Foram realizados experimentos em laboratório, casa-de-vegetação e campo visando os seguintes objetivos: (i) avaliar a eficiência de diferentes métodos de detecção do fungo Fusarium graminearum em sementes de trigo (Triticum aestivum L.); (ii) estudar o efeito do patógeno na germinação das sementes, bem como na emergência de plântulas e verificar a sua transmissão da semente para a plântula; (iii) avaliar o efeito de diferentes doses de nitrogênio (0, 30, 60, 90, 120 e 180 kg.ha-1), cultivares (IAC - 24, IAC - 350 e IAC - 370), aplicação de mistura de fungicidas (triciclazole + tebuconazol: três aplicações de 0,75 L.ha-1) na parte aérea das plantas na incidência de F. graminearum; (iv) avaliar o efeito do tratamento de sementes de trigo na incidência do patógeno empregando, individualmente, os seguintes fungicidas com as respectivas dosagens (g i.a.100 kg-1 de sementes): captana (150,0), tiofanato metílico (75,0), triflumizole (45,0), triticonazole (45,0), triadimenol (13,5), tolyfluanida (75,0), tebuconazole (5,0), fludioxonil (5,0), difeconazole (30,0) e thiabendazole (30,0). Na detecção de F. graminearum em sementes de trigo da cultivar BR 23 foram utilizados os seguintes métodos: meio semi-seletivo (MSS); MSS + 2,4- D (0,02%); MSS + KCl (-0,8MPa); papel de filtro (PF) com e sem o congelamento das sementes; PF + 2,4 - D (0,02%); restritores hídricos (KCl, NaCl, manitol e sacarose) nos potenciais osmóticos de -0,4, -0,6, -0,8 e -1,0 MPa. A maior incidência do patógeno foi observada com a utilização de MSS + 2,4 - D e a menor percentagem de sementes germinadas foi observada com o uso de PF com congelamento. A germinação de 30 diferentes genótipos de trigo foi significativamente influenciada pela quantidade de sementes mortas com a presença de F. graminearum, contudo não foi encontrada correlação entre a incidência do patógeno e a germinação das sementes. Também foi constatado que o fungo não afeta a emergência das plântulas, contudo verificou-se que a sua taxa de transmissão para diferentes partes da plântula (raiz, colo e haste) é variável de acordo com a com o genótipo infectado. O inóculo da semente pode contribuir para o desenvolvimento de epidemias no campo. Verificou-se que maiores doses de N promovem o aumento da incidência do patógeno nas sementes, enquanto que a aplicação da mistura de fungicidas promove a redução. Não houve diferenças significativas entre as cultivares IAC - 250, IAC - 350 e IAC - 370 na incidência do patógeno. No tratamento químico de sementes de trigo da cultivar BR 18 Terena, as menores incidências do fungo foram observadas empregando-se os fungicidas tiofanato metílico e tebuconazole. Não houve influência dos fungicidas tanto na germinação quanto na emergência e velocidade de emergência de plântulas. Por outro lado, fungicidas como o captana, triticonazole, tebuconazole e triadimenol afetaram negativamente a altura de plântulas, interferindo no desempenho das mesmas. / Experiments were carried out in laboratory, green house and field aiming at the following objectives: (i) to evaluate the efficiency of different methods of detection of Fusarium graminearum; (ii) to study the effect of the pathogen in the germination of wheat seeds, as well as in the emergence of seedlings and to verify the transmission of the seed to the seedling; (iii) to evaluate the effect of different dosages of nitrogen (0, 30, 60, 90, 120 and 180 kg.ha-1), in the incidence of cultivars (IAC - 24, IAC - 350 and IAC - 370) and the application of a mixture of fungicides (triciclazole + tebuconazol: three applications of 0,75 L.ha-1) in the aerial part of the plants in the incidence of F. graminearum; (iv) to evaluate the effect of the treatment of wheat seeds in the incidence of the pathogen employed individually, the following fungicides, with the respective dosages (g i.a.100 kg-1 of seeds): captana (150,0), methylic tiophanate (75,0), triflumizole (45,0), triticonazole (45,0), triadimenol (13,5), tolyfluanida (75,0), tebuconazole (5,0), fludioxonil (5,0), difeconazole (30,0) and thiabendazole (30,0). In the detection of F. graminearum in wheat seeds of the cultivar BR 23 the following methods were used: semiselective media (MSS); MSS + 2,4-D (0,02%); MSS + KCl (-0,8MPa); blotter (PF) with and without the freezing of the seeds; 2,4 PF + - D (0,02%); hidric restrictors (KCl, NaCl, manitol and sacarose) in the osmotic potentials of -0,4, -0,6, -0,8 and -1,0 MPa. The highest incidence of the pathogen was observed with the use of MSS + 2,4 - D and the lowest percentage of germinated seeds was observed with the use deep freezing blotter method of PF with freezing. The germination of 30 different wheat genotypes was significantly influenced by the quantity of dead seeds with the presence of F. graminearum. However, correlation between the incidence of the pathogen and the germination of the seeds was not found. It was found that the fungus does not affect the emergence of seedlings, however it was verified that its rate of transmission for different parts of seedling is variable in accordance with the infected genotype. It was also verified that higher doses of N promote the increase of the incidence of the pathogen in the seeds, and that the application of the mixture of fungicides promotes the reduction. There was no effect of cultivars IAC - 250, IAC - 350 e IAC - 370 on the incidence of pathogen. Regarding the chemical treatment of wheat seeds of cultivar BR 18 Terena, the lowest incidences of the fungus were observed using the fungicides methylic tiophanate and tebuconazole. There was no effect of fungicides both on the germination and on the seedlings emergence and emergence velocity. On the other hand, fungicides such as the captan, triticonazole, tebuconazole and triadimenol affected the height of plântulas negatively, interfering with their performance.

