Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-08T16:44:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 PGPV14MA158.pdf: 622907 bytes, checksum: 4bef911008ae5cffa26706180f710db4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-07-31 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The addition and incorporation of organic matter to the soil, besides favoring crops by improving soil physical, can increase nutrients and add specific biochemicals capable of renewing the native microflora and microfauna. These compounds may, depending on the organic material to act as a suppressant effect and biocontrol. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of swine manure compost (DSC) in an orchard of apple, pear and grape vines on the population dynamics of Verticillium dahliae, Fusarium solani, Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium verticillioides and Trichoderma sp. Soil samples for quantification of fungal colonies and nutrient analysis were collected at a depth of 0-10 cm soil of the orchard with apple, pear and grape vines. The population of pathogenic soil fungi and Trichoderma sp. were obtained by dilution and plating of 10 g of soil samples from soil orchard who received two doses of DSC (50 to 100%) compost and two (50 and 100%), using two culture media (BDA potato-dextrose-agar) and Sabouraud-ágar-chloramphenicol. The application of different doses of DSC and chemical fertilizer began in December 2012, repeated at intervals of 60 days until the 2014 harvest analysis of macronutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium and magnesium) and micronutrients (iron, copper, zinc and Manganese) DSC and chemical fertilizer were run using Mehlich-1, spectrophotometry, acid-base titration and Kjeldahl method, all described by Tedesco et al. (1995). Results in the concentration of nutrients was related to the population of Verticillium dahliae, Fusarium solani, Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium verticillioides and Trichoderma sp. The experimental design was completely randomized, factorial 2 x 5, repeated in time (months). The data were analyzed using the MIXED procedure of SAS (SAS Inst. Inc., Cary, NC, v.9.2) and mean comparisons using Tukey least significant difference p ≤ 0.05. In the apple orchard, Fusarium oxysporum and Fusarium solani showed higher populations in Q100 treatments (0-110 x 103 CFU / g of soil) and Q50 (0-70 x 103 CFU/g of soil) respectively. There were differences in the population periods. Phosphorus, Potassium and Sodium showed significant differences among the treatments tested. In the orchard of pear trees the largest population of Fusarium solani was the S100 treatment (0-50 x 103 CFU/ g of soil). Treatments Q50 and Q100 had higher populations of Verticillium dahliae, Fusarium oxysporum and Fusarium verticillioides in different periods. Concentrations of Nitrogen and Potassium differ between treatments tested. In vineyards the largest populations of Fusarium solani and Fusarium oxysporum were found in December-2012 periods (0-70 x 103 CFU / g of soil) and August 2013 (0-60 x 103 CFU / g of soil) respectively. Concentrations of potassium, phosphorus and sodium were higher in treatment S50 and S100. The orchard of apple, pear and grape vines have different response to chemical and organic fertilization. The intensity of response to fertilization has little influence population dynamics of plant pathogens in soil and Trichoderma / A adição e incorporação de matéria orgânica ao solo, além de favorecer as culturas pela melhoria física do solo, podem potencializar nutrientes e adicionar compostos bioquímicos específicos capazes de renovar a microfauna e microflora nativas. Estes compostos podem, dependendo do material orgânico, agir como efeito supressor e como biocontrole. