Knowledge of disease epidemiology and the impact of plant nutrient status on development of disease is fundamental in establishing effective management strategies for crop pathogens such as Podosphaera aphanis Br. (Braun et al., 2002), the causal agent of powdery mildew on strawberries. The following study investigated the conditions conducive for powdery mildew in strawberry crops in South Australia, the effect of foliar concentration of potassium and calcium on yield and pathogen development on the strawberry cultivars Aromas (resistant to powdery mildew) and Selva (susceptible), the potential for use of foliar-applied potassium silicate to control disease and identification of genes differentially expressed during disease. Meteorological conditions associated with establishment of powdery mildew were observed over three consecutive seasons in commercial strawberry crops grown in Woodside, South Australia. Conducive conditions appear to be >28 oC, <55 % relative humidity (RH) with no rain during the day (for conidiation), followed by a night with >10 oC, >90 % RH and no rain (for germination). Colony development was then promoted by days of >15 oC and <70 % RH, with nights of >8 oC, >80 % RH and less than 2 mm rain in every 24 hour period. These are consistent with epidemiological studies of this pathogen (Peries, 1962a; Jhooty and McKeen, 1964; Mukerji, 1968; Perera and Wheeler, 1975; Byrne et al, 2000; Miller et al, 2003; Blanco et al, 2004; Davik and Honne, 2005; Amsalem et al, 2006). This knowledge may facilitate prediction of times considered high risk for establishment of powdery mildew in strawberry crops. Subsequently, this may allow optimisation of fungicide application and improved management of this disease and reduced yield loss and management expenses. P. aphanis developed at an increased rate on leaves of Selva with low calcium content compared with development on normally fertilised leaves. Increased numbers of conidia germinated successfully on leaves of Aromas with low calcium content compared with development on normally fertilised Aromas leaves, however, the germinated conidia still failed to develop into sporulating colonies. Potassium nutrition had no obvious effect on P. aphanis development. Foliar concentration found to be adequate for growth of cultivars, Selva and Aromas were 6.0 mg/g and 4.5 mg/g Calcium, dry weight and 11.0 mg/g and 12.5 mg/g potassium, dry weight (respectively). Potassium silicate, buffered to pH 7.0 and applied as a foliar fertiliser, reduced the severity of powdery mildew below the economic threshold, though not below the disease severity on plants treated with the fungicide, Systhane® (Bayer CropScience). As potassium silicate can be produced organically this compound may provide a useful management tool for both organic and conventional strawberry growers. Although the cultivar Aromas was not immune to disease under conducive conditions and high inoculum load in the field, inoculation of healthy Aromas plants with P. aphanis in the laboratory failed to produce disease. Conidia were seldom found attached to the leaf surface of healthy Aromas leaves. Germination and subsequent colony development were also not observed in inoculated samples. This suggests there is some mechanism of Aromas that inhibits development of this fungus. Preliminary investigation of differential expression in Aromas inoculated with P. aphanis, identified sequences with homology to a putative antimicrobial protein and photosynthesis-related genes. The results of these studies should enable growers to increase both crop yields and control of powdery mildew, one of the major economic diseases in South Australia. The epidemiological knowledge attained will be valuable, and may provide the basis for future forecast modelling for P. aphanis in strawberry crops in South Australia. Recommendations for calcium and potassium leaf content will allow growers to monitor their fertiliser regime for increased yield of these cultivars. Aromas was identified as a powdery mildew resistant cultivar potentially suitable for production in South Australia, and the genes associated with this resistance response may be used in studies of Fragaria species and breeding for powdery mildew resistant cultivars. / http://proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/login?url= http://library.adelaide.edu.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=1297684 / Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, 2007