O gênero Fusarium é um grupo de fungos de importância mundial, não só por causar patologias em plantas, mas também porque abriga espécies toxigênicas. Dentre estas, Fusarium verticillioides, Fusarium proliferatum e Fusarium subglutinans, cujos teleomorfos se agrupam no complexo Gibberella fujikuroi, estão associadas a patologias em milho. O presente estudo caracterizou uma coleção de 100 isolados de Fusarium spp. tanto do ponto de vista morfológico como molecular com vistas a identificá-los em nível de espécie. Para isto, foram usados como marcadores morfológicos a presença/ausência de clamidósporos, o tipo de célula conidiogênica e a disposição dos microconídios sobre a célula conidiogênica. Os isolados foram também identificados em espécie baseado em informações disponíveis na literatura acerca de marcadores moleculares desenvolvidos a partir da reação de PCR e primers espécie-específicos. A ausência de clamidósporo permitiu alocar a totalidade dos isolados no complexo G. fujikuroi. Os demais critérios morfológicos permitiram identificar 77 isolados como F. verticillioides, 20 como F. proliferatum, 2 como F. subglutinans. Apenas 1 isolado não foi possível identificar em espécie. Análises moleculares concordaram em 100% dos casos em que os isolados foram identificados como F. verticillioides e F. subglutinans. Porem, no caso dos 20 isolados identificados morfologicamente como F. proliferatum apenas 4 foram confirmados na análise molecular; os demais foram identificados como F. verticillioides. A diversidade genética estudada por AFLP ratificou a separação das espécies F. verticillioides e F. proliferatum, com um índice de similaridade de 0,40. Marcadores AFLP também evidenciaram alta diversidade genética de F. verticillioides. Todos os isolados causaram podridão do colmo em três híbridos comerciais de milho e não variaram em agressividade, independente do nível de resistência dos híbridos. / The genus Fusarium is an important group of fungi worldwide, not only for its capability to cause disease but because it also contains species which produce toxins. Among these, Fusarium verticillioides, Fusarium proliferatum and Fusarium subglutinans, which teleomorphs are grouped in the Gibberella fujikuroi group are associated with diseases in maize. This study characterized a collection of 100 isolates of Fusarium spp. under morphological and molecular criteria to identify them at the species level. For this purpose, morphological markers such as presence/absence of chlamydospores, conidiogenou cell type and microconidia arrangement on conidiogenou cell were assessed. The isolates were also identified at the species level based upon available information about molecular markers developed from the PCR reaction using speciesspecific primers. The absence of chlamydospores in all of the isolates placed them within the G. fujikuroi complex, and based on the other morphological criteria, 77 isolates were identified as F. verticillioides, 20 as F. proliferatum, 2 as F. subglutinans and one isolate remained unidentified at the species level. The molecular analyses agreed with the morphological identification of all F. verticillioides and F. subglutinans. However, in the case of 20 isolates identified morphologically as F. proliferatum only 4 were confirmed, the rest being identified as F. verticillioides. The genetic diversity based on AFLP confirmed the separation of F. verticillioides and F. proliferatum in two groups, with a similarity index of 0.40. AFLP markers also showed high genetic diversity within F. verticillioides. All isolates were caused stalk rot on three commercial hybrids and did not vary in aggressiveness regardless of the resistance level of the hybrids.

A cana-de-açúcar é uma das principais culturas do Brasil e nos últimos anos está recebendo especial atenção devido ao crescente aumento da área cultivada e produção de etanol para uso como biocombustível. Considerando-se sua importância econômica e a possibilidade do uso de plantas geneticamente modificadas, essa cultura tem se tornado foco de pesquisas relacionadas à produtividade e sustentabilidade. Neste contexto, o estudo de comunidades microbianas associadas à cana-de-açúcar é de fundamental importância, pois além dessas comunidades desempenharem importante papel funcional na interação com a planta, os estudos realizados nas condições tropicais são limitados. Comunidades de fungos e bactérias associadas à cana-de-açúcar geneticamente modificada IMI-1 e sua isolinha convencional SP80-1842 foram sistematicamente isoladas de plantas cultivadas em área experimental em Piracicaba, SP, Brasil. Por meio de isolamento e PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE) foi verificado que a transgenia não afeta a diversidade da comunidade fúngica associada à cana-deaçúcar. A diversidade dessas comunidades foi descrita e caracterizada molecularmente. O fungo Fusarium moniliforme apresentou alta freqüência de isolamento e também foi observado que o gene da endopoligalacturonase, pgIII, desempenha um importante papel no tipo de associação, endofítica ou patogênica, do F. moniliforme e a planta. O complexo Burkholderia cepacia constitui uma importante fração da comunidade de bactérias associada à cana-de-açúcar no Brasil e isolados deste complexo são capazes de inibir o crescimento do patógeno F. moniliforme. Análises filogenéticas indicaram que os isolados de bactérias endofíticas de Burkholderia são proximamente relacionados com linhagens-tipo do complexo B. cepacia isoladas de pacientes de fibrose cística. / In Brazil, the sugarcane is one of the most important cultivated crops. The sugarcane has received increased interest in the last years because of increase of the cultivated area and ethanol production to be used as biofuel. Considering its economical importance and the possibility of the use of the genetically modified plants; this crop has become the aim of current research for productivity and sustainability. In this context, the work on microbial communities associated with sugarcane is remarkable, because both, these communities play important functional role in the interaction with the plant, and studies performed in tropical conditions are limited as well. Fungal and bacterial communities associated with genetically modified sugarcane IMI-1 and its conventional isoline SP80-1842 were systematically isolated from plants cultivated in an experimental area in Piracicaba, SP, Brazil. The fungal communities associated with sugarcane were accessed by means of cultivation approach and PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; the results revealed that these communities are not affected by transgeny. The microbial communities\' diversity was characterized and identified by using molecular tools. The fungus Fusarium moniliforme showed high frequency in association with the plant and it was observed that the endopolygalacturonase gene, pgIII, plays important role in order to determine the sort of association, either endophytic or pathogenic, between F. moniliforme and the host. The Burkholderia cepacia complex is an integral part of the endophytic bacterial community of sugarcane in Brazil and isolates of this complex are able to control F. moniliforme growth. Phylogenetic analyses indicated that the endophytic Burkholderia are closely related to clinical isolates of the B. cepacia complex isolated from cystic fibrosis patients.

