PhytopathologyPub Date : 2025-08-01DOI: 10.1094/Phyto-59-153
Donald H Marx
{"title":"The Influence of Ectotrophic Mycorrhizal Fungi on the Resistance of Pine Roots to Pathogenic Infections. I. Antagonism of Mycorrhizal Fungi to Root Pathogenic Fungi and Soil Bacteria.","authors":"Donald H Marx","doi":"10.1094/Phyto-59-153","DOIUrl":"10.1094/Phyto-59-153","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Antagonism of ectotrophic mycorrhizal fungi to <i>Phytophthora cinnamomi</i>, other root pathogenic fungi, and soil bacteria was examined. In agar plate tests, <i>Laccaria laccata</i>, <i>Lactarius deliciosus</i>, <i>Leucopaxillus cerealis</i> var. <i>piceina</i>, <i>Pisolithus tinctorius</i>, and <i>Suillus luteus</i> inhibited growth of nearly half of the 48 different fungal root pathogens. <i>Leucopaxillus cerealis</i> var. <i>piceina</i> inhibited 92% of the test pathogens. Differences in sensitivity of several isolates of <i>P. cinnamomi</i> to inhibitions by this symbiont were not found. Culture filtrates of <i>L. cerealis</i> var. <i>piceina</i> were inhibitory also to growth of <i>P. cinnamomi</i> and soil bacteria. Zoospore germination was inhibited completely in filtrates of this symbiont. Maximum antibiotic production occurred during the rapid growth phase in liquid culture. Length of culture incubation and temperature strongly influenced production of inhibitory substances by <i>L. cerealis</i> var. <i>piceina</i> in liquid culture. It grew best from 10 to 20 C, whereas <i>P. tinctorius</i> grew best from 30 to 35 C in liquid culture.</p>","PeriodicalId":20410,"journal":{"name":"Phytopathology","volume":"115 8V","pages":"153-163"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145041056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhytopathologyPub Date : 2025-08-01DOI: 10.1094/Phyto-70-412
Fran M Scher, Ralph Baker
{"title":"Mechanism of Biological Control in a Fusarium-Suppressive Soil.","authors":"Fran M Scher, Ralph Baker","doi":"10.1094/Phyto-70-412","DOIUrl":"10.1094/Phyto-70-412","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Metz fine sandy loam soil from the Salinas Valley in California was suppressive to the <i>Fusarium</i> spp. which induce wilts of flax and carnation. Suppressiveness to <i>Fusarium oxysporum</i> f. sp. <i>dianthi</i> was transferred to conducive soil when the Metz fine sandy loam was added in small amounts to steamed greenhouse soil. Aerated steam treatment of the suppressive soil at 54 C for 30 min eliminated the suppressive effect. Lowering of pH values of the Metz fine sandy loam from 8.0 to 6.0 in unit increments eliminated the suppressive effect. Bacteria were isolated from mycelial mats of <i>F. oxysporum</i> f. sp. <i>lini</i> buried in the suppressive soil and conducive soils. Two isolates from suppressive soil introduced into conducive soil at 10<sup>5</sup> cells per gram of soil significantly reduced disease incidence of Fusarium wilt of flax. The more effective of these isolates inducing suppressiveness was a <i>Pseudomonas</i> sp. Viability of this organism was drastically reduced when soil was treated with aerated steam at 54 C. These results suggest that suppressiveness in the Metz fine sandy loam is biological in origin and that control of Fusarium wilt diseases may be accomplished through introduction of appropriate species of bacteria into conducive soil.</p>","PeriodicalId":20410,"journal":{"name":"Phytopathology","volume":"70 1","pages":"412-417"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"61155740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhytopathologyPub Date : 2025-08-01DOI: 10.1094/Phyto-70-119
Y Elad, I Chet, J Katan
{"title":"<i>Trichoderma harzianum</i>: A Biocontrol Agent Effective Against <i>Sclerotium rolfsii</i> and <i>Rhizoctonia solani</i>.","authors":"Y Elad, I Chet, J Katan","doi":"10.1094/Phyto-70-119","DOIUrl":"10.1094/Phyto-70-119","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An isolate of <i>Trichoderma harzianum</i> capable of lysing mycelia of <i>Sclerotium rolfsii</i> and <i>Rhizoctonia solani</i> was isolated from a soil naturally infested with those pathogens. In culture, <i>T. harzianum</i> grew better than <i>S. rolfsii</i> and invaded its mycelium under growth conditions adverse to the pathogen; eg, high pentachloronitrobenzene concentrations, high pH levels, or low temperatures. Under greenhouse conditions, incorporation of the wheat-bran inoculum preparation of <i>T. harzianum</i> in pathogen-infested soil significantly reduced bean diseases caused by <i>S. rolfsii, R. solani</i>, or both, but its biocontrol capacity was inversely correlated with temperature. The wheat bran preparation of <i>T. harzianum</i> increased growth of bean plants in a noninfested soil and it controlled <i>S. rolfsii</i> more efficiently than a conidial suspension of the same antagonist. An uninoculated wheat bran preparation increased disease incidence. In naturally infested soils, wheat bran preparations of <i>T. harzianum</i> inoculum significantly decreased diseases caused by <i>S. rolfsii</i> or <i>R. solani</i> in three field experiments with beans, cotton, or tomatoes, and they significantly increased the yield of beans.