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito da aplicação de dejeto suíno compostado (DSC) em pomar de macieiras, pereiras e videiras, sobre a dinâmica populacional de Verticillium dahliae, Fusarium solani, Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium verticillioides e Trichoderma sp. Amostras de solo para quantificação de colônias fúngicas e análise de nutrientes foram retiradas na profundidade 0-10 cm de solo do pomar de macieiras, pereiras e videiras. A população de fungos fitopatogênicos de solo e Trichoderma sp. foram obtidas pela diluição e plaqueamento de 10 g de amostras de solo provenientes do solo do pomar que receberam duas doses de DSC (50 e 100%) e duas de adubo químico (50 e 100%), utilizando dois meios de cultura, BDA (batata-dextrose-agar) e Sabouraud ágar-cloranfenicol. A aplicação das diferentes doses de DSC e adubo químico tiveram início em dezembro-2012, repetidas em intervalos de 60 dias até a safra 2014. A análise dos macronutrientes (nitrogênio, fósforo, potássio, cálcio e magnésio) e micronutrientes (ferro,cobre,zinco e Manganês) do DSC e da adubação química foram realizados pelos métodos de Mehlich -1, espectrofotometria, titulação ácido-base e método Kjeldahl, todas descritas por Tedesco et al. (1995). Resultados da concentração de nutrientes foi relacionado à população de Verticillium dahliae, Fusarium solani, Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium verticillioides e Trichoderma sp. O delineamento experimental foi inteiramente casualisado, em arranjo fatorial 2 x 5, repetidos no tempo (meses). Os dados foram analisados pelo procedimento MIXED do SAS (SAS Inst. Inc., Cary, NC, v.9.2) e as comparações de médias usando a diferença mínima significativa de Tukey p ≤ 0,05. No pomar de macieiras, Fusarium oxysporum e Fusarium solani apresentaram maiores populações nos tratamentos Q100 (0-110 x 103 UFC/g de solo) e Q50 (0-70 x 103 UFC/g de solo) respectivamente. Houve diferenças da população nos períodos avaliados. Fósforo, Potássio e Sódio apresentaram diferenças significativas entre os tratamentos testados. No pomar de pereiras a maior população de Fusarium solani foi ao tratamento S100 (0-50 x 103 UFC/g de solo). Os tratamentos Q50 e Q100 apresentaram maiores populações de Verticillium dahliae, Fusarium oxysporum e Fusarium verticillioides em diferentes períodos de avaliação. Concentrações de Potássio e Nitrogênio apresentaram diferenças nos tratamentos testados. Na cultura da videira as maiores populações de Fusarium solani e Fusarium oxysporum foram encontradas nos períodos dezembro-2012 (0-70 x 103 UFC/g de solo) e agosto-2013 (0-60 x 103 UFC/g de solo) respectivamente. Concentrações de Potássio, Fósforo e Sódio foram superiores nos tratamento S50 e S100. O pomar de macieiras, pereiras e videiras apresentam diferentes resposta a adubação química e orgânica. A intensidade de resposta da adubação pouco influencia a flutuação da população de fitopatógenos de solo e Trichoderma

Orientador: Paulo Cezar Ceresini / Resumo: Rhizoctonia solani AG-1 IA é um patógeno habitante do solo que causa doenças em pastagens e plantas cultivadas, em vários estados brasileiros. Para penetrar e colonizar os tecidos do hospedeiro, o microrganismo utiliza enzimas que podem ser de interesse biotecnológico e industrial. O objetivo do presente trabalho foi produzir e caracterizar a α-amilase secretada por R. solani AG-1 IA utilizando produtos e resíduos agroindustriais como substratos para fermentação. Para todos os ensaios foi adotado o processo de cultivo em estado sólio (CES) à temperatura de 25 °C e umidade inicial de 60%. Inicialmente, nove isolados de R. solani provenientes de diferentes hospedeiros (arroz, braquiária e soja) foram comparados quanto à produção amilolítica. As maiores atividades enzimáticas foram proporcionadas pelos isolados TO_022 e MT_SO85, procedentes da cultura da soja. Na etapa seguinte, foi avaliado o efeito do substrato sobre a produção enzimática. Farelo de trigo (12,98 U mL-1; TO_022), farelo de soja (3,97 U mL-1; MT_SO85) e braquiária lavada (4,95 U mL-1; TO_022) induziram eficientemente a produção amilolítica. O perfil de produção enzimática no farelo de trigo, melhor substrato avaliado no cultivo, indicou o tempo de 216 h como o mais apropriado para a obtenção de α-amilases pelo isolado TO_022 (22,14 U mL-1), e 240 h para o isolado MT_SO85 (22,84 U mL-1). Para caracterização físico-química da enzima foi utilizado o extrato enzimático bruto do isolado TO_022. A α-amilase de R. sola... