Tesis para optar al grado de Magíster en Ciencias Agropecuarias Mención Sanidad Vegetal / Botrytis cinerea produce importantes pérdidas en uva de mesa en Chile. En el control químico de este patógeno se utiliza entre otras moléculas a boscalid, carboxamida que actúa inhibiendo la enzima succinato deshidrogenasa. En aislados de Botrytis recolectados de cultivos sometidos a un uso intensivo del fungicida, se ha demostrado la asociación entre la pérdida de sensibilidad con mutaciones en el gen sdhB, en donde se han identificado las mutaciones P225F/L/T y N230I asociadas a aislados resistentes y en mayor frecuencia las mutaciones H272R/Y/L asociadas a aislados resistentes y moderadamente resistentes. Durante las últimas dos temporadas (2011-2012 y 2012- 2013), en la zona Central de Chile, se ha reportado una baja sensibilidad a boscalid. El objetivo de la presente investigación fue determinar la presencia de mutaciones en el gen sdhB en aislados chilenos de Botrytis cinerea de distinto nivel de sensibilidad a boscalid. Con este propósito, 50 aislados monoconidiales fueron caracterizados genética y fenotípicamente. Para la caracterización fenotípica se verificó la sensibilidad a boscalid mediante evaluación del comportamiento de germinación conidial, determinándose 4 categorías según valores EC50: Sensible (S) (>0,05-1,37μg.mL-1), Levemente Resistente (LR) (1,38-7,80μg.mL-1), Moderadamente Resistente (MR) (7,81-50μg.mL-1) y Resistente (R) (>50μg.mL-1). Aislados R y MR con mutaciones se compararon con sensibles, según parámetros como: crecimiento miceliar, esporulación, sensibilidad osmótica, capacidad formadora de esclerocios y virulencia. La detección de mutaciones se realizó mediante la técnica PCR-PIRA (Primer-Introduced Restriction Enzyme Analyses) y el uso de partidores específicos H272Y/R-fw y H272- rev, cuyos productos fueron digeridos con las enzimas de restricción EcoRV y HhaI respectivamente. Los aislados de Botrytis cinerea mostraron niveles de sensibilidad a boscalid variables entre 0,13 μg.mL-1 (S) y 1,1*109 μg.mL-1 (R). La utilización del PCR-PIRA, permitió identificar las mutaciones H272Y/R en el gen sdhB que resultaron ser inespecíficas de un determinado nivel de sensibilidad a boscalid. De acuerdo a los parámetros de adaptabilidad evaluados tales como crecimiento miceliar, capacidad formadora de esclerocios y esporulación de aislados resistentes con mutaciones H272Y/R respecto de los sensibles fueron significativamente diferentes (p<0,05), lo cual implicaría que las mutaciones detectadas y asociadas a la resistencia a boscalid generarían un costo metabólico en los aislados de Botrytis. / Botrytis cinerea produces serious losses in table grapes in Chile. In the chemical control of this pathogen is used among other molecules like boscalid, carboxamide that inhibits the succinate dehydrogenase enzyme. Botrytis isolates collected from different crops subjected to intensive fungicide application has shown an association between sensitivity loss and mutations in the sdhB gene, where P225F/L/T and N230I mutations have been identified in resistant isolates and most frequently mutations like H272R/Y/L on moderately resistant and resistant isolates. During the past two seasons (2011-2012 and 2012-2013) in the central Chile, has reported a low sensitivity to boscalid. The objective of this research was determine the mutations presence in the sdhB gene of Botrytis cinerea isolates with different sensitivity levels to boscalid. For this purpose, 50 monoconidial isolates were characterized genetically and phenotypically. For phenotypic characterization was verified the sensitivity to boscalid by conidial germination, were classified into four resistance phenotypes based on the EC50 values them: Sensitive (S) (>0.05-1.37 μg.mL-1), Low resistant (LR) (1.38-7.80 μg.mL-1), moderately resistant (MR) (7.81-50μg.mL-1) and resistant (R) (>50μg.mL-1). Isolate R and MR with mutations were compared with sensitive isolates, with parameters such as mycelial growth, sporulation, osmotic sensitivity, sclerotia production and virulence. Mutations detection was performed by PIRA-PCR (Primer- Introduced Restriction Enzyme Analyses) with specific primers H272-rev H272Y/R-fw whose products were digested with restriction enzymes EcoRV and HhaI respectively. Botrytis cinerea isolates showed different sensitivity levels between 0.13 μg.mL-1 boscalid (S) and 1.1*10-9 μg.mL-1 (R). The PIRA-PCR method has detected H272Y/R mutations, none were specific a sensitivity level to boscalid. According to adaptability parameters evaluated such as mycelial growth, sclerotia production and sporulation of resistant isolates with mutations H272Y/R compare with sensitive were significantly different (p <0.05), which imply that the mutations detected generate a metabolic cost in Botrytis cinerea isolates to boscalid.

