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Johnson KA, Douglas RK, Bradshaw MJ, Brannen PM, Jurick WM, Villani SM. Colletotrichum Species Causing Glomerella Leaf Spot and Apple Bitter Rot in the Southeastern United States Exhibit Disparities in Relative Frequency, Morphological Phenotype, and Quinone Outside Inhibitor Sensitivity. PLANT DISEASE 2025; 109:579-592. [PMID: 39283270 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-05-24-1006-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2025]
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Glomerella leaf spot (GLS), Glomerella fruit rot (GFR), and apple bitter rot (ABR), caused by Colletotrichum spp., are among the most devastating apple diseases in the southeastern United States. Although several species have been identified as causal pathogens of GLS, GFR, and ABR, their relative frequency and fungicide sensitivity status in the southeastern United States is unknown. In total, 381 Colletotrichum isolates were obtained from symptomatic leaves and fruit from 18 conventionally managed apple orchards and two baseline populations in western North Carolina and Georgia in 2016 and 2017. Multilocus DNA sequence analysis revealed that C. chrysophilum was the predominant cause of GLS and GFR and C. fioriniae was the causal agent of ABR. Baseline and commercial populations of Colletotrichum spp. were evaluated for sensitivity to pyraclostrobin and trifloxystrobin, and no statistical differences in sensitivity between the two species were observed for conidial germination. However, the effective concentration that inhibited growth by 50% values were significantly lower for C. fioriniae compared with C. chrysophilum for both fungicides regarding mycelial inhibition. Isolates recovered from commercial orchards revealed that five populations of C. chrysophilum and one population of C. fioriniae had reduced sensitivity to trifloxystrobin, and one C. fioriniae population had reduced sensitivity to pyraclostrobin via conidial germination assays. The cytb gene for 27 isolates of C. fioriniae, C. chrysophilum, and C. fructicola with different quinone outside inhibitor (QoI) sensitivities revealed the G143A mutation in a single isolate of C. chrysophilum with insensitivity to both fungicides. The results of these studies suggest that two Colletotrichum spp. predominantly cause GLS and ABR in the southeastern United States and that a reduction in sensitivity to some QoI fungicides may be responsible for control failures. This study also provides a basis for monitoring shifts in QoI sensitivity in Colletotrichum spp. causing disease on apple in the southeastern United States.
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- Kendall A Johnson
- Technical Services Division, UPL North America, Wenatchee, WA 98801, U.S.A
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- North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Haywood County Center, Waynesville, NC 28786, U.S.A
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, U.S.A
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- USDA-ARS, Food Quality Laboratory, Beltsville, MD 20705, U.S.A
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Mills River, NC 28759, U.S.A
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Zhang Z, Li Y, Xu J, Zou H, Guo Y, Mao Y, Zhang J, Cai Y, Wang J, Zhu C, Wang X, Zhou M, Duan Y. The G143S mutation in cytochrome b confers high resistance to pyraclostrobin in Fusarium pseudograminearum. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2024; 80:4941-4949. [PMID: 38837541 DOI: 10.1002/ps.8220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Revised: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
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BACKGROUND Wheat crown rot (WCR), primarily caused by Fusarium pseudograminearum has become more and more prevalent in winter wheat areas in China. However, limited fungicides have been registered for the control of WCR in China so far. Pyraclostrobin is a representative quinone outside inhibitor (QoI) with excellent activity against Fusarium spp. There is currently limited research on the resistance risk and resistance mechanism of F. pseudograminearum to pyraclostrobin. RESULTS Here, we determined the activity of pyraclostrobin against F. pseudograminearum. The EC50 values ranged from 0.022 to 0.172 μg mL-1 with an average EC50 value of 0.071 ± 0.030 μg mL-1. Four highly pyraclostrobin-resistant mutants were obtained from two sensitive strains by ultraviolet (UV) mutagenesis in the laboratory. The mutants showed decreased mycelial growth rate and virulence as compared with the corresponding wild-type strains, indicating that pyraclostrobin resistance suffered a fitness penalty in F. pseudograminearum. It was found that the high resistance of four mutants was caused by the G143S mutation in Cytb. Molecular docking analysis also further confirms that the G143S mutation in Cytb decreased the binding affinity between pyraclostrobin and Cytb. CONCLUSION The resistance risk of F. pseudograminearum to pyraclostrobin could be low to medium. Although a mutation at the G143S position of Cytb could potentially occur, this mutation decreases the fitness of the mutant, which may reduce its survival in the environment. Therefore, the negative consequences of a possible mutation are lower. This makes pyraclostrobin a good candidate for controlling crown rot in wheat. © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Ziyang Zhang
- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Liuhe District Chunhua Family Farm, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Liuhe District Agriculture and Rural Bureau, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Yu YH, Cho YT, Xu YC, Wong ZJ, Tsai YC, Ariyawansa HA. Identifying and Controlling Anthracnose Caused by Colletotrichum Taxa of Welsh Onion in Sanxing, Taiwan. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2024; 114:1263-1275. [PMID: 38105219 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-08-23-0301-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Leaves of Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum) are subject to various fungal diseases such as anthracnose (Colletotrichum species) and Stemphylium leaf blight (Stemphylium vesicarium). These diseases are the main biotic limitations to Welsh onion production in northern Taiwan. From 2018 to 2020, anthracnose symptoms were observed throughout Welsh onion fields in northern Taiwan, mainly the Sanxing area. In total, 33 strains of Colletotrichum species were isolated from diseased leaves, and major causative agents were identified based on a multilocus phylogenetic analysis using four genomic regions (act, tub2, gapdh, and internal transcribed spacer). Based on this phylogeny, Colletotrichum species causing anthracnose of Welsh onion were identified as C. spaethianum (C. spaethianum species complex) and C. circinans (C. dematium species complex) in the Sanxing area, northern Taiwan. To determine and compare the pathogenicity of each species, representative fungal strains of each species were inoculated on the cultivar 'Siao-Lyu' by spraying spore suspension onto the leaf surface. Welsh onion plants were susceptible to both species, but disease incidence and severity were higher in C. spaethianum. In total, 31 fungicides were tested to determine their efficacy in reducing mycelial growth and conidial germination of representative strains of C. spaethianum and C. circinans under laboratory conditions. Five fungicides-fluazinam, metiram, mancozeb, thiram, and dithianon-effectively reduced mycelial growth and spore germination in both C. spaethianum and C. circinans. In contrast, difenoconazole and trifloxystrobin + tebuconazole, which are commonly used in Welsh onion production in northern Taiwan, mainly the Sanxing area, were ineffective. These results serve as valuable insights for growers, enabling them to identify and address the emergence of anthracnose caused by C. spaethianum and C. circinans of Welsh onion, employing fungicides with diverse modes of action. The findings of this study support sustainable management of anthracnose in Sanxing, northern Taiwan, although further field tests of the fungicides are warranted.
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- Yu-Hsiang Yu
- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Genetics, Faculty of Biology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Hualien District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Ren W, Wang Z, Lian S, Dong X, Li B, Liu N. Molecular and Biochemical Characterization of Field Resistant Isolates of Glomerella cingulata to Pyraclostrobin in China. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:3960-3966. [PMID: 36821832 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c08846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Glomerella leaf spot (GLS) caused by Glomerella cingulata is a destructive disease that results in severe defoliation and fruit spots in apples worldwide. The compound of pyraclostrobin and tebuconazole was registered in 2018 in China to control GLS. In 2020, the high-level resistance of G. cingulata to pyraclostrobin was found in the field in Shandong Province, with a resistance frequency of 4.8%. Except for a significant decrease in virulence, there was no fitness penalty in mycelial growth, sporulation, and stress tolerance of G. cingulata associated with the resistance to pyraclostrobin. No cross-resistance was detected between pyraclostrobin and tebuconazole or bromothalonil. The point mutation GGT (G) → GCT (A) at codon 143 in the Cytochrome b (Cytb) gene was identified in the pyraclostrobin-resistant isolates. Molecular docking analysis suggested that G143A significantly alters the affinity of pyraclostrobin to the Cytb protein. Based on the point mutation (G143A) in the Cytb gene, a cleaved amplified polymorphic sequences method was developed to detect pyraclostrobin resistance in G. cingulata populations. Results of this study will provide valuable information for the scientific management of GLS.
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- Weichao Ren
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Crop Pest Management of Shandong Province, College of Plant Health and Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Crop Pest Management of Shandong Province, College of Plant Health and Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Crop Pest Management of Shandong Province, College of Plant Health and Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Crop Pest Management of Shandong Province, College of Plant Health and Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Crop Pest Management of Shandong Province, College of Plant Health and Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Crop Pest Management of Shandong Province, College of Plant Health and Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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Song J, Wang Z, Zhang S, Wang Y, Liang Y, Dai Q, Huo Z, Xu K. The Toxicity of Salicylhydroxamic Acid and Its Effect on the Sensitivity of Ustilaginoidea virens to Azoxystrobin and Pyraclostrobin. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8111231. [PMID: 36422052 PMCID: PMC9692728 DOI: 10.3390/jof8111231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Rice false smut (RFS) caused by Ustilaginoidea virens has been one of the most severe rice diseases. Fungicide-based chemical control is a significant measure to control RFS. In the sensitivity determination of quinone outside inhibitor (QoI) fungicide in vitro, salicylhydroxamic acid (SHAM) has been commonly added to artificial culture media in order to inhibit alternative oxidase of phytopathogenic fungi. However, some studies showed that artificial media should not include SHAM due to its toxicity. Whether SHAM should be added in the assay of U. virens sensitivity to QoI fungicide remains unknown. In this study, two appropriate media, potato sucrose agar (PSA) and minimal medium (MM), were selected to test SHAM toxicity and sensitivity of U. virens to azoxystrobin and pyraclostrobin. The mycelial growth and sensitivity to azoxystrobin and pyraclostrobin had no significant difference between on PSA and MM. SHAM could significantly inhibit mycelial growth, conidial germination, peroxidase (POD) and esterase activity of U. virens. Average effective concentration for inhibiting 50% (EC50) values of SHAM against mycelial growth of ten U. virens were 27.41 and 12.75 μg/mL on PSA and MM, respectively. The EC50 values of SHAM against conidial germination of isolates HWD and JS60 were 70.36 and 44.69 μg/mL, respectively. SHAM at 30 μg/mL significantly inhibited POD and esterase activity of isolates HWD and JS60, and even SHAM at 10 μg/mL significantly inhibited POD activity of isolate HWD. In addition, SHAM significantly reduced EC50 values and EC90 values of azoxystrobin and pyraclostrobin on both PSA and MM. Even in the presence of SHAM at 10 μg/mL, average EC50 values of ten U. virens isolates for azoxystrobin decreased 1.7-fold on PSA and 4.8-fold on MM, and for pyraclostrobin that decreased 2.8-fold on PSA and 4.8-fold on MM. Therefore, these results suggest that SHAM should not be included in artificial media in the assay of U. virens sensitivity to QoI fungicides.
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Chu SC, Lin KH, Lin TC, Thanarut C, Chung WH. Sensitivity of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides species complex (CGSC) isolated from strawberry in Taiwan to benzimidazole and strobilurin. JOURNAL OF PESTICIDE SCIENCE 2022; 47:172-183. [PMID: 36514689 PMCID: PMC9716047 DOI: 10.1584/jpestics.d22-030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Colletotrichum gloeosporioides species complex (CGSC) is the major pathogen causing strawberry anthracnose in Taiwan. Benzimidazoles and strobilurins are common fungicides used to control strawberry anthracnose. A total of 108 CGSC isolates were collected from five major strawberry-producing areas in Taiwan. The half-maximal effective concentration (EC50) values of most CGSC isolates for benomyl (59 isolates), carbendazim (70 isolates), and thiabendazole (63 isolates) were higher than 500 µg a.i./mL. Strobilurin tests showed that the EC50 values of most CGSC isolates for azoxystrobin (66 isolates), kresoxim-methyl (42 isolates), and trifloxystrobin (56 isolates) were higher than 500 µg a.i./mL. However, most CGSC isolates were sensitive to pyraclostrobin at 100 µg a.i./mL. Fungicide tests indicated that CGSC isolates show multi-resistance to benzimidazoles and strobilurins. Benzimidazole-resistant isolates were associated with a point mutation in codon 198 of the β-tubulin gene, and strobilurin-resistant isolates did not correspond with mutation in the cyt b gene or alternative oxidase activity.