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Rhizoctonia solani AG-1 IA is a soil-borne pathogen that causes diseases in pastures and cultivated plants in several Brazilian states. To penetrate and colonize host tissues, the microorganism uses enzymes that may be of biotechnological and industrial interest. The aim of the present work was to produce and characterize the α-amylase secreted by R. solani AG-1 IA using agroindustrial products and residues as substrates for fermentation. For all the tests, the solid state cultivation process (SSC) at 25 °C and initial humidity of 60% was adopted. Initially, nine isolates of R. solani from different hosts (rice, Brachiaria grass and soybean) were compared for amylolytic production. The major enzymatic activities were provided by the isolates TO_022 and MT_SO85, from the soybean crop. In the next step, the effect of the substrate on the enzymatic production was evaluated. Wheat bran (12.98 U mL-1; TO_022), soybean meal (3.97 U mL-1, MT_SO85) and washed ruzigrass (4.95 U mL-1; TO_022) efficiently induced amylolytic production. The enzymatic production profile in wheat bran, the best substrate evaluated in the culture, indicated the time of 216 h as the most appropriate to obtain α-amylases by the TO_022 isolate (22.14 U mL-1), and 240 h for the isolated MT_SO85 (22.84 U mL-1). For the physicochemical characterization of the enzyme, the crude enzymatic extract of the TO_022 isolate was used. The α-amylase of R. solani TO_022 exhibited maximum activity at 55 °C and pH 5.5, and ma... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

Currently, 74% of cotton acres in the United States are planted with glyphosatetolerant varieties. The average glyphosate-tolerant cotton crop is treated with glyphosate 2.1 times each year in addition to other herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides. The primary objectives of this research were to: 1) describe the influence of glyphosate and pesticides commonly applied at or near the time of cotton planting on soil microbial activity and biomass; 2) study the effect of glyphosate on fluometuron degradation; 3) evaluate the response of Rhizoctonia solani to glyphosate and fluometuron; 4) study changes in glyphosate metabolism that occur as a result of repeated glyphosate applications; and 5) define shifts in the soil microbial community. Additionally, methods for accelerated solvent extraction (ASE) of fluometuron from soils were developed. In one experiment, the addition of glyphosate reduced C-mineralization in soils treated with fluometuron, aldicarb, or mefenoxam + PCNB formulations. However, in a second experiment, C-mineralization increased when glyphosate was applied with fluometuron relative to fluometuron applied alone. Accelerated solvent extraction was used in experiments which demonstrated that application of glyphosate with fluometuron increased the rate of fluometuron degradation in soil relative to fluometuron alone. When glyphosate was added to minimal medium, degradation of fluometuron by R. solani was reduced and less fungal biomass was produced. The total amount of 14C-glyphosate mineralized was reduced when glyphosate was applied 5 times relative to 1, 2, 3, or 4 times. Incorporation of 14Cglyphosate residues into soil microbial biomass was greater following five glyphosate applications than one application 3 and 7 days after application (DAA). Soil fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) profiles were altered by five glyphosate applications relative to one application. Additionally, FAMEs common to gram-negative bacteria were present in higher concentrations following five applications relative to 1, 2, 3, or 4 applications both 7 and 14 DAA. These studies indicated that: 1) glyphosate altered the soil microbial response to other pesticides; 2) fluometuron-degrading microorganisms in soil responded differently to glyphosate; 3) changes in the dissipation or distribution of glyphosate following repeated glyphosate applications were associated with changes in the structural diversity of the soil microbial community.

