Genetic diversity of the root‐knot nematode Meloidogyne enterolobii and development of a SCAR marker for this guava‐damaging species     

M. Tigano  K. De Siqueira  P. Castagnone‐Sereno  K. Mulet  P. Queiroz  M. Dos Santos  C. Teixeira  M. Almeida  J. Silva  R. Carneiro 《Plant pathology》2010,59(6):1054-1061

The objectives of this work were to evaluate the genetic variability of Meloidogyne enterolobii by molecular markers, and develop species‐specific molecular markers for application in detection. Sixteen M. enterolobii isolates from different geographical regions (Brazil and other countries) and hosts were used in this study. The identification and purification of the populations were carried out based on isoenzyme phenotype. The DNA amplification of the intergenic region (IGS) of the rDNA and of the region between the cytochrome oxidase subunit II (COII) and 16S rRNA genes (mtDNA) produced specific fragments of the expected size for this nematode, i.e. 780 and 705 bp, respectively. Intraspecific variability among the isolates was evaluated with three different neutral molecular markers: AFLP, ISSR and RAPD. The results showed a low level of diversity among the isolates tested, indicating that M. enterolobii is a genetically homogeneous root‐knot nematode species. The RAPD method allowed the identification of a species‐specific RAPD fragment for M. enterolobii. This fragment was cloned and sequenced, and from the sequence obtained, a set of primers was designed and tested. The amplification of a 520‐bp‐long fragment occurred only for the 16 isolates of M. enterolobii and not for the 10 other Meloidogyne species tested. In addition, positive detection was achieved in a single individual female, egg‐mass and second stage juvenile of this nematode. This SCAR species‐specific marker for M. enterolobii represents a new molecular tool to be used in the detection of this nematode from field samples and as a routine diagnostic test for quarantine devices .  相似文献   

Correlations between the stability and adaptability statistics of popcorn cultivars     

Carlos Alberto Scapim  Cleso Antônio Patto Pacheco  Antônio Teixeira  do Amaral Júnior  Rafael Augusto Vieira  Ronald José Barth Pinto  Thiago Vincenzi Conrado 《Euphytica》2010,174(2):209-218

In plant breeding, correlations between the statistics of stability and adaptability of popcorn cultivars are not yet well understood. Therefore, the objectives of the present experiment was to investigate the correlations between s_di² \sigma_{\rm di}^{2} and b_i \beta_{\rm i} from Eberhart and Russell, ω_i from Wricke, \textS_\texti⁽¹⁾ {\text{S}}_{\text{i}}^{(1)} , \textS_\texti⁽²⁾ {\text{S}}_{\text{i}}^{(2)} and \textS_\texti⁽³⁾ {\text{S}}_{\text{i}}^{(3)} from Huehn, P_i from Lin and Binns and the rank-sum from Kang, and indicate the most reliable method for selecting popcorn cultivars. These statistics were estimated by data of crop yield from 19 Brazilian genotypes under 21 environments and popping expansion under 16 environments. The ω_i, \textS_\texti⁽¹⁾ {\text{S}}_{\text{i}}^{(1)} , \textS_\texti⁽²⁾ {\text{S}}_{\text{i}}^{(2)} , \textS_\texti⁽³⁾ {\text{S}}_{\text{i}}^{(3)} and s_di² \sigma_{\rm di}^{2} were positively and significantly correlated indicating that just one in these five statistics is sufficient for selecting stable genotypes although they were not correlated with the means of crop yield and popping expansion. The b_i \beta_{\rm i} was negatively and significantly correlated with P_i for crop yield indicating that the most adaptable genotypes tend to have the lowest estimates of P_i. Although P_i was not correlated with ω_i, \textS_\texti⁽¹⁾ {\text{S}}_{\text{i}}^{(1)} , \textS_\texti⁽²⁾ {\text{S}}_{\text{i}}^{(2)} , \textS_\texti⁽³⁾ {\text{S}}_{\text{i}}^{(3)} , or s_di² \sigma_{\rm di}^{2} statistics, it displayed positive correlation with the Index 1 (crop yield and popping expansion +  \textS_\texti⁽¹⁾ {\text{S}}_{\text{i}}^{(1)} rank) and Index 2 (crop yield and popping expansion + W_i) indicating that superior popcorn genotypes are also stable. Finally, both P_i and the rank-sum are useful statistics in breeding programmes where crop yield, popping expansion and stability are essential traits for selecting genotypes.  相似文献   

Predicting mature cork biomass with t years of growth from one measurement taken at any other age     