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Botrytis cinerea is the principal member of the species complex that causes bunch rot of grapes and gray mold disease on other hosts including fruits and ornamental crops. It has developed resistance to many fungicides, and isolates from eastern US strawberry fields have regularly been identified with resistance to several modes of action. During the 2011-2015 growing seasons, 487 isolates were collected from Virginia wine grapes, strawberries, and ornamental crops and evaluated for sensitivity to eight different fungicides by a germ tube elongation method; for a subset of isolates, a 24-well plate mycelial growth assay was also used, and baseline sensitivity to polyoxin-D was evaluated. Resistance to benzimidazoles and quinone outside inhibitors, and low-level resistance to iprodione were common. Boscalid resistance was common in wine grapes and ornamentals. Resistance to the hydroxyanilide fenhexamid during germ tube elongation was found in only 5% of wine grape isolates, but in 33% of isolates from strawberries and ornamentals. All of the fenhexamid-resistant isolates were identified as B. cinerea carrying various mutations in the erg27 gene. An additional subset of isolates was identified with moderate resistance to fenhexamid during mycelial growth, but not germination and germ tube growth. These were identified as B. cinerea HydR2 isolates, which possess an unknown mechanism of resistance towards fenhexamid in mycelial growth. Moderate resistance to cyprodinil was common, but in grape inoculation tests, moderately resistant isolates were controlled by a field rate of cyprodinil. Diminished sensitivity to fludioxonil and fluopyram was rare. Polyoxin-D controlled most isolates in mycelial growth tests at 100 µg/ml. / Master of Science in Life Sciences

Des études récentes ont démontré l'existence d’un espace sensoriel typique des vins liquoreux de Bordeaux. Des composés volatils de familles chimiques différentes ont été identifiés et corrélés avec la typicité de ces vins. Cependant, les composés responsables des nuances aromatiques de « fruits confits », considérées comme des nuances « clés » de l’arôme des vins liquoreux de pourriture noble, n’avaient pas fait l’objet de recherches préalables. Les analyses classiques des extraits de vin par CPG-SM n'ont pas permis l’identification des composés responsables des nuances de « fruits confits » et plus précisément des notes d’ « orange confite ». Ainsi, une méthode d’étude alternative, reposant sur des approches sensorielles et instrumentales, a été mis en œuvre afin d’étudier les fractions obtenues par CLHP semi préparative. Des tests d’omission ont été réalisés par l’utilisation de la CPG préparative dans le but d’isoler une fraction contenant l’arôme d’ « orange confite ». Ces tests ont mis en évidence l’impact de cette fraction sur l’arôme des vins puisque son omission, au niveau de l’aromagramme, entraine la perte du caractère « fruit confit » dans les extraits. L’application de la CPG multidimensionnelle, il a permis d’identifier une nouvelle lactone spécifique des vins liquoreux, le 2-nonen-4-olide. Les expériences sensorielles de reconstitution et d’omission, menées à partir de fractions de vin ou en milieu modèle ont permis de souligner l’impact de composés clés - lactones, eugénol et 3-sulfanylhexanol - avec le 2-nonen-4-olide dans l’expression aromatique des nuances de « fruits confits », et plus particulièrement d’ « orange confite » au travers d’un phénomène d’accord aromatique. Par ailleurs, les corrélations entre le niveau de typicité de vins liquoreux de Bordeaux et les teneurs de ces composés ont été étudiées. Enfin, la genèse du 2-nonen-olide a été appréciée au cours de la botrytisation de raisins de Sémillon puis pendant l’élevage des vins en barrique. / Recent studies have demonstrated the