</p>","PeriodicalId":20410,"journal":{"name":"Phytopathology","volume":"70 1","pages":"119-121"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"61154640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhytopathologyPub Date : 2025-08-01DOI: 10.1094/Phyto-71-429
Alexander H Purcell
{"title":"Vector Preference and Inoculation Efficiency as Components of Resistance to Pierce's Disease in European Grape Cultivars.","authors":"Alexander H Purcell","doi":"10.1094/Phyto-71-429","DOIUrl":"10.1094/Phyto-71-429","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Feeding preference and inoculation efficiency of the leafhopper, <i>Graphocephala atropunctata</i> (the blue-green sharpshooter) were evaluated as factors affecting the rate of natural spread of Pierce's disease (PD) in European grape (<i>Vitis vinifera</i>) cultivars in California. Significant feeding preferences for certain cultivars were observed in field counts of sharpshooters and in cage trials, but preference was not correlated with resistance. In young potted grapevines no major differences were noted in the resistance of cultivars to infection following exposure to feeding by infectious leafhoppers. Older foliage of cultivars Sylvaner, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chenin blanc, Thompson Seedless, Petit sirah, and Ruby Cabernet was more resistant to infection than was young foliage, but this was not true for cultivar Pinot noir. Older foliage of Flora, Chardonnay, and Mission also was more resistant to infection than was younger foliage in greenhouse tests. Exposure of mature vines growing in the field to leafhopper vectors produced infections that spread much less rapidly from the point of inoculation in some cultivars than in others. In some cultivars fewer infections persisted through the following dormant season than in others. Inoculations by leafhoppers in April through June produced more persistent infections in all cultivars than did inoculations made in July or early August. A theoretical model of the probability of infection using conservative estimates of vector density, infectivity, and transmission efficiency predicted much higher infection levels than those commonly observed under the assumed conditions. Adjusting predicted disease incidence for the persistence of infections through the dormant season as a function of inoculation date produced more realistic rates of disease spread and differences in PD incidence among European grape cultivars.</p>","PeriodicalId":20410,"journal":{"name":"Phytopathology","volume":"71 1","pages":"429-435"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"61160167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhytopathologyPub Date : 2025-08-01DOI: 10.1094/Phyto-69-854
T J Morris, J A Dodds
{"title":"Isolation and Analysis of Double-Stranded RNA from Virus-Infected Plant and Fungal Tissue.","authors":"T J Morris, J A Dodds","doi":"10.1094/Phyto-69-854","DOIUrl":"10.1094/Phyto-69-854","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A simple, rapid method for the isolation of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) from virus-infected plant and fungal tissues provides a new approach to virus detection and identification. Diseased tissue was phenol-extracted to isolate cellular nucleic acids, and viral dsRNA was selectively purified from other nucleic acids by binding to cellulose powder in 15% ethanol either in small columns or by a batch procedure. The product was analyzed first by gel electrophoresis and then by ribonuclease treatment to identify dsRNA. The method permits rapid and efficient isolation and analysis of dsRNA from small amounts (1-10 g) of tissue and from multiple samples using small amounts (0.1-2.5 g) of cellulose powder. Successful isolation of dsRNA does not depend on the type of tissue processed and the method therefore is potentially useful for the study of RNA virus replication and for detection and diagnosis of virus infections directly from the infected host tissues.</p>","PeriodicalId":20410,"journal":{"name":"Phytopathology","volume":"69 1","pages":"854-858"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"61153904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhytopathologyPub Date : 2025-08-01DOI: 10.1094/Phyto-84-456
G V Minsavage, C M Thompson, D L Hopkins, R M V B C Leite, R E Stall