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- Sheng-Chi Chu
- Miaoli District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan
- Department of Plant Pathology, National Chung Hsing University
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- Plant Pathology Division, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan
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- Faculty of Agricultural Production, Division of Pomology Maejo University
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- Department of Plant Pathology, National Chung Hsing University
- Innovation and Development center of sustainable Agriculture (IDCSA), National Chung Hsing University
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Wei L, Li X, Chen B, Chen W, Wei L, Zhou D, Chen C, Wu C. Sterol 14α-Demethylase CaCYP51A and CaCYP51B are Functionally Redundant, but Differentially Regulated in Colletotrichum acutatum: Responsibility for DMI-Fungicide Resistance. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:11911-11922. [PMID: 36102348 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c04824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Colletotrichum acutatum, the main pathogen causing anthracnose on chili worldwide, is controlled by tebuconazole [a sterol C14-demethylation inhibitor (DMI) fungicide, abbreviated as Teb] with excellent efficacy. Our previous study exhibited that all C. acutatum isolates were sensitive to Teb while the Colletotrichum gloeosporioides population had developed resistance to Teb on the same fungicide-pressure selection. Therefore, the assessment of Teb-resistance in C. acutatum is impending. Twenty Teb-resistant (TebR) mutants obtained by fungicide domestication and ultraviolet (UV)-mutagenesis displayed similar fitness compared to parental isolates. Data in the current study exhibited that mutations at CaCYP51A and/or overexpression of CaCYP51s were responsible for Teb-resistance. Furthermore, the deletion mutants ΔCaCYP51A and ΔCaCYP51B played different roles in sensitivities to DMIs. Taken together, this study first reported that mutations at CaCYP51A and/or overexpression of CaCYP51s conferred resistance to Teb in C. acutatum, CaCYP51A and CaCYP51B are functionally redundant, but differentially regulated in DMI resistance.
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- Lingling Wei
- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- Nanjing Pukou District Agricultural Technology Extension Center, Nanjing 211800, Jiangsu, China
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Usman HM, Tan Q, Fan F, Karim MM, Yin WX, Zhu FX, Luo CX. Sensitivity of Colletotrichum nymphaeae to Six Fungicides and Characterization of Fludioxonil-Resistant Isolates in China. PLANT DISEASE 2022; 106:165-173. [PMID: 34406787 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-05-21-0993-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Colletotrichum nymphaeae is the dominant species causing anthracnose disease of peach in China. In this study, 140 isolates of C. nymphaeae were assessed for their sensitivity to six fungicides. It was found that C. nymphaeae was highly resistant to carbendazim, procymidone, and boscalid but sensitive to pyraclostrobin and prochloraz. For fludioxonil, the fungus exhibited differential sensitivities (i.e., approximately 14% of isolates were resistant to fludioxonil and the resistance was stable). Fludioxonil-resistant isolates had a mean EC50 value of 2.2380 µg/ml, whereas the mean EC50 value was 0.0194 µg/ml in fludioxonil-sensitive isolates. The mean EC50 values of C. nymphaeae for pyraclostrobin and prochloraz were 0.0083 µg/ml and 0.002 µg/ml, respectively. No cross-resistance was observed between fungicides from different groups. Mycelial growth rate, control efficacy, and osmotic stress responses were significantly different (P < 0.05) between fludioxonil-sensitive (FluS) and -resistant (FluR) isolates, but no significant difference was observed (P > 0.05) in virulence and sporulation between FluS and FluR isolates. No mutation was detected in coding regions of the CnOs-1, Cal, Hk1, Hog1, TPI, and Mrr1 genes. Interestingly, with fludioxonil treatment, the expression of ABC transporter gene atrB was significantly overexpressed in some resistant isolates. However, overexpression of the atrB gene was not detected in one moderately and one highly resistant isolate, indicating that other unknown mechanisms may be involved. Current findings uncovered several effective chemicals and provided the foundation for designing management strategies to practically control peach anthracnose with the most effective demethylation inhibitor fungicides and quinone outside inhibitor fungicides.
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- Hafiz Muhammad Usman
- Key Lab of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education and College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Lab of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education and College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Lab of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education and College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Plant Pathology Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur 1701, Bangladesh
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- Hubei Key Lab of Plant Pathology and College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Lab of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education and College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Hubei Key Lab of Plant Pathology and College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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Usman HM, Tan Q, Karim MM, Adnan M, Yin WX, Zhu FX, Luo CX. Sensitivity of Colletotrichum fructicola and Colletotrichum siamense of Peach in China to Multiple Classes of Fungicides and Characterization of Pyraclostrobin-Resistant Isolates. PLANT DISEASE 2021; 105:3459-3465. [PMID: 34132595 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-04-21-0693-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Anthracnose, mainly caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides species complex including Colletotrichum fructicola and Colletotrichum siamense, is a devastating disease of peach. Chemical control has been widely used for years, but management failures have increased with the commonly used fungicides. Therefore, screening of sensitivity of Colletotrichum spp. to fungicides with different modes of action is needed to make proper management strategies for peach anthracnose. In this study, the sensitivity of 80 isolates of C. fructicola and C. siamense was screened for pyraclostrobin, procymidone, prochloraz, and fludioxonil based on mycelial growth inhibition at discriminatory doses. Results showed that C. fructicola and C. siamense isolates were highly resistant to procymidone and fludioxonil with 100% resistance frequencies to both fungicides, but sensitive to prochloraz, i.e., no resistant isolates were found. For pyraclostrobin, 74% of C. fructicola isolates showed high resistance, 26% showed low resistance, and all of the C. siamense isolates showed low resistance. No positive cross-resistance was observed between pyraclostrobin and azoxystrobin even when they are members of the same quinone outside inhibitor (QoI) fungicide group or between pyraclostrobin and non-QoIs. Resistant isolates to QoI fungicides were evaluated for the fitness penalty. Results showed that no significant differences except for the mycelial growth rates that were detected between high- and low-resistance isolates of C. fructicola. Molecular characterization of the Cyt b gene revealed that the G143A point mutation was the determinant of the high resistance in C. fructicola. This study demonstrated the resistance status of C. fructicola and C. siamense to different fungicides and briefly discussed implications of that resistance. Demethylation inhibitor fungicides were found to be the best option among the different chemicals studied here, to control peach anthracnose in China.
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- Hafiz Muhammad Usman
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education and College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education and College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Plant Pathology Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur 1701, Bangladesh
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology and College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education and College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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Matsuzaki Y, Uda Y, Kurahashi M, Iwahashi F. Microtiter plate test using liquid medium is an alternative method for monitoring metyltetraprole sensitivity in Cercospora beticola. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2021; 77:1226-1234. [PMID: 33051963 PMCID: PMC7894156 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Metyltetraprole is a new quinone outside inhibitor (QoI) fungicide showing potent activity against QoI-resistant fungi that possess the G143A cytochrome b mutation, which confers resistance to existing QoIs such as trifloxystrobin. For its sustainable use, monitoring of metyltetraprole sensitivity is necessary and the establishment of appropriate methodology is important in each pathogen species. RESULTS In Cercospora beticola, the causal agent of sugar beet leaf spot, some isolates were less sensitive to metyltetraprole (EC50 > 1 mg L-1 , higher than the saturated concentration) using the common agar plate method, even with 100 mg L-1 salicylhydroxamic acid, an alternative oxidase inhibitor. However, microtiter tests (EC50 < 0.01 mg L-1 ), conidial germination tests (EC50 < 0.01 mg L-1 ) and in planta tests (>80% control at 75 mg L-1 run-off spraying) confirmed that all tested isolates were highly sensitive to metyltetraprole. For trifloxystrobin, G143A mutants were clearly resistant upon microtiter plate tests (median EC50 > 2 mg L-1 ) and distinct from wild-type isolates (median EC50 < 0.01 mg L-1 ). Notably, mycelium fragments were usable for the microtiter plate tests and the test was applicable for isolates that do not form sufficient conidia. Our monitoring study by microtiter plate tests did not indicate the presence of metyltetraprole-resistant C. beticola isolates in populations in Hokkaido, Japan. CONCLUSION The microtiter tests were revealed to be useful for monitoring the sensitivity of C. beticola to metyltetraprole and trifloxystrobin. © 2020 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Yuichi Matsuzaki
- Health and Crop Sciences Research LaboratorySumitomo Chemical Co., LtdTakarazukaJapan
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- Health and Crop Sciences Research LaboratorySumitomo Chemical Co., LtdTakarazukaJapan
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- Makabe Experimental FarmSumitomo Chemical Co., LtdSakuragawaJapan
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- Health and Crop Sciences Research LaboratorySumitomo Chemical Co., LtdTakarazukaJapan
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Colletotrichum eriobotryae sp. nov. and C. nymphaeae, the anthracnose pathogens of loquat fruit in central Taiwan, and their sensitivity to azoxystrobin. Mycol Prog 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11557-020-01565-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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MacKenzie KJ, Xavier KV, Wen A, Timilsina S, Adkison HM, Dufault NS, Vallad GE. Widespread QoI Fungicide Resistance Revealed Among Corynespora cassiicola Tomato Isolates in Florida. PLANT DISEASE 2020; 104:893-903. [PMID: 31891552 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-03-19-0460-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Target spot of tomato caused by Corynespora cassiicola is one of the most economically destructive diseases of tomato in Florida. A collection of 123 isolates from eight counties in Florida were evaluated for sensitivity to azoxystrobin and fenamidone based on mycelial growth inhibition (MGI), spore germination (SG), detached leaflet assays (DLAs), and sequence-based analysis of the cytochrome b gene (cytb). Cleavage of cytb by restriction enzyme (Fnu4HI) revealed the presence of a mutation conferring a glycine (G) to alanine (A) mutation at amino acid position 143 (G143A) in approximately 90% of the population, correlating with quinone outside inhibitor (QoI) resistance based on MGI (<40% at 5 μg/ml), SG (<50% at 1 and 10 μg/ml), and DLA (<10% severity reduction). The mutation conferring a phenylalanine (F) to leucine (L) substitution at position 129 (F129L) was confirmed in moderately resistant isolates (#9, #19, and #74) based on MGI (40 to 50% at 5 μg/ml), SG (<50% at 1 μg/ml and >50% at 10 μg/ml), and DLA (>10% and <43% severity reduction) for both QoI fungicides, whereas sensitive isolates (#1, #4, #7, #28, #29, #46, #61, #74, #75, #76, #91, #95, and #118) based on MGI (>50% at 5 μg/ml), SG (>50% at 1 μg/ml and 10 μg/ml), and DLA (>50% severity reduction) correlated to non-mutation-containing isolates or those with a silent mutation. This study indicates that QoI resistance among C. cassiicola isolates from tomato is widespread in Florida and validates rapid screening methods using MGI or molecular assays to identify resistant isolates in future studies.
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- Keevan J MacKenzie
- University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL 33598
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- University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL 33598
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- University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL 33598
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611
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- University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL 33598
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611
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- University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL 33598
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Moreira RR, Hamada NA, Peres NA, De Mio LLM. Sensitivity of the Colletotrichum acutatum Species Complex From Apple Trees in Brazil to Dithiocarbamates, Methyl Benzimidazole Carbamates, and Quinone Outside Inhibitor Fungicides. PLANT DISEASE 2019; 103:2569-2576. [PMID: 31398077 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-07-18-1144-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Glomerella leaf spot (GLS) and bitter rot (BR) on apples are often caused by Colletotrichum acutatum in Paraná State, Brazil. GLS control is difficult because of its rapid development, with an incubation period of only 2 days under favorable conditions. Therefore, producers use successive fungicide applications every season; however, failure to control GLS has been commonly reported. The objectives of this study were to determine the sensitivity of isolates of the C. acutatum species complex obtained from apple orchards in Brazil to mancozeb, thiophanate-methyl, and azoxystrobin fungicides. Isolates from the different parts of the plant (leaves, flowers, buds, and twigs) and cultivars (Gala and Eva) showed different levels of sensitivity to mancozeb, thiophanate-methyl, and azoxystrobin. For mancozeb, the frequencies of isolates were 25% highly resistant, 50% low-resistance, and 25% sensitive. For thiophanate-methyl, the frequencies of isolates were 72.2% highly resistant, 11.1% resistant, and 16.7% moderately resistant. For azoxystrobin, the frequencies of isolates were 11.1% highly resistant, 5.6% resistant, and 83.3% sensitive. Interestingly, no mutations in the β-tubulin and cytochrome b genes were observed in any of the isolates resistant to thiophanate-methyl and azoxystrobin fungicides.