Joana Amaral Paulo  Margarida Tomé 《Forest Ecology and Management》2010

Cork is a natural product that is extracted from the outer bark of the cork oak tree. According to Portuguese legislation, the interval between two consecutive cork extractions on the same tree must be equal or greater than 9 years. Although the majority of the cork oak stands are debarked at the end of this period, this rotation may not be the optimum in many cases. The existing models for cork weight prediction can only be used for trees debarked at a 9 years or, in one model, at a 10-years rotation period, since the data used for its development was limited to these growth periods. The development of a method that allows for the prediction of the mature cork biomass with t years of growth, based in one measurement taken at any other age, was the main objective of this work. The method is based on the knowledge that the density of the cork tissue is constant between the inner and outer cork rings, being significantly different from density of the cork back. It can be implemented using two different equations that were developed during this work: a model to estimate cork biomass with 9 years of age and a model to estimate the cork back weight proportion at 9 years of age. For the first model, four different alternative models were developed, considering different levels of information collected during forest inventory. The model to estimate the cork back weight proportion leads to the biomass of cork tissue. Cork biomass at t years is obtained by decreasing or increasing the biomass of cork tissue according to the difference in cork thickness between t and 9 years of growth. The proposed method was evaluated by comparing the observed and estimated values of cork biomass from an independent data set with corks with 9, 10 and 11 years of age. The results showed similar precision for corks with 9, 10 or 11 years of age. As expected the precision of the predictions increases when the model to estimate cork biomass with 9 years of age uses more information. The presented method should be an important tool for cork oak stand management, for the prediction of the evolution of carbon stocks in cork oak stands, and will allow analyzing the impact in cork biomass production of decreasing or extending the interval between two consecutive cork extractions.  相似文献   

Species-specific DNA markers for identification of two root-knot nematodes of coffee: Meloidogyne arabicida and M. izalcoensis     

Valdir Ribeiro Correa  Marcilene Fernandes Almeida dos Santos  Maria Ritta Alves Almeida  José Ricardo Peixoto  Philippe Castagnone-Sereno  Regina Maria Dechechi Gomes Carneiro 《European journal of plant pathology / European Foundation for Plant Pathology》2013,137(2):305-313

Seven root-knot nematodes (RKN), including Meloidogyne exigua, M. incognita, M. paranaensis, M. enterolobii, M. arabicida, M. izalcoensis and M. arenaria are major pathogens of coffee crop in the Americas. Species-specific primers for their identification have been developed for five of them and constitute a fast and reliable method of identification. Here we report a PCR-based assay for specific detection of M. arabicida and M. izalcoensis. Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA fragments specific for these two species were converted into sequence characterized amplified region (SCAR) markers. PCR amplification using the SCAR primers produced a specific fragment of 300 bp and 670 bp for M. arabicida and M. izalcoensis, respectively, which were absent in other coffee-associated Meloidogyne spp. tested. SCAR primers also allowed successful amplification of DNA from single second-stage juveniles (J2), males and females. In addition, these primers were able to unambiguously detect the target species in nematode suspensions extracted from soil and roots samples, in different isolates of the same species or when used in multiplex PCR reactions containing mixtures of species. These results demonstrated the effectiveness of these SCAR markers and their multiplex use with those previously developed for M. exigua, M. incognita, M. paranaensis, M. enterolobii and M. arenaria constitute an essential detection tool. This diagnostic kit will contribute for specific J2 identification of the major RKN infecting coffee from field samples in the Americas.  相似文献   

Evaluation of reproductive parameters in male Neotropical bats during dry and rainy months in a specific area of the Cerrado biome     

Juliana Lis Mendes de Brito  Thales Simioni Amaral  Ludmilla Moura de Souza Aguiar  Carolina Madeira Lucci 《Anatomia, histologia, embryologia》2020,49(2):307-314

The aim of this study was to analyse the reproductive aspects of male bats of three common species of the Phyllostomidae family: Artibeus lituratus, Platyrrhinus lineatus and Sturnira lilium, during dry and rainy months in a specific area of the Cerrado biome. Body weight was significantly higher during the dry months for S. lilium. The gonadosomatic index (GSI) and testicular weight were not significantly different between dry and rainy periods. The tubular parameters were significantly bigger in A. lituratus than in the other two species during both periods. No difference in the tubular/interstitial ratio was observed in any of the species during both periods. In both periods, all sperm cells and germ cell developmental stages were visible on seminiferous tubules whereas sperm cells were observed in epididymides of all sampled animals. The percentage of morphologically normal sperm was low (35%–60%), with no difference between periods. Spermatozoa from A. lituratus presented a leaf-shaped head, while the head was round-shaped in the other two species. In conclusion, our data suggest that males from the three studied species did not present reproductive latency during the most critical weather periods (dry and rainy months) in the metropolitan region of Brasilia, Brazil.  相似文献   

Genome-wide association study (GWAS) of Phaseolus vulgaris resistance to Xanthomonas citri pv. fuscans     

