Species presence and density of tetranychid and phytoseiid mites in unsprayed and sprayed apple orchards in Northern Israel     

Fadel Mansour 《Phytoparasitica》1990,18(2):135-141

Species presence and density of mixed populations of phytophagous tetranychid and predacious phytoseiid mites were studied in sprayed and unsprayed apple orchards in northern Israel during three growing seasons. Two species of phytophagous tetranychids, namely,Tetranychus cinnabarinus Boisduval andT. Urticae Koch, and two species of predatory phytoseiid mites —Typhlodromus athiasae Porath and Swirski andAmblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot — were found. Predator density was lower than herbivore density in sprayed commercial orchards, but the reverse was true in unsprayed orchards. Contribution from the Agricultural Research Organization. No. 2855-E, 1989 series.  相似文献   

Effects of agrochemical residues on four spider taxa: Laboratory methods for pesticide tests with web-building spiders     

Fadel Mansour  Wolfgang Nentwig 《Phytoparasitica》1988,16(4):317-325

The susceptibility of web-building and hunting spiders from the tropics (Panama), Europe (F.R. of Germany) and the Middle East (Israel) to 30 pesticides (16 insecticides, 4 acaricides, 1 herbicide, 9 fungicides) was determined. Laboratory test methods for juvenile and adult web-building spiders are described.Philodromus sp. (hunting spider), was completely resistant to all substances;Argiope sp. (web-building spider),Linyphia sp. (web-building spider) andChiracanthium sp. (hunting spider) showed medium to high susceptibility. Insecticides affected spiders in a wide range of responses: from no mortality (most compounds of biological origin) and medium mortality (pyrethrin compounds, organophosphorus and carbamate compounds), to high mortality (cyclo compounds). To both groups of spiders (the hunting and web-building), most acaricides were highly toxic, whereas herbicides and fungicides were nontoxic.  相似文献   

Silicon-nanoparticle Mediated Changes in Seed Germination and Vigor Index of Marigold (Calendula Officinalis L.) Compared to Silicate Under PEG-induced Drought Stress     

Rahimi  Saeedeh  Hatami  Mehrnaz  Ghorbanpour  Mansour 《Gesunde Pflanzen》2021,73(4):575-589

Gesunde Pflanzen - The current study explores the potential impact of seed priming with silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs, 0, 100, 200, 500?mg/L) and silicate (Si, 0, 1, 1.5, 2?mg/L) under...  相似文献   

Synergistic Effect of Biosynthesized Silver Nanoparticles and Natural Phenolic Compounds against Drug-Resistant Fish Pathogens and Their Cytotoxicity: An In Vitro Study     

Ehab Essawy  Mohamed S. Abdelfattah  Mansour El-Matbouli  Mona Saleh 《Marine drugs》2021,19(1)

Fish pathogens causing disease outbreaks represent a major threat to aquaculture industry and food security. The aim of the presented study is to develop safe and effective bioactive agents against two bacterial isolates: Aeromonas hydrophila and Pseudomonas fluorescens. We employed a broth microdilution method to investigate the antibacterial effect of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs); rutin, a natural flavonoid extracted from Ruta graveneoles; and heliomycin, a secondary metabolite produced by marine actinomycetes AB5, as monotherapeutic agents. Moreover, AgNPs in combination with rutin (AgNP + R) and heliomycin (AgNPs + H) were examined for their synergistic effect. The cytotoxic effect of individual bioactive compounds and in combination with AgNPs was investigated on epithelioma papulosum cyprini (EPC) fish cell lines. Individual treatment of AgNPs, rutin, and heliomycin exhibited a dose-dependent antimicrobial activity against A. hydrophila and P. fluorescens. Rutin minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) showed the lowest cytotoxicity when tested on EPC cell lines, while heliomycin MIC was highly cytotoxic. Combined subtherapeutic doses of AgNPs + R and AgNPs + H displayed additive and synergistic effects against A. hydrophila and P. fluorescens, respectively, with improved results and relative safety profile. The study findings demonstrate that a combination of AgNPs and natural bioactive compounds may represent novel therapeutics fighting fish pathogens potentially affecting the fish farming industry.  相似文献   

Genetics of resistant to tomato yellow leaf curl virus in tomato     

M. A. Kasrawi  A. Mansour 《The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology》2013,88(6):1095-1100

The genetics of resistance to tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) were studied in TYLCV-resistant lines developed by crossing wild species of Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium, L. hirsutum and L. peruvianum resistant to TYLCV with susceptible L. esculentum cv. Special Back. Crosses between TYLCV-resistant lines derived from the same wild species produced progenies similar to their parents in their level of resistance. However, progenies from interspecific crosses showed greater resistance than either parent suggesting that the genes for TYLCV resistance contributed by different wild species are probably not the same (non-allelic). The gene action for TYLCV resistance also varied with the source of resistance. Analysis of F₁, F₂ and BC populations for lines derived from L. pimpinellifolium showed that resistance to TYLCV in these lines is a quantitative trait with some dominance.  相似文献   

Status of autophagy,lysosome activity and apoptosis during corpus luteum regression in cattle     

Mansour ABOELENAIN  Manabu KAWAHARA  Ahmed Zaky BALBOULA  Abd El-monem MONTASSER  Samy Mowaed ZAABEL  Kiyoshi OKUDA  Masashi TAKAHASHI 《The Journal of reproduction and development》2015,61(3):229-236

