Submitted by MARCOS LEANDRO TEIXEIRA DE OLIVEIRA (marcosteixeira@ufv.br) on 2018-08-29T11:24:56Z No. of bitstreams: 1 texto completo.pdf: 1361685 bytes, checksum: 6cf508d911e3f6c1ff5a61ecf5b8b708 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-29T11:24:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 texto completo.pdf: 1361685 bytes, checksum: 6cf508d911e3f6c1ff5a61ecf5b8b708 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-07-25 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / A conservação de frutos in natura com qualidade é primordial para reduzir as perdas no período após a colheita, devido à recorrente contaminação por fungos patogênicos. No entanto, a forma usual de controle por fungicidas e agentes químicos vem causando danos ao meio ambiente, à saúde humana e selecionando linhagens de patógenos resistentes. Assim, o objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito antagonista da levedura Kluyveromyces marxianus e seu mecanismo de ação contra o fitopatógeno Botrytis cinerea. Os resultados obtidos mostram que K. marxianus é capaz de secretar simultaneamente enzimas hidrolases envolvidas na degradação da ultra-estrutura da parede celular fúngica. O extrato protéico secretado foi testado contra os substratos Azocaseína e ρ-nitrofenil-β-D-glicopiranosídeo e apresentou atividades de glicosidase e proteásica para todas as linhagens testadas. O sequenciamento, por espectrometria de massas, das proteínas majoritárias que foram visualizadas em SDS-PAGE identificou vinte e sete proteínas, sendo 13 delas classificadas como hidrolases. Entre as hidrolases foram identificadas 4 β-glicanases, 4 glicosidases, uma protease aspártica, uma endoquitinase e uma inulinase. Quando se avaliou o efeito do extrato enzimático secretado por K. marxianus sobre a ultra-estrutura da parede celular de Saccharomyces cerevisiae foi observado um dano substancial, causando deformações celulares e redução da viabilidade da população de células. Neste trabalho foi observada a atividade de antagonismo da K. marxianus in vitro e in vivo utilizando conhecidos alvos do patógeno Botrytis cinerea: morangos e uvas de mesa. Os resultados obtidos dos testes de antagonismo in vitro mostram que em cultivo simultâneo K. marxianus inibe 88% a germinação de esporos de B. cinerea (p-valor 0,0003) nas primeiras 12h, sugerindo que, além da competição por nutrientes, a inibição do crescimento micelial esteja relacionada com a capacidade de secretar enzimas líticas exibidas pela levedura antagonista. Os resultados dos testes in vivo em uvas não mostraram atividade de antagonismo da K. marxianus contra B. cinerea. Os resultados dos testes in vivo em morangos sugerem que a habilidade de secretar enzimas líticas fazem da K. marxianus um agente potencial para o controle biológico de B. cinerea. / The conservation of fresh fruits is essential to reduce losses in the post-harvest period due to recurrent pathogenic fungi contamination. However, the usual way of control, which is by using fungicide and chemical agents, has been causing damage to the environment, human health and selecting strains resistant to pathogens. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the antagonist yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus and its mechanism of action against the phytopathogen fungus Botrytis cinerea. The results show that K. marxianus is able of simultaneously secreting hydrolyses enzymes, which are involved in the degradation of the ultra structure of the fungal cell wall. Recently, our group has identified a β-1-3(4)-glucanase secreted by K. marxianus and defined the best cultivation conditions for glucanases secretion. The secreted protein extract was tested against the substrates Azocasein and p-nitrophenyl-β- D-glucopyranoside, and it showed glycosidase and protease activities for all examined strains. The mass spectrometry sequencing of the major proteins that were visualized on the SDS- PAGE identified twenty seven proteins, thirteen of them being classified as hydrolases. Among the hydrolases, four β-glucanases, four glycosidases, one aspartic protease, one endoquitinase and one inulinase were identified. When the effect of the enzymatic extract secreted by K. marxianus was evaluated against the ultra structure of S. cerevisiae cell wall, a substantial damage was observed, which caused cell deformations and reduction of cell populations viability. In this study, it was observed the antagonist activity of K. marxianus in vitro and in vivo using known targets of the B cinerea: strawberries and table grapes. The results obtained from the in vitro antagonist testes show that the simultaneous cultivation of K. marxianus and spores of B. cinerea inhibit spores germination by 88% (p-valor 0,0003) during the first 12 hours. The simultaneous cultivation with fungal mycelium of B. cinerea suggests that, in addition to nutrient competition, the inhibition of mycelium growth may be related to the ability of the antagonist yeast to secrete lytic enzymes. The results of the in vivo tests on strawberries suggest that the ability of secreting lytic enzymes makes K. marxianus a potential agent for the biological control of B. cinerea.