One of the motivating reasons for the development of hydroponics was avoidance of root pathogens. Hydroponics involves growing crops in relatively sterile media, isolated from the underlying soil which may have disease pressure. However, even when hydroponics is coupled with controlled environments such as high tunnels and climate-controlled greenhouses, soil-borne pathogens can enter the growing area and proliferate due to optimal environmental conditions for pathogen growth. Control of root pathogens is difficult and usually achieved through synthetic fungicides since few biocontrol options are available. Compost water extracts (CWE) have recently been gaining the attention of greenhouse growers because they may be a low-cost, environmentally friendly approach to control root disease. CWE are mixtures of compost and water incubated for a defined period of time, either with or without aeration, and with or without additives intended to increase microbial populations, which in turn suppress disease. Much anecdotal, but very little scientific, evidence exists describing CWE effect on suppressing soil-borne pathogens. The present study 1) examined the effect of an aerated CWE on disease suppression at the laboratory scale and in container studies using different soilless substrates, 2) investigated a phenotypic change at the root level caused by CWE that may be associated with disease suppression, and 3) isolated some factors in the production of CWE that affect the ability of a CWE to suppress disease. The common model pathogen-host system of Fusarium solani f.sp. pisi and pea was used to examine CWE-induced disease suppression, with information then being translatable to similar patho-systems involved in greenhouse crop production. In the first study, laboratory-based root growth and infection assays resulted in 100% suppression of F. solani when roots were drenched in CWE. These protected seedlings were then taken to a greenhouse and transplanted into fine coconut coir, watered with hydroponic nutrient solution, and grown for five weeks. At the end of the experiment, 23% of the shoots of the pathogen-inoculated, CWE-drenched seedlings remained healthy while only 2% of the inoculated seedlings without CWE drench remained healthy. All of the roots of the inoculated seedlings developed lesions, even those drenched in CWE. However, 29% of the CWE drenched roots were able to recover from disease, growing white healthy roots past the lesion, while only 2% recovered naturally. A shorter-term container study was conducted in the laboratory to determine the effects of CWE-induced suppression when peas were grown in different substrates and to determine if the hydroponic nutrient solution had an effect on the suppression. Peas were grown in sterilized fine and coarse coconut coir fiber and sand irrigated with water, with a second set of fine coir irrigated with hydroponic nutrient solution. Pea seeds with 20-25mm radicles were inoculated with pathogen and sown directly into CWE-drenched substrate and grown for three weeks. At the end of the experiment, 80%, 60%, 90%, and 50% of the shoots of the inoculated, CWE-drenched seedlings remained healthy when grown in fine coir, coarse coir, sand, and fine coir irrigated with hydroponic nutrient solution, respectively. Nearly 100% of the roots grown in coconut coir substrates again developed necrotic lesions but 83%, 87%, 100%, and 87% grew healthy roots beyond the disease region. The hydroponic nutrient solution had a negative effect on suppression, with a reduction of at least 30 percentage points. Sand demonstrated a natural ability to suppress F. solani. Only 23% of inoculated seedlings had dead or dying shoots by the end of the experiment (compared to 77-80% in coir substrates) and although all but one of the roots developed lesions, all were able to recover on their own with CWE. CWE further increased shoot health and also prevented 57% of the roots from developing lesions. In a second study, two different CWE were used to examine the effect on root border cell dispersion and dynamics in pea, maize, cotton, and cucumber and its relation to disease suppression. Dispersal of border cells after immersion of roots into water or CWE was measured by direct observation over time using a compound microscope and stereoscope. Pictures were taken and the number of border cells released into suspension were enumerated by counting the total number of cells in aliquots taken from the suspension. Border cells formed a mass surrounding root tips within seconds after exposure to water, and most cells dispersed into suspension spontaneously. In CWE, >90% of the border cell population instead remained appressed to the root surface, even after vigorous agitation. This altered border cell phenomena was consistent for pea, maize, and cotton and for both CWE tested. For most cucumber roots (n=86/95), inhibition of border cell dispersal in both CWE was similar to that observed in pea, maize, and cotton. However, some individual cucumber roots (8±5%) exhibited a distinct phenotype. For example, border cells of one root immersed into CWE remained tightly adhered to the root tip even after 30 minutes while border cells of another root immersed at the same time in the same sample of CWE expanded significantly within 5 minutes and continued to expand over time. In a previous study, sheath development over time in growth pouches also was distinct in cucumber compared with pea, with detachment of the sheaths over time, and root infection was reduced by only 38% in cucumber compared with 100% protection in pea (Curlango-Rivera et al. 2013). Further research is needed to evaluate whether this difference in retention of border cell sheaths plays a role in the observed difference in inhibition of root infection. In the third study, a series of investigations were conducted to isolate different factors that contribute to the suppression ability of a CWE by changing incrementally changing some aspect of the CWE production process. The basic aerated CWE recipe (with molasses, kelp, humic acid, rock phosphate, and silica) provided 100% protection of pea from root disease while the non-aerated basic recipe CWE provided 72% protection. Aerated CWE made of only compost and water resulted in 58% protection. It was found that molasses did not contribute to the suppression ability of the ACWE, while kelp contributed strongly. When soluble kelp was added by itself to the compost and water, the CWE provided 80% suppression. However, when all additives were included except molasses and kelp, suppression remained high (93%) indicating that humic acids, rock phosphate, and/or silica were also major contributors toward the suppression effect. Optimal fermentation time for ACWE was 24 hr to achieve 100% suppression, with increased time resulting in inconsistent suppression results. Optimal fermentation time for NCWE was 3 days or 8 days. These studies are important contributions to understanding the differences that might be expected in CWE suppression when growing in different substrates, some of the factors in the production of CWE that affects the ability of a CWE to suppress disease, and the phenotypic effect CWE has on the root zone of plants and the possible relationship between that effect and disease suppression.