Knowledge of disease epidemiology and the impact of plant nutrient status on development of disease is fundamental in establishing effective management strategies for crop pathogens such as Podosphaera aphanis Br. (Braun et al., 2002), the causal agent of powdery mildew on strawberries. The following study investigated the conditions conducive for powdery mildew in strawberry crops in South Australia, the effect of foliar concentration of potassium and calcium on yield and pathogen development on the strawberry cultivars Aromas (resistant to powdery mildew) and Selva (susceptible), the potential for use of foliar-applied potassium silicate to control disease and identification of genes differentially expressed during disease. Meteorological conditions associated with establishment of powdery mildew were observed over three consecutive seasons in commercial strawberry crops grown in Woodside, South Australia. Conducive conditions appear to be >28 oC, <55 % relative humidity (RH) with no rain during the day (for conidiation), followed by a night with >10 oC, >90 % RH and no rain (for germination). Colony development was then promoted by days of >15 oC and <70 % RH, with nights of >8 oC, >80 % RH and less than 2 mm rain in every 24 hour period. These are consistent with epidemiological studies of this pathogen (Peries, 1962a; Jhooty and McKeen, 1964; Mukerji, 1968; Perera and Wheeler, 1975; Byrne et al, 2000; Miller et al, 2003; Blanco et al, 2004; Davik and Honne, 2005; Amsalem et al, 2006). This knowledge may facilitate prediction of times considered high risk for establishment of powdery mildew in strawberry crops. Subsequently, this may allow optimisation of fungicide application and improved management of this disease and reduced yield loss and management expenses. P. aphanis developed at an increased rate on leaves of Selva with low calcium content compared with development on normally fertilised leaves. Increased numbers of conidia germinated successfully on leaves of Aromas with low calcium content compared with development on normally fertilised Aromas leaves, however, the germinated conidia still failed to develop into sporulating colonies. Potassium nutrition had no obvious effect on P. aphanis development. Foliar concentration found to be adequate for growth of cultivars, Selva and Aromas were 6.0 mg/g and 4.5 mg/g Calcium, dry weight and 11.0 mg/g and 12.5 mg/g potassium, dry weight (respectively). Potassium silicate, buffered to pH 7.0 and applied as a foliar fertiliser, reduced the severity of powdery mildew below the economic threshold, though not below the disease severity on plants treated with the fungicide, Systhane® (Bayer CropScience). As potassium silicate can be produced organically this compound may provide a useful management tool for both organic and conventional strawberry growers. Although the cultivar Aromas was not immune to disease under conducive conditions and high inoculum load in the field, inoculation of healthy Aromas plants with P. aphanis in the laboratory failed to produce disease. Conidia were seldom found attached to the leaf surface of healthy Aromas leaves. Germination and subsequent colony development were also not observed in inoculated samples. This suggests there is some mechanism of Aromas that inhibits development of this fungus. Preliminary investigation of differential expression in Aromas inoculated with P. aphanis, identified sequences with homology to a putative antimicrobial protein and photosynthesis-related genes. The results of these studies should enable growers to increase both crop yields and control of powdery mildew, one of the major economic diseases in South Australia. The epidemiological knowledge attained will be valuable, and may provide the basis for future forecast modelling for P. aphanis in strawberry crops in South Australia. Recommendations for calcium and potassium leaf content will allow growers to monitor their fertiliser regime for increased yield of these cultivars. Aromas was identified as a powdery mildew resistant cultivar potentially suitable for production in South Australia, and the genes associated with this resistance response may be used in studies of Fragaria species and breeding for powdery mildew resistant cultivars. / http://proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/login?url= http://library.adelaide.edu.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=1297684 / Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, 2007

Knowledge of disease epidemiology and the impact of plant nutrient status on development of disease is fundamental in establishing effective management strategies for crop pathogens such as Podosphaera aphanis Br. (Braun et al., 2002), the causal agent of powdery mildew on strawberries. The following study investigated the conditions conducive for powdery mildew in strawberry crops in South Australia, the effect of foliar concentration of potassium and calcium on yield and pathogen development on the strawberry cultivars Aromas (resistant to powdery mildew) and Selva (susceptible), the potential for use of foliar-applied potassium silicate to control disease and identification of genes differentially expressed during disease. Meteorological conditions associated with establishment of powdery mildew were observed over three consecutive seasons in commercial strawberry crops grown in Woodside, South Australia. Conducive conditions appear to be >28 oC, <55 % relative humidity (RH) with no rain during the day (for conidiation), followed by a night with >10 oC, >90 % RH and no rain (for germination). Colony development was then promoted by days of >15 oC and <70 % RH, with nights of >8 oC, >80 % RH and less than 2 mm rain in every 24 hour period. These are consistent with epidemiological studies of this pathogen (Peries, 1962a; Jhooty and McKeen, 1964; Mukerji, 1968; Perera and Wheeler, 1975; Byrne et al, 2000; Miller et al, 2003; Blanco et al, 2004; Davik and Honne, 2005; Amsalem et al, 2006). This knowledge may facilitate prediction of times considered high risk for establishment of powdery mildew in strawberry crops. Subsequently, this may allow optimisation of fungicide application and improved management of this disease and reduced yield loss and management expenses. P. aphanis developed at an increased rate on leaves of Selva with low calcium content compared with development on normally fertilised leaves. Increased numbers of conidia germinated successfully on leaves of Aromas with low calcium content compared with development on normally fertilised Aromas leaves, however, the germinated conidia still failed to develop into sporulating colonies. Potassium nutrition had no obvious effect on P. aphanis development. Foliar concentration found to be adequate for growth of cultivars, Selva and Aromas were 6.0 mg/g and 4.5 mg/g Calcium, dry weight and 11.0 mg/g and 12.5 mg/g potassium, dry weight (respectively). Potassium silicate, buffered to pH 7.0 and applied as a foliar fertiliser, reduced the severity of powdery mildew below the economic threshold, though not below the disease severity on plants treated with the fungicide, Systhane® (Bayer CropScience). As potassium silicate can be produced organically this compound may provide a useful management tool for both organic and conventional strawberry growers. Although the cultivar Aromas was not immune to disease under conducive conditions and high inoculum load in the field, inoculation of healthy Aromas plants with P. aphanis in the laboratory failed to produce disease. Conidia were seldom found attached to the leaf surface of healthy Aromas leaves. Germination and subsequent colony development were also not observed in inoculated samples. This suggests there is some mechanism of Aromas that inhibits development of this fungus. Preliminary investigation of differential expression in Aromas inoculated with P. aphanis, identified sequences with homology to a putative antimicrobial protein and photosynthesis-related genes. The results of these studies should enable growers to increase both crop yields and control of powdery mildew, one of the major economic diseases in South Australia. The epidemiological knowledge attained will be valuable, and may provide the basis for future forecast modelling for P. aphanis in strawberry crops in South Australia. Recommendations for calcium and potassium leaf content will allow growers to monitor their fertiliser regime for increased yield of these cultivars. Aromas was identified as a powdery mildew resistant cultivar potentially suitable for production in South Australia, and the genes associated with this resistance response may be used in studies of Fragaria species and breeding for powdery mildew resistant cultivars. / http://proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/login?url= http://library.adelaide.edu.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=1297684 / Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, 2007

Resumo: Avaliaram-se 54 germoplasmas de quiabeiro (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) quanto à resistência ao fungo Erysiphe cichoracearum, em cultivo de outono-inverno, no Vale do Ribeira-SP. Dois experimentos foram instalados no município de Pariquera-Açú, em solo orgânico-álico, utilizando-se 10 plantas por introdução, em linhas contínuas com 1,0 x 0,5 m de espaçamento e 3 repetições. No experimento 1 foram utilizadas 31 introduções e no experimento 2, 23 introduções. As avaliações constaram de medidas de número de folhas caídas e presentes na planta, produção, número de ramos laterais e incidência de oídio na folha. A colheita dos frutos foi realizada três vezes por semana, sendo estes colhidos a partir de um comprimento mínimo de 7 cm. A análise dos dados permitiu concluir que houve variação das cultivares quanto a vários fatores estudados: não foi possível encontrar introduções totalmente resistentes; ao oídio, as introduções que mostraram melhores condições de serem aproveitadas em programas de melhoramento, foram N45 (Exp.1) e N25 (Exp.2) quanto à produção, N20 e N50 (Exp1) e N9, N358 (Exp.2) quanto à resistência a oídio, N20, N50 (Exp.1) e N9, N49, N62, N63, N101, N339, N358, N4374, CBVE, CBVC e Sta. Cruz, quanto ao número de folhas caídas... / Abstract: In the present work, 54 okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L. ) Moench) germoplasms ware evaluated related to the resistance against Erysiphe cichoracearum, in autumn-winter cultivation in the Vale do Ribeira-SP, Brazil. The appraised material consisted of 03 commercial cultivars, 43 introduction from germoplasm bank