>Magister Scientiae - MSc / The fungus Botrytis cinerea is an opportunistic pathogen on a wide variety of crops, causing disease known as grey mould through infections via wounds or dead plant parts. Synthetic fungicides for controlling this disease are fast becoming ineffective due to the development of resistance. This, coupled with consumers world wide becomng increasingly conscious of potential environment and health problems associated with the build up of toxic chemicals, (particularly in food products), have resulted in pressure to reduce the use of chemical pesticide volumes as well as its residues. An emerging alternative to random synthesis is the study and exploitation of naturally occurring products with fungicidal properties. There have been reports on the uses of synthetic fungicides for the control of plant pathogenic fungi. When utilized in two-way mixtures, such fungicides may maintain or enhance the level of control of a pathogen at reduced rates for both components utilized in combinations, or alone at normal rates. For this study it was hypothesize that the addition of plant extracts may enhance the antifungal efficacy of the synthetic strobilurin fungicide, kresoxim-methyl against Botrytis cinerea. / South Africa

Les cytochalasines, métabolites secondaires issus de PKS-NRPS fongiques, représentent une large famille de composés bioactifs intéressants de par leur système tricyclique. Ce document expose les stratégies de synthèse vers l’obtention de cytochalasines de petite taille, les périconiasines A-C, isolées de Periconia sp. F-31, qui partagent un système 9/6/5 et des cytotoxicités intéressantes envers l’adénocarcinome du colon, et la synthèse totale de la périconiasine G qui possède le plus petit macrocycle rencontré jusqu’à présent dans cette famille avec un système 7/6/5. Plusieurs analogues du produit naturel dont l’bis-iso-périconiasine C qui se caractérise par une isomérisation des alcènes initiaux sont décrits, ainsi que leurs tests sur des cellules HeLa et MDA ce qui a permis l’identification d’un composé hautement cytotoxique. D’autre part, la synthèse totale de la périconiasine G a conduit à réviser la structure initialement attribuée par Dai et al. et réaliser des tests biologiques pertinents sur les bactéries gram-négatives Micrococcus luteus et Staphylococcus aureus ainsi que sur le phytopathogène Botrytis cinerea responsable de la « pourriture grise » des cultures à travers le monde. Une spécificité de la périconiasine G contre le phytopathogène a pu être découverte ce qui amène à considérer le rôle protecteur des endophytes dans le mutualisme plante-champignon. / Cytochalasins are secondary metabolites born from fungal PKS-NRPS which possess a characteristic tricyclic core and display a large variety of biological properties. This document exposes the strategies elaborated toward total syntheses of small cytochalasins periconiasins A-C, isolated from Periconia sp. F-31 and sharing a 9/6/5 backbone, and periconiasin G which possesses the smallest macrocyclic ring so far in this family with a 7/6/5 tricyclic ring. Several analogues of natural product periconiasin C, including isomer bis-iso-périconiasin C, are described, as well as their bioassays on HeLa and MDA cell lines which allowed identification of a highly toxic lead. Moreover, the total synthesis of periconiasin G led us to the revise the structure published by Dai et al. and carry out pertinent bioassays on gram-positives bacteria Micrococcus luteus and Staphylococcus aureus, and on the phytopathogen Botrytis cinerea responsible of the gray mold disease throughout the world. A specificity of periconiasin G against the phytopathogen was discovered, leading us to consider the protective role of endophytes in the plant-fungus mutualism.