existence of a typical sensory concept for Bordeaux dessert wines. Volatile compounds from several chemical families were identified and correlated with aromatic typicality in these wines. However, the compounds responsible for “key” aromas, particularly those recalling “overripe” fruits, had not previously been interpreted. Classical analysis of wine extracts by GC-MS was not successful in identifing the compounds responsible for these ripe fruity notes. An alternative strategy was developed in this research combining both analytical and sensory studies of wine fractions extracts obtained by semi-preparative HPLC. Omission tests were conducted using preparative GC with cryotrapping in order to evidence the fraction presenting overripe fruit nuances focusing on orange notes. These tests demonstrated the impact of this fraction on the wine aroma, as the overripe fruity note disappeared when this section was not trapped. Multidimensional CPG allowed the identification of a new lactone, 2-nonen-4-olide, typical to dessert wines. Reconstitution and omission tests carried out from wine HPLC fractions or in a model wine medium, highlighted the importance of specific compounds - lactones, eugenol and 3-sulfanylhexanol - with 2-nonen-4-olide, on the overripe fruit aromas expression and particularly on orange notes via perceptual blending. Furthermore, the correlations between the level of typicality of Bordeaux sweet wines and the levels of these compounds were studied. Finally, the evolution of 2-nonen-4-olide was evaluated during the botrytisation of Semillon grapes as well as in wines during aging in barrels.

A biodiversidade microbiana de diferentes ecossistemas tem incentivado estudos químicos e biológicos com micro-organismos dos mais variados habitats, os quais têm conduzido à obtenção de moléculas bioativas com aplicações na medicina, indústria química e agricultura, proporcionando melhorias na qualidade de vida ao homem. O presente trabalho teve como objetivos a bioprospecção por actinobactérias endofíticas e seus metabólitos, além do estudo da via biossintética dos sesquiterpenos aristoloquenos produzidos pelo fungo fitopatogênico Botrytis cinerea. No estudo de bioprospecção foram isoladas 41 linhagens de actinobactérias endofíticas de duas espécies de Asteraceae (Thitonia diversifolia e Lychnophora ericoides). A identificação através do sequenciamento de DNAr indicou predominância do gênero Streptomyces. As linhagens foram cultivadas em meio de arroz e os extratos etanólicos submetidos aos ensaios de citotoxicidade frente a células tumorais e antimicrobiano. Um total de 58,5% dos extratos apresentou atividade em pelo menos um dos ensaios realizados. Foram selecionadas as linhagens Streptomyces cattleya RLe 4 e Streptomyces sp. RLe 8 para cultivo em escala ampliada, isolamento e identificação de metabólitos bioativos. O isolamento dos compostos foi realizado através de diferentes técnicas cromatográficas e a identificação estrutural foi baseada em dados de ressonância magnética nuclear de 1H e 13C e espectrometria de massas. De S. cattleya RLe 4 foram isolados quatro compostos: 2-hidroxibenzamida, desferrioxamina E, 1-(3\',4\'-dimetoxifenil)-1-propanona e 1-(3\',4\'-dimetoxifenil)-1-etanona. Dos extratos de Streptomyces sp. RLe 8 foram isolados dez compostos: benzamida, 3- hidroxibenzamida, 3-hidróxi-4-metoxibenzamida, 4-hidróxi-3-metoxibenzamida, 3,4- dimetoxibenzamida, 2-fenilacetamida, dois isômeros de 3,4-diidro-3,4,6,8-tetraidróxi-1(2H)- naftalenona, 2,3-diidro-2,2-dimetil-4(1H)-quinazolinona e desferrioxamina B. O composto 2,3-diidro-2,2-dimetil-4(1H)-quinazolinona apresentou elevada atividade frente as células de câncer de cólon (HCT-8) e glioblastoma (SF295), com 93,9 % e 87.0 % de inibição, respectivamente. O outro enfoque da tese envolveu a otimização da produção de sesquiterpenos aristoloquenos por