Ana Leticia R. Monteiro  Augusto S. L. Pantaleão  Jorge L. Badel  Pedro H. M. Soares  Vinicius Q. Carneiro  Pedro C. S. Carneiro  José Eustáquio S. Carneiro 《Plant pathology》2021,70(7):1733-1744

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Race identification of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici isolates obtained from tomato plants in Nova Friburgo,Brazil     

de Oliveira  Cristiana Maia  do Carmo  Margarida Gorete Ferreira  Ferreira  Leandro Martins  Höfte  Monica  do Amaral Sobrinho  Nelson Moura Brasil 《European journal of plant pathology / European Foundation for Plant Pathology》2021,161(2):273-287

European Journal of Plant Pathology - Fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (FOL) is one of the main diseases affecting tomato plants. Three races (races 1, 2 and 3) of the...  相似文献   

Trichoderma as a biological agent of Fusarium oxysporum species complex and Vigna unguiculata growth promoter     

do Amaral  Ana Cl&#;udia Ten&#;rio  de Holanda Cavalcanti Maciel  Mar&#;lia  Machado  Alexandre Reis  de Oliveira  Luciana Gon&#;alves  Lima  Cristiano Souza  da Costa  Antonio F&#;lix  de Oliveira  Neiva Tinti 《European journal of plant pathology / European Foundation for Plant Pathology》2022,163(4):875-890

European Journal of Plant Pathology - This study aimed to evaluate the potential antagonistic role of Trichoderma in the control of Fusarium isolates belonging to the Fusarium oxysporum species...  相似文献   

Evaluation of Cymbopogon flexuosus and Alpinia zerumbet essential oils as biopesticides against Callosobruchus maculatus     

Barbosa  Douglas Rafael e Silva  dos Santos  Rebeca Barbosa Vieira  Santos  Flavia Mayara Pereira  da Silva Junior  Pedro Justino  de Oliveira Neto  Francisco Marques  Silva  Gutierres Nelson  de Andrade Dutra  Kamilla  do Amaral Ferraz Navarro  Daniela Maria 《植物病害和植物保护杂志》2022,129(1):125-136

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection - This study aimed to investigate the effects of the essential oils of Cymbopogon flexuosus and Alpinia zerumbet in the treatment of cowpea [Vigna...  相似文献   

Modelling the long-term impacts of selective logging on genetic diversity and demographic structure of four tropical tree species in the Amazon forest     

Alexandre M. Sebbenn  Bernd Degen  Vânia C.R. Azevedo  Marivana B. Silva  André E.B. de Lacerda  Ana Y. Ciampi  Milton Kanashiro  Francimary da S. Carneiro  Ian Thompson  Marilyn D. Loveless 《Forest Ecology and Management》2008

In the last three decades, Amazon tropical forests have experienced high rates of deforestation, both by clearing for agriculture and by logging. In this study, we use computer simulations to examine the potential effects of forest logging on genetic diversity and demographic recovery (basal area development) of four neotropical tree species over a time frame reflecting multiple logging events. The study species, Bagassa guianensis Aubl., Hymenaea courbaril L., Manilkara huberi (Ducke) Chevalier, and Symphonia globulifera L.f., are all taxa which are commonly exploited for timber in the Brazilian Amazon. The simulations were parameterized using empirical data from field studies in the Tapajós National Forest, Pará State, Brazil, including genotypes at microsatellite loci, demography, ecology and growth for each species. Eight scenarios, combining two different cutting cycles and two minimum cutting diameters, were examined for each of the four species. The scenarios represent the actual forest practices used in Brazil and French Guiana (cutting diameter 45 and 60 cm, and cutting cycle of 30 and 65 years, respectively). Logging scenarios were applied for six cutting cycles, and final genetic and demographic data were compared to baseline data from corresponding control scenarios. At the end of the simulated period the basal area was strongly reduced under all conditions in B. guianensis, H. courbaril, and M. huberi. In only two scenarios was a species able to recover its basal area following logging (S. globulifera with both 45- and 60-cm cutting diameters under a 65-year cutting cycle). In the logging scenarios, all species showed a loss of alleles and genotypes and an increased genetic distance (calculated between each population at the start and the end of the simulations). These effects were higher under the most intensive logging cycles (30 years, 45 cm). However, effective number of alleles, expected and observed heterozygosities, and the fixation index were little affected by the logging simulations. Over all, we conclude that, even under very optimistic conditions for growth and recruitment, current logging practices are not sustainable in terms of basal area. Our simulations show that different species respond differently to logging, both demographically and genetically. No single set of logging parameters can be applied to the forest as a whole. Rather, forest management practices must be species-specific, taking into account not only growth parameters but also ecological and reproductive variables, in order to move toward long-term forest sustainability.  相似文献