Effects of Galanthus nivalis agglutinin (GNA) expressed in tomato leaves on larvae of the tomato moth Lacanobia oleracea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and the effect of GNA on the development of the endoparasitoid Meteorus gyrator (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

2006 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.E. Wakefield ◽  
H.A. Bell ◽  
E.C. Fitches ◽  
J.P. Edwards ◽  
A.M.R. Gatehouse
Keyword(s):  
Subsequent Development ◽  
Pupal Stage ◽  
Transgenic Potato ◽  
Transgenic Tomato ◽  
Potato Plants ◽  
Body Tissues ◽  
Percentage Survival ◽  
Galanthus Nivalis ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Newly Hatched Larvae

AbstractThe effect of ingestion of transgenic tomato leaves expressing the plant lectin Galanthus nivalis agglutinin (GNA) on development of larvae of Lacanobia oleracea (Linnaeus) was studied under laboratory conditions. When L. oleracea larvae were fed on tomato line 14.1H, expressing approximately 2.0% GNA, significant increases in the mean larval weight and in the amount of food consumed were found. This resulted in an overall reduction in the mean development time to the pupal stage of approximately 7 days. A significant increase in the percentage survival to the adult moth was also recorded when newly hatched larvae were reared on transgenic tomato leaves (72%) compared to larvae reared on untransformed leaves (40%). The effects of ingestion of GNA by L. oleracea larvae, via artificial diet or the leaves of transgenic tomato or potato plants, on the subsequent development of its solitary endoparasitoid Meteorus gyrator (Thunberg) was also studied. No significant effects on the life cycle parameters of M. gyrator developing in L. oleracea fed on GNA-containing diets were observed. Experiments with transgenic potato plants indicated that the stadium of the host larvae at parasitism had a greater influence on M. gyrator development than the presence of GNA. Potential GNA-binding glycoproteins were detected in the gut and body tissues of larval M. gyrator. Despite detection in host tissues, GNA could not be detected in adult M. gyrator and therefore it is likely that at the time of pupation M. gyrator are able to void the GNA in the meconial pellet.

scholarly journals Transformation of tobacco and potato with cDNA encoding the full-length genome of Potato leafroll virus: evidence for a novel virus distribution and host effects on virus multiplication

1999 ◽  
Vol 80 (11) ◽  
pp. 2813-2822 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliana F. Franco-Lara ◽  
Kara D. McGeachy ◽  
Uli Commandeur ◽  
Robert R. Martin ◽  
Mike A. Mayo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transgenic Plants ◽  
Transgenic Tobacco ◽  
Transgenic Potato ◽  
Transgenic Tobacco Plants ◽  
Mesophyll Cells ◽  
Tobacco Plants ◽  
Potato Plants ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Leafroll Virus ◽  
Tissue Prints

A full-length cDNA copy of the genome of Potato leafroll virus (PLRV) was introduced into the genome of tobacco and potato plants by Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation. Transgenic lines were obtained in which the transgene was readily detected by PCR with DNA extracted from T1 tobacco seedlings and clonally multiplied potato plants. PLRV-specific genomic and sub- genomic RNAs, coat protein antigen and virus particles were detected in transgenic plants. Aphids fed on the transgenic tobacco plants readily transmitted PLRV to test plants. Infected transgenic tobacco plants, like non-transgenic (WT) PLRV-infected plants, displayed no symptoms of the infection but transgenic plants of potato were severely stunted. In parallel tests, the mean PLRV titres in WT tobacco plants and transgenic tobacco plants were 600 and 630 ng virus/g leaf, respectively, although differences in PLRV titres among transgenic plants were much greater than those among infected WT plants. In similar tests with potato, the mean PLRV titre of WT plants was 50 ng virus/g leaf whereas higher concentrations (up to 3400 ng virus/g leaf) accumulated in transgenic potato plants. In tissue prints of stems, PLRV was detected in similar proportions of phloem cells in transgenic and infected WT plants. In transgenic tobacco and potato plants, but not in infected WT plants, a few stem epidermal cells also contained virus. From tissue prints of transgenic tobacco leaves, it was estimated that about one in 40000 mesophyll cells contained virus, but in transgenic potato, a greater proportion of mesophyll cells was infected.

scholarly journals Expression of the Galanthus nivalis agglutinin (GNA) gene in transgenic potato plants confers resistance to aphids

2017 ◽  
Vol 340 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoxiao Mi ◽  
Xue Liu ◽  
Haolu Yan ◽  
Lina Liang ◽  
Xiangyan Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transgenic Potato ◽  
Potato Plants ◽  
Galanthus Nivalis Agglutinin ◽  
Transgenic Potato Plants ◽  
Galanthus Nivalis

scholarly journals In-Furrow Applications of Metalaxyl and Phosphite for Control of Pink Rot (Phytophthora erythroseptica) of Potato in New Brunswick, Canada

Plant Disease ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 91 (10) ◽  
pp. 1305-1309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khalil I. Al-Mughrabi ◽  
Rick D. Peters ◽  
H. W. (Bud) Platt ◽  
Gilles Moreau ◽  
Appanna Vikram ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Brunswick ◽  
Disease Incidence ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Russet Burbank ◽  
Viable Option ◽  
Potato Plants ◽  
Pink Rot ◽  
Phytophthora Erythroseptica ◽  
Sensitive Isolate ◽  
The Mean