{"title":"Development of a Polymerase Chain Reaction Protocol for Detection of <i>Xylella fastidiosa</i> in Plant Tissue.","authors":"G V Minsavage, C M Thompson, D L Hopkins, R M V B C Leite, R E Stall","doi":"10.1094/Phyto-84-456","DOIUrl":"10.1094/Phyto-84-456","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 7.4-kb <i>Eco</i>RI fragment of genomic DNA of <i>Xylella fastidiosa</i> strain PCE-RR (ATCC 35879) was used as a probe and was conserved in 18 strains of <i>Xylella</i>. The nucleotide sequence of a 1.0-kb internal <i>Eco</i>RV portion of the fragment was determined, and oligonucleotides were selected for primers that amplified genomic DNA specific to <i>X. fastidiosa</i> in 33 strains tested by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Plant extracts for PCR and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were obtained by maceration of grape petioles and by vacuum extraction of citrus stems. Known cell numbers of <i>X. fastidiosa</i> were added to the plant extracts contained in a succinate-citrate-phosphate buffer prior to assay. Amplification of DNA by PCR was inhibited in the presence of plant extracts unless sodium ascorbate and acid-washed polyvinylpyrrolidone were added to the extraction buffer. Detection of <i>Xylella</i> by PCR was 100-fold more sensitive than by ELISA; the limits of detection were 1 × 10<sup>2</sup> cfu/ml for PCR and 2 × 10<sup>4</sup> cfu/ml for ELISA. Restriction endonuclease digestion of PCR amplification products with <i>Rsa</i>I differentiated two pathotypes of <i>X. fastidiosa</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":20410,"journal":{"name":"Phytopathology","volume":"84 1","pages":"456-461"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"61214425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhytopathologyPub Date : 2025-08-01DOI: 10.1094/Phyto-44-693
Arthur Kelman
{"title":"The Relationship of Pathogenicity in <i>Pseudomonas solanacearum</i> to Colony Appearance on a Tetrazolium Medium.","authors":"Arthur Kelman","doi":"10.1094/Phyto-44-693","DOIUrl":"10.1094/Phyto-44-693","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mutants of <i>Pseudomonas solanacearum</i> differing in colony morphology from the normal or wild type were detected readily when bacterial suspensions from stock cultures were streaked on a medium containing tetrazolium chloride and examined with obliquely transmitted light. The most common mutant formed a round, butyrous, deep red colony with a narrow bluish border. In contrast, the normal or wild type formed an irregularly-round, fluidal, white colony with a pink center. Inoculation tests on tomato seedlings demonstrated that colony appearance on the tetrazolium medium could be related to pathogenicity. Cultures derived from butyrous red colonies were either weakly pathogenic or non-pathogenic, whereas cultures from fluidal white colonies with pink centers were highly pathogenic.</p>","PeriodicalId":20410,"journal":{"name":"Phytopathology","volume":"115 8V","pages":"693-695"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145041037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhytopathologyPub Date : 2025-08-01DOI: 10.1094/Phyto-59-1858
K J Leonard
{"title":"Genetic Equilibria in Host-Pathogen Systems.","authors":"K J Leonard","doi":"10.1094/Phyto-59-1858","DOIUrl":"10.1094/Phyto-59-1858","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A model is presented to illustrate the processes by which genetic equilibria could arise in host-pathogen systems. The model is based on the assumption that genes for virulence in the pathogen population are selected against when they are not required for pathogenicity. Genes for resistance are assumed to be selected against, in environments in which they do not protect against the pathogen, either because the pathogen is not present or because all biotypes of the pathogen possess genes for virulence that enable them to overcome the effects of the resistance genes in the host. These assumptions are based on observations that simple pathogenic races usually predominate over simple varieties, and that host populations grown for extended periods of time in the absence of their pathogens tend to lose their resistance to those pathogens. If the model is valid, multiline varieties should not be superior to pure line varieties in disease control unless simple races of the pathogen suppress the reproduction of complex races, or unless races with genes for virulence reproduce most efficiently on host varieties with the corresponding genes for resistance. If these phenomena do not occur, the establishment of an equilibrium among pathogenic races would not necessarily result in lower rates of pathogen reproduction than could be achieved with the use of pure line varieties susceptible only to the most complex races. It is also suggested that a multiline variety should be more effective if it consists of a series of varieties with different genetic backgrounds rather than a series of backcross lines from the same recurrent parent variety.</p>","PeriodicalId":20410,"journal":{"name":"Phytopathology","volume":"115 8V","pages":"1858-1863"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145041107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhytopathologyPub Date : 2025-08-01DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-01-25-0009-R