Submitted by Gabriela Lopes (gmachadolopesufpel@gmail.com) on 2017-06-20T16:50:30Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Dissertação Dediel.pdf: 766607 bytes, checksum: 1d7fec62b5b0587e0accd22056511b85 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Aline Batista (alinehb.ufpel@gmail.com) on 2017-06-21T18:58:18Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação Dediel.pdf: 766607 bytes, checksum: 1d7fec62b5b0587e0accd22056511b85 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-21T18:58:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação Dediel.pdf: 766607 bytes, checksum: 1d7fec62b5b0587e0accd22056511b85 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-03-30 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / A busca por alternativas no controle de doenças em substituição ao uso intensivo de agrotóxicos tem sido objeto da pesquisa agrícola. Rizobactérias são conhecidas pelo biocontrole de doenças e promoção de crescimento em diversos cultivos. Os objetivos deste trabalho foram avaliar a eficácia de seis rizobactérias, pré- selecionadas, no controle de Ralstonia solanacearum e Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (FOL), em casa de vegetação e relacionar este comportamento a produção de compostos “in vitro”, bem como avaliar a proteção de plantas de tomate contra doenças da parte aérea que ocorreram naturalmente em condições de campo. Foi avaliada a capacidade destas rizobactérias em produzir quitinases, amilases, lipases, compostos antibióticos e de solubilizar fosfato. A microbiolização das sementes com a rizobactéria DFs1420 (Bacillus sp.) reduziu a severidade da murcha bacteriana em 66% aos 14 dias após a inoculação, no primeiro ensaio e valores de AACPD em 70%, no segundo ensaio. Este controle pode ser associado à produção de compostos responsáveis pela antibiose observada “in vitro”. Streptomyces (DFs1296 e DFs1315) e Bacillus sp. (DFs1414) reduziram significativamente a murcha de fusário. O controle observado pode ser atribuído à atividade quitinolítica e/ou antibiótica por compostos voláteis. Foram instalados três ensaios de campo. A severidade das doenças foliares foi monitorada ao longo do tempo. As rizobactérias foram capazes de proteger as plantas contra Septoria lycopersici. DFs1414 e DFs1421 (Pseudomonas sp.) foram as mais estáveis, proporcionando proteção em dois ensaios consecutivos. As rizobactérias DFs1296 e DFs1420 foram capaz de controlar a requeima (Phytophthora infestans) em dois ensaios. A bactéria DFs1296 também apresentou capacidade de proteção contra estas e outras doenças quando pulverizada semanalmente na parte aérea. De modo geral, o controle alcançado por estas bactérias, microbiolizadas às sementes ou em aplicação foliar, não diferiu dos tratamentos utilizando produtos químicos recomendados para a cultura em aplicações semanais. / The search on alternative control of diseases to replace the use of pesticides has been the subject of agricultural research. Rhizobacteria are known by controlling diseases and promoting growth in several crops. The objectives of this work were to evaluate the efficacy of six rhizobacteria pre-selected for the control of Ralstonia solanacearum and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (FOL) in greenhouse, and to relate this behavior with the production of compounds "in vitro", as well as evaluate the protection of tomato plants against foliar diseases under field conditions. It was evaluated the ability of these rhizobacteria to produce chitinases, amylases, lipases, antibiotic compounds and to solubilize phosphate. The seed microbiolization with rhizobacterium DFs1420 (Bacillus sp.) reduced the severity of the bacterial wilt 66% at 14 days after inoculation and AUDPC 70%, respectively, the first and second assays. This control may be associated with the production of compounds responsible for the antibiosis observed "in vitro". Streptomyces (DFs1296 and DFs1315) and Bacillus sp. (DFs1414) significantly reduced fusarium wilt. The control observed can be attributed to the chitinolytic activity and/or antibiosis in the presence of volatile compounds. Three field trials were carried out in field. The foliar diseases severity was monitored over time. The rhizobacteria were capable of protecting plants against Septoria lycopersici. DFs1414 and DFs1421 (Pseudomonas sp.) were the most stable, providing protection in two consecutive trials. The rhizobacteria DFs1296 and DFs1420 were able to control late blight (Phytophthora infestans) in two trials. DFs1296 also had the ability to protect against these and other diseases when sprayed weekly in the plant canopy.In general, the control achieved by these rhizobacteria, by seed microbiolization or by foliar application, did not differ from treatments using recommended chemical in weekly applications.