The increasing concerns about chemical pesticides that are environmentally hazardous and the continuous development of resistance by palhogens to chemical pesticides have led to this study. Many studies have shown that some Gram-negative bacteria, such as Pseudomonas flouresens, control plant diseases and promote plant growth. In this study Gram positive bacteria, Bacillus sp., were chosen because of their ability to produce endospores. Endospores can be used in stable, dry formulations. The advantage of using endospores is their ability to survive harsh conditions such as droughts and high temperatures, which give a long shelf life to the biological control agent. Bacillus isolates were recovered from the rhizosphere of 12 different crops, and were subsequently screened in vitro for their antimicrobial activity. Of 130 isolates, 87 exhibited antimicrobial activity against the test organisms: Rhizoctonia solani, Pythium sp., Phytophthora cinnamoni, Fusarium sp., and single representatives of Gram negative and Gram positive bacteria, namely, Erwinia carotovora and Staphylococcus aureus respectively. The Bacillus isolates B77, B81 and B69 inhibited all the test organisms investigated, which suggests that they produced broad spectrum antimicrobial compounds or more than one antimicrobial compound. Of the isolates that showed antimicrobial activity, 78 of them did not inhibit Trichoderma harzianum K D, which is a registered biological control agent; indicating their potential for combined application. Selected Bacillus isolates were tested for the biological control of R. solani under greenhouse conditions in wheat, cabbage, tomato, maize, and cucumber seedlings. Bacillus isolates were applied as seed treatments, and the inoculated seeds were planted in R. solani infested speedling trays. Shoot dry weight measurement of seedlings indicated that 12 out of 19 Bacillus isolates showed significantly different shoot dry weight in wheat whereas all the isolates tested in tomato and cucumber gave significantly different shoot dry weight. No significantly different shoot dry weight was obtained for maize or cabbage. Seed emergence findings indicated that none of the Bacillus isolates gave significantly different emergence percentage on wheat, cabbage, tomato, and maize but all of them showed significantly different emergence percentage on cucumber. The results indicate that both the pathogen and the biological control agents exhibited varying levels of specificity on each crop tested. The biological control potential of the best Bacillus isolates was tested on bean and maize crops in the field. Green bean and maize seeds were coated with the selected Bacillus isolates and then sown under field conditions. For each isolate, four replicate treatment plots were established, with and without a R. solani inoculum. Percentage emergence, plant survival levels to harvesting and yield of maize cobs and green beans pods were measured. For all parameters measured the positive and negative controls were not significantly different thereby rendering the results for the entire field study inconclusive. However, Bacillus isolates B77, BII, R5 and R7 improved green bean pod yield and Bacillus Isolate B8I increased maize yield, indicating their potentials as plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). / Thesis (M.Sc.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2003.