of the National Center of Vegetables Researches (CNPH), 13 from the Federal University of Viçosa and 02 from V. O. P. R. D. C. (Japan Min. Agric.). The experiment was installed at Pariquera-Açú, in organic-alic soil; it consisted of 10 plants/introduction, in line with 1,0 x 0,5 m of spacing with 03 repetitions. The evaluations consisted of measures of height of the plants, number of fallen leaves, according to the powdery mildew incidence in the leaf, and yield. Thirty one introductions were evaluated in the experiment 1 and 23 introductions in experiment 2. Fruits harvest was done in a frequency of three times a week. Fruits were picked with a minimum length of 7 cm. Analysis of data allowed the following conclusions: a) there was variation among cultivars with relationship to several studied characteristics; b) it was not possible to find a cultivar completely resistant to powdery mildew, appearing presence of polygenic resistance; c) cultivars that showed able conditions to be used at breeding programs were N45 (Exp.1) and N25 (Exp.2), high powdery mildew resistance: N20, N50 (Exp.1), N9,N358 (Exp.2), CBVE and N29; e) fallen leaves N20, N50 (Exp.1) and N45, N49, N62, N63. N101, N339, N358, N4374, CBVE, CBVC and Sta. Cruz. (Exp.2)... / Orientador: Francisco Luiz Araújo Câmara / Coorientador: Edson Luiz Furtado / Banca: Nilton Luiz de Souza / Banca: Antonio Ismael Inácio Cardoso / Banca: Stela Maria Carvalho Vilhena / Banca: Atila Francisco Mogor / Doutor

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O meloeiro (Cucumis melo L.) é uma frutífera largamente cultivada no Brasil, principalmente no nordeste brasileiro, onde vem alcançando grande importância econômica, visto que grande parte da produção é voltada para a exportação. Plantas da família do meloeiro, como pepino e abóbora, são afetadas pelo oídio (Podosphaera xanthii) que causa uma das doenças foliares mais destrutivas destas espécies. Este fungo apresenta diversas raças fisiológicas e a correta identificação destas é de elevada importância para o manejo da doença, pois o melhoramento de meloeiro com o emprego de genes de resistência é o método mais eficiente para o seu controle. A identificação destas raças por meio da prática tradicional de inoculações em uma série diferenciadora de variedades de meloeiro é um método laborioso e passível de erros. Devido a isso, uma alternativa seria o uso de métodos moleculares para determinar a identidade da raça de forma rápida e econômica. O presente trabalho objetivou verificar a variabilidade de isolados de P. xanthii através da técnica de AFLP e de seqüenciamento da região ITS 5.8S do rDNA. A partir de AFLP obteve-se um dendrograma no qual não houve separação de raças, origem geográfica e nem hospedeiro. Com esta técnica verificou-se alta variabilidade entre isolados, com similaridade genética máxima de 69% e similaridade mínima de 23%. Ao contrário, os mesmos isolados apresentaram seqüências idênticas através do seqüenciamento da região ITS 5.8S do rDNA. As duas técnicas são distintas e o AFLP proporciona a obtenção de maior quantidade de fragmentos e com isso mais chances de polimorfismos. O AFLP indica que os isolados testados têm composição genética heterogênea embora isto não tenha sido evidenciado com o seqüenciamento da região ITS. / Melon (Cucumis melo L.) is a largely cultivated fruit in Brazil, especially in the northeastern region where it is achieving great economic importance since a great part of its production is destined to exportation. Plants of the melon crop family, such as cucumbers and pumpkins, are affected by powdery mildew (Podosphaera xanthii) that causes one of the most destructive foliar diseases of this species. This fungus presents various physiological races and their correct identification is of great importance to determine the control of the disease since breeding with the use of resistant genes is the most effective method for its control. Identification of these races by traditional practice of inoculation in a differential series of melon varieties is a laborious method and misleading. Due to this, an alternative would be the use of molecular methods to quickly and economically determine the race identity. The present research has the objective of verifying the variability of isolated P. xanthii through the AFLP technique and sequencing of the rDNA\'s ITS 5.8S region. From the AFLP a dendrogram was obtained where there was no separation of race, geographic region or host. With this technique, a high variability among isolated samples was verified, with 69% maximum genetic similarity and 23% minimum similarity. On the other hand, the same isolated samples presented identical sequence through the sequencing of the rDNA\'s ITS 5.8S region. The two techniques are distinct and the AFLP helps get highest amount of fragments and with this more incidence of polymorphisms. AFLP indicates that the tested isolated samples have an heterogeneous genetic composition although this was not evidenced with the sequencing of the ITS region.