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- Rafaele R Moreira
- Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências Agrárias (SCA-DFF), Curitiba, PR 80035-050, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências Agrárias (SCA-DFF), Curitiba, PR 80035-050, Brazil
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- University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center (GCREC-UF), Wimauma, FL 33598, U.S.A
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- Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências Agrárias (SCA-DFF), Curitiba, PR 80035-050, Brazil
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Rosenzweig N, Hanson LE, Mambetova S, Jiang QW, Guza C, Stewart J, Somohano P. Fungicide Sensitivity Monitoring of Alternaria spp. Causing Leaf Spot of Sugarbeet ( Beta vulgaris) in the Upper Great Lakes. PLANT DISEASE 2019; 103:2263-2270. [PMID: 31322489 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-12-18-2282-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Alternaria leaf spot (ALS), caused by Alternaria spp., can occur wherever sugarbeet is grown. Infection by Alternaria spp. and disease management has historically been considered a minor issue in sugarbeet production in the United States. An increase of both incidence and severity in 2016 of ALS high enough to cause yield loss has been observed in Michigan. With a renewed need to consider potential management of this disease, the sensitivity was determined for populations of Alternaria spp. to three classes of fungicides currently labeled for management of leaf spot on sugarbeet, including demethylase inhibitor (DMI), quinone outside inhibitor (QoI), and organo-tin fungicides. Leaves with symptoms of ALS were sampled from sugarbeet fields in east-central Michigan and southwestern Ontario, Canada. Monoconidial isolates were obtained to determine sensitivity to each fungicide class above. A spiral gradient dilution method was used to estimate the fungicide effective concentration (in milligrams per liter) that caused a 50% inhibition of fungal growth in vitro for all isolates. Significant temporal shifts were detected in the frequencies of sensitivity phenotypes to DMI and QoI but not organo-tin fungicides from 2016 through 2017. Individual isolates of Alternaria spp. were recovered with cross-resistance to DMI and multiple resistance to DMI, QoI, and triphenyltin hydroxide fungicides. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a fungus other than Cercospora beticola with resistance to organo-tin fungicides. Fungicide sensitivity monitoring indicates that an effective integrated disease management approach combining fungicide efficacy trials and monitoring pathogen biology is essential for developing effective resistance management recommendations.
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- N Rosenzweig
- Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, East Lansing, MI 48824
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- Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
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- Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
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- Michigan Sugar Company, Bay City, MI 48706
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- Michigan Sugar Company, Bay City, MI 48706
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- Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
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Wu JY, Hu XR, Zhang CQ. Molecular Detection of QoI Resistance in Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Causing Strawberry Anthracnose Based on Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay. PLANT DISEASE 2019; 103:1319-1325. [PMID: 30998417 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-09-18-1593-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Anthracnose is one of the most common diseases in strawberry plants. Colletotrichum gloeosporioides is the major cause of anthracnose in China, including Zhejiang Province. Early, specific, reliable, and time-saving detection is urgently needed to prevent the further spread of C. gloeosporioides, guiding farmers to utilize chemicals to control anthracnose. In this study, we showed that the high resistance to pyraclostrobin, caused by a point mutation at codon 143 (GGT→GCT) in the cytochrome b gene of C. gloeosporioides was prevalent in the strawberry growing regions, and we developed a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay as a detection method. Primer sets S0 and S4 could be used to specifically detect C. gloeosporioides isolates and the G143A mutations, respectively. A detection limit of 10-2 ng (10 pg), which is at least 10-fold more sensitive than conventional polymerase chain reaction, was achieved by the LAMP assay. Here, we utilized lateral-flow devices (LFDs), nitrocellulose membranes that can absorb nucleic acids, to acquire the total genomic DNA of strawberry plants within 2 min. The LFD membranes were used as DNA templates for the LAMP assays to accurately detect strawberry plants infected with C. gloeosporioides. This diagnostic method for strawberry anthracnose was accomplished within 1 h, including the sample preparation and LAMP assays. Collectively, we developed a sensitive and practical method for monitoring C. gloeosporioides and its quinone outside inhibitor-resistant mutants. The LAMP assay for detection of C. gloeosporioides in strawberry plants has great potential for rapid strawberry anthracnose surveillance and will provide farmers with advice on preventing C gloeosporioides at the early stages of strawberry development.
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- J Y Wu
- College of Agriculture and Food Science, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin'an, Zhejiang, 311300, P.R. China
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- College of Agriculture and Food Science, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin'an, Zhejiang, 311300, P.R. China
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- College of Agriculture and Food Science, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin'an, Zhejiang, 311300, P.R. China
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Forcelini BB, Lee S, Oliveira MS, Peres NA. Development of High-Throughput SNP Genotyping Assays for Rapid Detection of Strawberry Colletotrichum Species and the G143A Mutation. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2018; 108:1501-1508. [PMID: 29996698 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-04-18-0128-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Colletotrichum spp. cause major diseases of strawberry and disease management depends on the species present. However, species identification based on symptoms and spore morphology is difficult. Therefore, development of molecular techniques for trustworthy and high-throughput identification of Colletotrichum spp. is vital for the accurate diagnosis. A high-resolution melting (HRM) assay was developed for simultaneous identification and differentiation of Colletotrichum spp. from fungal colonies or from symptomatic strawberry tissue. HRM markers were designed based on the internal transcribed spacer region of Colletotrichum acutatum and C. gloeosporioides from strawberry, and accurately identified and differentiated the two species. In addition, for the rapid detection of a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the cytochrome b (cytb) gene of C. acutatum and C. gloeosporioides associated with resistance to quinone-outside inhibitor fungicides, an endpoint SNP genotyping analysis was developed. The HRM and endpoint SNP genotyping assays are useful methods that can be implemented in plant diagnostic clinics for the rapid and accurate identification of Colletotrichum spp. and detection of the G143A mutation in the cytb gene of C. acutatum and C. gloeosporioides.
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- Bruna B Forcelini
- Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Wimauma 33598
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- Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Wimauma 33598
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- Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Wimauma 33598
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- Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Wimauma 33598
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Forcelini BB, Rebello CS, Wang NY, Peres NA. Fitness, Competitive Ability, and Mutation Stability of Isolates of Colletotrichum acutatum from Strawberry Resistant to QoI Fungicides. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2018; 108:462-468. [PMID: 29135359 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-09-17-0296-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Quinone-outside inhibitor (QoI) fungicides are used to manage anthracnose of strawberry, caused by Colletotrichum acutatum. However, selection for resistance to QoI fungicides was first reported in 2013 in Florida and, subsequently, in strawberry nurseries and production areas across the United States and Canada. C. acutatum resistance to QoIs is associated with the G143A point mutation in the cytochrome b gene. This mutation is known to be associated with field resistance even at high rates of QoI. In this study, we investigated the relative fitness and competitive ability of QoI-resistant and -sensitive C. acutatum isolates. A fitness comparison did not indicate any difference between resistant and sensitive isolates in aggressiveness, spore production, and mycelial growth at different temperatures. Additionally, in the absence of selection pressure, resistant and sensitive isolates were equally competitive. Cultivation of QoI-resistant and QoI-sensitive isolates for four culture cycles in vitro in the absence of azoxystrobin showed that QoI resistance was stable. The observed lack of fitness penalties and stability of the G143A mutation in QoI-resistant C. acutatum populations suggest that the interruption and further reintroduction of QoI fungicides might not be an option for strawberry nurseries and fruit production areas. Further investigation of alternative chemical and nonchemical C. acutatum control practices, in addition to the integration of multisite fungicides, is needed to reduce the occurrence and distribution of QoI-resistant populations in strawberry fields.
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- Bruna B Forcelini
- University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma 33598
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- University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma 33598
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- University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma 33598
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- University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma 33598
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Deb D, Shrestha A, Maiti IB, Dey N. Recombinant Promoter (MUASCsV8CP) Driven Totiviral Killer Protein 4 (KP4) Imparts Resistance Against Fungal Pathogens in Transgenic Tobacco. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:278. [PMID: 29556246 PMCID: PMC5844984 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Accepted: 02/16/2018] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Development of disease-resistant plant varieties achieved by engineering anti-microbial transgenes under the control of strong promoters can suffice the inhibition of pathogen growth and simultaneously ensure enhanced crop production. For evaluating the prospect of such strong promoters, we comprehensively characterized the full-length transcript promoter of Cassava Vein Mosaic Virus (CsVMV; -565 to +166) and identified CsVMV8 (-215 to +166) as the highest expressing fragment in both transient and transgenic assays. Further, we designed a new chimeric promoter 'MUASCsV8CP' through inter-molecular hybridization among the upstream activation sequence (UAS) of Mirabilis Mosaic Virus (MMV; -297 to -38) and CsVMV8, as the core promoter (CP). The MUASCsV8CP was found to be ∼2.2 and ∼2.4 times stronger than the CsVMV8 and CaMV35S promoters, respectively, while its activity was found to be equivalent to that of the CaMV35S2 promoter. Furthermore, we generated transgenic tobacco plants expressing the totiviral 'Killer protein KP4' (KP4) under the control of the MUASCsV8CP promoter. Recombinant KP4 was found to accumulate both in the cytoplasm and apoplast of plant cells. The agar-based killing zone assays revealed enhanced resistance of plant-derived KP4 against two deuteromycetous foliar pathogenic fungi viz. Alternaria alternata and Phoma exigua var. exigua. Also, transgenic plants expressing KP4 inhibited the growth progression of these fungi and conferred significant fungal resistance in detached-leaf and whole plant assays. Taken together, we establish the potential of engineering "in-built" fungal stress-tolerance in plants by expressing KP4 under a novel chimeric caulimoviral promoter in a transgenic approach.
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- Debasish Deb
- Division of Plant and Microbial Biotechnology, Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India
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- Division of Plant and Microbial Biotechnology, Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India
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- Department of Molecular Plant Virology and Plant Genetic Engineering, KTRDC, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Division of Plant and Microbial Biotechnology, Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India
- *Correspondence: Nrisingha Dey, ;
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Hu XR, Dai DJ, Wang HD, Zhang CQ. Rapid on-site evaluation of the development of resistance to quinone outside inhibitors in Botrytis cinerea. Sci Rep 2017; 7:13861. [PMID: 29066786 PMCID: PMC5654771 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-13317-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2017] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Botrytis cinerea, a typical "high-risk" pathogenic fungus that rapidly develops resistance to fungicides, affects more than 1,000 species of 586 plant genera native to most continents and causes great economic losses. Therefore, a rapid and sensitive assay of fungicide resistance development in B. cinerea populations is crucial for scientific management. In this study, we established a Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) system for the monitoring and evaluation of the risk of development of B. cinerea resistance to QoI fungicides; the method uses two LAMP assays. The first assay detects G143A mutants of B. cinerea, which are highly resistance to QoI fungicides. BCbi143/144 introns in B. cinerea are then detected by the second assay. HNB acts as a visual LAMP reaction indicator. The optimum reaction conditions of the LAMP assays were 61 °C for 50 min, and the detection limit of the LAMP assays was 100 × 10-4 ng/μl. We directly pre-treated the field samples by using All-DNA-Fast-Out to extract DNA within ten minutes, then performed the LAMP assay to achieve one-step rapid detection. In conclusion, we established a rapid and sensitive LAMP assay system for resistance risk assessment and for monitoring QoI-resistance of B. cinerea in the field.
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- X R Hu
- Department of Plant Pathology, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forest University, Lin'an, 311300, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forest University, Lin'an, 311300, China
- Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310020, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forest University, Lin'an, 311300, China
- Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310020, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forest University, Lin'an, 311300, China.
