonads. Future studies could focus on and determining the distribution, overall importance and appropriate control measures for strains harbouring these unique genes.  相似文献   

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Insect damage leads to changes in biochemical profile of plants. Response of three Brassica juncea-fruticulosa introgression lines (already reported resistant to Lipaphis erysimi) in terms of changes in biochemical constituents after aphid infestation was studied along with B. fruticulosa (resistant parent), B. juncea var. PBR ?210 (susceptible parent) and B. rapa ecotype brown sarson BSH-1 (susceptible check). These six genotypes were grown under aphid infested and uninfested conditions and were sampled at peak aphid infestation to analyze the biochemical changes caused by aphid feeding from top 10 cm central twig of plant. A significant reduction in glucosinolates content in aphid infested plants of three introgression lines (I8, I79 and I82) was observed while opposite was observed in B. fruticulosa, PBR-210 and BSH-1. Exactly opposite trend was observed for total phenols where aphid infestation resulted in significant increase in phenols content in the three introgression lines while a decrease was observed in B. fruticulosa, PBR-210 and BSH-1. A general trend of decline in flavonols, total sugars and free amino acids content was observed after aphid infestation in all the genotypes. Glucosinolates and total phenols served as biochemical bases of resistance in the three introgression lines since there was downregulation of glucosinolates and upregulation of total phenols as against opposite trend observed in BSH-1 and PBR-210.  相似文献   

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Miscanthus x giganteus is a fast growing, perennial energy crop for temperate climates. Because of its high annual biomass production rates and its characteristics as a low-input crop, an expansion of field cultivation can be anticipated to cover increasing demands for sustainable biomass production. However, knowledge about pathogens that could have an impact on biomass production is still limited for M. giganteus. Here, we report about the isolation of the filamentous fungus Apinisia graminicola from necrotic leaf lesions of M. giganteus grown on a field trial plot in Northern Germany. Inoculation assays with the isolated A. graminicola strain confirmed its capacity to cause a leaf spot disease on M. giganteus. Additional inoculation assays revealed that A. graminicola also caused necrotic lesions on leaves of the model grass Brachypodium distachyon. Generally, symptoms of A. graminicola-caused leaf spot disease were stronger on B. distachyon compared to M. giganteus. Incubation temperatures above 22 °C during A. graminicola infection resulted in stronger disease symptoms on both, M. giganteus and B. distachyon leaves. Microscopic analysis of cross sectioned, infected leaf tissue revealed an epiphytic mycelium formation on the surface and an endophytic colonization of the mesophyll leave tissue, especially in M. giganteus. Our results revealed that the isolated A. graminicola strain is a causal agent of a leaf spot disease on grass leaves. Its potential on endophytic growth in M. giganteus might open new possibilities in studying this type of plant-fungal interaction on a cellular and molecular level in an energy crop.  相似文献   

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In Brazil, chemical control is one of the main tools to manage insect pests in wheat. However, this kind of management can impair the biological control provided by the predators Chrysoperla externa and Eriopis connexa. The present study evaluated the side effects on C. externa and E. connexa of 15 insecticides registered for wheat. Insecticides were sprayed on eggs and pupae via Potter tower at the maximum recommended dose. We evaluated the viability of eggs and pupae as well as the sub-lethal effects on fecundity and fertility of the adults emerged from treated pupae. The insecticides were classified according to the scale of toxicity proposed by IOBC. Regarding the eggs, the insecticide etofenprox was classified as slightly harmful (class 2) to C. externa. Imidacloprid + beta-cyfluthrin, diflubenzuron WG, thiamethoxam + lambda-cyhalothrin A and B, gamma-cyhalothrin, and etofenprox were also classified as slightly harmful (class 2) to E. connexa, while methomyl was classified as moderately harmful (class 3) for the eggs of the predator. The insecticide imidacloprid + beta-cyfluthrin was considered slightly harmful (class 2) to pupae of C. externa, while imidacloprid + beta-cyfluthrin, thiamethoxam + lambda-cyhalothrin A and B, and lufenuron were classified as slightly harmful (class 2) to the pupae of E. connexa. The insecticides beta-cyfluthrin, diflubenzuron SC, lambda-cyhalothrin, permethrin, thiamethoxam, triflumuron, and zeta-cypermethrin were harmless to eggs and pupae of both predators and should therefore be prioritized in the control of insect pests in wheat, thus preserving the natural biological control provided by C. externa and E. connexa.  相似文献   