Submitted by Marco Antônio de Ramos Chagas (mchagas@ufv.br) on 2017-06-01T18:40:48Z No. of bitstreams: 1 texto completo.pdf: 2130474 bytes, checksum: b9156f2bfd2a4a0f4c702f5e05f2d6c3 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-01T18:40:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 texto completo.pdf: 2130474 bytes, checksum: b9156f2bfd2a4a0f4c702f5e05f2d6c3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2003-06-26 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / Fusarium solani f. sp. glycines, agente causal da síndrome da morte súbita em soja, é um importante patógeno no Brasil e em outras partes do mundo. Foram obtidos 15 isolados de F. solani f. sp. glycines a partir de 57 fragmentos de raíz de soja coletados em diferentes localidades no Brasil. A diversidade genética destes 15 isolados e de outros 4 isolados cedidos pelo Departamento de Fitotecnia da Universidade Federal de Viçosa, foi avaliada por RAPD. As amplificações com 15 oligonucleotídeos resultaram em 175 fragmentos polimórficos e 5 monomórficos. As distâncias genéticas entre os isolados variaram de 12,2 a 85%, revelando alta variabilidade genética. Não houve agrupamento dos isolados de acordo com seu local de coleta. Esta alta variabilidade genética provavelmente se deve à presença de transposons e de ciclo parassexual do patógeno. Protoplastos de Fusarium solani f. sp. glycines foram obtidos por digestão enzimática do micélio, na presença de MgSO 4 1,2 M como estabilizador osmótico. Foram liberados 2,4 X 10 7 protoplastos/mL após 4 horas de digestão do micélio a 28°C e 80 rpm. A concentração ideal de enzima lítica para a protoplastização foi de 15 mg/mL. A maior taxa de regeneração dos protoplastos foi de 5,5% em meio BDA estabilizado com sacarose 1,0 M. / Fusarium solani f. sp. glycines, the causative agent of sudden death syndrome in soybean, is an important pathogen in Brazil and in other parts of the world. Fifteen F. solani f. sp. glycines isolates were obtained out of 57 root fragments collected in different growing regions in Brazil. The genetic diversity of these isolates and that of four isolates obtained from the Department of Plant Sciences of the Federal University of Viçosa were analyzed by RAPD. Amplification with 15 primers resulted in 175 polymorphic and 5 monomorphic DNA fragments. The genetic distances among the isolates ranged from 12.2 to 85%. No grouping was obtained based on geographic localization, certainly because there were not enough differentiation. This high genetic variability is probably due to the activity of transposons and the presence of the parassexual reproduction. Fusarium solani f. sp. glycines protoplasts were obtained by enzymatic digestion of micelium, using 1,2 M MgSO 4 as osmotic stabilizer. Aproximately 2.4 X 10 7 protoplasts/mL were obtained after 4 hours of micelium digestion at 28°C e 80 rpm. The optimum enzyme concentration was 15 mg/mL. The highest protoplast regeneration rate was 5.5% in BDA stabilized with 1,0 M sucrose. / Dissertação importada do Alexandria

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:28:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2009-02-17Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:18:13Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 gomes_dp_me_jabo.pdf: 375333 bytes, checksum: d2044e94be55c12e13ab4e37ad5eb7ea (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / O objetivo da pesquisa foi determinar a influência de fatores abióticos e bióticos sobre a ocorrência de “damping-off” de pré e de pós – emergência, além de outros danos nas sementes e plântulas, quando da semeadura de milho e feijão. Foram escolhidos dois lotes de milho e feijão, safra 2007/2008, provenientes das cultivares D 766 e Carioca, respectivamente, de acordo com sua distinção em alto e baixo vigor, com baixa incidência fúngica e ausência de Rhizoctonia solani. Sementes desinfestadas foram infectadas com o fungo em meio de cultura BDA com restrição hídrica (acrescido de manitol a -1,0 MPa). Nos tratamentos testemunha foi utilizado o mesmo meio de cultura, porém, sem a presença do fungo. Para cada tratamento as sementes foram sobrepostas nos meios de cultura por 36 horas para o milho e por 20 horas para o feijão. Para a infestação direta do fungo em solo, foram utilizadas sementes de sorgo esterilizadas. O experimento foi conduzido em duas épocas distintas (caracterizadas como fria e quente). Para as duas épocas, as parcelas experimentais foram constituídas de vasos plásticos (capacidade de 4,5 L) contendo terra esterilizada dispostos segundo