scholarly journals Inducing Fungus-Resistance into Plants through Biotechnology

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shabir Hussain WANI
Keyword(s):  
Fungal Pathogens ◽  
Plant Pathogens ◽  
Hydrolytic Enzymes ◽  
Defense Responses ◽  
Stilbene Synthase ◽  
Fungal Disease ◽  
Plant Diseases ◽  
Fungal Cell ◽  
Oxidase Gene ◽  
Enhanced Resistance

Plant diseases are caused by a variety of plant pathogens including fungi, and their management requires the use of techniques like transgenic technology, molecular biology, and genetics. There have been attempts to use gene technology as an alternative method to protect plants from microbial diseases, in addition to the development of novel agrochemicals and the conventional breeding of resistant cultivars. Various genes have been introduced into plants, and the enhanced resistance against fungi has been demonstrated. These include: genes that express proteins, peptides, or antimicrobial compounds that are directly toxic to pathogens or that reduce their growth in situ; gene products that directly inhibit pathogen virulence products or enhance plant structural defense genes, that directly or indirectly activate general plant defense responses; and resistance genes involved in the hypersensitive response and in the interactions with virulence factors. The introduction of the tabtoxin acetyltransferase gene, the stilbene synthase gene, the ribosome-inactivation protein gene and the glucose oxidase gene brought enhanced resistance in different plants. Genes encoding hydrolytic enzymes such as chitinase and glucanase, which can deteriorate fungal cell-wall components, are attractive candidates for this approach and are preferentially used for the production of fungal disease-resistant plants. In addition to this, RNA-mediated gene silencing is being tried as a reverse tool for gene targeting in plant diseases caused by fungal pathogens. In this review, different mechanisms of fungal disease resistance through biotechnological approaches are discussed and the recent advances in fungal disease management through transgenic approach are reviewed.

scholarly journals Biochar and Trichoderma spp. in management of plant diseases caused by soilborne fungal pathogens: a review and perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (15) ◽  
pp. e296101522465
Author(s):  
Erika Valente de Medeiros ◽  
Lucas Figueira da Silva ◽  
Jenifer Sthephanie Araújo da Silva ◽  
Diogo Paes da Costa ◽  
Carlos Alberto Fragoso de Souza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Properties ◽  
Fungal Pathogens ◽  
Plant Disease ◽  
Plant Pathogens ◽  
Plant Diseases ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Production Plant ◽  
Trichoderma Spp ◽  
Health Concept ◽  
Plant Disease Management

A better understanding of the use of biochar with Trichoderma spp. (TRI), considered the most studied tool for biological control, would increase our ability to set priorities. However, no studies exist using the two inputs on plant disease management. Here, we hypothesized that biochar and TRI would be used for the management of soilborne plant pathogens, mainly due to changes in soil properties and its interactions. To test this hypothesis, this review assesses papers that used biochar and TRI against plant diseases and we summarize the handling mechanisms for each input. Biochar acts by mechanisms: induction to plant resistance, sorption of allelopathic and fungitoxic compounds, increase of beneficial microorganisms, changes the soil properties that promote health and nutrient availability. Trichoderma as biocontrol agents by different mechanisms: mycoparasitism, enzyme and secondary metabolic production, plant promoter agent, natural decomposition agent, and biological agent of bioremediation. Overall, our findings expand our knowledge about the reuse of wastes transformed in biochar combined with Trichoderma has potential perspective to formulate products as alternative management tool of plant disease caused by soilborne fungal pathogen and add important information that can be suitable for development of strategy for use in the global health concept.

Genome-Wide Identification and Functional Analysis of Chitinase Gene Family in Grape

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ting Zheng ◽  
Kekun Zhang ◽  
Xudong Zhu ◽  
Songtao Jiu ◽  
Tianyu Dong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Family ◽  
Fungal Pathogens ◽  
Expression Patterns ◽  
Hydrolytic Enzymes ◽  
Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation ◽  
Microarray Data Analysis ◽  
Growth Stages ◽  
Transcriptional Level ◽  
Fungal Cell ◽  
Conserved Domains