linhagens de B. cinerea, seguido de estudo biossintético destes produtos naturais através de experimentos de incorporação de precursores isotopicamente enriquecidos com 2H (deutério) e 13C (carbono treze). As análises dos dados obtidos de RMN de 2H e de 13C do sesquiterpeno majoritário indicaram que a biossíntese desta substância ocorre pela via do mevalonato (MVA). Os resultados também sugeriram o possível envolvimento da via do metil-eritritolfosfato ou 1-desoxi-D-xilulose-fosfato (MEP/DPX) na biossíntese deste sequiterpeno. Estes resultados podem contribuir para o planejamento racional de fungicidas seletivos com aplicação na agricultura. O trabalho desenvolvido mostrou o grande potencial de actinobactérias endofíticas para a obtenção de moléculas bioativas e que estudos usando precursores isotopicamente marcados fornecem informações precisas acerca da origem biossintética de produtos naturais. / The microbial biodiversity from different ecosystems has incited chemical and biological studies with microorganisms from several habitats, leading to the isolation of bioactive natural products with applications in medicine, chemical industry and agriculture, and thus contributing to a better quality of life. This thesis aimed the biopropecting on endophytic actinobacteria and their natural products, and also the biosynthetic study of aristolochene sesquiterpenes in the phytopathogenic fungus Botrytis cinerea. A total of 41 actinobacterial strains were isolated of two Asteraceae species (Thitonia diversifolia and Lychnophora ericoides) for the bioprospecting study. The rDNA sequencing showed predominancy of Streptomyces genus. All the strains were cultured on rice medium, and the ethanolic extracts were screened in cytotoxity and antimicrobial assays. As a result, 58.5% of the extracts showed activity in al least one bioassay. The strains Streptomyces cattleya RLe 4 and Streptomyces sp. RLe 8 were selected for scale up cultures, isolation and identification of bioactive compounds. Different chromatographic methods were applied for the isolation of compounds, and structural analysis were based on 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry data. Four compounds were isolated from S. cattleya RLe 4: 2- hydroxybenzamide, desferrioxamine E, 1-(3\',4\'-dimethoxyphenyl)-1-propanone, and 1-(3\',4\'- dimethoxyphenyl)-1-etanone. Ten compounds were isolated from Streptomyces sp. Rle 8: benzamide, 3-hydroxybenzamide, 3-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzamide, 4-hydroxy-3- methoxybenzamide, 2-phenylacetamide, two isomers of 3,4-dihydro-3,4,6,8-tetrahydroxy- 1(2H)-naphthalenone, 2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-4(1H)-quinazolinone, and desferrioxamine B. Compound 2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-4(1H)-quinazolinone showed high antiproliferative activity against colon cancer cells (HCT-8) and glioblastoma cells (SF295), with 93.9 and 87.0% of inhibition, respectively. The second focus of the thesis involved the optimization of aristolochene sesquiterpenes production by two strains of B. cinerea, followed by the biosynthetic study through feeding experiments with 2H (deuterium) and 13C isotopically labeled precursors. The 2H and 13C NMR obtained data showed that the biosynthesis of the sesquiterpene proceeds by the mevalonate pathway (MVA). The results also suggested the possible participation of the non mevalonate pathway, methylerytritol phosphate ou 1-deoxy- D-xylulose phosphate (MEP/DXP), in the biosynthesis. These results might contribute to the rational design of selective fungides with application in agriculture. This thesis showed the endophytic actinobacteria as promising sources of bioactive natural products, and also showed that the isotopically labeled feeding experiments give reliable information about the natural products biosynthetic pathways.