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Wheat leaf rust caused by Puccinia triticina (Pt) is one of the most severe fungal diseases threatening the global wheat production. The use of leaf rust resistance (Lr) genes in wheat breeding programs is the major solution to solve this issue. Wheat isogenic line carrying the Lr39/41 gene has shown a moderate to high resistance to most of the Pt pathotypes detected in China. In the present study, a typical hypersensitive response (HR) was observed using microscopy in leaves of the Lr39/41 isogenic line inoculated with the avirulent Pt pathotype THTT from 48 h-post inoculation. Two Lr39/41 resistance-associated suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) libraries with a total of 6000 clones were established. Microarray hybridizations were performed on all obtained SSH clones using RNAs extracted from leaves of the Pt-inoculated and non-inoculated Lr39/41 isogenic lines, and leaves of the Pt-inoculated and non-inoculated Thatcher susceptible lines. Differentially expressed clones were analyzed by significance analysis of microarrays (SAM), followed by further sequencing. A total of 36 Lr39/41-resistance-related differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified, many of which had been previously reported to be involved in the plant defense response. The expression levels of eight selected DEGs during different stages of the Lr39/41-mediated resistance were further quantified by a qRT-PCR assay. Several pathogenesis-related (PR) and HR-related genes seem to be crucial for the Lr39/41-mediated resistance. In general, a brief profile of DEGs associated with the Lr39/41-mediated wheat resistance to Pt was drafted.  相似文献   

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Fifteen okra germplasm entries viz. accessions: IC0506027, IC0506118 and EC0306728; Abelmoschus spp.: Abelmoschus tuberculatus, Abelmoschus moschatus, Abelmoschus angulosus, Abelmoschus tetraphyllus, Abelmoschus manihot and Abelmoschus caillei; genotypes: POL-6 and POL-7; and four cultivated varieties: Punjab 8, Punjab Padmini, Punjab 7 and Pusa Sawani were screened against jassid, Amrasca biguttula biguttula (Ishida) in field at Vegetable Research Farm, Department of Vegetable Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India during Kharif 2015. Different morphological and biochemical parameters of leaves of the selected entries were also studied. The correlation between jassid nymphal population and mid vein hair density, total phenols and tannins was negative and significant (r = ?0.67, ?0.83, ?0.75, respectively); negative and non-significant for hair length, angle of insertion of hair, total sugars and silica (r = ?0.40, ?0.49, ?0.63 and ?0.59, respectively) and positive and highly significant for lacination index, reducing sugars and lignins (r = 0.82, 0.95 and 0.90, respectively). Abelmoschus spp. Abelmoschus tetraphyllus, Abelmoschus angulosus and Abelmoschus moschatus were found to be field resistant on the basis of significantly lower pooled jassid nymphal population (1.56–1.99), jassid injury index (1.16–1.27) and susceptibility index (2.70–2.92). High degree of resistance in Abelmoschus tetraphyllus, Abelmoschus angulosus and Abelmoschus moschatus was found to be associated with high hair density (4.75–7.50), longer hair (1285.00–1513.20 μm), more erect hair (83.40–95.20°), broad leaves, high total sugars (15.21–18.36 mg/g), total phenols (1.52–1.58 mg/g), tannins (26.12–31.48 mg/g) and silica (32.66–33.17 mg/g) and low levels of reducing sugars (2.50–3.39 mg/g). Abelmoschus tuberculatus, A. manihot, IC0506027 and EC0306728 were found moderately field resistant with variable levels of morphological and biochemical parameters. High hair density, broad leaves, moderate levels of total sugars, reducing sugars, total phenols, tannins and silica seems to be associated with moderate levels of resistance in these entries. The variable levels of above mentioned parameters in moderately resistant entries also indicate that a single factor is not responsible for resistance but combination of different factors may be conferring resistance to jassid.  相似文献   