Submitted by (lucia.rodrigues@ufrpe.br) on 2017-02-17T15:25:38Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Cleia Santos Cabral.pdf: 1106804 bytes, checksum: 14447df94770ff469bfc234136893b59 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-02-17T15:25:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Cleia Santos Cabral.pdf: 1106804 bytes, checksum: 14447df94770ff469bfc234136893b59 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-02-17 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Fusarium wilt, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae (FOLac), is an important disease of lettuce in the world. This disease was reported in Brazil, recently. From 2008 to 2011 the laboratories of Plant Pathology of Embrapa Hortaliças (Embrapa Vegetable Crops), Sakata Seeds Sudamerica and Instituto Capixaba de Pesquisa, Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural (INCAPER) collected some FOLac isolates in states from the Southern and the Southeastern regions of Brazil. The isolates were identified as F. oxysporum by the morphological characteristics of conidia and conidiophores. Isolates were inoculated on lettuce plants, cultivars Elisa, Vera, and Red Salad Bowl, conditions in a greenhouse. Isolates were also inoculated on plants of others Asteraceae species (Cichorium endivia, Cichorium intybus, Sonchus oleraceus, Emilia sonchifolia, Bidens pilosa e Tagetes erecta) and others botanical families as (Solanum lycopersicum, Capsicum annuum, Nicotiana tabacum, Gossypium hirsutum, Phaseolus vulgaris e Ocimum basilicum). Lettuce cultivars Elisa and Vera were suscetible to all isolates while the cultivar Red Salad Bowl was resistant. All isolates were reisolated from diseased plants fulfilling the Koch‟s postulates. Others plant species were not susceptible to any isolate, proving that isolates belong to the species F. oxysporum f. sp. lactucae. The isolates were also inoculated in a differential set of cultivars comprising: „Patriot‟ (Susceptible to all races), „Costa Rica No. 4‟ (resistant to race 1) and „Banchu Red Fire‟ (resistant to race 2). Cultivars „Patriot‟ and „Banchu Red Fire‟ were susceptible while „Costa Rica No. 4‟ was resistant, confirming that all the isolates were race 1. Molecular analysis using a primer specific to race 1 isolates was performed using F. oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (FOL) raça 3 and a non-pathogenic isolate as negative controls. DNAs of FOLac isolates were amplified by PCR and those of the negative controls were not, confirming the specificity of the primers and the presence of only the race 1 of FOLac in Brazil. In addition, it was used the Translation elongation factor 1-α region (tef-1α) for phylogenetic analysis between FOLac isolates races 1 and 2 and isolates of F. oxysporum. Comparison of the sequences obtained with the tef-1α confirmed the polyphyletic origin of the forma specialis lactucae and also showed a greater genetic variability among Brazilian isolates of FOLac race 1compared with isolates of the same race available in GenBank. After the isolates characterization, it was made a screening of 102 accessions for resistance to the isolate Fus-173 and it was selected 47 as highly resistant. After this, the selected genotypes were evaluated for the stability of resistance in three additional assays, using different FOLac race 1 isolates. In all three assays it was used a highly susceptible cultivar (Regina) as susceptible control. In the first assay, carried out in October 2011, it were used the isolates Fus-202 and Fus-205. In the second assay, carried out in November 2011, it were used the isolates Fus-219 and Fus-222. In the third assay, carried out in December 2011, it were used the isolates (Fus-207, Fus-209 e Fus-220). Inoculation was performed on 25 days old seedlings on greenhouse conditions. Seedlings were inoculated by cutting their roots and emerging them in spore suspension of pathogen. Evaluation was carries out 30 days after inoculation, using a grade scale varying from 0 (heath plants) to 4 (dead plants). Data were transformed in Disease Index (DI) submitted to a variance analysis and the media were compared by the Tukey‟s test (5%). Thirty two accessions were identified as having broad spectrum of resistance to different pathogen isolates in the four inoculation seasons. / A murcha de fusário, causada pelo fungo Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae (FOLac) é uma das doenças mais importantes da alface. Esta doença foi relatada recentemente no Brasil. Nos anos de 2008 a 2011 foram coletados isolados de FOLac nos Laboratórios de Fitopatologia da Embrapa Hortaliças, Sakata Seed Sudamerica Ltda e do Instituto Capixaba de Pesquisa, Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural (Incaper). Estes eram provenientes de todos os estados das Regiões Sul e Sudeste do Brasil. A identificação foi feita observando-se as características morfológicas de conídios e conidióforos. Os isolados foram inoculados em plantas das cultivares Elisa, Vera e Red Salad Bowl, em condições de casa de vegetação. Os mesmos também foram inoculados em plantas de outras espécies de Asteraceae (Cichorium endivia, Cichorium intybus, Sonchus oleraceus, Emilia sonchifolia, Bidens pilosa e Tagetes erecta) e de outras famílias (Solanum lycopersicum, Capsicum annuum, Nicotiana tabacum, Gossypium hirsutum, Phaseolus vulgaris e Ocimum basilicum). Os isolados foram identificados como Fusarium oxysporum. As cultivares Elisa e Vera foram suscetíveis a todos os isolados e a Red Salad Bowl foi resistente. Efetuou-se o re-isolamento do patógeno, completando-se assim os Postulados de Koch. Nenhuma outra espécie de planta foi suscetível ao patógeno, confirmando a identificação como F. oxysporum f. sp. lactucae. Em seguida, os isolados foram avaliados quanto a sua virulência numa série de cultivares diferenciadoras de raças: Patriot (suscetível), Costa Rica No. 4 (resistente à raça 1) e Banchu Red Fire (resistente à raça 2). As cultivares Patriot e Banchu Red Fire comportaram-se como suscetíveis a todos os isolados, enquanto a cultivar Costa Rica No. 4 comportou-se como resistente. Concluiu-se que os isolados avaliados são da raça 1 de FOLac. Adicionalmente, foi feito um teste com primers específicos para a raça 1 de FOLac, utilizando como controles um isolado de F. oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (FOL) raça 3 e um isolado não patogênico de F. oxysporum. O fragmento de DNA foi amplificado por PCR para os isolados de FOLac e não foi amplificado para o isolado de FOL e nem para o isolado não patogênico de F. oxysporum. Este resultado confirma a especificidade desse par de primers e a presença apenas da raça 1 de FOLac no Brasil. Além disso, foi utilizada a região do fator de elongação da tradução (tef-1α) para análise filogenética entre os isolados FOLac raças 1 e 2 e isolados de F. oxysporum. Comparação das seqüências obtidas com o tef-1α confirmou a origem polifilética da forma specialis lactucae e também observou-se uma maior variabilidade genética entre os isolados brasileiros de FOLac raça 1 comparados com isolados da mesma raça disponíveis no GenbanK. Posteriormente, 102 acessos (cultivares comerciais ou linhagens) foram avaliados, visando identificar fontes de resistência a FOLac e analisar a estabilidade da resistência de acessos promissores a diferentes isolados do patógeno. Inicialmente foi feita uma seleção preliminar, utilizando um isolado do patógeno (Fus-173). Em seguida, quarenta e sete acessos altamente resistentes mais uma testemunha suscetível (Regina), identificados na seleção preliminar, foram reavaliados para estabilidade da resistência ao FOLac raça 1, utilizando os isolados (Fus-202 e Fus-205) no mês de Outubro de 2011; isolados (Fus-219 e Fus-222) no mês de Novembro de 2011 e isolados (Fus-207, Fus-209 e Fus-220) no mês de Dezembro de 2011. A inoculação foi realizada em condições de casa de vegetação, pelo método de corte das raízes e imersão na suspensão de conídios do patógeno. A avaliação foi realizada após 30 dias, com auxílio de escala de notas variando de 0 (planta sadia) a 4 (planta morta). Os dados obtidos foram transformados em índice de doença (ID) e submetidos a uma análise de variância e comparação de médias pelo teste de Tukey (5%). Foram identificados trinta e dois acessos apresentando amplo espectro de resistência aos diferentes isolados do patógeno nas quatro épocas de inoculação.