Les champignons ont développé diverses interactions avec les végétaux. Ces interactions peuvent être bénéfiques pour la plante dans le cas des champignons établissant des symbioses mutualistes ou néfastes si le champignon est pathogène. Elles reposent sur des mécanismes moléculaires mal élucidés. Des études réalisées sur le champignon mutualiste Hebeloma cylindrosporum associé au pin Pinus pinaster ont permis de créer une collection de mutants affectés dans leur capacité à interagir avec les plantes et à former l’organe mixte de la symbiose, l’ectomycorhize. L’objectif de ma thèse a été d’étudier un mutant affecté dans le gène codant une alpha-tubuline Hctubα2. Les tubulines sont des protéines présentes chez tous les Eucaryotes et permettent la formation des microtubules, des éléments clés du cytosquelette. Chez les champignons, on trouve une ou deux alpha tubuline(s). H. cylindrosporum en possède deux. J’ai étudié l’expression de ces deux tubulines lors l’établissement de l’interaction avec les racines de l’hôte. Les résultats indiquent que ces deux gènes sont différentiellement exprimés lors de l’interaction. J’ai étudié au niveau protéomique l’impact de la mutation en comparant les protéomes intracellulaires des deux souches. On retrouve deux alpha-tubulines chez certains champignons phytopathogènes comme Botrytis cinerea. L’hypothèse de l’implication de l’alpha-tubuline 2 dans l’établissement de la pathogénie a été émise. J’ai donc construit des mutants de Botrytis cinerea dans lesquels ce gène a été inactivé. J’ai également tenté de localiser à l’aide de fusions traductionnelles chacune des alpha-tubulines chez le champignon mycorhizien et chez le pathogène / In all terrestrial ecosystems, plants live in close interaction with numerous fungi. The interaction has a negative or positive effect on host plant depending upon the pathogenic or symbiotic status of the fungus. The establishment of these interactions is based on a tightly regulated molecular dialog between symbiotic partners. Previous studies on the ectomycorrhizal fungi, Hebeloma cylindrosporum associated with maritime pine (Pinus pinaster), created a collection of mutants affected in their mycorrhizal abilitiy. The aim of my thesis was to characterize one of these mutants affected in a gene, Hctubα2, encoding an alpha tubulin. Tubulins are eukaryotic cytoskeletal proteins involved in microtubules formation. Fungi have one or two alpha-tubulin. For example, H.cylindrosporum has two alpha-tubulin. The site of mutagenic DNA insertion in fungal genome was characterized. I studied the expression of both alpha-tubulins during the establishement of mycorrhizal interaction. Results showed that the two genes are differentially expressed during the interaction with host plant. At proteomic level, I studied the impact of the mutation comparing the two strains using 2D gel electrophoresis and sequencing differentially accumulated spots. Pathogenic fungi also bear two alpha-tubulins, as Botrytis cinerea. The hypothesis of the involvement of the alpha-tubulin 2 in pathogenesis was investigated. I created Botrytis cinerea mutants deleted for this gene. I also created translational fusions in order to visualize both alpha-tubulins in Hebeloma cylindrosporum and in Botrytis cinerea

Strawberries are an extremely perishable fruit mainly due to their soft texture and sensitivity to fungal infection. The fungal pathogen Botrytis cinerea is responsible for grey mould on strawberries and is the main causal agent of postharvest decay and subsequent economic loss. As an alternative to fungicides, manipulation of plant nutrition, such as calcium and boron, has been suggested as a means of disease management. This project investigated the effects of calcium and boron application on fruit quality and grey mould development in strawberry. The effect of calcium on fruit quality, grey mould development and leaf blight in strawberry cultivars ‘Aromas’ and ‘Selva’ was investigated through preharvest and postharvest applications. To determine the effect of preharvest application, calcium sulphate in 0.25X strength Hoagland’s solution was applied at 0, 100, 300 and 500 ppm Ca through fertigation. Fully-ripened fruit were harvested and evaluated for postharvest quality at harvest and then after storage at 10⁰C, 90±5% RH for 2 to 10 days. Although fruit firmness of both cultivars declined slightly during storage, this was not affected by preharvest calcium application. Similarly, preharvest