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Rice blast, caused by the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae, is one of the most devastating diseases of rice (Oryza sativa L.), and neck blast is the most destructive phase of this disease. Although neck blast causes tremendous yield loss, little is known about the molecular mechanisms underlying the neck blast resistance. To address this issue, we collected 358 rice varieties from different ecotypes in China and assessed them for the neck blast resistance under natural conditions favoring disease development in Jining, Shandong Province. Our results showed that 124 (34.6%) and 234 (65.4%) varieties were resistant and susceptible to M. oryzae under natural field conditions, respectively. Among the 358 rice varieties that were screened for the presence of 13 major blast resistance (R) genes against M. oryzae by using functional markers, 259 varieties contained one to seven R genes. In addition, the relationship between the presence of R genes and the disease reactions was also investigated by integrative analysis of phenotyping and genotyping based on functional markers. Our results showed that the rice blast resistance gene Pi2 was significantly correlated with neck blast resistance. Furthermore, any of the 13 major blast R genes was absent from 32 rice varieties exhibited obvious neck blast resistance, which would be the potential materials for identifying novel neck blast R genes. Taken together, our findings provide insight into the distribution of the 13 major blast R genes in the tested Chinese rice germplasm resources, which will serve as a basis for developing rice blast resistant. Furthermore, 32 rice varieties exhibited neck blast resistance, but they did not harbor any of the 13 major blast R genes. In the future, these varieties may be used to identify novel neck blast R genes.  相似文献   

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The present study was conducted to determine egg and larval parasitoids of the beet armywormSpodoptera exigua Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), which is an important but sporadic pest in Turkey. High beet armyworm population levels were recently observed in fields of first and second crop maize in the southeast Mediterranean region of Turkey. The parasitoid species complex and its impact on the pest were analyzed in a 4-year study in first and second crop maize. The braconid larval parasitoidsMicroplitis rufiventris Kokujev,M. tuberculifer Wesmael,Meteorus ictericus Nees,Chelonus obscuratus (Herrich Schäffer) (an egg-larval parasitoid),Apanteles ruficrus (Haliday); the ichneumonid larval parasitoidsHyposoter didymator (Thunberg) andSinophorus xanthostomus Gravenhorst; and the egg parasitoidTrichogramma evanescens (Westwood) were found to be the natural enemies attacking the pest. Among the parasitoid species the solitary endoparasitoidH. didymator was the most prevalent species, being reared from 40.5% of the parasitized larvae found. Higher parasitism rates were recorded on first crop than on second crop maize in every year. Possible reasons for this difference in larval parasitism between two growing seasons include lower population of the pest and reduced insecticide applications in first crop maize fields which permitted higher parasitism. However, parasitoid activity was insufficient to counterbalance the population growth of the pest on subsequent second crop maize.  相似文献   

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Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) is one of the major pests of rice throughout tropical and temperate Asia. Indiscriminate use of insecticides for suppressing N. lugens has resulted in the development of resistance to multiple insecticide classes, causing frequent control failures in the field. Analysis of gut bacterial diversity within an insect host is the initial step towards understanding the ecological roles of the symbionts. Present study aimed to survey the bacterial diversity associated with laboratory-reared (insecticide-susceptible) and field-collected (insecticide-resistant) populations of N. lugens by culture-dependent and PCR-Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) methods. Seventeen bacterial isolates were obtained by the culture-dependent method. Molecular characterization using the 16S rRNA gene and phylogenetic analysis revealed that the isolates belonged to Firmicutes and Proteobacteria. Taxonomic assignment placed these isolates into seven families representing 10 genera. Enterobacteriaceae was the most dominant family with its occurrence in four out of the five populations studied. The DGGE profiles indicated a low complex gut bacteria associated with N. lugens with limited number of bands. The Shannon-Wiener index ranged from 0.898 in insecticide-susceptible population to 0.946–1.035 in resistant populations. Sequencing and phylogenetic analysis revealed that the DGGE bands belonged to Firmicutes, Proteobacteria and Bacteriodetes. Results of this study illustrated that gut bacterial community associated with N. lugens is dominated by Proteobacteria and Firmicutes. Present findings could provide the basis for future work on the possible role of the bacterial symbionts in insecticide resistance and to formulate potential resistance management strategies.  相似文献   