Submitted by (lucia.rodrigues@ufrpe.br) on 2017-03-10T15:46:17Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Frederick Mendes Aguiar.pdf: 412210 bytes, checksum: 4f5f91c02dea9d844bac53a51c2cafa0 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-10T15:46:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Frederick Mendes Aguiar.pdf: 412210 bytes, checksum: 4f5f91c02dea9d844bac53a51c2cafa0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-02-24 / Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq / Okra is a vegetable crop with high nutritional value, being a rich source of vitamins and mineral salts. Fusarium wilt (caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum – FOV) is one of the major field diseases of okra in tropical areas. In the present work, 53 okra accessions and the commercial cultivar Santa Cruz 47 were evaluated aiming to identify sources of resistance to Brazilian FOV isolates and to study the resistance stability of the selected accessions to different pathogen isolates. An initial screening was carried out with only one FOV isolate (Fus-194). In the second assay, thirty-three accessions identified in the first screening were re-evaluated in two assays (in two different seasons) using two FOV isolates (Fus-194 and Fus-201). The resistance evaluation was carried out with 21 day-old plantlets, using the root-dipping inoculation procedure, utilizing a spore suspension of 1x106 conidia/mL. The evaluation was done using a disease severity grade system with grades ranging from 0 to 4. These grades were used to generate a disease index that was employed for clustering the accessions according to their reaction to FOV. In the evaluation carried out in August (average temperature of 19,8°C) only 12 out the 32 accessions (i.e. 37%) were rated as having high to intermediate resistant response to Fus-194 isolate. Only 28% of the accessions were classified within the high to intermediate resistance cluster when using the Fus-201 isolate. In the assay carried out in October (higher temperatures) 72% of the accessions were classified as resistant and intermediate resistant to Fus-194 isolate, whereas 32% were resistant to isolate Fus-201. Our results indicated that the Fus-201 isolate was more aggressive than Fus-194. Comparative analysis of the assays indicated that the overall aggressiveness of the isolates was higher in August than in October assay. The accessions BR-2399 and BR-1449 as well as the commercial cultivar Santa Cruz 47 were the most promising accessions displaying higher levels of stable resistance against the two Brazilian FOV isolates.Okra is a vegetable crop with high nutritional value, being a rich source of vitamins and mineral salts. Fusarium wilt (caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum – FOV) is one of the major field diseases of okra in tropical areas. In the present work, 53 okra accessions and the commercial cultivar Santa Cruz 47 were evaluated aiming to identify sources of resistance to Brazilian FOV isolates and to study the resistance stability of the selected accessions to different pathogen isolates. An initial screening was carried out with only one FOV isolate (Fus-194). In the second assay, thirty-three accessions identified in the first screening were re-evaluated in two assays (in two different seasons) using two FOV isolates (Fus-194 and Fus-201). The resistance evaluation was carried out with 21 day-old plantlets, using the root-dipping inoculation procedure, utilizing a spore suspension of 1x106 conidia/mL. The evaluation was done using a disease severity grade system with grades ranging from 0 to 4. These grades were used to generate a disease index that was employed for clustering the accessions according to their reaction to FOV. In the evaluation carried out in August (average temperature of 19,8°C) only 12 out the 32 accessions (i.e. 37%) were rated as having high to intermediate resistant response to Fus-194 isolate. Only 28% of the accessions were classified within the high to intermediate resistance cluster when using the Fus-201 isolate. In the assay carried out in October (higher temperatures) 72% of the accessions were classified as resistant and intermediate resistant to Fus-194 isolate, whereas 32% were resistant to isolate Fus-201. Our results indicated that the Fus-201 isolate was more aggressive than Fus-194. Comparative analysis of the assays indicated that the overall aggressiveness of the isolates was higher in August than in October assay. The accessions BR-2399 and BR-1449 as well as the commercial cultivar Santa Cruz 47 were the most promising accessions displaying higher levels of stable resistance against the two Brazilian FOV isolates. / O quiabo é uma hortaliça de alto valor alimentício e uma importante fonte de vitaminas e sais minerais. Dentre os problemas fitossanitários que ocorrem no quiabeiro, a murcha-de-fusário, causada pelo fungo Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum (FOV) é uma das mais importantes por proporcionar grandes perdas na produção. Este trabalho objetivou avaliar, em condições