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Owati AS, Agindotan B, Pasche JS, Burrows M. The Detection and Characterization of QoI-Resistant Didymella rabiei Causing Ascochyta Blight of Chickpea in Montana. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:1165. [PMID: 28713416 PMCID: PMC5492765 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2017] [Accepted: 06/16/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Ascochyta blight (AB) of pulse crops (chickpea, field pea, and lentils) causes yield loss in Montana, where 1.2 million acres was planted to pulses in 2016. Pyraclostrobin and azoxystrobin, quinone outside inhibitor (QoI) fungicides, have been the choice of farmers for the management of AB in pulses. However, a G143A mutation in the cytochrome b gene has been reported to confer resistance to QoI fungicides. A total of 990 isolates of AB-causing fungi were isolated and screened for QoI resistance. Out of these, 10% were isolated from chickpea, 81% were isolated from field peas, and 9% isolated from lentil. These were from a survey of grower's fields and seed lots (chickpea = 17, field pea = 131, and lentil = 21) from 23 counties in Montana sent to the Regional Pulse Crop Diagnostic Laboratory, Bozeman, MT, United States for testing. Fungicide-resistant Didymella rabiei isolates were found in one chickpea seed lot each sent from Daniels, McCone and Valley Counties, MT, from seed produced in 2015 and 2016. Multiple alignment analysis of amino acid sequences showed a missense mutation that replaced the codon for amino acid 143 from GGT to GCT, introducing an amino acid change from glycine to alanine (G143A), which is reported to be associated with QoI resistance. Under greenhouse conditions, disease severity was significantly higher on pyraclostrobin-treated chickpea plants inoculated with QoI-resistant isolates of D. rabiei than sensitive isolates (p-value = 0.001). This indicates that where resistant isolates are located, fungicide failures may be observed in the field. D. rabiei-specific polymerase chain reaction primer sets and hydrolysis probes were developed to efficiently discriminate QoI- sensitive and - resistant isolates.
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- Ayodeji S. Owati
- Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, Montana State University, BozemanMT, United States
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- Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, Montana State University, BozemanMT, United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, FargoND, United States
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- Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, Montana State University, BozemanMT, United States
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Eissa HF, Hassanien SE, Ramadan AM, El-Shamy MM, Saleh OM, Shokry AM, Abdelsattar M, Morsy YB, El-Maghraby MA, Alameldin HF, Hassan SM, Osman GH, Mahfouz HT, Gad El-Karim GA, Madkour MA, Bahieldin A. Developing transgenic wheat to encounter rusts and powdery mildew by overexpressing barley chi26 gene for fungal resistance. PLANT METHODS 2017; 13:41. [PMID: 28539970 PMCID: PMC5441082 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-017-0191-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2016] [Accepted: 05/15/2017] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND The main aim of this study was to improve fungal resistance in bread wheat via transgenesis. Transgenic wheat plants harboring barley chitinase (chi26) gene, driven by maize ubi promoter, were obtained using biolistic bombardment, whereas the herbicide resistance gene, bar, driven by the CaMV 35S promoter was used as a selectable marker. RESULTS Molecular analysis confirmed the integration, copy number, and the level of expression of the chi26 gene in four independent transgenic events. Chitinase enzyme activity was detected using a standard enzymatic assay. The expression levels of chi26 gene in the different transgenic lines, compared to their respective controls, were determined using qRT-PCR. The transgene was silenced in some transgenic families across generations. Gene silencing in the present study seemed to be random and irreversible. The homozygous transgenic plants of T4, T5, T6, T8, and T9 generations were tested in the field for five growing seasons to evaluate their resistance against rusts and powdery mildew. The results indicated high chitinase activity at T0 and high transgene expression levels in few transgenic families. This resulted in high resistance against wheat rusts and powdery mildew under field conditions. It was indicated by proximate and chemical analyses that one of the transgenic families and the non-transgenic line were substantially equivalent. CONCLUSION Transgenic wheat with barley chi26 was found to be resistant even after five generations under artificial fungal infection conditions. One transgenic line was proved to be substantially equivalent as compared to the non-transgenic control.
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- Hala F. Eissa
- Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), Agriculture Research Center (ARC), Giza, 12619 Egypt
- Faculty of Biotechnology, Misr University for Science and Technology (MUST), Post Box 77, 6th October City, Egypt
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- Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), Agriculture Research Center (ARC), Giza, 12619 Egypt
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- Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), Agriculture Research Center (ARC), Giza, 12619 Egypt
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80141, Jeddah, 21589 Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Pathology Research Institute (PPRI), Agriculture Research Center (ARC), Giza, 12619 Egypt
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- National Centre for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Cairo, 11781 Egypt
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Applied Medical Science, Taif University, Turrabah, 21995 Saudi Arabia
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- Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), Agriculture Research Center (ARC), Giza, 12619 Egypt
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- Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), Agriculture Research Center (ARC), Giza, 12619 Egypt
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- Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), Agriculture Research Center (ARC), Giza, 12619 Egypt
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- Field Crops Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center (ARC), Giza, 12619 Egypt
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- Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), Agriculture Research Center (ARC), Giza, 12619 Egypt
- Plant Soil and Microbial Sciences Department, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80141, Jeddah, 21589 Saudi Arabia
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566 Egypt
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- Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), Agriculture Research Center (ARC), Giza, 12619 Egypt
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, 21955 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pomology, The Horticulture Research Institute (HRI), Agriculture Research Center (ARC), Giza, 12619 Egypt
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- Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), Agriculture Research Center (ARC), Giza, 12619 Egypt
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- Arid Lands Agricultural Research Institute (ALARI), Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shoubra, Cairo, 11241 Egypt
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80141, Jeddah, 21589 Saudi Arabia
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566 Egypt
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Forcelini BB, Seijo TE, Amiri A, Peres NA. Resistance in Strawberry Isolates of Colletotrichum acutatum from Florida to Quinone-Outside Inhibitor Fungicides. PLANT DISEASE 2016; 100:2050-2056. [PMID: 30683005 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-01-16-0118-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Anthracnose fruit rot of strawberry, caused by Colletotrichum acutatum, is a major disease in Florida and frequent quinone-outside inhibitor (QoI) fungicide applications are needed for disease control. From 1994 to 2014, 181 C. acutatum isolates were collected from multiple strawberry fields in Florida with or without QoI spray history. Sensitivity to azoxystrobin and pyraclostrobin was tested based upon mycelial growth and germ tube elongation inhibition. Mean effective concentration where growth was reduced by 50% (EC50) values for isolates collected prior to 2013 based upon mycelial growth were 0.22 and 0.013 μg/ml and upon germ tube elongation were 0.57 and 0.03 μg/ml for azoxystrobin and pyraclostrobin, respectively. Mycelial growth and germ tube elongation of 48 isolates collected in 2013 and 2014 were not inhibited with azoxystrobin at 3 μg/ml and pyraclostrobin at 0.110 μg/ml. A fungicide discriminatory dose assay indicated that 43 of the 48 isolates had EC50 values higher than 100 and 10 μg/ml for azoxystrobin and pyraclostrobin, respectively. Azoxystrobin and pyraclostrobin sprayed preventively on strawberry fruit inoculated with C. acutatum failed to control resistant isolates. Sequencing of the cytochrome b gene of sensitive and resistant isolates showed that QoI-resistant isolates contained either G143A or F129L amino acid substitutions.
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- Bruna B Forcelini
- Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Wimauma 33598
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- Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Wimauma 33598
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- Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, Washington State University, Wenatchee 98801
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- Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, University of Florida
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Vandresen CC, Gonçalves AG, Ducatti DRB, Murakami FS, Noseda MD, Duarte MER, Barreira SMW. In vitro photodynamic inactivation of conidia of the phytopathogenic fungus Colletotrichum graminicola with cationic porphyrins. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2016; 15:673-81. [PMID: 27109559 DOI: 10.1039/c5pp00372e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Photodynamic inactivation (PDI) is an efficient approach for the elimination of a series of microorganisms; however, PDI involving phytopathogenic filamentous fungi is scarce in the literature. In the present study, we have demonstrated the photoinactivating properties of five cationic meso-(1-methyl-4-pyridinio)porphyrins on conidia of the phytopathogen Colletotrichum graminicola. For this purpose, photophysical properties (photostability and (1)O2 singlet production) of the porphyrins under study were first evaluated. PDI assays were then performed with a fluence of 30, 60, 90 and 120 J cm(-2) and varying the porphyrin concentration from 1 to 25 μmol L(-1). Considering the lowest concentration that enabled the best photoinactivation, with the respective lowest effective irradiation time, the meso-(1-methyl-4-pyridinio)porphyrins herein studied could be ranked as follows: triple-charged 4 (1 μmol L(-1) with a fluence of 30 J cm(-2)) > double-charged-trans2 (1 μmol L(-1) with 60 J cm(-2)) > tetra-charged 5 (15 μmol L(-1) with 90 J cm(-2)) > mono-charged 1 (25 μmol L(-1) with 120 J cm(-2)). Double-charged-cis-porphyrin 3 inactivated C. graminicola conidia in the absence of light. Evaluation of the porphyrin binding to the conidia and fluorescence microscopic analysis were also performed, which were in agreement with the PDI results. In conclusion, the cationic porphyrins herein studied were considered efficient photosensitizers to inactivate C. graminicola conidia. The amount and position of positive charges are related to the compounds' amphiphilicity and therefore to their photodynamic activity.
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- Camila Chevonica Vandresen
- Departamento de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Av. Lothário Meissner, 3400, Jardim Botânico, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
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Bowness R, Gossen BD, Chang KF, Goswani R, Willenborg CJ, Holtz M, Strelkov SE. Sensitivity of Mycosphaerella pinodes to Pyraclostrobin Fungicide. PLANT DISEASE 2016; 100:192-199. [PMID: 30688575 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-03-15-0350-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Mycosphaerella blight, caused by Mycosphaerella pinodes, is a destructive disease of field pea that is managed using foliar fungicides. Strobilurin fungicides have been used in western Canada for disease management since 2003. To assess the baseline sensitivities of M. pinodes isolates to the strobilurin fungicide pyraclostrobin, the effective concentration to reduce mycelial growth by 50% (EC50) was determined for 70 isolates collected prior to 2003 from Alberta, Saskatchewan, North Dakota, and Washington State. Each of these isolates was sensitive to pyraclostrobin, with EC50 values ranging from 0.03 to 0.29 mg liter-1. The pyraclostrobin concentrations required to reduce conidia germination by 50% was lower, ranging from 0.008 to 0.041 mg liter-1. In all, 324 isolates collected in 2010 and 2011 were tested for high levels of insensitivity by examining mycelial growth using a discriminatory dose of 5 mg liter-1. Nineteen isolates were highly insensitive to pyraclostrobin, with EC50 values of 80 to 216 mg liter-1. Conidia of these isolates germinated when exposed to a discriminatory dose of 0.1 mg liter-1. Insensitive isolates infected field pea plants treated with pyraclostrobin but sensitive isolates did not. The identification of insensitive isolates indicates that insensitivity may be emerging in the pathogen population.
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- Robyne Bowness
- Food and Bio-Industrial Crops Branch, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Lacombe, AB, T4L 1W1, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Research Centre, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 0X2, Canada
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- Crop Diversification Centre North, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Edmonton, AB, T5Y 6H3, Canada
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- Dupont Crop Protection, Stine Haskell Research Center, Newark, DE 19711
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- Field Crop Development Centre, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Lacombe
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2P5, Canada
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Rodriguez-Salamanca LM, Quesada-Ocampo LM, Naegele RP, Hausbeck MK. Characterization, Virulence, Epidemiology, and Management of Anthracnose in Celery. PLANT DISEASE 2015; 99:1832-1840. [PMID: 30699515 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-09-14-0994-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Leaf curling and petiole twisting of celery (Apium graveolens) were observed in several commercial fields in five Michigan counties in 2010 through 2012, causing significant crop damage and loss. Prior to this time, the pathogen Colletotrichum acutatum species complex had not been previously associated with celery in Michigan. In this study, the pathogen's genotype and phenotype were characterized, the influence of environmental conditions determined, and fungicides tested. Pathogen identification was based on conidial morphology and molecular identification using species-specific primers. Intersimple-sequence repeat (ISSR) banding patterns were similar between C. acutatum isolates from celery (n = 51) and blueberry (n = 1) but different from C. dematium and C. gloeosporioides. Four ISSR primers resulted in 4% polymorphism when tested on isolates from celery. Pathogenicity and virulence of C. acutatum sensu lato isolated from celery (n = 81), tomato (n = 2), and blueberry (n = 1) were evaluated in greenhouse experiments, which revealed differences in virulence among isolates but no significant differences specific to collection year, county, or field. In dew chambers and growth chambers, high temperatures (≥25°C) or long leaf wetness duration (>24 h) increased disease incidence. Twelve fungicides were tested in field studies over two growing seasons to determine their efficacy against celery anthracnose. The fungicides azoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, mancozeb, and chlorothalonil reduced disease by 27 to 50% compared with the untreated control when disease pressure was moderate.