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Memoria para optar al título profesional de Ingeniero Agrónomo / Con el fin de evaluar la virulencia y características genéticas de aislados chilenos de Botrytis cinerea con distinta sensibilidad a iprodione, se seleccionaron nueve aislados altamente resistentes (EC50: 1,35 – 2,47 μg·mL-1) y cuatro aislados sensibles (EC50: 0,26 – 0,31 μg·mL-1). La virulencia se evaluó en plántulas de pepino (Cucumis sativus L.) mediante inoculación de discos de agar con micelio del hongo de tres días de edad y en bayas de vid (Vitis vinífera L.) Thompson Seedless con distinto grado de madurez (7°, 14° y 17° Brix), mediante inoculación de una suspensión conidial (equivalente a 2·105 conidias·mL-1). Posterior a la inoculación las plántulas de pepino se mantuvieron a 20-25°C y 100% de humedad relativa y las bayas de vid en cámaras de crecimiento a 20°C. La evaluación se realizó mediante medición del diámetro de la lesión en la zona de inoculación luego de 96 y 72 horas en hojas de pepino y bayas de vid, respectivamente. Los resultados obtenidos fueron sometidos a un ANDEVA simple y en las dos pruebas de virulencia realizadas los aislados de Botrytis cinerea resistentes y sensibles presentaron niveles de agresividad similares. La caracterización genética de los aislados se realizó amplificando mediante PCR el gen bos1 asociado a resistencia de Botrytis cinerea a dicarboximidas, utilizando 5 pares de partidores específicos. Posteriormente los productos de PCR purificados fueron secuenciados por Macrogen USA Corp. El análisis de las secuencias nucleotídicas de los nueve aislados resistentes detectó un cambio aminoacídico en la posición T1259A de la proteína. En ocho de éstos fueron detectadas las mutaciones I365N y R104Q y en el aislado restante un cambio en la posición I365S y una sustitución en la posición L849V. Esta última sustitución no ha sido descrita previamente desconociéndose su implicancia en el nivel de resistencia. En ninguno de los cuatro aislados sensibles secuenciados, el gen bos1 presentó mutaciones asociadas a resistencia a dicarboximidas. / In order to evaluate the virulence and genetic characteristics to Chilean isolates Botrytis cinerea of with different sensitivity to iprodione, were selected nine highly resistant isolates (EC50: 1, 35 to 2.47 μg·mL-1) and four susceptible isolates (EC50: 0.26 to 0.31 μg·mL-1). The virulence was evaluated inoculating cucumber seedlings (Cucumis sativus L.) with three days old Botrytis cinerea mycelium and different ripe (7 °, 14 ° 17 ° Brix) Thompson Seedless grape berries (Vitis vinifera L.) with a conidial suspension (2·105 conidia·mL-1). Cucumber seedlings were kept at 20-25°C and relative humidity 100% and grape berries in growth chambers at 20°C. The evaluation was done measuring the lesion diameter after 96 and 72 hours in cucumber leaves and grape berries, respectively. The results were subjected to a simple ANOVA and in both virulence tests carried out, the sensitive and resistant Botrytis cinerea isolates showed similar levels of aggressiveness. The genetic characterization was performed by PCR amplification of the dicarboximide resistance associated Botrytis cinerea bos1 gene, by means of five specific primers. The purified PCR product was sequenced by Macrogen USA Corp. By means of sequences analysis the bos1 gene nucleotide, in all the nine resistant isolates was detected an amino acid change at the T1259A protein position. The I365N and R104Q mutations were detected in eight of the isolates and in the other isolate a change in the position I365S and a substitution at position L849V. The latter substitution has not been previously detected and it implications on resistance is unknown. The bos1 gene showed no mutations associated to the resistance to dicarboximides in any one of the four susceptible isolates sequenced.