de casa de vegetação, a cultivar comercial Santa Cruz 47 e uma coleção de 53 acessos de quiabeiro, visando identificar fontes de resistência a FOV e analisar a estabilidade da resistência de acessos promissores a diferentes isolados do patógeno. Inicialmente foi conduzida uma triagem utilizando um único isolado de FOV (Fus-194). Em uma segunda etapa, trinta e dois acessos obtidos na primeira etapa, foram reavaliados para resistência ao FOV utilizando dois isolados (Fus-194 e Fus-201), em duas épocas do ano. A inoculação foi realizada em mudas com 21 dias após semeadura, pela imersão das raízes em suspensão de conídios (1x106 conídios/mL) do patógeno. A avaliação da severidade da doença foi realizada usando uma escala de notas, variando de 0 a 4. As notas foram transformadas em índice de doença (ID) e agrupadas em classes de acordo com a reação da doença. Na segunda etapa do trabalho realizado no mês de agosto de 2010 (temperatura média de 19,8°C), dos 32 acessos avaliados, 12 (37%) foram considerados altamente resistentes a medianamente resistentes ao Fus-194. Para o isolado Fus-201 apenas 28% foram classificados dentro dessas duas classes. No ensaio realizado no mês de outubro (temperatura média de 25°C) referente à segunda etapa desse trabalho, 72% dos acessos foram considerados medianamente a altamente resistentes ao Fus-194. Neste ensaio, 32% dos acessos foram resistentes ao isolado Fus-201. Os resultados demonstraram uma maior agressividade do isolado Fus-201 em relação ao isolado Fus-194. Os níveis de agressividade dos isolados testados foram maiores no ensaio realizado no mês de agosto do que em outubro. Os acessos BR-2399, BR-1449 e a cultivar Santa Cruz 47 apresentaram resistência estável aos dois isolados do patógeno tanto na etapa preliminar, quanto nas duas épocas de avaliação da segunda etapa do trabalho.

Submitted by (lucia.rodrigues@ufrpe.br) on 2017-03-14T13:17:49Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Josiene Silva Veloso.pdf: 976122 bytes, checksum: 7669da38d458979fe12860f67c3c1a9c (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-14T13:17:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Josiene Silva Veloso.pdf: 976122 bytes, checksum: 7669da38d458979fe12860f67c3c1a9c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-02-18 / Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq / The cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is grown predominantly in the North and Northeast of brazil, with low yields due to a variety of factors, including the fusarium wilt, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. tracheiphilum. The present study aimed to characterize isolates of F. oxysporum associated with wilt in cowpea through observations of morphological characters, pathogenicity test and analysis of sequences of the translation elongation factor 1-α (tef1) gene. The colony color of the isolates varied from white to violet with dense aerial mycelium. The microconidia were oval to ellipsoid, slightly curved and unicelular, arranged in false heads formed on short monophyalides. The macroconidiaformed on sporodochia were falcate, slightly curved with three to five septa. Of the 27 isolates of F. oxysporum analyzed 20 were pathogenic to cowpea, causing disease with severity ranging from 1 to 99%. The neighbor-joining analysis based on tef1 grouped the isolates into six haplotypes that were not correlated with pathogenicity.. It is suggested from the results of the present study that f. sp. tracheiphilum represents at least three phylogenetic lineages behaving as polyphyletic and paraphyletic, indicating they have independent evolutionary origins. / O Feijão-caupi é uma leguminosa cultivada predominantemente nas regiões Norte e Nordeste do brazil , apresentando baixo rendimento devido a uma diversidade de fatores, dentre eles a murcha-de-fusário, causada pelo fungo Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. tracheiphilum. O presente estudo teve como objetivo caracterizar isolados de F. oxysporum associados à murcha em feijão-caupi por meio de observações de caracteres morfológicos, teste de patogenicidade e análise de sequencias do gene fator de elongação 1-α (tef1). Os isolados apresentaram coloração variando do branco ao violeta com micélio aéreo bastante denso. Os microconídios apresentaram formato oval a elipsóide, ligeiramente curvado e sem septo, dispostos em falsas cabeças produzidos em monofiálides curtas. Os macroconídios formados em esporodóquios apresentaram formato falcado, ligeiramente curvado com três a cinco septos. Dos 27 isolados de F. oxysporum analisados 20 se mostraram patogênicos ao feijão-caupi, causando doença com severidade variando de 1 a 99%. A análise de neighbor-joining baseada na região tef1 agrupou os isolados em seis haplótipos independentemente de serem ou não patogênicos. Pode-se sugerir a partir dos resultados obtidos no presente estudo que a f. sp. tracheiphilum representa pelo menos três linhagens filogenéticas comportando-se como polifilética e parafilética, indicando assim terem origens evolucionárias independentes.