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- Lina M Rodriguez-Salamanca
- Former Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824
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- Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, Raleigh North Carolina State University
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- Professor, Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University
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Price PP, Purvis MA, Cai G, Padgett GB, Robertson CL, Schneider RW, Albu S. Fungicide Resistance in Cercospora kikuchii, a Soybean Pathogen. PLANT DISEASE 2015; 99:1596-1603. [PMID: 30695960 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-07-14-0782-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Isolates of Cercospora kikuchii, a soybean (Glycine max) pathogen causing Cercospora leaf blight and purple seed stain, were tested to determine baseline sensitivities (n = 50) to selected quinone outside inhibitor (QoI) fungicides by conducting radial growth assays on fungicide-amended media. Baseline effective fungicide concentration to inhibit 50% of fungal radial growth (EC50) values were compared with EC50 values for isolates collected in 2011 (n = 50), 2012 (n = 50), and 2013 (n = 36) throughout soybean-producing areas in Louisiana. Median EC50 values for isolates subjected to QoI fungicides were significantly (P = 0.05) higher across all 3 years. Cross-resistance to QoI fungicides was observed in resistant isolates collected in 2011 to 2013. Discriminatory doses were developed for QoI fungicides to distinguish between sensitive and resistant isolates. On average, 89% of all isolates screened in 2011 to 2013 were resistant to QoI fungicides. At a discriminatory dose of thiophanate methyl (TM), a methyl benzimidazole carbamate (MBC) fungicide, at 5 μg/ml, resistance was detected in the 2000, 2011, 2012, and 2013 collections at 23, 38, 29, and 36%, respectively. Isolates exhibiting multiple resistance to QoI fungicides and TM also were detected in 2011, 2012, and 2013 at frequencies of 34, 26, and 31%, respectively. Based on these results, Cercospora leaf blight management strategies in Louisiana using solo applications of QoI or MBC fungicides in soybean should be reconsidered.
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- Paul P Price
- Louisiana State University AgCenter, Winnsboro 71295
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- Louisiana State University AgCenter, Winnsboro 71295
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- Louisiana State University AgCenter, Alexandria 71302
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Torres-Calzada C, Tapia-Tussell R, Higuera-Ciapara I, Martin-Mex R, Nexticapan-Garcez A, Perez-Brito D. Sensitivity of Colletotrichum truncatum to Four Fungicides and Characterization of Thiabendazole-Resistant Isolates. PLANT DISEASE 2015; 99:1590-1595. [PMID: 30695957 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-11-14-1183-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum truncatum (syn. C. capsici), has become a common disease of tropical crops, severely affecting the quantity and quality of fruit and seed and, therefore, reducing their market value. For years, chemical control has been extensively used for managing this disease. However, the appearance of isolates that are resistant to the most commonly employed fungicides is increasingly widespread. Twenty C. truncatum isolates from pepper, papaya, and physic nut were tested in vitro against four fungicides to determine their sensitivity. All evaluated isolates were resistant to azoxystrobin and thiabendazole and susceptible to cyprodinil + fludioxonil and mancozeb. To determine the molecular mechanism conferring thiabendazole resistance, the TUB-2 gene was characterized, revealing a glutamic acid to alanine substitution at position 198 in 6 of the 20 isolates that were tested. This work confirms the emergence of benzimidazole-based fungicide resistance in C. truncatum populations and highlights the need for monitoring fungicide sensitivity as an essential activity for the development of effective control schemes.
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- C Torres-Calzada
- Laboratorio GeMBio, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán A.C., Mérida, Yucatán 97200, México
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- Laboratorio GeMBio, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán A.C., Mérida, Yucatán 97200, México
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- Unidad de Tecnología de Alimentos, Centro de Investigación y Asistencia Tecnológica y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco A.C., Guadalajara, Jalisco 44270, México
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- Laboratorio GeMBio, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán A.C
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- Laboratorio GeMBio, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán A.C
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Hong JK, Yang HJ, Jung H, Yoon DJ, Sang MK, Jeun YC. Application of Volatile Antifungal Plant Essential Oils for Controlling Pepper Fruit Anthracnose by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. THE PLANT PATHOLOGY JOURNAL 2015; 31:269-77. [PMID: 26361475 PMCID: PMC4564152 DOI: 10.5423/ppj.oa.03.2015.0027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2015] [Revised: 05/15/2015] [Accepted: 05/25/2015] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides has been destructive during pepper fruit production in outdoor fields in Korea. In vitro antifungal activities of 15 different plant essential oils or its components were evaluated during conidial germination and mycelial growth of C. gloeosporioides. In vitro conidial germination was most drastically inhibited by vapour treatments with carvacrol, cinnamon oil, trans-cinnamaldehyde, citral, p-cymene and linalool. Inhibition of the mycelial growth by indirect vapour treatment with essential oils was also demonstrated compared with untreated control. Carvacrol, cinnamon oil, trans-cinnamaldehyde, citral and eugenol were among the most inhibitory plant essential oils by the indirect antifungal efficacies. Plant protection efficacies of the plant essential oils were demonstrated by reduced lesion diameter on the C. gloeosporioides-inoculated immature green pepper fruits compared to the inoculated control fruits without any plant essential oil treatment. In planta test showed that all plant essential oils tested in this study demonstrated plant protection efficacies against pepper fruit anthracnose with similar levels. Thus, application of different plant essential oils can be used for eco-friendly disease management of anthracnose during pepper fruit production.
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- Jeum Kyu Hong
- Department of Horticultural Science, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology (GNTech), 33 Dongin-ro, Jinju 660-758,
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- Department of Horticultural Science, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology (GNTech), 33 Dongin-ro, Jinju 660-758,
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- Department of Horticultural Science, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology (GNTech), 33 Dongin-ro, Jinju 660-758,
Korea
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- Department of Horticultural Science, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology (GNTech), 33 Dongin-ro, Jinju 660-758,
Korea
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- National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 560-500,
Korea
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- College of Applied Life Science, Faculty of Bioscience and Industry, The Research Institute for Subtropical Agriculture and Biotechnology, Jeju National University, Jeju 690-756,
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Rosenzweig N, Hanson LE, Clark G, Franc GD, Stump WL, Jiang QW, Stewart J, Kirk WW. Use of PCR-RFLP Analysis to Monitor Fungicide Resistance in Cercospora beticola Populations from Sugarbeet (Beta vulgaris) in Michigan, United States. PLANT DISEASE 2015; 99:355-362. [PMID: 30699698 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-03-14-0241-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Genetic resistance to Quinone outside inhibitor (QoI) and benzimidazole fungicides may be responsible for a recent decline in efficacy of chemical control management strategies for Cercospora leaf spot (CLS) caused by Cercospora beticola in Michigan sugarbeet (Beta vulgaris) fields. The target genes and fungicide resistance mutations are known for these two fungicides. Based on this, two standard polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) assays were developed to detect the G143A and E198A point mutations in the fungal mitochondrial cytochrome b and the β-tubulin genes, respectively. These mutations confer a high level of resistance to either QoI or benzimidazole fungicides. The presence of the G143A and E198A mutations was monitored within C. beticola populations recovered from Michigan sugarbeet production fields collected in 2012. Both the QoI-resistant cytochrome b allele and the benzimidazole-resistant β-tubulin allele were detected directly from leaf tissue following a PCR-RFLP assay. Using either detection assay, the G143A and E198A mutations were detected in over 90% of the 118 field samples originating from Michigan sugarbeet production under fungicide management programs for CLS control. Monitoring of the G143A and E198A mutations in fields located in 9 counties and 58 townships indicated that the mutations were widespread in Michigan sugarbeet production areas. The PCR-based assays used and developed in this study were effective in detecting the presence of the G143A and E198A mutations in C. beticola field populations from Michigan.
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- N Rosenzweig
- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, 612, Wilson Road, 35 Plant Biology Building, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Science, and United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, 1066 Bogue Street, Room 494, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Michigan Sugar Company, Euclid Road, Bay City, MI 48706, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University
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Tymon L, Johnson DA. Fungicide Resistance of Two Species of Alternaria from Potato in the Columbia Basin of Washington. PLANT DISEASE 2014; 98:1648-1653. [PMID: 30703884 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-12-13-1199-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Fungicides are extensively used in the Columbia Basin of Washington in an effort to manage early blight and brown spot on potato caused by Alternaria solani and A. alternata, respectively. Azoxystrobin and boscalid interfere with cellular respiration, and fungicide resistance is expected to occur in fungal populations due to the narrow modes of action dictated by each fungicide. The objective of this research was to assess A. solani and A. alternata populations in the Columbia Basin of Washington for azoxystrobin and boscalid resistance by initially screening isolates at a threshold concentration using mycelial growth and spore germination. Fifty isolates of A. solani and 58 of A. alternata were randomly selected for screening from 671 isolates collected from potato in the Columbia Basin from 2009 to 2011. Screening at a threshold concentration was done to estimate the range of fungicide resistance within the populations of A. solani and A. alternata in the region. Resistance of five isolates that differed in sensitivity to azoxystrobin and boscalid were then assessed for mycelial growth and spore germination at three fungicide concentrations in order to determine where rates were no longer effective. A. solani mycelial growth ratios and percent spore germination on azoxystrobin-amended media did not change from 2010 to 2011. A slight decrease in resistance of mycelial growth to azoxystrobin was exhibited among A. alternata isolates collected between 2010 and 2011. No change in sensitivity to azoxystrobin was observed in mycelial growth ratios among A. alternata isolates collected between 2010 and 2011. Resistance to boscalid by A. solani increased as indicated by a significant increase in mean mycelial growth ratio from 2010 to 2011, whereas A. alternata showed no change. Spore germination of A. solani was less at 100 μg/ml than at 1 or 10 μg/ml azoxystrobin. Spore germination of A. alternata did not differ among 1, 10, or 100 μg/ml azoxystrobin. Spore germination of A. solani and A. alternata did not differ among 0.5, 5, or 50 μg/ml boscalid. Resistance to azoxystrobin and boscalid in A. solani and A. alternata populations was shown to be present in the Columbia Basin and will likely become widespread with continued used of site-specific fungicides.
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- Lydia Tymon
- Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99163
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99163
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Hincapie M, Wang NY, Peres NA, Dewdney MM. Baseline Sensitivity of Guignardia citricarpa Isolates from Florida to Azoxystrobin and Pyraclostrobin. PLANT DISEASE 2014; 98:780-789. [PMID: 30708631 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-03-13-0335-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Citrus black spot (CBS), caused by Guignardia citricarpa, is an emerging disease in Florida. Fungicide applications are the main control measure worldwide. The in vitro activity and baseline sensitivity of G. citricarpa isolates to quinone outside inhibitor (QoI) fungicides (azoxystrobin and pyraclostrobin) were evaluated. The effective concentration needed to reduce mycelial growth or spore germination by 50% (EC50) was determined for 86 isolates obtained from Florida counties where CBS is found. The effect of salicylhydroxamic acid (SHAM) plus azoxystrobin and pyraclostrobin was also assessed for mycelial growth and conidial germination. The mean EC50 for mycelial growth for azoxystrobin was 0.027 μg/ml and that for pyraclostrobin was significantly lower at 0.007 μg/ml (P < 0.0001). Similarly, the mean EC50 for conidial germination for azoxystrobin was 0.016 μg/ml and that for pyraclostrobin was significantly lower at 0.008 μg/ml (P < 0.0001). There was no effect of SHAM on inhibition of mycelial growth or conidial germination by the QoI fungicides but SHAM slightly affected mycelium inhibition by pyraclostrobin. Cytochrome b was partially sequenced and three group 1 introns were found. One intron was immediately post G143, likely inhibiting resistance-conferring mutations at that site. It is surmised that the QoI resistance risk is low in the Florida G. citricarpa population.