Memoria para optar al título profesional de Ingeniera Agrónoma / Se estudió la dinámica poblacional de Botrytis cinerea (Bc) en el cultivo del kiwi en Chile, caracterizando genética y fenotípicamente un número representativo de aislados recuperados desde flores y frutos sintomáticos colectados en pre y poscosecha en un huerto del Valle Central. En total se seleccionaron completamente al azar 276 aislados monospóricos, determinándose la correspondencia genotípica mediante PCR-dúplex y el uso de partidores específicos (amplificación de secuencias transponibles Boty y Flipper). Posteriormente, 10 aislados de cada genotipo identificado se caracterizaron fenotípicamente con respecto a: 1) aspecto morfológico (miceliar/esclerocial), 2) capacidad formadora de esclerocios, 3) nivel de esporulación a 20ºC (Agar Malta) y 4) crecimiento miceliar a 15, 20 y 25ºC (agar malta); evaluándose además la virulencia de éstos mismos aislados en: a) bayas de vid cv. Thompson Seedless de 16,5º Brix de madurez, inoculadas con y sin herida y mantenidas en incubación a 20ºC por 96 horas (nº de bayas = 150/genotipo; 25 por repetición y condición) y b) en frutos de kiwi cv. Hayward (7-8º Brix) inoculados solo con heridas (nº de frutos = 100/genotipo; 25 por repetición), incubados a 20ºC y 0ºC por 17 y 60 días, respectivamente. Los resultados obtenidos señalan a vacuma como el genotipo predominante en floración (36%) y poscosecha (69.2%); transposa se presenta en menor proporción durante floración (20%), aumenta en cosecha (84%), y en poscosecha solo corresponde a un 7,7%. Los aislados tipo flipper, se presentaron en una baja a moderada frecuencia en todos los estadios fenológicos o periodos analizados, con excepción de fruto recién formado (24%); finalmente los aislados tipo boty solo se recuperaron en una alta proporción durante floración (32%), no detectándose en poscosecha. Estos resultados señalan que la composición de la población de Bc en kiwi difiere notoriamente de la descrita en uva de mesa de Chile, en la cual transposa predomina en todos los estadios fenológicos, y vacuma sólo se presenta en una muy baja proporción y casi exclusivamente en floración. Fenotípicamente, los aislados se comportaron de manera similar independientemente de la correspondencia genotípica (p > 0,05). En general, al evaluar la virulencia en bayas de vid a 20°C, los mayores diámetros de lesión en la condición con herida, fueron presentados por los aislados flipper (p < 0,05), pero sin diferencias con los demás genotipos en la modalidad sin herida (p > 0,05). En kiwis incubados a 20°C, aunque no se detectaron diferencias significativas entre aislados Bc de los distintos genotipos, vacuma fue el más virulento; en cambio a 0ºC, los aislados vacuma y boty fueron más agresivos diferenciándose significativamente de los aislados transposa y flipper (p < 0,05). Los resultados obtenidos permiten concluir la existencia de una posible asociación entre la composición genotípica de las poblaciones de Bc presentes en kiwi y el nivel de daño por pudriciones del patógeno en poscosecha. / The population dynamics of Botrytis cinerea (Bc) on a kiwifruit crop in Chile was studied by genetic and phenotypic characterization of a representative number of isolates from symptomatic flowers and fruits collected at pre- and postharvest in an orchard located in the Central Valley. In total, 279 randomly selected monosporic isolates were used, with the genotypic correspondence being determined by the duplex PCR reaction and the use of specific primers (amplification of transposable sequences Boty and Flipper). Later, 10 isolates of each identified genotype were phenotypically characterized with