Submitted by (lucia.rodrigues@ufrpe.br) on 2017-03-22T14:15:27Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Michelle Jardelina de Oliveira.pdf: 626765 bytes, checksum: 09ece639b4aa984e06e818a82994095a (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-22T14:15:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Michelle Jardelina de Oliveira.pdf: 626765 bytes, checksum: 09ece639b4aa984e06e818a82994095a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-03-14 / Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq / The Fusarium rot, caused by the fungus Fusarium pallidoroseum, is an important postharvest disease of melon (Cucumis melo) fruits in the Brazil. This work aimed to analyze the influence of the inoculation method (pulverization, drop deposition, pulverization with wound, drop deposition with wound, and sub-epidermal injection), wound age (0, 12 and 24 hours), humidity (with and without moist chamber), temperature (10, 15, 20, 25, 30 e 35°C) and inoculum concentration (101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106 conidia/mL-1) of three F. pallidoroseum isolates (CF-589, CF-685 and CF-687) on the severity of the Fusarium rot in melon fruits type Cantaloupe (cv. Torreon) and Honeydew (cv. Orange Flesh). The three F. pallidoroseum isolates had provoked symptoms of Fusarium rot in the evaluated situations, but they had not differed significantly (P=0,05) between itself how much to the severity levels of disease, as well as had not been evidenced significant interactions with melon’s cultivars. On the other hand, in all the experiments had been evidenced significant differences in the disease levels between two melon’s cultivar, with cv. Torreon presenting levels of disease’s severity significantly higher to the evidenced on Orange Flesh cultivar. It did not haveseverity significantly higher to the evidenced on Orange Flesh cultivar. It did not have development of injuries in the fruits when the inoculations had been carried without wound. The inoculation for atomization of the conidia’s suspension propitiated the biggest injuries in the submitted fruits at wounds. The inoculation for sub-epidermal injection caused lesser injuries than methods of atomization or drop with wound. It had the reduction of the severity of the disease in the fruits with the increase of the age of the wound. The injuries had been significantly lesser in the wounded fruits 24 hours before the inoculation than in those wounded fruits with 12 hours before or immediately before the inoculation. The free water presence in the surface of the fruits was unnecessary for the beginning of the infection’s process for F. pallidoroseum isolates, even so the injuries has been bigger in the fruits submitted to the humid chamber. The temperature significantly influenced the severity of the Fusarium rot, being that the optimum temperatures estimated for the disease’s development were 23,9 °C e 23,0 °C, respectively for Orange Flesh e Torreon cultivar. The severity of the disease increased with the increment in the inoculum concentration of F. pallidoroseum. The biggest injuries had been observed in the concentration of 1x106 conidia/mL-1 in the twocultivars, but same in lesser inoculum concentration (1x101 conídios/mL-1), they registered considerable levels of disease. The inoculum concentration necessary to generate 50% of the maximum size of the injury Orange Flesh cultivar was four times higher than that demanded for Torreon cultivar. / A podridão-de-fusário, causada pelo fungo Fusarium pallidoroseum, é uma importante doença em pós-colheita de frutos de meloeiro (Cucumis melo) no Brasil. Este trabalho teve como objetivos avaliar a influência dos métodos de inoculação (atomização, gota, atomização com ferimento, gota com ferimento e injeção subepidérmica), da idade do ferimento (0, 12 e 24 h), da umidade (sem e com câmara úmida), da temperatura (10, 15, 20, 25, 30 e 35 °C) e da concentração de inóculo (1x101, 1x102, 1x103, 1x104, 1x105 e 1x106 conídios.mL-1) de três isolados de F. pallidoroseum (CF-589, CF-685 e CF-687) na severidade da podridão-de-fusário em frutos de meloeiro dos tipos cantaloupe (cv. Torreon) e honeydew (cv. Orange Flesh). Os três isolados de F. pallidoroseum provocaram sintomas da podridão-de-fusário nas situações avaliadas, mas não diferiram significativamente (P=0,05) entre si quanto aos níveis de severidade da doença, bem como não foram constatadas interações significativas com as cultivares de meloeiro. Por outro lado, em todos os experimentos foram constatadas diferenças significativas nos níveis de doença entre as duas cultivares de meloeiro, com a cultivar Torreon apresentando níveis de severidade da doença significativamente superiores aos constatados na cultivar Orange Flesh. Não houvedesenvolvimento de lesões nos frutos quando as inoculações foram realizadas sem ferimento. A inoculação por atomização da suspensão de conídios propiciou as maiores lesões nos frutos submetidos a ferimentos. A inoculação por injeção subepidérmica ocasionou lesões menores que os métodos de atomização ou gota com ferimento. Houve a redução da severidade da doença nos frutos com o aumento da idade do ferimento. As lesões foram significativamente menores nos frutos feridos 24 horas antes da inoculação do que naqueles feridos com 12 horas antes ou imediatamente antes da inoculação. A presença de água livre na superfície dos frutos foi desnecessária para o início do processo de infecção pelos isolados de F. pallidoroseum, embora as lesões tenham sido maiores nos frutos submetidos à câmara úmida. A temperatura influenciou significativamente a severidade da podridão-de-fusário, sendo que as temperaturas ótimas estimadas para o desenvolvimento da doença foram 23,9 °C e 23,0 °C para Orange Flesh e Torreon, respectivamente. A severidade da doença aumentou com o incremento na concentração de inóculo de F. pallidoroseum. As maiores lesões foramobservadas na concentração de 1x106 conídios.mL-1 nas duas cultivares, mas mesmo na menor concentração de inóculo (1x101 conídios.mL-1) foram registrados consideráveis níveis de doença. A concentração de inóculo necessária para gerar 50% do tamanho máximo da lesão na cultivar Orange Flesh foi mais de quatro vezes superior à exigida pela cultivar Torreon

The overall objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that insects can vector F. tumidum conidia to infect gorse plants with the aim of developing an alternative approach to mycoherbicide delivery to control weeds. Four potential insect species (Apion ulicis, Cydia ulicetana, Epiphyas postvittana and Sericothrips staphylinus) were assessed for their ability to vector F. tumidum conidia. To achieve this, the external microflora (bacteria and fungi) and the size and location of fungal spores on the cuticle of these insect species were determined. In addition, the ability of the insects to pick up and deposit F. tumidum conidia on agar was studied. Based on the results from these experiments, E. postvittana was selected for more detailed experiments to determine transmission of F. tumidum to infect potted gorse plants. The factors promoting pathogenicity of F. tumidum against gorse and the pathogen loading required to infect and kill the weed were also determined. The external microflora of the four insect species were recovered by washing and plating techniques and identified by morphology and polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and sequencing