The efficacy of metalaxyl-m (Ridomil Gold 480EC) and phosphite (Phostrol) applied at planting in-furrow against pink rot (Phytophthora erythroseptica) of potato (Solanum tuberosum) ‘Shepody’ and ‘Russet Burbank’ was evaluated in field trials conducted in 2005 and 2006 in Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada. Inoculum made from a metalaxyl-m-sensitive isolate of P. erythroseptica from New Brunswick was applied either in-furrow as a vermiculite slurry at planting or as a zoospore drench in soils adjacent to potato plants in late August. After harvest, the number and weight of tubers showing pink rot symptoms were assessed and expressed as percentages of the total tuber number and total weight of tubers. Metalaxyl-m applied in-furrow was significantly more effective against pink rot than phosphite. The mean percentage of diseased tubers as a percentage of total tuber weight was 1.5% (2005) and 1.2% (2006) for metalaxyl-m-treated plots and 9.6% (2005) and 2.8% (2006) for phosphite-treated plots, a percentage similar to that obtained in inoculated control plots with no fungicide treatment. The mean percentage of diseased tubers expressed as a percentage of the total number of tubers was 1.7% (2005) and 1.3% (2006) for metalaxyl-m-treated plots and 10.1% (2005) and 3.1% (2006) for phosphite-treated plots. Disease incidence was significantly higher using the late-season inoculation technique (respective means in 2005 and 2006 were 9.9 and 3.8% diseased tubers, by weight, and 10.6 and 3.9%, by number) than with the in-furrow inoculation method (respective means in 2005 and 2006 were 3.3 and 0.7% by weight, and 3.7 and 1.3%, by number). The potato cv. Shepody was significantly more susceptible to pink rot (9.9 and 3.3% diseased tubers, by weight, in 2005 and 2006, respectively, and 10.6 and 3.9%, by number) than Russet Burbank (respective means in 2005 and 2006 were 3.4,% and 1.2%, by weight, and 3.7,% and 1.2%, by number). Our findings indicate that metalaxyl applied in-furrow at planting is a viable option for control of pink rot caused by metalaxyl-sensitive strains of P. erythroseptica, whereas phosphite was ineffective.

Sucrose synthase activity does not restrict glycolysis in roots of transgenic potato plants under hypoxic conditions

Planta ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 210 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophia Biemelt ◽  
Mohammad Reza Hajirezaei ◽  
Michael Melzer ◽  
Gerd Albrecht ◽  
Uwe Sonnewald
Keyword(s):  
Sucrose Synthase ◽  
Transgenic Potato ◽  
Potato Plants ◽  
Hypoxic Conditions ◽  
Transgenic Potato Plants

Transgenic potato plants expressing the nptII-gus marker genes affect survival and development of the Colorado potato beetle

Plant Science ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 162 (3) ◽  
pp. 373-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sébastien De Turck ◽  
Philippe Giordanengo ◽  
Anas Cherqui ◽  
Corinne Ducrocq-Assaf ◽  
Brigitte S Sangwan-Norreel
Keyword(s):  
Colorado Potato Beetle ◽  
Transgenic Potato ◽  
Marker Genes ◽  
Potato Plants ◽  
Potato Beetle ◽  
Survival And Development ◽  
Transgenic Potato Plants

Reproduction of Globodera pallida on tissue culture-derived potato plants and their potential use in resistance screening process

Nematology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 613-623 ◽  
Author(s):  
James M. Mwangi ◽  
Björn Niere ◽  
Matthias Daub ◽  
Maria R. Finckh ◽  
Sebastian Kiewnick
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Culture ◽  
Root Surface ◽  
Globodera Pallida ◽  
Yield Losses ◽  
Screening Process ◽  
Potato Plants ◽  
Potato Germplasm ◽  
Resource Requirements ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Potential Use

Summary Globodera pallida infestation on potato is responsible for huge yield losses globally. Screening of potato germplasm for resistance to the nematode at the early stages of a breeding programme can significantly enhance resistance-based management. This study assessed the suitability of tissue culture (TC)-derived potato plants as screening material for resistance to G. pallida. Reproduction of the nematode on TC plants was similar to the reproduction on tuber- and eye-plug-derived plants. The pot volume, inoculum density and inoculation time had a significant effect on the reproduction. A positive correlation was found between the mean number of white females on the root surface and the final number of nematode cysts after extraction. Resistance ranking using TC plants and the tubers yielded comparable results, thus justifying the use of TC in the screening process. Tissue culture plants have the potential of speeding up the screening process and reducing resource requirements, thus lowering breeding cost.

scholarly journals Molecular studies of Potato mop-top virus (PMTV) in transgenic N. benthamiana and S. tuberosum

2002 ◽  
Vol 38 (SI 1 - 6th Conf EFPP 2002) ◽  
pp. 183-185
Author(s):  
A. Germundsson ◽  
M. Sandgren ◽  
H. Barker ◽  
E.I. Savenkov ◽  
J.P.T. Valkonen
Keyword(s):  
Nicotiana Benthamiana ◽  
Transgenic Potato ◽  
Infested Soil ◽  
Systemic Movement ◽  
Potato Plants ◽  
Cp Gene ◽  
Molecular Studies ◽  
Infested Field ◽  
Transgenic Potato Plants ◽  
Potato Mop Top Virus

Resistance to Potato mop-top virus (PMTV) was studied in Nicotiana benthamiana and potato (Solanum tuberosum cv.<br />Saturna) transformed with the coat protein (CP) gene of PMTV. In N. benthamiana plants mechanically inoculated with<br />PMTV, RNA2 was detected in leaves and roots in several plants in the absence of RNA3. When N. benthamiana was<br />grown in infested soil, viral RNA was detected in roots, but no systemic movement of PMTV to above-ground parts was<br />observed. The incidence of PMTV infections was reduced in the CP-transgenic potato plants grown in an infested field<br />in Sweden. However, in infected tubers, all three virus RNAs were detected.

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