Corpus luteum (CL) regression is required during the estrous cycle. During CL regression, luteal cells stop producing progesterone and are degraded by apoptosis. However, the detailed mechanism of CL regression in cattle has not been fully elucidated. The aim of this study was to evaluate autophagy, lysosome activity, and apoptosis during CL regression in cattle. The expression of autophagy-related genes (LC3α, LC3β, Atg3, and Atg7) and the protein LC3-II was significantly higher in the late CL than in the mid CL. In addition, autophagy activity was significantly increased in the late CL. Moreover, gene expression of the autophagy inhibitor mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) was significantly lower in the late CL than in the mid CL. Lysosome activation and expression of cathepsin-related genes (CTSB, CTSD, and CTSZ) showed significant increases in the late CL and were associated with an increase in cathepsin B protein. In addition, mRNA expression and activity of caspase 3 (CASP3), an apoptotic enzyme, were significantly higher in the late CL than in the mid CL. These results suggest simultaneous upregulation of autophagy-related factors, lysosomal enzymes and apoptotic mediators, which are involved in regression of the bovine CL.  相似文献   

Yersinia ruckeri,the causative agent of enteric redmouth disease in fish     

Gokhlesh Kumar  Simon Menanteau-Ledouble  Mona Saleh  Mansour El-Matbouli 《Veterinary research》2015,46(1)

Enteric redmouth disease (ERM) is a serious septicemic bacterial disease of salmonid fish species. It is caused by Yersinia ruckeri, a Gram-negative rod-shaped enterobacterium. It has a wide host range, broad geographical distribution, and causes significant economic losses in the fish aquaculture industry. The disease gets its name from the subcutaneous hemorrhages, it can cause at the corners of the mouth and in gums and tongue. Other clinical signs include exophthalmia, darkening of the skin, splenomegaly and inflammation of the lower intestine with accumulation of thick yellow fluid. The bacterium enters the fish via the secondary gill lamellae and from there it spreads to the blood and internal organs. Y. ruckeri can be detected by conventional biochemical, serological and molecular methods. Its genome is 3.7 Mb with 3406–3530 coding sequences. Several important virulence factors of Y. ruckeri have been discovered, including haemolyin YhlA and metalloprotease Yrp1. Both non-specific and specific immune responses of fish during the course of Y. ruckeri infection have been well characterized. Several methods of vaccination have been developed for controlling both biotype 1 and biotype 2 Y. ruckeri strains in fish. This review summarizes the current state of knowledge regarding enteric redmouth disease and Y. ruckeri: diagnosis, genome, virulence factors, interaction with the host immune responses, and the development of vaccines against this pathogen.  相似文献   

Spiders in sprayed and unsprayed cotton fields in Israel,their interactions with cotton pests and their importance as predators of the Egyptian cotton leaf worm,spodoptera littoralis     

F. Mansour 《Phytoparasitica》1987,15(1):31-41

Densities of spiders in sprayed and unsprayed cotton fields were determined during 1981 and 1982. Eighteen families were found in an unsprayed field and 13 in sprayed fields. Species of Clubionidae, Gnaphosidae and Philodromidae comprised more than half of the total number collected. The mean weekly number of spiders per meter of cotton row was 9.1 in the unsprayed field and 5.1–5.6 in sprayed fields. Spider populations fluctuated similarly in sprayed fields in both observation years, with only one peak in July, whereas there were two peaks in the unsprayed field. Spiders played an important role in suppressing pest populations and in delaying pest outbreaks early in the cotton growing season. Thus, early pesticide applications to cotton fields are unnecessary. In a biocontrol experiment, spiders suppressed larvae of the Egyptian cotton leaf worm,Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.), thereby reducing damage to cotton leaves.  相似文献   

effects of neem(Azadirachta indica) seed kernel extracts from different solvents on the predacious mitePhytoseiulus persimilis and the phytophagous miteTetranychus cinnabarinus     

F. Mansour  K. R. S. Ascher  N. Omari 《Phytoparasitica》1987,15(2):125-130

The effects of neem seed kernel extracts from different solvents on the predacious mitePhytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot and the phytophagous miteTetranychus cinnabarinus (Boisd.) were compared. All extracts were much more toxic to the latter pest than to the former. Using the respective LC₅₀ for the two species, the toxicity index (LC₅₀ Phytoseiulus/LC₅₀ Tetranychus) was found to be 3 for the methanol, 4 for the ethanol, 23 for the acetone, and 58 for the pentane extract. The order of toxicity of the extracts (pentane > acetone > ethanol > methanol) was valid only forT. cinnabarinus. The EC₅₀s for reduction of fecundity were rather close for the two species.  相似文献   

Effects of modified pond management on limnological parameters in small‐scale aquaculture ponds in mountainous Northern Vietnam          下载免费PDF全文

Johannes Pucher  Richard Mayrhofer  Mansour El‐Matbouli  Ulfert Focken 《Aquaculture Research》2016,47(1):56-70

In mountainous Northern Vietnam, traditional pond aquaculture is part of the integrated farming activity contributing to food safety and to income generation for small‐scale farmers of ethnic minorities. Traditional pond management consists of a polyculture of macro‐herbivorous grass carp with 3–5 other fish species that are cultured in small ponds with constant water flow through. The main limitations to production are species‐specific mass mortalities of grass carp, a poor feed base especially for all species but grass carp, and poor water quality. In this study, we compared the traditional pond management to a semi‐intensive pond management that was based on the traditional management system but included changes designed by researchers to increase fish production. The modifications consisted of water inflow control, supplemental fertilization and feeding, and a polyculture dominated by common carp. The changes in management significantly reduced the turbidity and increased oxygen supply, as well as the natural food base within the pond. These changes in pond management provide farmers with the possibility to improve their pond aquaculture scheme and overcome previous limitations.  相似文献