of internally transcribed spacer (ITS) and 16S rDNA. A culture-independent technique (direct PCR) was also used to assess fungal diversity by direct amplification of ITS sequences from the washings of the insects. All insect species carried Alternaria, Cladosporium, Nectria, Penicillium, Phoma, Pseudozyma spp. and entomopathogens. Ninety four per cent of the 178 cloned amplicons had ITS sequences similarity to Nectria mauritiicola. E. postvittana carried the largest fungal spores (mean surface area of 125.9 ìm2) and the most fungal CFU/insect. About 70% of the fungi isolated from the insects were also present on the host plant (gorse) and the understorey grass. The mean size of fungal spores recovered from the insect species correlated strongly with their body length (R² = 85%). Methylobacterium aquaticum and Pseudomonas lutea were common on all four insect species. Pseudomonas fluorescens was the most abundant bacterial species. In the pathogenicity trials, the effectiveness of F. tumidum in reducing root and shoot biomass of 16 and 8 wk old gorse plants was significantly increased with wounding of the plants. Older plants (32 wk old) which were wounded and inoculated were significantly shorter, more infected and developed more tip dieback (80%) than plants which were not wounded (32%). This indicates that damage caused by phytophagous insect species present on gorse through feeding and oviposition may enhance infection by F. tumidum. Wounding may release nutrients (e.g. Mg and Zn) essential for conidia germination and germ tube elongation and also provide easier access for germ tube penetration. Conidial germination and germ tube length were increased by 50 and 877%, respectively when incubated in 0.2% of gorse extract solution for 24 h compared with incubation in water. Inoculum suspensions amended with 0.2% of gorse extract caused more infection and significantly reduced biomass production of 24 wk old gorse plants than suspensions without gorse extract. A minimum number of about 900 viable conidia/infection site of F. tumidum were required to infect gorse leaves. However, incorporation of amendments (which can injure the leaf cuticle) or provision of nutrients (i.e. gorse extract or glucose) in the formulation might decrease the number of conidia required for lesion formation. Scanning electron micrographs showed that germ tube penetration of gorse tissue was limited to open stomata which partly explain the large number of conidia required for infection. The flowers and leaves were more susceptible to F. tumidum infection than the spines, stems and pods. An experiment to determine the number of infection sites required to cause plant mortality showed that the entire plant needs to be inoculated in order for the pathogen to kill 10 wk old plants as F. tumidum is a non systemic pathogen. The number of infection sites correlated strongly with disease severity (R² = 99.3%). At least 50% of the plant was required to be inoculated to cause a significant reduction in shoot dry weight. F. tumidum, applied as soil inoculant using inoculated wheat grains in three separate experiments, significantly suppressed gorse seedling emergence and biomass production. In experiments to determine the loading capacity of the insect species, E. postvittana, the largest insect species studied, carried significantly more (68) and deposited significantly more (29) F. tumidum conidia than the other species. Each E. postvittana, loaded with 5,000 conidia of F. tumidum, transmitted approximately 310 conidia onto gorse plants but this did not cause any infection or affect plant growth as determined by shoot fresh weight and shoot height. E. postvittana on its own did not cause any significant damage to gorse and did not enhance F. tumidum infection. It also failed to spread the pathogen from infected plants to the healthy ones. There was no evidence of synergism between the two agents and damage caused by the combination of both E. postvittana and F. tumidum was equivalent to that caused by F. tumidum alone. This study has shown that E. postvittana has the greatest capacity to vector F. tumidum since it naturally carried the largest and the most fungal spores (429 CFU/insect). Moreover, it naturally carried Fusarium spp. such as F. lateritium, F. tricinctum and Gibberella pulicaris (anamorph Fusarium sambucinum) and was capable of carrying and depositing most F. tumidum conidia on agar. Coupled with the availability of pheromone for attracting the male insects, E. postvittana may be a suitable insect vector for delivering F. tumidum conidia on gorse using this novel biocontrol strategy. Although it is a polyphagous insect, and may visit non-target plants, F. tumidum is a very specific pathogen of gorse, broom and a few closely related plant species. Hence, using this insect species to vector F. tumidum in a biological control programme, should not pose a significant threat to plants of economic importance. However, successful control of gorse using this "lure-load-infect" concept would depend, to a large extent on the virulence of the pathogen as insects, due to the large size of F. tumidum macroconidia, can carry only a small number of it.

Some plant-beneficial bacteria with biopesticide potential produce antimicrobial compounds that are tightly involved in multitrophic interactions occurring in the phytosphere among which antagonism toward a diverse range of phytopathogens. However, there is a crucial need for an accurate assessment of antibiotic production rate in this environment colonized by these bacteria. In this context, we conducted the present thesis work with the scope to better understand how two different Bacillus genus strains produce lipopeptides in the rhizosphere of plants. In the first part, one of the strains (B. amyloliquefaciens S499) was selected out of other isolates for its technological traits and in vitro inhibition growth activity of plant pathogenic fungi. We further demonstrated its biocontrol potential in tomato open-field experiments where plantings have been devastated by a local fungus preliminary identified as Fusarium semitectum. In a second part, we combined two mass spectrometry-based approaches (electrospray ionization and imaging) to analyze the pattern of surfactin, iturin and fengycin lipopeptide families produced in planta by strain S499. Our results show that rhizosphere conditions are conducive for surfactin synthesis but not for other types of lipopeptides and that the lipopeptide pattern can be markedly influenced by nutritional factors, biofilm formation and oxygen availability. In a last part, surfactin gene expression (srfA) level was evaluated in situ on tomato root using the reporter gene (LacZ) inserted in B. subtilis strain BGS3. Results showed effective expression of srfA and production of surfactin in biologically important level quantities upon establishment of bacterial population on roots. Our results also demonstrate that BGS3 developing in colonies, efficiently utilizes the main substrates from plant exudates to produce surfactins. The production may also be favored in bacteria growing slowly in the rhizosphere. Globally, this work contributes to better appreciate the impact of some environmental factors on the in situ biosynthesis of lipopeptides by strains of Bacillus which is probably an essential step for improving the level and reliability of their efficacy as biological agents for the control of plant diseases.