respect to: 1) morphological aspect (mycelial/sclerotical); 2) sclerotium-forming ability; 3) sporulation level at 20°C (malt agar); and 4) mycelial growth at 15, 20 and 25°C (malt agar). In addition, the virulence of the same isolates was evaluated in: a) ‘Thompson Seedless’ grape berries having 16,5°Brix of maturity, inoculated with and without wound and kept under incubation at 20°C for 96 hours (N° of berries = 150/genotype; 25 per replication and condition); and b) ‘Hayward’ kiwifruits (7-8°Brix) inoculated just with wounds (N° of fruits = 100/genotype; 25 per replication), incubated at 20 and 0°C for 17 and 60 days, respectively. The results obtained show vacuma as the predominat genotype (69.2%); transposa occured in a smaller proportion during bloom (20%), it increased at harvest time (84%), and at postharvest it only reached 7.7%. Flipper-type isolates occurred in a low-to-moderate frequency at all the phonological stages or periods analyzed, excepting newly-formed fruit (24%), while boty-type isolates were recovered in high proportion only during bloom (32%), not being detected at postharvest. These results indicate that B. cinerea population make-up differs markedly from that described in table grapes in Chile where transposa prevails at all the phenological stages, and vacuma occurs just in a very low proportion and almost exclusively at bloom. Phenotypically, the isolates behaved similarly irrespective of the genotypic correspondence (p >0.05). When evaluating the virulence, the greatest lesion diameters in wounded grape berries were shown by flipper isolates (p <0.05), but with no differences with the other genotypes in the unwounded group (p >0.05). In kiwifruit incubated at 20°C, although no significant differences were detected among Bc isolates of the different genotypes, vacuma was always the most virulent; conversely, at 0°C vacuma and boty isolate were more aggressive and differentiated significantly from the transposa and flipper isolates (p< 0.05). The results obtained suggest the existence of a possible association between the genotypic composition of Bc populations occurring in kiwifruit and the level of damage from rots caused by the pathogen at postharvest.

Memoria para optar al Título Profesional de Ingeniero Agrónomo / Durante la temporada 2013-2014, se realizó un ensayo de campo en la variedad de vid Zinfandel, para determinar el efecto de la aplicación de diferentes concentraciones de ácido giberélico, en tres estados fenológicos, sobre la compactación de racimos y la incidencia de pudrición gris causada por Botrytis cinerea. Para el ensayo se utilizaron racimos en tres estados fenológicos (prefloración, 25% de floración y 50% de floración) a los que se les aplicó ácido giberélico (GA3) en concentraciones de 0, 10, 20 y 40 mg٠L-1. Se realizó un total de 12 tratamientos que resultaron de la combinación de los factores estado fenológico y concentración de ácido giberélico. Se evaluaron diversas características del racimo, incluyendo longitud, compactación, peso y volumen de racimo, peso de bayas, número de bayas, contenido de sólidos solubles y la incidencia y severidad de la pudrición gris. Se observó una tendencia a la disminución de la compactación a medida que aumentó la concentración de ácido giberélico, reflejada en el índice de compactación, aunque en la escala de compactación no se observaron diferencias. Al inicio de las evaluaciones se observaron mayores longitudes de raquis con el aumento de las concentraciones de ácido giberélico, pero estas diferencias desaparecieron a cosecha. Los tratamientos no mostraron diferencias significativas en la incidencia y severidad de pudrición gris.