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To study inheritance of Malus sieboldii-derived apple proliferation resistance, 14 cross combinations were performed with the tetraploid apomictic M. sieboldii and first and second generation parental lines as donor of resistance and Malus x domestica scion cultivars and apple rootstocks as donor of pomological traits. In the progeny examined mainly three classes were present consisting of mother-like plants with the allele composition of the maternal apomict (ML), hybrids based on fertilization of an unreduced egg cell (hybrid I), and fully recombinant plants (hybrid II). Two-year screening of inoculated plants in the nursery revealed that progeny classes ML and H I responded similarly to infection and that about half of the progeny showed satisfactory resistance. No appropriate resistance was identified in progeny class H II. This might be due to the fact that in fully recombinant offspring M. sieboldii haplotypes have been reduced from 4n to 1-2n or were entirely lost. Following nursery-growing, promising trees were evaluated for six more years in the orchard. Nearly all of them showed satisfactory resistance but were mostly less productive and more vigorous than trees on clonal standard rootstock M9. However, mainly among the offspring of progeny 4608 × M9, resistant genotypes were identified showing pomological properties similar to M9.  相似文献   

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Xanthomonas perforans is the causal agent of bacterial spot, one of the most devastating diseases of tomato that results in considerable yield losses worldwide. Rutin, as a polyphenolic substance, was used to induce resistance in tomato against X. perforans. Rutin at concentration of 2 mM had ability to reduce the disease severity of bacterial spot. On the other hand, 2 mM rutin had no antibacterial activity in vitro. Expression profiling of pathogenesis-related gene 5 (PR-5), Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) and lipoxygenase (LOX) was probed during the enhanced resistance by rutin. Pretreatment with rutin (rutin/ X. perforans) led to induction of PR-5, PAL and LOX compared to controls (water/ X. perforans). Our results suggest that rutin-induced resistance against X. perforans in tomato might be mediated through stimulation of some defense genes such as PR-5, PAL and LOX.  相似文献   

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Wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV) and Triticum mosaic virus (TriMV) are important viruses of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in the Great Plains of United States. In addition to agronomic practices to prevent damage from these viruses, temperature sensitive resistance genes Wsm1, Wsm2 and Wsm3, have been identified. However, threshold temperatures for Wsm1 and Wsm3 have not been clearly defined. To better understand these two resistance genes, wheat lines C.I.15092 (Wsm1), KS96HW10–3 (Wsm1), and KS12WGGRC59 (Wsm3) were evaluated for WSMV resistance at 27, 30, 33 and 35 °C and for TriMV resistance at 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33 and 35 °C. The results showed that only C.I.15092 remained resistant at 30 °C for both viruses. This line also tolerated TriMV at 33 and 35 °C with less sever symptom and lower infection rates. Wheat lines KS96HW10–3 and KS12WGGRC59 hold resistance to TriMV up to 21 °C. Molecular marker results suggested that the resistance in C.I.15092 is most probably conditioned by the resistance gene Wsm1 and additional gene(s) other than Wsm2 and Wsm3.  相似文献   