calcium treatment had no effect on the external appearance, pH, soluble solids content (SSC) or titratable acidity (TA). No grey mould development was observed on fruit at harvest when flowers were inoculated with a conidia suspension of B. cinerea (10⁴ conidia per mL). However, fruit harvested from plants that received calcium at any concentration had less incidence of grey mould during storage at 10⁰C, 90±5% RH for 14 days than fruit harvested from plants that received no calcium for both cultivars. For ‘Aromas’, 79% and 51% of fruit, and for ‘Selva’, 69% and 43% of fruit, showed rot when treated with 0 and 500 ppm Ca, respectively. The shelf life of ‘Aromas’ and ‘Selva’ increased by about 8% when plants received 500 ppm Ca in comparison with plants that received 0 ppm Ca. After 7 days of incubation at 22 to 24⁰C, there was no difference between blight lesions on wound-inoculated detached leaves from different calcium treatments for either cultivar. However, the lesions on ‘Selva’ were smaller than on ‘Aromas’. The calcium levels in leaves from plants that received calcium at any concentration were adequate for strawberry growing and significantly higher (P < 0.05) than in leaves from plants that received 0 ppm Ca. However, calcium treatment did not ensure transfer of calcium to fruit tissues. Calcium lactate and calcium chloride were used as postharvest calcium treatments at 1500, 3000 and 4500 ppm Ca. Fruit of ‘Selva’ were dipped in calcium solution for 5 min and wound-inoculated with B. cinerea (10⁶ conidia per mL). Calcium lactate and calcium chloride at 3000 and 4500 ppm Ca, respectively, were most effective in delaying Botrytis rot development on ‘Selva’ after 7 days of storage at 10⁰C, 90±5% RH. Storage for least 24 h after calcium dips prior to inoculation was required to delay the development of fruit rot. Fruit harvested early in the season seemed to be less susceptible to grey mould than those harvested later. However, calcium treatment tended to be more effective when applied to late-season fruit. Preharvest boron treatment, applied as for calcium but at 0, 0.25, 0.5 and 1.0 ppm B, had no effect on fruit firmness of either cultivar. However, firmness of ‘Aromas’ fruit was slightly greater than ‘Selva’ fruit for all treatments. The amount of boron applied had no effect on the external appearance, pH, SSC or TA for either cultivar after storage of fruit for up to 10 days. Application of boron had no effect on fruit grey mould development in either cultivar. Furthermore, boron had minimal effect on the incidence of blight on woundinoculated detached leaves of ‘Aromas’ 7 days after inoculation. However, blight lesion diameters on ‘Selva’ leaves in the 1.0 ppm B treatment (8.0 mm) were significantly smaller (P < 0.001) than in the 0 ppm B treatment (13.0 mm). Phytotoxicity was observed in boron treatments even at the level considered optimum for strawberry growing. Severity increased with increasing boron concentration but no consistent effect on flower death or flower abortion was observed. In conclusion, strawberry is sensitive to boron toxicity. Calcium may enhance fruit firmness and, consequently, delay grey mould development if calcium penetrates the fruit. Postharvest calcium treatment tended to be more effective in delaying development of grey mould when applied to late-season fruit. Calcium lactate is a potential alternative to calcium chloride for reducing decay caused by B. cinerea in strawberry without providing undesirable bitterness. This finding may provide a basis for application in industry. / http://proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/login?url= http://library.adelaide.edu.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=1331382 / Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine 2008