a casualização dos tratamentos em casa de vegetação. Os tratamentos foram constituídos a partir de três disponibilidades hídricas no solo contido em vaso (30 %, 50 % e 70 % de retenção de água), dois níveis de vigor da semente (alto e baixo vigor) com e sem a inoculação de Rhizoctonia solani, através de inoculação na própria semente do hospedeiro e da infestação no solo através de sementes de sorgo esterilizadas. Foram feitas quatro repetições, cada uma contendo dois vasos, totalizando oito vasos para cada tratamento. / The objective of the research was to determine the influence of biotic and abiotic factors on the occurrence of damping-off of pre and post - emergence, and others problems to the seeds and seedlings, when the sowing of corn and bean. They chose two plots of corn and bean, growing season 2007/2008, from the cultivars Carioca and D 766 respectively, according to his distinction in high and low vigour, low fungi incidence and absence of Rhizoctonia solani. Disinfested seeds were infected with the fungus in culture medium without BDA and water restriction (mannitol, -1.0 MPa). In control treatments was the same growing medium, but without the presence of the fungus. For each treatment the seeds were superimposed in culture media for 36 hours for the corn and bean for 20 hours. For the direct addition of the fungus in soil, we used the technique of sterile sorghum seeds. The experiment was conducted in two different seasons (hot and cold). For two growing seasons the plots were established in plastic pots (capacity 4.5 L) containing sterilized soil prepared according to the randomization of treatments in a greenhouse. The treatments were made from three water availability in the soil contained in vase (30 %, 50 % and 70 % retention of water), two levels of vigour of the seed (high and low vigour) with and without inoculation of Rhizoctonia solani by of inoculation in the seed of the host and soil addition with sterile sorghum seeds. Were four replicates, each containing two vessels, totaling eight pots for each treatment. Twenty days after inoculation, for the cold season, and fifteen days for the hot season was to assess the severity, damping-off of pre and post-emergence, seedling length, dry matter weight and percentage of seedlings healthy.

Resumo: A mancha areolada causada por Thanatephorus cucumeris, é uma das doenças mais importantes da seringueira (Hevea brasiliensis) na região Amazônica. Apesar disso, há pouca informação disponível sobre a diversidade biológica, patogênica e genética do patógeno. Uma questão importante sobre o real posicionamento filogenético deste patógeno ainda não foi respondida. Neste estudo, foram analisadas seqüências da região ITS-5.8S do rDNA de uma população de T. cucumeris (fase anamórfica = Rhizoctonia solani AG 2-2) associado à mancha areolada da seringueira, obtida em Belém (PA), Manaus (AM) e Xapuri/Rio Branco (AC). Esta população foi também comparada filogeneticamente com membros do AG 2 descritos mundialmente. Este estudo representa um passo importante para revelar a origem, os padrões de movimento e amplificação de genótipos epidemiologicamente importantes de T. cucumeris da seringueira. Filogenéticamente, através de análise Bayesiana e de máxima parcimônia, encontramos suporte para nomear um novo grupo de anastomose associado à mancha areolada da seringueira: o AG 2-2 Hb. Este grupo constitui-se numa unidade evolucionária independente em relação aos subgrupos mundiais do AG 2-2 analisados. Na genealogia construída por análise coalescente, observou-se que a população de R. solani AG 2-2 Hb, de Belém, é relativamente mais velha que as demais populações analisadas. O ancestral comum de todas as três populações analisadas está associado com a mancha foliar do maracujazeiro (Passiflora edulis), em Belém, e tem cerca de 0,8 unidades evolucionárias coalescentes de idade. Nenhum haplótipo da região ITS-5.8S do AG 2-2 Hb, de Belém, foi observado em outras regiões. Entretanto, a população de Manaus compartilhou dois, de seus quatro haplótipos, com aqueles observados em Xapuri / Rio Branco, no Acre, indicando fluxo gênico e deriva genética. / Abstract: Thanatephorus leaf spot is one of the most important diseases of rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) in the Amazon region, Brazil. However, there is fill information available about the biological, pathogenic and genetic diversity of the pathogen. An important question about the actual phylogenetic placement of this pathogen is not answered yet. In this study, we analyzed sequences of the