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京都大学 / 新制・論文博士 / 博士(農学) / 乙第13412号 / 論農博第2895号 / 新制||農||1085(附属図書館) / 学位論文||R3||N5322(農学部図書室) / 京都大学大学院農学研究科農学専攻 / (主査)教授 冨永 達, 教授 土井 元章, 教授 那須田 周平 / 学位規則第4条第2項該当 / Doctor of Agricultural Science / Kyoto University / DFAM

Ten winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) lines selected from the 1982 International Winter Wheat Mildew and Rust Nurseries were studied to characterize gene number and mode of inheritance of powdery mildew resistance. Two experiments were conducted: 1) each of the lines was crossed to the susceptible cultivar Chancellor, which lacks any known’ gene _ for resistance, and seedlings of the parental lines, F₁, F₂, BC₁ (Chancellor X F₁), and F₃ populations were inoculated with isolate 127 of Blumeria graminis (DC.) E. 0. Speer f. sp. tritici Em. Marchal in the greenhouse and evaluated for powdery mildew reaction; 2) the ten lines were crossed with each other and to each of 13 host differential lines with known genes for powdery mildew resistance, and 300 to 800 F₂ seedlings from each cross were evaluated. All parents were resistant (Infection Type = 1-3), except for ST1-25, which had an intermediate (IT = 4-5) reaction type. Genetic analyses of crosses revealed that the resistance in C39 and SI5 is conferred by three dominant genes (Pm2, 4b, and 6), and resistance in A55-2, R107, and Bulk PV63-6 is governed by one partially dominant gene (Pm4b). Results from F₂, F₃, and BC₁ populations derived from crosses between ‘Armada’ and Chancellor, were inconsistent, but indicated that Armada has at least one dominant gene for resistance, which likely is Pm4b as suggested by others. The resistance gene in OK75R3645 most likely is an allele at the Pm3 locus, and it is probable that the resistance gene in GO4779 is Pm1. Single recessive genes were identified in VPM1 (Pm4b) and ST1-25 (Pm8). / Ph. D.

This study is concerned with the resistance of tobacco seedlings to a second attack of downy mildew caused by Peronospora tabacina Adam. Observations were made on the development and duration of resistance following recovery of tobacco seedlings from downy mildew. The duration of the period of resistance is variable and the observations indicate that plants in the greenhouse recovering during the summer remain resistant longer than do plants recovering from an initial attack during the winter. Samples of leaf tissue from recovered (resistant), infected and previously uninfected (susceptible) plants grown in soil in the greenhouse were analyzed for ammonia-nitrogen, nitrate-nitrogen, reducing sugars and total sugars. Similar analyses were made of samples of leaf tissue from tobacco plants grown in crocks of quartz sand and irrigated with nutrient solutions and from plants grown in crocks of sand-peat mixture to which various mixed fertilizers were added. There was no correlation between the ammonia-nitrogen content of tobacco plants, as determined in these experiments, and the response of the tobacco plant and its susceptibility to attack by P. tabacina, but there was a strong indication that such a relationship exists. Recovered plants contained a higher ratio of total sugar to nitrate-nitrogen than did comparable plants which had never been infected. Furthermore the ratio of total sugar to nitrate-nitrogen was lower in plants infected for a second time than it was in plants from the same lot shortly after they had recovered from the initial attack. It seems probable however that the changes in the nitrate-nitrogen and sugar content in recovered tobacco leaves are an indication of recovery and are not responsible for the resistance possessed by such plants. A series of experiments were performed to test the immediate effect of several nutrient salts and of sugar upon the sporulation of the fungus on the leaves of diseased tobacco plants. There was a very definite response in sporulation to some of these treatments, especially to potassium nitrate, calcium nitrate, and sucrose, but it is not known whether the response of sporulation of the fungus to such treatment is related to the type of resistance possessed by recovered plants. Sodium chloride and calcium chloride were dissolved in water and applied to the soil in which young tobacco plants were growing in the greenhouse. Although increased chloride in one of the sand cultural experiments seemed to protect the plants somewhat against downy mildew, application of solutions of these salts to the soil at the rates used (100 lbs. And 138 lbs. Per acre respectively) produced no noticeable effect on the severity of the disease or subsequent recovery of the plants. The leaves of recovered (resistant) tobacco plants are usually reduced in number, the lower ones having been killed by the initial attack of the fungus. Removal of the leaves from healthy tobacco plants in imitation of this condition did not produce resistance to an attack by P. tabacina. The artificial production of necrotic areas on healthy tobacco leaves in simulation of those usually following sporulation of P. tabacina on diseased leaves had no effect either on the susceptibility of the plants to infection or upon sporulation of the fungus on leaves already infected at the time the necrotic areas were induced. Results of attempts to confer immunity from downy mildew upon an entire plant by infection of a single leaf of the plant were inconclusive, since under the conditions of the experiment it was impossible to be sure that the single leaf was infected. However, the indication is that infection of a single leaf will not render the entire plant immune from a second attack by the fungus. / Master of Science