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- Martha Hincapie
- Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Wimauma
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- Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Lake Alfred
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- Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Wimauma
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- Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Lake Alfred
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Patel JS, Meinhardt SW, Sierotzki H, Stammler G, Gudmestad NC, Adhikari TB. A Two-Step Molecular Detection Method for Pyrenophora tritici-repentis Isolates Insensitive to QoI Fungicides. PLANT DISEASE 2011; 95:1558-1564. [PMID: 30731996 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-05-11-0413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Tan spot, caused by Pyrenophora tritici-repentis, is an important disease of wheat worldwide. To manage tan spot, quinone outside inhibitor (QoI) fungicides such as azoxystrobin and pyraclostrobin have been applied in many countries. QoI fungicides target the cytochrome b (cyt b) site in complex III of mitochondria and, thus, pose a serious risk for resistance development. The resistance mechanism to QoI fungicides is mainly due to point mutations in the cyt b gene. The objective of this study was to develop a molecular detection method for the four currently known mutations responsible for shifts in sensitivity toward QoI fungicides in P. tritici-repentis. Twelve specific primers were designed based on sequences from the National Center for Biotechnology Information accessions AAXI01000704 and DQ919068 and used to generate a fragment of the cyt b gene which possesses four known single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). These mutant clones served as positive controls because QoI-insensitive and -reduced-sensitive isolates of P. tritici-repentis have not yet been reported in the United States. The partial cyt b gene clones were sequenced to identify the SNPs at sites G143A and F129L. Genomic DNA of the mutated partial cyt b gene clones and the European QoI-insensitive and -reduced-sensitive isolates of P. tritici-repentis possessing G143A (GCT) and F129L (TTA, TTG, and CTC) mutations were amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using two specific primer pairs and were further digested with three specific restriction enzymes (BsaJI, Fnu4HI, and MnlI). The results of the digested PCR product from genomic DNA of known QoI-insensitive and -reduced-sensitive isolates of P. tritici-repentis had DNA bands consistent with the mutation GCT at G143A and the mutations TTA, TTG, and CTC at F129L. The amplified region at the F129 site also had 99% sequence similarity with P. teres, the net blotch pathogen of barley. To validate mutations, we further tested two isolates of P. teres known to have reduced sensitivity to QoI fungicides possessing the mutations TTA and CTC at F129L. After PCR amplification and restriction digestion, DNA bands identical to those observed for the partial cyt b mutant clones were detected. These results suggest that this newly developed two-step molecular detection method is rapid, robust, and specific to monitor QoI-insensitive and -reduce-dsensitive isolates of P. tritici-repentis.
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- Jaimin S Patel
- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, NDSU Department 7660, P.O. Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, NDSU Department 7660, P.O. Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108
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- Syngenta Crop Protection, Research Biology, 4332 Stein, Switzerland
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- BASF Aktiengesellschaft, 67117 Limburgerhof, Germany
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, NDSU Department 7660, P.O. Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, NDSU Department 7660, P.O. Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108
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Young JR, Tomaso-Peterson M, Tredway LP, de la Cerda K. Occurrence and Molecular Identification of Azoxystrobin-Resistant Colletotrichum cereale Isolates from Golf Course Putting Greens in the Southern United States. PLANT DISEASE 2010; 94:751-757. [PMID: 30754312 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-94-6-0751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Turfgrass anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum cereale (≡C. graminicola), has become a common disease of creeping bentgrass and annual bluegrass putting greens throughout the southern United States. Strobilurin (QoI) fungicides such as azoxystrobin are single-site mode-of-action fungicides applied to control C. cereale. In vitro bioassays with azoxystrobin at 0.031 and 8 μg/ml incorporated into agar were performed to evaluate the sensitivity of 175 isolates collected from symptomatic turfgrasses in Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Three sensitivity levels were identified among C. cereale isolates. Resistant, intermediately resistant, and sensitive isolates were characterized by percent relative growth based on the controls with means of 81, 23, and 4%, respectively, on media containing azoxystrobin at 8 μg/ml. The molecular mechanism of resistance was determined by comparing amino acid sequences of the cytochrome b protein. Compared with sensitive isolates, C. cereale isolates exhibiting QoI resistance had a G143A substitution, whereas isolates expressing intermediate resistance had a F129L substitution. C. cereale isolates displaying azoxystrobin resistance in vitro were not controlled by QoI fungicides in a field evaluation. The dominance of QoI-resistant C. cereale isolates identified in this study indicates a shift to resistant populations on highly managed golf course putting greens.
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- Joseph R Young
- former graduate research assistant, Mississippi State University, currently Department of Horticulture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 72701
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State 39762
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695
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Young JR, Tomaso-Peterson M, de la Cerda K, Wong FP. Two Mutations in β-Tubulin 2 Gene Associated with Thiophanate-Methyl Resistance in Colletotrichum cereale Isolates from Creeping Bentgrass in Mississippi and Alabama. PLANT DISEASE 2010; 94:207-212. [PMID: 30754262 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-94-2-0207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Turfgrass anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum cereale (≡C. graminicola), has become a common disease of creeping bentgrass putting greens during the summer in Mississippi and Alabama over the last 15 years. Thiophanate-methyl is a single-site mode-of-action fungicide applied to control C. cereale. In vitro bioassays were performed to evaluate the sensitivity of 103 isolates to thiophanate-methyl concentrations ranging from 0.039 to 10 μg/ml. Eighty-three isolates were collected from creeping bentgrass in Mississippi and Alabama that had been exposed to thiophanate-methyl. An additional 20 isolates were included from nonexposed turfgrasses. Radial colony growth in amended media was relative to nonamended media for all in vitro bioassays. With thiophanate-methyl at 10 μg/ml, relative growth of exposed isolates ranged from 77.5 to 130.7% with a mean of 99.3% compared with nonexposed, baseline isolates that ranged from 0.0 to 48.7% with a mean of 20.4%. A representative sample of thiophanate-methyl-exposed and nonexposed isolates was used to determine the mechanism of resistance by comparing amino acid sequences of the β-tubulin 2 protein. All of the thiophanate-methyl-exposed isolates that were sequenced had a point mutation resulting in substitutions from glutamic acid to alanine at position 198 or from phenylalanine to tyrosine at position 200 of the β-tubulin 2 protein. These amino acid substitutions in C. cereale isolates from Mississippi and Alabama appear to confer resistance to thiophanate-methyl and differ from those reported previously for this pathogen.
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- Joseph R Young
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State 39762
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State 39762
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside 92521
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside 92521
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INADA M, YAMAGUCHI J, FURUTA A. An agar dilution method to test the sensitivity of Glomerella cingulata, causal fungus of strawberry anthracnose, to azoxystrobin. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.3186/jjphytopath.76.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Keinath AP. Sensitivity to azoxystrobin in Didymella bryoniae isolates collected before and after field use of strobilurin fungicides. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2009; 65:1090-1096. [PMID: 19488995 DOI: 10.1002/ps.1797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Isolates of Didymella bryoniae (Auersw.) Rehm, causal agent of gummy stem blight on cucurbits, developed insensitivity to azoxystrobin in the eastern United States 2 years after first commercial use in 1998. Baseline sensitivity of this fungus to azoxystrobin has never been reported. The objectives were to compare baseline sensitivities of D. bryoniae from South Carolina and other locations to sensitivities of isolates exposed to azoxystrobin for one or more seasons, and to compare sensitivity in vitro and in vivo. RESULTS Sixty-one isolates of D. bryoniae collected before 1998 were sensitive. Median EC50 was 0.055 mg L(-1) azoxystrobin (range 0.005 to 0.81). Forty isolates collected after exposure during 1998 also were sensitive. Fifty-three of 64 isolates collected in South and North Carolina between 2000 and 2006 were insensitive to 10 mg L(-1) azoxystrobin. Sensitive and insensitive isolates were distinguished by disease severity on Cucumis melo L. seedlings treated with azoxystrobin (20 or 200 mg L(-1)). CONCLUSIONS An azoxystrobin baseline sensitivity distribution was established in vitro for isolates of D. bryoniae never exposed to strobilurins. Baseline values were comparable with those of other ascomycetes. Insensitive isolates were found in fields with a history of strobilurin applications. An in vivo method distinguished sensitive and insensitive isolates.
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- Anthony P Keinath
- Clemson University, Coastal Research and Education Center, Charleston, SC 29414-5329, USA.
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Wise KA, Bradley CA, Pasche JS, Gudmestad NC. Resistance to QoI Fungicides in Ascochyta rabiei from Chickpea in the Northern Great Plains. PLANT DISEASE 2009; 93:528-536. [PMID: 30764136 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-93-5-0528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Ascochyta blight, caused by Ascochyta rabiei (teleomorph: Didymella rabiei), is an important fungal disease of chickpea (Cicer arietinum). A monitoring program was established in 2005 to determine the sensitivity of A. rabiei isolates to the QoI (strobilurin) fungicides azoxystrobin and pyraclostrobin. A total of 403 isolates of A. rabiei from the Northern Great Plains and the Pacific Northwest were tested. Ninety-eight isolates collected between 2005 and 2007 were tested using an in vitro spore germination assay to determine the effective fungicide concentration at which 50% of conidial germination was inhibited (EC50) for each isolate-fungicide combination. A discriminatory dose of 1 μg/ml azoxystrobin was established and used to test 305 isolates from 2006 and 2007 for in vitro QoI fungicide sensitivity. Sixty-five percent of isolates collected from North Dakota in 2005, 2006, and 2007 and from Montana in 2007 were found to exhibit a mean 100-fold decrease in sensitivity to both azoxystrobin and pyraclostrobin when compared to sensitive isolates, and were considered to be resistant to azoxystrobin and pyraclostrobin. Under greenhouse conditions, QoI-resistant isolates of A. rabiei caused significantly higher amounts of disease than sensitive isolates on azoxystrobin- or pyraclostrobin-amended plants. These results suggest that disease control may be inadequate at locations where resistant isolates are present.
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- K A Wise
- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo 58105
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, 1102 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana 61801
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo 58105
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo 58105
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Rosenzweig N, Olaya G, Atallah ZK, Cleere S, Stanger C, Stevenson WR. Monitoring and Tracking Changes in Sensitivity to Azoxystrobin Fungicide in Alternaria solani in Wisconsin. PLANT DISEASE 2008; 92:555-560. [PMID: 30769648 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-92-4-0555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Azoxystrobin is a common fungicide used by farmers of Solanaceous crops against Alternaria solani, but there was growing concern about decreased sensitivity with repeated applications. In 2002 and 2003, monitoring of A. solani from commercial potato fields in Wisconsin indicated increased frequency and a statewide distribution of isolates with decreased in vitro sensitivity to azoxystrobin. Mean effective concentration in inhibiting spore germination by 50% values gathered in 2002 and 2003 were approximately 20-fold higher than baseline isolates of A. solani collected in 1998 from fields that had never been treated with azoxystrobin. This sensitivity decrease was correlated with site-specific mutations in the cytochrome b detected by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. The F129L and the G143A substitution have been shown to cause a reduction in sensitivity or resistance, respectively, to quinone outside inhibitors. All of the recovered A. solani isolates collected in 2002 and 2003 were wild type at position 143. However, all three mutations responsible for the F129L substitution (TTA, CTC, and TTG) were detected in our samples. In addition, the frequency of this amino acid substitution in A. solani isolates was statistically different across sampling sites and years, indicating that sensitivity changes depended on specific disease management practices.