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Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] has drawn attention as potential feedstock for lignocellulosic biofuels production, and reducing lignin is one way to increase conversion efficiency. Little research has been previously conducted to assess the response of reduced lignin sorghum lines to the Fusarium stalk rot pathogens Fusarium verticillioides and Fusarium proliferatum and the charcoal rot pathogen, Macrophomina phaseolina. Loss of function mutations in either the Brown midrib (Bmr) 6 or 12 gene that both encode a monolignol biosynthetic enzyme in the pathway that produces subunits of the lignin polymer, results in reduced lignin content. Near-isogenic bmr6, bmr12, and bmr6 bmr12 lines had previously been developed, which were shown to have significantly reduced lignin content and increased levels of soluble phenolics. In the current study, these lines in two backgrounds were shown to not be more susceptible to F. verticillioides, F. proliferatum and M. phaseolina inoculations, and some bmr lines exhibited increased resistance to F. proliferatum and M. phaseolina, compared to wild-type lines. When the Fusarium stalk rot pathogen, Fusarium thapsinum, was grown on methanol soluble stalk extracts from bmr6 and wild-type plants, it grew significantly faster on medium with bmr6 extract than on wild-type extract or controls. This result suggested that factors other than soluble phenolics from the extract, such as cell wall bound phenolics or inducible defense compounds, contributed to increased resistance observed in bmr6 plants.  相似文献   

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Blackleg disease, caused by the hemibiotrophic fungal pathogen Leptosphaeria maculans, is one of the most devastating disease of Brassica species worldwide. To date, a total of 20 race-specific blackleg resistance (R) genes have been reported and all of those loci are located in either the A or B genomes of various Brassica species. The B. oleracea genome (CC) shares a high ancestral synteny with the A genome of B. rapa, suggesting the presence of qualitative (race specific) resistance to blackleg disease is also possible in B. oleracea germplasm. In the present study the C genome of Korean B. oleracea germplasm was screened for the presence of blackleg R genes. Thirty-two inbred cabbage lines with unknown resistance profiles, along with five control B. napus lines with well-characterised race-specific R genes, were assessed for cotyledon resistance against two L. maculans isolates with known and highly-contrasting avirulence gene (Avr) profiles. Two cabbage accessions were identified which produced a strong resistance when challenged with either isolate, demonstrating the presence of effective blackleg R genes in the cabbage C genome. Additionally, 16 microsatellite markers linked to seven different R genes of the B. napus A genome were converted into markers for their homologous regions on the B. oleracea C genome. These markers were used to screen all B. oleracea lines to assess if the novel C genome R genes were syntenous to known R gene-homologous regions of the A genome. The resistant cabbage lines offer C genome R genes for the protection of B. oleracea varieties against incursion of blackleg disease, as well as novel additional resistance sources for introgression into B. napus and B. carinata breeding material.  相似文献   

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Arabidopsis thaliana exhibits a durable resistance called nonhost resistance against nonadapted fungal pathogens. A. thaliana activates preinvasive resistance and terminates entry attempts by nonadapted fungi belonging to the genus Colletotrichum, which cause anthracnose disease in many plants. In the interaction between A. thaliana and nonadapted C. tropicale, the preinvasive resistance involves the PENETRATION 2-related antifungal secondary metabolite pathway and the ENHANCED DISEASE RESISTANCE 1-dependent antifungal peptide pathway. The development of invasive hyphae by C. tropicale owing to the reduction of preinvasive resistance then triggers the blockage of further hyphal expansion via the activation of the second layer of resistance, i.e., postinvasive resistance, which guarantees the robustness of the nonhost resistance of A. thaliana against Colletotrichum pathogens. Both the tryptophan-derived metabolic pathway and glutathione synthesis play critical roles in the postinvasive resistance against C. tropicale, although the molecular mechanism of postinvasive resistance remains to be elucidated. In this review, we describe the current understanding of the molecular background of the Arabidopsis nonhost resistance against Colletotrichum fungi and discuss perspectives for future research on this durable resistance.  相似文献   