Memoria para optar al título profesional de: Ingeniera Agrónoma / Uno de los factores que tiene mayor incidencia en la condición de la fruta son las enfermedades de poscosecha, conocidas comúnmente como “pudriciones”. Para el caso de manzanas las más frecuentes son las causadas por Penicillium expansum y Botrytis cinerea. Las aplicaciones de fungicidas sintéticos en poscosecha son una de las estrategias más utilizadas para su control; sin embargo, su uso continuado y prolongado ha generado una disminución de su efecto protector. Tiabendazol ha sido utilizado de manera prolongada como fungicida en el control de dichas enfermedades, pero su uso ha sido limitado por el desarrollo de cepas fitopatógenas resistentes. En el año 2004 fludioxonil fue registrado en Estados Unidos de Norte América para tratamientos de poscosecha en manzanas, siendo altamente efectivo en el control de los patógenos que causan dichas pudriciones incluyendo cepas resistentes a tiabendazol. También se han propuesto otras alternativas de control, como por ejemplo los compuestos antifúngicos naturales. El objetivo del presente estudio fue evaluar la sensibilidad de cepas de Botrytis cinerea y Penicillium expansum aisladas de manzanas, a los fungicidas tiabendazol (Tecto® 500 SC), fludioxonil (Scholar® 50 WP) y productos de origen natural (BC-1000®, Lonlife plus® SC y Biorend® SC). Se determinó in vitro la concentración media efectiva (EC50) y concentración mínima inhibitoria (CMI) la para micelio y conidias a cada fungicida, posteriormente se evaluaron las dosis comerciales de cada producto en condiciones in vivo. Un 10% y un 48% de las cepas de Botrytis cinerea y de Penicillium expansum respectivamente, resultaron ser resistentes a tiabendazol. Fludioxonil fue efectivo en la inhibición de ambos patógenos con valores de EC50 promedio para conidias de 0,02 μg·mL-1 para Botrytis cinerea y de 0,29 μg·mL-1 para Penicillium expansum. Los productos de origen natural presentaron resultados intermedios inhibiendo algunas de las cepas evaluadas, excepto la formulación de BC-1000® utilizada, que no inhibió a ninguno de los dos patógenos. En los ensayos in vivo, el mayor efecto se obtuvo con fludioxonil, y tiabendazol resultó efectivo solo contra las cepas sensibles de ambos patógenos. Las dosis comerciales de los productos naturales utilizados ejercieron un control relativo de ambos patógenos, salvo BC-1000® que no logró efecto de control alguno sobre ambos patógenos. / One of the factors that most affect the condition of the fruit are postharvest diseases, commonly known as "fruit rots”. The most common in apples are caused by Penicillium expansum and Botrytis cinerea. The application of synthetic fungicides in postharvest is one of the strategies used for their control; however, continued use of agrochemicals has led to a decrease in their protective effect. Thiabendazole as a fungicide has been used for a long time in the control of these diseases, but its use has been limited by the development of resistant phytopathogenic strains. In 2004 Fludioxonil was registered in United States of America for use in apples in postharvest treatments being highly effective in controlling these pathogens including resistant strains to thiabendazole. Natural antifungal compounds have also been proposed for postharvest fruit rot control. The aim of this study was to evaluate to sensitivity of Botrytis cinerea and Penicillium expansum strains isolated from apples, the fungicides thiabendazole (Tecto ® 500 SC), fludioxonil (Scholar ® 50 WP) and natural products (BC-1000 ®, Lonlife Plus® SC and Biorend® SC). EC50 and MIC were in vitro calculated for inhibition of mycelium growth and conidial germination for each fungicide, while the commercial dose of each product was in vivo evaluated. 10% and 48% of strains of Botrytis cinerea and Penicillium expansum respectively, were resistant to thiabendazole. Fludioxonil was effective in both pathogens with EC50 values of 0.02 average conidia μg·mL-1 to Botrytis cinerea and 0.29 μg·mL-1 for Penicillium expansum. The natural products showed intermediate results inhibiting some of the strains, except for the formulation of BC-1000 ® used, that did not inhibit any of the two pathogens. Fludioxonil was the most effective active ingredient reducing in vivo both decays, although thiabendazole was only effective against susceptible strains of both pathogens. BC-1000® formulation commercial doses of natural products used exerted a relative control of both pathogens.