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- N Rosenzweig
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706
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- Syngenta Crop Protection Inc., Vero Beach Research Center, Vero Beach, FL 32967
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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- Syngenta Crop Protection Inc., Jealott's Hill Research Station, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG42 6EY, UK
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- Syngenta Crop Protection Inc., Jealott's Hill Research Station, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG42 6EY, UK
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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Rosenzweig N, Atallah ZK, Olaya G, Stevenson WR. Evaluation of QoI Fungicide Application Strategies for Managing Fungicide Resistance and Potato Early Blight Epidemics in Wisconsin. PLANT DISEASE 2008; 92:561-568. [PMID: 30769641 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-92-4-0561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Potato early blight (Alternaria solani) is a yield-limiting disease and control depends primarily on multiple fungicide applications. Azoxystrobin, registered in the United States in 1999, initially provided outstanding early blight control. Within 3 years, approximately 80% of the total potato acreage was being treated with azoxystrobin and other quinone outside inhibitor (QoI), fungicides registered subsequently. Alternaria solani isolates with decreased in vitro sensitivity to azoxystrobin were detected in Wisconsin during 2001. Field experiments were conducted in 2001 to 2003 to evaluate season-long fungicide programs and test fungicide resistance management strategies. The fungicide program recommended to growers at that time, which consisted of three applications of azoxystrobin for weeks 1, 3, and 5 alternated with applications of chlorothalonil at label recommended rates, was effective in controlling early blight when conditions were conducive to disease development. Mean sensitivity in vitro of A. solani isolates from fungicide efficacy field experiments in 2001 to 2003 was numerically highest for isolates from the untreated control plots, chlorothalonil-alone plots, or plots treated with three applications of azoxystrobin alternated with chlorothalonil compared with other treatments tested. Three single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) can cause the F129L substitution (TTC to TTA, CTC, or TTG) that results in decreased sensitivity to azoxystrobin of A. solani. The TTA mutant was the most frequently recovered mutant type in the field experiments. The frequency of recovery of wild-type isolates in experiments was 22% in 2001, 4% in 2002, and 22% in 2003.
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- N Rosenzweig
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706
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- Syngenta Crop Protection Inc., Vero Beach Research Center, Vero Beach, FL 32967
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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Amiri A, Scherm H, Brannen PM, Schnabel G. Laboratory Evaluation of Three Rapid, Agar-Based Assays to Assess Fungicide Sensitivity in Monilinia fructicola. PLANT DISEASE 2008; 92:415-420. [PMID: 30769692 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-92-3-0415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Three rapid, agar-based assays were compared with a traditional petri dish method for assessing the sensitivity of Monilinia fructicola to propiconazole (0.3 and 2.0 μg/ml), thiophanate-methyl (1.0 and 50 μg/ml), and azoxystrobin (1.0 and 35 μg/ml) in the laboratory. The three assays were based on mycelial growth inhibition on agar disks sliced from lipbalm tubes filled with fungicide-amended potato dextrose agar (PDA), on PDA-coated cotton swabs, or in PDA-filled microcentrifuge tubes. Mycelial growth inhibition of eight previously characterized isolates (two resistant to propiconazole, two highly resistant to thiophanate-methyl, two with low levels of resistance to thiophanate-methyl, and two sensitive to all three fungicides) was determined visually 24, 48, and 72 h after inoculation. The 48-h time point was the earliest suitable time to collect data for all methods because insufficient growth was recorded in the petri dish and tube assays after 24 h. With the exception of the swab assay, all methods classified the isolates previously determined to be fungicide sensitive correctly (i.e., no fungal growth was observed for these isolates). For propiconazole-resistant isolates, the lipbalm assay resulted in levels of growth inhibition very similar to the petri dish method, whereas the swab assay and the tube assay overestimated and underestimated, respectively, the level of resistance. Both the lipbalm and the swab assays classified isolates correctly as being thiophanate-methyl resistant, and both were able to discriminate the isolates previously classified as having low versus high levels of resistance when treated with this fungicide at 50 μg/ml, as was the petri dish method. None of the eight isolates which previously were determined to be azoxystrobin sensitive grew on azoxystrobin-amended media, regardless of the assay type. Overall, the average percentage of correct isolate classifications (relative to their previously determined resistance status) on propiconazole- and thiophanate-methyl-amended media after 48 h ranged from 87.5 to 100, 85.3 to 100, 63.2 to 94.5, and 50.5 to 81.0% for the petri dish, lipbalm, swab, and tube assays, respectively. The lipbalm assay provided the most accurate assessments (85.3 to 100%) after only 24 h of incubation, supporting its use as a rapid and simple tool to monitor resistance levels in M. fructicola field populations.
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- A Amiri
- Department of Entomology, Soils, and Plant Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens 30602
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens 30602
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- Department of Entomology, Soils, and Plant Sciences, Clemson University
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INADA M, ISHII H, CHUNG WH, YAMADA T, YAMAGUCHI J, FURUTA A. Occurrence of strobilurin-resistant strains of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Glomerella cingulata), the causal fungus of strawberry anthracnose. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.3186/jjphytopath.74.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Rebollar-Alviter A, Madden LV, Jeffers SN, Ellis MA. Baseline and Differential Sensitivity to Two QoI Fungicides Among Isolates of Phytophthora cactorum That Cause Leather Rot and Crown Rot on Strawberry. PLANT DISEASE 2007; 91:1625-1637. [PMID: 30780602 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-91-12-1625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Sensitivities of 89 isolates of Phytophthora cactorum, the causal agent of crown rot and leather rot on strawberry plants, from seven states (Florida, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, and New York) to the QoI fungicide azoxystrobin were determined based on mycelium growth and zoospore germination. Radial growth of mycelia on lima bean agar amended with azoxystrobin at 0.001, 0.01, 0.1, 1.0, 10, and 30 μg/ml and salicylhydroxamic acid (SHAM) at 100 μg/ml was measured after 6 days. Effect on zoospore germination was evaluated in aqueous solutions of azoxystrobin at 0.005, 0.01, 0.05, 0.1, 0.5, and 1.0 μg/ml in 96-well microtiter plates by counting germinated and nongerminated zoospores after 4 h at room temperature. SHAM was not used to evaluate zoospore sensitivity. The effective dose to reduce mycelium growth by 50% (ED50) ranged from 0.16 to 12.52 μg/ml for leather rot isolates and 0.10 to 15 μg/ml for crown rot isolates. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test showed significant differences (P < 0.001) between the two distributions. Zoospores were much more sensitive to azoxystrobin than were mycelia. Differences between sensitivity distributions for zoospores from leather rot and crown rot isolates were significant at P = 0.05. Estimated ED50 values ranged from 0.01 to 0.24 μg/ml with a median of 0.04 μg/ml. Experiments with pyraclostrobin, another QoI fungicide, demonstrated that both mycelia and zoospores of P. cactorum were more sensitive to pyraclostrobin than to azoxystrobin. Sensitivities to azoxystrobin and pyraclostrobin were moderately but significantly correlated (r = 0.60, P = 0.0001).
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- A Rebollar-Alviter
- Universidad Autonoma Chapingo/Centro Regional Morelia, Morelia Michoacan, Mexico
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- Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University/Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC), Wooster 44691
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- Department of Entomology, Soils, and Plant Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634
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- Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University/OARDC, Wooster
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Wong FP, Midland SL, de la Cerda KA. Occurrence and Distribution of QoI-Resistant Isolates of Colletotrichum cereale from Annual Bluegrass in California. PLANT DISEASE 2007; 91:1536-1546. [PMID: 30780604 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-91-12-1536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Turfgrass anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum cereale (ex. Colletotrichum graminicola), is an important disease of turf used on golf course putting greens. Recent management of the disease has become increasingly difficult, partly due to the possible development of practical resistance to the QoI fungicides. In all, 558 single-conidia isolates of C. cereale were collected from 10 California golf courses, 8 of which had been exposed to QoI fungicides and 2 where no fungicides had been used. Isolates were tested using a mycelial expansion assay on azoxystrobinamended media. For the two nonexposed populations, in vitro 50% effective dose (ED50) values ranged from 0.0060 to 0.089 μg/ml. All isolates from the exposed populations could not be fully inhibited by doses of azoxystrobin as high as 8.0 μg/ml. A subset of these isolates were tested in vitro with the QoI fungicides pyraclostrobin and trifloxystrobin and found to be similar in response, indicating that these isolates were fully cross-resistant to all three fungicides. In greenhouse pot experiments, three isolates nonresponsive to QoI fungicides in vitro were not controlled by label rates of the fungicides. Spore germination assays also were examined; for 10 isolates identified as sensitive by mycelial expansion assays, ED50 values for axoystrobin ranged from 0.0040 to 0.0047 μg/ml; for 25 isolates identified as QoI-resistant, 93 to 100% of the conidia germinated at azoxystrobin concentrations as high as 8.0 μg/ml relative to the nonamended check treatments. Mitochondrial cytochrome b genes from a subset of 15 isolates (12 resistant and 3 sensitive) were partially cloned and sequenced; all resistant isolates had an alanine substitution that corresponded to position 143 of the gene product. These results indicate that QoI resistance is present in California populations of C. cereale and is contributing to the difficulty in controlling this disease.
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- Francis P Wong
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside 92521
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside 92521
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Ishii H, Yano K, Date H, Furuta A, Sagehashi Y, Yamaguchi T, Sugiyama T, Nishimura K, Hasama W. Molecular Characterization and Diagnosis of QoI Resistance in Cucumber and Eggplant Fungal Pathogens. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2007; 97:1458-1466. [PMID: 18943516 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-97-11-1458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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ABSTRACT The molecular mechanism of QoI fungicide resistance was studied using isolates of cucumber Corynespora leaf spot fungus (Corynespora cassiicola) and the eggplant leaf mold (Mycovellosiella nattrassii). In both pathogens, a mutation at position 143 from glycine to alanine (G143A) was detected in the cytochrome b gene that encodes for the fungicide-targeted protein. Moreover, the nucleotide sequence at amino acid position 143 was converted from GGT or GGA in sensitive (wild-type) to GCT or GCA in resistant (mutant-type) isolates. The methods of polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism commonly used for QoI resistance monitoring were employed successfully, leading to the amplified gene fragment from resistant isolates being cut with the restriction enzyme ItaI. However, heteroplasmy (the coexistence of wild-type and mutated alleles) was found when the resistant isolates of C. cassiicola, M. nattrassii, and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (strawberry anthracnose fungus) were subcultured in the presence or absence of QoI fungicides. QoI resistance of cucumber powdery and downy mildew isolates persisted for a few years following the removal of the selection pressure imposed by the fungicide under both laboratory and commercial greenhouse conditions. The proportion of mutated sequences in cytochrome b gene decreased over time in the pathogen population. The protective efficacy of the full dose of azoxystrobin decreased when the populations of powdery and downy mildews contained resistant isolates at 10%. Using FMBIO, a fluorescence bio-imaging analyzer, the mutant allele from the QoI-resistant isolates could be detected at the level of 1%, whereas the detection sensitivity of ethidium-bromide-stained gels was approximately 10 times lower.
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Jobin T, Carisse O. Incidence of Myclobutanil- and Kresoxim-Methyl-Insensitive Isolates of Venturia inaequalis in Quebec Orchards. PLANT DISEASE 2007; 91:1351-1358. [PMID: 30780525 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-91-10-1351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Sensitivity of baseline and exposed populations of Venturia inaequalis to myclobutanil and to kresoxim-methyl were evaluated in vitro. For myclobutanil, the population was constructed with 238 monoconidial isolates of V. inaequalis collected from 48 orchards. For kresoxim-methyl, the population was constructed with 251 monoconidial isolates collected from 49 orchards. Baseline populations were constructed with 34 and 29 monoconidial isolates collected from apple trees that had never been treated for myclobutanil and kresoxim-methyl, respectively. Sensitivity to fungicides was evaluated based on 50% effective dose (ED50) values. The V. inaequalis population that was not exposed to myclobutanil had a baseline sensitivity (mean ED50) of 0.064 μg/ml and showed a lognormal distribution. The V. inaequalis population constructed with isolates from commercial orchards had a mean ED50 of 2.600 μg/ml, which was significantly higher than the baseline sensitivity. The distribution of ED50 values did not follow a lognormal distribution. In response to declining levels of scab control with myclobutanil and other sterol demethylation inhibitor fungicides (DMIs), three orchards were more deeply investigated. The mean ED50 values were 1.618 (n = 23), 3.079 (n = 29), and 1.500 μg/ml (n = 20) in orchards one, two, and three, respectively. Resistant isolates, according to criteria set by other studies, accounted for 39, 76, and 85% of the isolates tested. The V. inaequalis population that had never been exposed to kresoxim-methyl had a baseline sensitivity (mean ED50) of 0.092 μg/ml and showed a lognormal distribution. The V. inaequalis population constructed with isolates from commercial orchards had a mean ED50 of 6.093 μg/ml, which was significantly higher than the baseline sensitivity. The distribution of ED50 values followed a lognormal distribution. However, when a subsample of isolates was retested for their sensitivity to kresoxim-methyl with the addition of salicylhydroxamic acid (an inhibitor of alternative oxidase) at 100 μg/ml to the growth medium, more than 98% inhibition was observed for all isolates. The results from in vitro tests showed a high level of resistance to myclobutanil and a low level of resistance to kresoxim-methyl, suggesting that the use of myclobutanil and DMIs should be discontinued or significantly reduced before practical resistance is reached.