Strawberries are an extremely perishable fruit mainly due to their soft texture and sensitivity to fungal infection. The fungal pathogen Botrytis cinerea is responsible for grey mould on strawberries and is the main causal agent of postharvest decay and subsequent economic loss. As an alternative to fungicides, manipulation of plant nutrition, such as calcium and boron, has been suggested as a means of disease management. This project investigated the effects of calcium and boron application on fruit quality and grey mould development in strawberry. The effect of calcium on fruit quality, grey mould development and leaf blight in strawberry cultivars ‘Aromas’ and ‘Selva’ was investigated through preharvest and postharvest applications. To determine the effect of preharvest application, calcium sulphate in 0.25X strength Hoagland’s solution was applied at 0, 100, 300 and 500 ppm Ca through fertigation. Fully-ripened fruit were harvested and evaluated for postharvest quality at harvest and then after storage at 10⁰C, 90±5% RH for 2 to 10 days. Although fruit firmness of both cultivars declined slightly during storage, this was not affected by preharvest calcium application. Similarly, preharvest calcium treatment had no effect on the external appearance, pH, soluble solids content (SSC) or titratable acidity (TA). No grey mould development was observed on fruit at harvest when flowers were inoculated with a conidia suspension of B. cinerea (10⁴ conidia per mL). However, fruit harvested from plants that received calcium at any concentration had less incidence of grey mould during storage at 10⁰C, 90±5% RH for 14 days than fruit harvested from plants that received no calcium for both cultivars. For ‘Aromas’, 79% and 51% of fruit, and for ‘Selva’, 69% and 43% of fruit, showed rot when treated with 0 and 500 ppm Ca, respectively. The shelf life of ‘Aromas’ and ‘Selva’ increased by about 8% when plants received 500 ppm Ca in comparison with plants that received 0 ppm Ca. After 7 days of incubation at 22 to 24⁰C, there was no difference between blight lesions on wound-inoculated detached leaves from different calcium treatments for either cultivar. However, the lesions on ‘Selva’ were smaller than on ‘Aromas’. The calcium levels in leaves from plants that received calcium at any concentration were adequate for strawberry growing and significantly higher (P < 0.05) than in leaves from plants that received 0 ppm Ca. However, calcium treatment did not ensure transfer of calcium to fruit tissues. Calcium lactate and calcium chloride were used as postharvest calcium treatments at 1500, 3000 and 4500 ppm Ca. Fruit of ‘Selva’ were dipped in calcium solution for 5 min and wound-inoculated with B. cinerea (10⁶ conidia per mL). Calcium lactate and calcium chloride at 3000 and 4500 ppm Ca, respectively, were most effective in delaying Botrytis rot development on ‘Selva’ after 7 days of storage at 10⁰C, 90±5% RH. Storage for least 24 h after calcium dips prior to inoculation was required to delay the development of fruit rot. Fruit harvested early in the season seemed to be less susceptible to grey mould than those harvested later. However, calcium treatment tended to be more effective when applied to late-season fruit. Preharvest boron treatment, applied as for calcium but at 0, 0.25, 0.5 and 1.0 ppm B, had no effect on fruit firmness of either cultivar. However, firmness of ‘Aromas’ fruit was slightly greater than ‘Selva’ fruit for all treatments. The amount of boron applied had no effect on the external appearance, pH, SSC or TA for either cultivar after storage of fruit for up to 10 days. Application of boron had no effect on fruit grey mould development in either cultivar. Furthermore, boron had minimal effect on the incidence of blight on woundinoculated detached leaves of ‘Aromas’ 7 days after inoculation. However, blight lesion diameters on ‘Selva’ leaves in the 1.0 ppm B treatment (8.0 mm) were significantly smaller (P < 0.001) than in the 0 ppm B treatment (13.0 mm). Phytotoxicity was observed in boron treatments even at the level considered optimum for strawberry growing. Severity increased with increasing boron concentration but no consistent effect on flower death or flower abortion was observed. In conclusion, strawberry is sensitive to boron toxicity. Calcium may enhance fruit firmness and, consequently, delay grey mould development if calcium penetrates the fruit. Postharvest calcium treatment tended to be more effective in delaying development of grey mould when applied to late-season fruit. Calcium lactate is a potential alternative to calcium chloride for reducing decay caused by B. cinerea in strawberry without providing undesirable bitterness. This finding may provide a basis for application in industry. / http://proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/login?url= http://library.adelaide.edu.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=1331382 / Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine 2008