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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) ARGINASE2 (ARG2) and THREONINE DEAMINASE2 (TD2) are involved in plant defense. These enzymes act in the midgut of herbivores fed on tomato plants to degrade the essential amino acids Arg and Thr, respectively. Although it has been demonstrated that overexpression of the SlARG2 gene in tomato enhanced its resistance against M. sexta larvae, knock-down the expression of SlTD2 reduced the resistance of tomato to lepidopteran herbivores; it remains unclear whether overexpression of SlTD2 could enhance the resistance of the host plants to herbivores, or whether combined overexpression of SlARG2 and SlTD2 could lead to synergistically enhanced resistance to insects. Here, we generated transgenic Arabidopsis plants overexpressing SlARG2 (SlARG2 OE) and SlTD2 (SlTD2 OE) individually as well as in combination (SlARG2-SlTD2 OE). Overexpression of these genes did not affect Arabidopsis development, seed yield, or Arg and Thr content. Insect-feeding bioassay was performed by feeding diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella L.) larvae on detached leaves of wild-type, SlARG2 OE, SlTD2 OE, and SlARG2-SlTD2 OE plants. Larvae fed on SlARG2 OE leaves showed approximately 31% to 35% reduction in weight and 6% to 10% reduction in survival rate compared to those fed on wild-type leaves. Although larvae fed on SlTD2 OE leaves showed no reduction in survival rate, they gained less weight. Whereas larvae fed on SlARG2-SlTD2 OE leaves showed neither reduction in weight nor reduction in survival rate. We further investigated the arginase enzymatic activity of the SlARG2 OE and SlARG2-SlTD2 OE transgenic plants. The SlARG2 OE line most resistant to diamondback moth larvae displayed the highest arginase activity. Our data indicate that overexpression of SlARG2 or SlTD2 in Arabidopsis can enhance its resistance against diamondback moth, whereas combined overexpression of SlARG2 and SlTD2 did not generate synergistically increased resistance to diamondback moth.  相似文献   

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Phytophthora species are soil-borne pathogens that damage plants in both agro- and natural ecosystems. To suppress the devastating pathogen, we generated a root-specific expression system using a specific promoter (pPRP3) conferring elevated expression of the target gene in roots that are very susceptible to soil-borne pathogens. To verify root-specific expression, we compared β-glucuronidase (GUS) expression driven by a constitutive or root-specific promoters in shoots and roots. In histochemical and fluorometric assays, GUS activity was detected in whole tobacco plants when GUS expression was driven by p35S, but was detected only in the roots by pPRP3. We then expressed a pepper defensin (J1–1) gene in tobacco to elucidate its effect on plant resistance. The accumulation of J1–1 was also tissue-specific in transgenic tobacco plants. Finally, transgenic plants carrying GUS or J1–1 genes in combination with p35S or pPRP3 were inoculated with Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae and Pythium aphanidermatum. Disease symptoms were significantly suppressed in transgenic plants that accumulated J1–1, regardless of the promoter used. Furthermore, the expression of PR genes was induced in J1–1 transgenic plants, exhibiting much higher levels in p35S-driven J1–1 plants than in pPRP3::J1–1 plants. These results demonstrated that J1–1 transgenic plants were primed for enhanced expression of PR genes, which provided synergistic effects with the defensin for disease resistance.  相似文献   

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Cercospora leaf spot (CLS), caused by Cercospora beticola, is the most destructive foliar disease and is a problem in sugar beet production areas, such as Central High Plains (states of Colorado, Montana, Nebraska and Wyoming) in the United States. The disease can be controlled by strobilurin fungicides, referred to as quinone outside inhibitors (QoIs), with a single target site on C. beticola. Strobilurin resistance has been reported in beet production areas from the United States, including the Central High Plains. Although strobilurin resistance is quantitatively inherited, it is considered that it has low to medium heritability in the population. Effective diagnostic tools are required for the rapid detection of C. beticola strobilurin resistance. The study obtained a partial nucleotide sequence of the C. beticola cytochrome b gene and determined to a putative protein with ~386 amino acid residues. Eighty C. beticola isolates (2004–2011) from the Central High Plains were analyzed for mutations. We found a single nucleotide polymorphic (SNP) site which led to G143A mutation and was present in 2 C. beticola QoI-resistant isolates. Partial sequences obtained from 82 C. beticola QoI-sensitive isolates showed identical cytochrome b gene. We developed a PCR-RFLP assay that involved an in vitro digestion using Fnu4HI restriction enzyme for the rapid molecular detection of G143A mutation in the C. beticola population. Results indicated the PCR-RFLP assay was reliable, sensitive, and can be used for the rapid detection of C. beticola strobilurin resistance.  相似文献   

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