La vigne est sujette à de nombreuses contraintes biotiques et abiotiques face auxquelles elle devra optimiser ses stratégies de défense, en favorisant parfois des interconnections entre les réponses adaptatives au stress abiotique et la gestion de la réponse immune face à un pathogène. Dans cette étude nous avons évalué l'effet du stress hydrique (par privation d'eau) sur différentes réactions adaptatives au stress, mais aussi sur des réponses de défense et sur la sensibilité des feuilles et des baies de la vigne à Botrytis cinerea. Ces réactions ont été suivies en utilisant des boutures végétatives de deux cépages : cv. Meski (MSK), tolérant à la sécheresse et cv. Chardonnay (CHR), sensible. La relation entre les réponses au stress hydrique et la réponse immune a également été recherchée au moyen de feuilles de vitroplants et de baies isolées de Chardonnay exposées à des osmotica : le polyéthylène glycol (PEG) et une forte concentration en saccahrose (SUC). Les résultats montrent que le stress hydrique/osmotique conduit à des modifications physiologiques et biochimiques importantes dans les feuilles et les baies mûres de vigne. L'amélioration de la tolérance chez MSK est associée à une faible inhibition de l'activité photosynthétique, une altération du profil des acides aminés et un catabolisme actif des polyamines (PAs) comparé au CHR. Ces résultats suggèrent un rôle potentiel des déviations métaboliques observées dans les processus de tolérance de la vigne au stress osmotique. La tolérance du MSK au déficit hydrique est également corrélée à une forte induction des réponses de défense accumulation de resvératrol et e-viniférine, expression de certains gènes de défense dont STS, Gluc (PR-2), Chit-4c (PR-3) et PR-5 dans les feuilles, ainsi qu'à une faible sensibilité à B. cinerea.Ces résultats suggèrent un lien étroit entre la tolérance au déficit hydrique et la capacité de la vigne à exprimer davantage ses mécanismes de défense et à résister mieux à B. cinerea. Des expériences pharmacologiques ont montré qu'en situation de stress hydrique/osmotique, le catabolisme des PAs, via des diamine- et PA-oxydases, est impliqué dans la régulation de l'homéostasie des PAs et de l'expression des réactions de défense. L'application du stress osmotique avant l'infection des feuilles par B. cinerea potentialise l'accumulation des PAs en réduisant fortement leur dégradation. Ces effets sont corrélés à une réduction de l'amplitude des réponses de défense après infection, et à une sensibilité accrue à B. cinerea. Ces résultats rendent compte (1) de l'importance des stress abiotiques dans la régulation de la réponse immune chez la vigne et sa résistance à B. cinerea et (2) du fait que le niveau des réponses de défense osmo-induites et la résistance au pathogène sont tributaires, au moins en partie, de certains mécanismes adaptatifs au stress, comme c'est le cas ici des voies de dégradation des polyamines. / Grapevine is often exposed to both biotic and abiotic stresses, and it will optimize defense strategies by favoing sometimes the cross-talk between adaptive responses to abiotic stress and immune response against pathogen challenge. In this study we evaluated the effect of water stress (by withholding water) on different adaptive responses, and also on defense responses and sensitivity of grapevine leaves or berries to Botrytis cinerea. These reactions were monitored using vegetative cuttings of two varieties: Meski (MSK) a drought tolerant cultivar and Chardonnay (CHR) as a sensitive one. The relationship between the responses to water stress and the immune response was also assessed using detached leaves from vitroplantlets and detached ripe berries from Chardonnay exposed to osmotic agents: polyethlene glycole (PEG) and a high concentration of sucrose (SUC). The results show that water/osmotic stress leads to significant physiological and biochemical changes in grapevine leaves and ripe berries. The improved tolerance of MSK to drought is associated with a weak inhibition of photosynthetic activity, altered amino acid profile and an activation of polyamine (PA) catabolism, compared to the sensitive plant CHR. These results suggest a potential role of metabolic deviations observed in the process of osmotic stress olerance. MSK tolerance to water deficit is also correlated with a strong induction of defense responses, such as accumulation of resveratrol and e-viniferin, enhanced expression of defense-related genes, including STS , Gluc (PR-2), Chit-4c (PR-3) and PR-5, and a low susceptibility of leaves to B. cinerea. These results suggest a close connection between water stress tolerance and the ability of grapevine to express more their defense mechanisms and then to resist better to the pathogen B. cinerea. Pharmacological experiments showed that experiencing water/osmotic stress, PA oxidation through diamine- and PA-oxidases is involved in the regulation of PA homeostasis and the expression of defense reactions in both leaves and berries. The application of osmotic stress before leaf infection by B. cinerea potentiates PA accumulation probably by reducing PA degradation. These effects are correlated with a reduction of defense responses after B. cinerea infection, as well as to an increased susceptibility to B. cinerea.These results highlight (1) the importance of abiotic stress in regulating the immune response in grapevine plants and resistance to B. cinerea and (2) that the level of defense responses induced by osmotic and the resistance of grapevine to the pathogen are dependent, at least in part, on some adaptive mechanisms to stress, as it is the case here for polyamine degradation pathways.