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- T Jobin
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 430 Gouin Boulevard, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, J3B 3E6, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 430 Gouin Boulevard, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, J3B 3E6, Canada
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Schirra M, D'Aquino S, Palma A, Angioni A, Cabras P, Migheli Q. Residues of the quinone outside inhibitor fungicide trifloxystrobin after postharvest dip treatments to control Penicillium spp. on citrus fruit. J Food Prot 2006; 69:1646-52. [PMID: 16865899 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-69.7.1646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The effectiveness of postharvest dip treatment with trifloxystrobin (TFX) or imazalil (IMZ) was compared for controlling green and blue mold (caused by Penicillium digitatum and Penicillium italicum, respectively) of citrus fruit. Residues retained by fruit were determined as a function of treatment time, dip temperature, and storage conditions. Trials on 'Avana apireno' mandarin oranges artificially inoculated with P. digitatum or P. italicum revealed that treatments with 200 to 600 mg/liter active ingredient TFX at 20 degrees C were less effective than 100 mg/liter TFX at 500C for controlling P. digitatum but equally effective for controlling P. italicum. IMZ treatments with 200 mg/liter IMZ at 20 degrees C or 25 mg/liter IMZ at 50 degrees C resulted in more than 98% reduction of P. digitatum and ca. 93% reduction of P. italicum compared with untreated fruit. Total suppression of pathogens was achieved when higher IMZ doses were applied. Studies on artificially wounded lemons, oranges, clementines, and mandarins revealed that treatment with 100 mg/liter TFX at 50 degrees C effectively controlled decay development (mainly due to P. digitatum) after 7 days of storage at 20 degrees C. These results were confirmed on nonwounded oranges of cv. Tarocco and on grapefruits of cvs. Marsh Seedless and Star Ruby during 3 weeks of simulated quarantine at 1 degrees C, storage (5 weeks at 8 degrees C for oranges and 8 weeks at 11degrees C for grapefruits), and an additional 1 week of simulated marketing conditions at 20 degrees C. IMZ at 50 degrees C was highly effective for controlling decay during storage and the simulated marketing period. TFX treatment at 50 degrees C was as effective as IMZ for controlling decay in most samples. After treatment with 100 mg/liter TFX at 20 degrees C, fungicide residues in 'Tarocco' oranges doubled from 0.15 mg/kg to 0.30 mg/kg when dip time increased from 0.5 to 3 min, whereas when treatments were performed at 50 degrees C TFX residues were not related to dipping time. Residues of TFX were significantly correlated with dip temperature. A 3-min dip treatment at 50 degrees C resulted in a deposition of TFX that was approximately twofold higher than that obtained when treatments were carried out at 20 degrees C.
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- Mario Schirra
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari, Sezione di Sassari, Via dei Mille 48, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
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Karadimos DA, Karaoglanidis GS. Comparative Efficacy, Selection of Effective Partners, and Application Time of Strobilurin Fungicides for Control of Cercospora Leaf Spot of Sugar Beet. PLANT DISEASE 2006; 90:820-825. [PMID: 30781246 DOI: 10.1094/pd-90-0820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In this study, we attempt to optimize the use of strobilurin fungicides by testing the efficacy of azoxystrobin, kresoxim-methyl, pyraclostrobin, and trifloxystrobin under field conditions, by testing for the most efficient partners in fungicide mixtures, and by testing control efficacy of strobilurin fungicides applied at several application times to determine the better options for disease management. Results showed that trifloxystrobin was the most efficient strobilurin fungicide, followed by pyraclostrobin. Azoxystrobin provided a modest to poor control efficacy, whereas kresoxim-methyl provided only poor disease control efficacy. Mixtures of azoxystrobin and trifloxystrobin with either chlorothalonil or maneb and difenoconazole or flutriafol were tested for their efficacy in controlling the disease. The results showed that the azoxystrobin-containing mixtures provided significantly better control compared with that obtained by single applications of each mixture component. The mixtures of trifloxystrobin with maneb or with difenoconazole or flutriafol provided control efficacy similar to that obtained by single applications of trifloxystrobin, whereas the mixture of trifloxystrobin and chlorothalonil provided significantly lower control efficacy compared with the other trifloxystrobin-containing mixtures tested. For both strobilurin fungicides tested, the calculated ratio between the observed and the expected control efficacy ranged around the value of 1, suggesting additive interactions between the mixtures' components. To determine the most appropriate time for strobilurin fungicides application, trifloxystrobin was applied as the first two, the middle two, or the final two consecutive treatments of six fungicide applications. The remaining fungicide treatments in the spray schedules were carried out by applying the systemic fungicide difenoconazole. Results showed that a higher control efficacy was obtained when trifloxystrobin was applied in either of the earlier applications.
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- D A Karadimos
- Hellenic Sugar Industry S.A., Plant Protection Department, Sugar Factory of Larissa, 41110, Larissa, Greece
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- Hellenic Sugar Industry S.A., Plant Protection Department, Sugar Factory of Platy, 59032, Platy Imathias, Greece
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Mondal SN, Bhatia A, Shilts T, Timmer LW. Baseline Sensitivities of Fungal Pathogens of Fruit and Foliage of Citrus to Azoxystrobin, Pyraclostrobin, and Fenbuconazole. PLANT DISEASE 2005; 89:1186-1194. [PMID: 30786442 DOI: 10.1094/pd-89-1186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The baseline sensitivities for mycelial growth of foliar fungal pathogens of citrus, Colletotrichum acutatum, Alternaria alternata, Elsinoe fawcettii, Diaporthe citri, and Mycosphaerella citri, the causal agents of postbloom fruit drop, brown spot of tangerine, citrus scab, melanose, and greasy spot, respectively, were determined in vitro for azoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, and fenbuconazole. The effective dose to reduce growth by 50% (ED50 values) was determined for each pathogen-fungicide combination using five isolates from different citrus areas of Florida and eight fungicide concentrations. A discriminatory dose for each combination was selected near the ED50, and the range of sensitivity of 50 to 62 isolates of each fungal species was determined. The effect of salicylhydroxamic acid (SHAM) on the sensitivity of the five fungal species to azoxystrobin and pyraclostrobin was determined. Since mycelial growth of A. alternata was insensitive to azoxystrobin, the effect of that fungicide with and without SHAM on spore germination was assessed. The ED50 values for most fungal pathogens of citrus were relatively high compared with foliar pathogens of other tree crops. Values for azoxystrobin ranged from a low of 0.06 μg/ml with E. fawcettii to a high of >100 μg/ml with A. alternata. With pyraclostrobin, the values ranged from a low of 0.019 μg/ml with D. citri to a high of 0.87 μg/ml with A. alternata. With fenbuconazole, the lowest ED50 value was 0.21 μg/ml with M. citri and the highest was 1.01 μg/ml with C. acutatum, but A. alternata and D. citri were not tested. SHAM was inhibitory to all species and reduced growth of D. citri greatly. Inclusion of SHAM in the medium did not greatly affect the sensitivity of mycelial growth of these fungi to azoxystrobin or pyraclostrobin, nor did it affect the ED50 values for conidial germination of A. alternata. The coefficients of variation for the sensitivity of 50 to 62 isolates of each species to these fungi ranged from 7.3% with the pyraclostrobin-C. acutatum combination to a high of 55.0% with the fenbuconazole- M. citri combination. Discriminatory doses have been established for these pathogen- fungicide combinations that should be useful for detecting major shifts in fungicide sensitivity.
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- S N Mondal
- University of Florida, Citrus Research and Education Center, Department of Plant Pathology, 700 Experiment Station Road, Lake Alfred 33850 USA
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- University of Florida, Citrus Research and Education Center, Department of Plant Pathology, 700 Experiment Station Road, Lake Alfred 33850 USA
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- University of Florida, Citrus Research and Education Center, Department of Plant Pathology, 700 Experiment Station Road, Lake Alfred 33850 USA
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- University of Florida, Citrus Research and Education Center, Department of Plant Pathology, 700 Experiment Station Road, Lake Alfred 33850 USA
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Paplomatas EJ, Pappas AC, Syranidou E. Molecular characterization and biological response to respiration inhibitors of Pyricularia isolates from ctenanthe and rice plants. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2005; 61:691-698. [PMID: 15739234 DOI: 10.1002/ps.1036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The molecular profile and the biological response of isolates of Pyricularia oryzae Cavara obtained from ctenanthe to two strobilurins (azoxystrobin, kresoxim-methyl) and the phenylpyridinamine fungicide fluazinam were characterized, and compared with isolates from rice plants. Five different isozymes (alpha-esterase, lactate, malate, isocitrate and sorbitol dehydrogenases) and five random decamer primers for RAPD-PCR were used to generate molecular markers. Using unweighted pair-group with arithmetic average analysis, ctenanthe isolates were found to form a separate group distinct from that of the rice isolates for both sets of markers. Amplified polymorphic sequences of mitochondrial cytochrome b that were digested with Fnu4HI or StyI revealed no differences among Pyricularia isolates at amino acid positions 143 or 129 which confer resistance to strobilurins in several fungi. In absence of the alternative respiration inhibitor salicylhydroxamic acid (SHAM) the three fungicides showed inferior and variable efficacy, with a trend toward the rice isolate being less sensitive. The addition of SHAM enhanced the effectiveness of all fungicides against isolates regardless of their origin. Appressorium formation was the most vulnerable target of action of the respiration inhibitors and azoxystrobin the most effective. This is the first report of a comparison between the molecular profiles and sensitivities to respiration inhibitors for Pyricularia oryzae isolates from a non-gramineous host and from rice.
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- Epaminondas J Paplomatas
- Agricultural University of Athens, Crop Production, Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Iera Odos 75, 118 55 Votanikos, Athens, Greece
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Köller W, Parker DM, Turechek WW, Avila-Adame C, Cronshaw K. A Two-Phase Resistance Response of Venturia inaequalis Populations to the QoI Fungicides Kresoxim-Methyl and Trifloxystrobin. PLANT DISEASE 2004; 88:537-544. [PMID: 30812659 DOI: 10.1094/pdis.2004.88.5.537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The class of fungicides acting as respiration inhibitors by binding to the Qo center of cyto-chrome b (QoIs) are in wide use for the management of apple scab caused by Venturia inaequalis. In order to assess responses of V. inaequalis populations to treatments with QoIs, sensitivities of isolates were determined for germinating conidia or for mycelial colonies developing from germinating conidia. Under both test conditions, inhibitory potencies of kresoxim-methyl and trifloxystrobin were largely equivalent. V. inaequalis populations treated with QoIs in a commercial and an experimental orchard both responded with significant shifts toward declining QoI sensitivities. However, the population responses were quantitative in nature, and highly resistant isolates indicative of a cytochrome b target site mutation were not detected. V. inaequalis populations from both orchards investigated also were fully resistant to sterol de-methylation-inhibiting fungicides (DMIs) such as fenarimol and myclobutanil, but isolate sensitivities to QoIs and DMIs were largely unrelated. Performance tests with kresoxim-methyl and trifloxystrobin at the experimental orchard diagnosed as DMI-resistant revealed that the quantitative shift toward declining QoI sensitivities did not constitute the status of practical QoI resistance. In contrast to these quantitative responses, emergence of qualitative QoI resistance was documented for V. inaequalis in an orchard in North Germany, which had been treated intensively with a total of 25 QoI applications over four consecutive seasons. Isolates retrieved from the orchard were highly resistant to both kresoxim-methyl and trifloxystrobin and were characterized as G143A cytochrome b mutants. The results indicated that the paths of QoI resistance can be both quantitative and qualitative in nature. A similar phenomenon has not been described before. Circumstantial evidence suggests that the quantitative phase of V. inaequalis population responses to QoIs might be succeeded by a quantitative selection of highly resistant G143A target-site mutants.
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- Wolfram Köller
- Department of Plant Pathology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY 14456
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY 14456
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY 14456
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY 14456
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- BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Agricultural Centre, 67114 Limburgerhof, Germany
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