Eva Garcia, Alexandra K Kahn, Cristina Rodrigues, Alexandra Camelo, Christophe Espírito-Santo, Helvecio D Coletta-Filho, Rodrigo P P Almeida, Joana Costa
{"title":"Isolation, Phylogenetic Inferences, and Early Diversification of <i>Xylella fastidiosa</i> subsp. <i>fastidiosa</i> in Cova da Beira Region, Portugal.","authors":"Eva Garcia, Alexandra K Kahn, Cristina Rodrigues, Alexandra Camelo, Christophe Espírito-Santo, Helvecio D Coletta-Filho, Rodrigo P P Almeida, Joana Costa","doi":"10.1094/PHYTO-01-25-0009-R","DOIUrl":"10.1094/PHYTO-01-25-0009-R","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The introduction of <i>Xylella fastidiosa</i>, a plant pathogen with a broad host range, poses a significant threat to agriculture and natural ecosystems. We analyzed six <i>X. fastidiosa</i> subsp. <i>fastidiosa</i> strains obtained from the Beira Interior region of Portugal, an area known for fruit production. Whole-genome sequencing and phylogenetic analyses were performed to genetically characterize these strains and determine their origin. The results suggest that these outbreak-demarcated areas originated from a single introduction event traced back to California, United States. All six strains belong to subspecies <i>fastidiosa</i>, sequence type 1, which has been reported to infect a variety of economically important crops, including cherry, plum, almond, and grapevine. A molecular clock analysis estimated that the introduction occurred between 2010 and 2020 (95% highest posterior density 1999 to 2022), with the strains forming a clade that diverged circa 2020. The findings underscore the importance of continued surveillance in both agricultural and unmanaged ecosystems, as the presence and potential impact of <i>X. fastidiosa</i> on Portuguese landscapes remain largely unknown.</p>","PeriodicalId":20410,"journal":{"name":"Phytopathology","volume":" ","pages":"948-954"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144079730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exogenous Brassinosteroids Enhance Host Resistance to <i>Rhizoctonia solani</i> Through Reactive Oxygen Species Homeostasis and Photosynthesis Improvement in <i>Oryza sativa</i>.","authors":"Kejin Chu, Jiejing Dong, Hongyu Li, Changjiang Zhao","doi":"10.1094/PHYTO-10-24-0322-R","DOIUrl":"10.1094/PHYTO-10-24-0322-R","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Brassinosteroids (BRs) are essential in regulating plant growth and development and response to stress. However, there are few reports on the mechanism of BRs regulating rice resistance to necrotrophic fungus. In this study, rice seedlings were pretreated with BR hormone and its synthetic inhibitor brassinazole and inoculated with <i>Rhizoctonia solani</i> to analyze the reactive oxygen species (ROS), photosynthetic indices, and expression of phytohormone signal components and defense-related genes in rice leaves during pathogen infection. BR treatment significantly decreased the lesion area, increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes and the content of antioxidant substances, and decreased the contents of superoxide anions, hydrogen peroxide, and malondialdehyde. At the same time, BR treatment enhanced the photosynthetic pigment content and Fv/Fm (maximum photochemical quantum yield of PSII) value of rice seedlings. In addition, BR treatment can cause high expression of endogenous BR synthesis and decomposition genes and signal transduction genes, cooperate with salicylic acid, and antagonize jasmonic acid signal gene expression. The structural equation analysis of tested indices uncovered first that a high BR level stimulated the BR signal transduction pathway to regulate photosynthesis and ROS homeostasis through ROS signaling, thereby enhancing the resistance of rice seedlings to <i>R. solani</i>. This study provides theoretical guidance for the application of BR analog chemical regulators.</p>","PeriodicalId":20410,"journal":{"name":"Phytopathology","volume":" ","pages":"1028-1037"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143503640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}