Strawberry cultivation presents as limiting problem the phytosanitary management, which, associated with the residues of the toxic fungicides, the resistance of pathogens and the fragility of the fruit during transport and storage, make the commercialization of this product a challenge. The identification and development of new products with antifungal action, such as essential oils (EOs), is a promising alternative. Therefore, the present study addresses: the in vitro antifungal activity of three essential oils, Eucalyptus staigeriana, Lippia sidoides and Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus; the chemical composition and the mode of action of the EO with the highest potential and its in vivo activity when associated with carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), as well as its effects on the sensory quality and postharvest of strawberries. In chapters two, three and four, the studies were directed to Colletotrichum acutatum, Rhizopus stolonifer and Botrytis cinerea, respectively. In the last chapter, the antifungal activity of a commercial, alternative formulation with low toxicity was evaluated against the same three pathogens. Among the EOs evaluated, the one from L. sidoides presented the best antifungal activity, with the predominance of thymol in its composition, causing morphological alterations in the pathogens. in vivo, the strawberries treated with CMC associated to the EO presented a reduction in the severity of the diseases and improvements in the physicochemical properties with little alteration in the sensory quality of the fruit. The commercial formulation also presented a potential for the control, in vitro and in vivo, of the main postharvest strawberry-deteriorating fungi. / A cultura do morangueiro tem como problemática limitante o manejo fitossanitário, o que associado aos resíduos dos fungicidas tóxicos, à resistência dos patógenos e à fragilidade dos frutos durante o transporte e armazenamento, tornam a comercialização deste produto um desafio. A identificação e o desenvolvimento de novos produtos com ação antifúngica, como óleos essenciais (OEs), é uma alternativa promissora. Assim, o presente estudo discute: a atividade antifúngica in vitro de três óleos essenciais, Eucalyptus staigeriana, Lippia sidoides e Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus; a composição química e o modo de ação do OE de maior potencial e sua atividade in vivo quando associado com carboximetilcelulose (CMC), assim como seus efeitos na qualidade sensorial e pós-colheita dos morangos. Nos capítulos dois, três e quatro os estudos foram direcionados para Colletotrichum acutatum, Rhizopus stolonifer e Botrytis cinerea, respectivamente. No último capítulo avaliou-se a atividade antifúngica de uma formulação comercial, alternativa e de baixa toxidez contra os mesmos três patógenos. Dentre os OEs avaliados, o de L. sidoides apresentou melhor atividade antifúngica, com a predominância do timol em sua composição, causando alterações morfológicas nos patógenos. in vivo, os morangos tratados com CMC associado ao OE apresentaram redução na severidade das doenças e melhorias nas propriedades físico-químicas com pouca alteração na qualidade sensorial da fruta. A formulação comercial também apresentou potencial de controle, in vitro e in vivo, dos principais fungos deteriorantes pós-coheita do morango.