Submitted by Valquíria Barbieri (kikibarbi@hotmail.com) on 2018-03-20T20:44:06Z No. of bitstreams: 1 DISS_2014_Solange Ossuna Fernandes.pdf: 5309319 bytes, checksum: 27262f2dd082e3af96047c24419b6983 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Jordan (jordanbiblio@gmail.com) on 2018-04-10T19:02:31Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 DISS_2014_Solange Ossuna Fernandes.pdf: 5309319 bytes, checksum: 27262f2dd082e3af96047c24419b6983 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-04-10T19:02:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DISS_2014_Solange Ossuna Fernandes.pdf: 5309319 bytes, checksum: 27262f2dd082e3af96047c24419b6983 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-07-30 / CAPES / A couve-flor é considerada uma olerícola de grande importância econômica, especialmente para pequenos produtores, por ser uma cultura rentável em pequenas áreas. No Brasil, as principais regiões produtoras são Sudeste e Sul. O tamanho e a qualidade de sua cabeça são os aspectos mais importantes à sua comercialização, sendo influenciados pelos nutrientes absorvidos durante o ciclo da cultura, destacando-se, entre eles, o nitrogênio e o boro. O nitrogênio (N) é o nutriente que mais influencia o crescimento das plantas, pois está presente na composição das mais importantes biomoléculas, tais como ATP, NADH, NADPH, clorofila, proteínas e inúmeras enzimas. Em couve-flor, a deficiência deste nutriente influencia de forma significativa as variáveis vegetativas da planta, diminuindo o número de folhas, a altura da planta, o diâmetro da haste, a área foliar e a matéria seca. A fertilização nitrogenada acelera o desenvolvimento da planta, aumentando a produtividade e o diâmetro da cabeça de couve-flor, já que o N é responsável pelo desenvolvimento vegetativo rápido e vigoroso da planta, o que está associado ao bom desenvolvimento da inflorescência. O boro (B) é essencial para o crescimento celular, principalmente nas partes jovens da planta, como gemas, meristemas apicais e estruturas reprodutivas, sendo essencial também para a estrutura e função da parede celular, pois estabiliza a rede péctica e regula o tamanho do poro da parede celular. A adubação com B para brássicas no Brasil é recomendada com frequência, visto que os resultados existentes indicam resposta positiva para utilização deste micronutriente, que há muito já teve sua essencialidade comprovada, apesar de sua função primária não ter sido totalmente esclarecida. As doses de fertilizantes atualmente indicadas subestimam a real necessidade da cultura nas diferentes regiões produtoras do país, o que dificulta a obtenção de altas produtividades e padrões comerciais. Com isso, o objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a influência de N e B no cultivo de couve-flor ‘Verona CMS’. / Cauliflower is considered a greenery of great economic importance, especially to smallholders, to be a culture profitable in small areas. In Brazil, the main producing regions are South and Southeast. Curd size and quality are the most important aspects of your marketing, being influenced by nutrients absorbed during the crop cycle, standing out, among then, nitrogen and boron. Nitrogen (N) is the nutrient that most affects plant growth, because it is present in the composition of the most important biomolecules, such as ATP, NADH, NADPH, chlorophyll, proteins and numerous enzymes. In cauliflower, N deficiency affects the vegetative plant variables, decreasing number of leaves, plant height, stem diameter, leaf area, and dry matter. Nitrogen fertilization accelerates the development of the plant, increasing yield and cauliflower curd diameter, whereas N is responsible for fast and vigorous vegetative developing, that is associated with good development of the blossom. Boron (B) is essential for cellular growth, mainly in young plant parts like buds, apical meristems, and reproductive structures, being essential for cell wall structure and function, because stabilizes pectic network and regulates de pore size of cell wall. Boron fertilization for Brassicacea in Brazil is often recommended, whereas an existents result indicates positive response for this micronutrient utilization, which has long since had its essentiality proven, although their primary function is not clarified. Fertilizers levels currently recommended underestimate the real need of culture in different places cultivation, making it difficult to obtain high productivity and trade patterns. Therefore, the aim of this study was evaluate N and B influence in the cultivation of cauliflower ‘Verona CMS’.