ITS-5.8S rDNA region from a population of T. cucumeris (anamorphase = Rhizoctonia solani AG 2-2) associated to the rubber tree leaf spot obtained in Belém (PA), Manaus (AM) and Xapuri/Rio Branco (AC). This population was also phylogenetically compared with members of AG 2 world-widely described. This study represents an important step to reveal the origin, the patterns of movement and amplification of epidemiologically important genotypes of rubber tree-infecting T. cucumeris. Phylogenetically, through both Bayesiana and maximum parsimony analyses, we found support to nominate a new group of anastomosis associated with the rubber tree foliar spot: the AG 2-2 Hb. This group consisted of a independent evolutionary unit in relation to the world-wide sub-groups of AG 2-2 analyzed. In the gene genealogy built by coalescent analysis, was observed that the population of R. solani AG 2-2 Hb of Belém is relatively older than the other populations analyzed. The oldest most recent common ancestor of all the three populations analyzed was associated with a sample obtained from passion-fruit (Passiflora edulis) leaf blight in Belém and has about 0.8 coalescent evolutionary units of age. No AG 2- 2 Hb ITS-5.8S rDNA haplotype from Belém was observed in any other regions. However, the population from Manaus shared two, of its four haplotypes, with those observed in Xapuri/Rio Branco (Acre), indicating both gene flow and genetic drift. / Orientador: Paulo Cezar Ceresini / Coorientador: Alcebíades Ribeiro de Campos / Banca: Cesar Junior Bueno / Banca: Edson Luiz Furtado / Mestre

La presente investigación se realizó con el fin de evaluar el uso de biocontroladores en la prevención de patógenos causantes de camping off y en el desarrollo de plantines de tomate, aplicados en un sustrato obtenido de material orgánico bioprocesado.

Rhizoctoniasis of potato occurs in all regions of the world where the crop is grown. The disease is caused by various anastomosis groups (AGs) of the fungus Rhizoctonia solani, of which AG-3 is the most common. Very little information is available on the AGs involved in potato rhizoctoniasis in South Africa. This study elucidated the etiology of the disease in the country and also provided guidelines regarding alternative control strategies. The vast majority (99.3 %) of R. solani isolates from symptomatic potato tubers collected at seven of the 14 potato production regions in South Africa belonged to AG-3, and 0.7 % to AG-5. Of the isolates from infected stems and roots, 82.1 % were AG-3, 12.8 % AG-4, and 5.1 % AG-5. Isolations from soil yielded 67.7 % AG-3, 22.0 % AG-4, 5.5 % AG-5, and 2.4 % of each of AG-7 and AG-8. In vitro screening indicated that AG-3 isolates were the most virulent. The progeny of seed tubers naturally infected with R. solani was rendered free of infection by dipping the tubers in hot water at 55 C for 8 minutes, 60 ºC for 6 minutes, or 65 ºC for 4 minutes. However, treatments more severe than 55 ºC for 8 minutes progressively increased tuber mortality. OA5 DP, an organic tin complex, proved to be the most effective of 20 disinfectants for killing sclerotia of the pathogen on seed tubers and rendering the progeny free of infection, but exhibited acute phytotoxicity towards the tubers. Significant control without any phytotoxicity was achieved with the didecyl ammonium chloride compound, Sporekill. Tolclofos-methyl was the only fungicide that provided total control of potato rhizoctoniasis, whereas seed tuber treatment with fludioxonil, kresoxim-methyl and metam-sodium significantly reduced disease in the progeny. Incorporation of of the biocontrol formulation TrykocideTM (Trichoderma harzianum) into soils artificially infested with R. solani AG-3 eradicated the pathogen. Significant reductions in pathogen populations were also evident in soils amended with azoxystrobin, kresoxim-methyl, MaxifloTM Azospirillum brasilense), AvogreenTM (Bacillus subtilis), cattle, chicken and sheep manure, citrus and mango waste compost, composted kraal manure, and shoot tissues of Brassica napus, B. oleracea var. capitata, Raphanus sativus, Sinapsis alba and Tagetes minuta. TrykocideTM provided total control of stem canker in artificially infested soil, whereas kresoxim-methyl, azoxystrobin, sheep manure, B. napus and B. oleracea var. capitata shoot tissue, mango waste compost, and the systemic resistance-inducing compound, acibenzolar-s-methyl, reduced the disease significantly. / Dissertation (MSc (Plant Pathology))--University of Pretoria, 2006. / Microbiology and Plant Pathology / unrestricted