Abstract Background: Chitinases, the important resistance-related proteins, are crucial hydrolytic enzymes, which attack fungal pathogens by catalyzing the fungal cell wall degradation. As a large gene family, the VvChis have not been systematically analyzed and effectively investigated in grape. Results: In this study, we identified 42 VvChis in grape by searching the conserved domains, and divided them into A, B, C, D and E groups according to pylogenetic relationships, gene structure and conserved domains analysis. Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) and publicly microarray data analysis revealed distinct temporal and spatial expression patterns of VvChis in different tissues at various growth stages. The transcriptional level of most genes was high in the root of ‘Koyho’ and ‘Summer Black’. Combining cis-elements in the promoter, GO and KEGG analysis, and prediction of interaction proteins, we revealed the function of Chitinase. After the pathogen infecting the leaves and berries of grape, the expression levels of VvChis in A, B and E groups showed a significant upward trend, of which VvChi5, VvChi25, VvChi11 (leaf) and VvChi16 (fruit) were the most up-regulated. The interaction between Chi-17 and Metallothionein (MTL) was confirmed by yeast two-hybrid system and bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC). In addition, VvChis in GH18 family were up-regulated under MeJA and ETH treatment, in particular to 500 mg·L -1 ETH、50 μmol·L -1 MeJA; The induction of VvChis by low temperature was more significant than that of high temperature; The expression of VvChis was positively correlated with the concentration of NaCl treatment. Conclusion: This study clarified the member composition and expression pattern of VvChi family in grape, initially explored the disease resistance function of VvChi, and analyzed the response of VvChis to hormones (MeJA and ETH) and environmental stress (temperature and NaCl) signals was analyzed, which laid a foundation for constructing the functional regulation network of VvChi in grapes.

scholarly journals Phyllosphere Colonization by a Soil Streptomyces sp. Promotes Plant Defense Responses Against Fungal Infection

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Vergnes ◽  
Damien Gayrard ◽  
Marine Veyssière ◽  
Justine Toulotte ◽  
Yves Martinez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Salicylic Acid ◽  
Fungal Pathogens ◽  
Plant Root ◽  
Defense Responses ◽  
Plant Diseases ◽  
Alternaria Brassicicola ◽  
Size Exclusion ◽  
Plant Defense Responses ◽  
Antifungal Metabolites ◽  
Root Microbiota

Streptomycetes are soil-dwelling, filamentous actinobacteria and represent a prominent bacterial clade inside the plant root microbiota. The ability of streptomycetes to produce a broad spectrum of antifungal metabolites suggests that these bacteria could be used to manage plant diseases. Here, we describe the identification of a soil Streptomyces strain named AgN23 which strongly activates a large array of defense responses when applied on Arabidopsis thaliana leaves. AgN23 increased the biosynthesis of salicylic acid, leading to the development of salicylic acid induction deficient 2 (SID2)-dependent necrotic lesions. Size exclusion fractionation of plant elicitors secreted by AgN23 showed that these signals are tethered into high molecular weight complexes. AgN23 mycelium was able to colonize the leaf surface, leading to plant resistance against Alternaria brassicicola infection in wild-type Arabidopsis plants. AgN23-induced resistance was found partially compromised in salicylate, jasmonate, and ethylene mutants. Our data show that Streptomyces soil bacteria can develop at the surface of plant leaves to induce defense responses and protection against foliar fungal pathogens, extending their potential use to manage plant diseases.

scholarly journals Fungal Pathogens Affecting the Production and Quality of Medical Cannabis in Israel

Plants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 882
Author(s):  
Shachar Jerushalmi ◽  
Marcel Maymon ◽  
Aviv Dombrovsky ◽  
Stanley Freeman
Keyword(s):  
Fungal Pathogens ◽  
Plant Pathogens ◽  
Pathogenic Fungi ◽  
Plant Diseases ◽  
Soilborne Pathogens ◽  
Medical Cannabis ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Commercial Cultivation

The use of and research on medical cannabis (MC) is becoming more common, yet there are still many challenges regarding plant diseases of this crop. For example, there is a lack of formal and professional knowledge regarding fungi that infect MC plants, and practical and effective methods for managing the casual agents of disease are limited. The purpose of this study was to identify foliar, stem, and soilborne pathogens affecting MC under commercial cultivation in Israel. The predominant major foliage pathogens were identified as Alternaria alternata and Botrytis cinerea, while the common stem and soilborne pathogens were identified as Fusarium oxysporum and F. solani. Other important fungi that were isolated from foliage were those producing various mycotoxins that can directly harm patients, such as Aspergillus spp. and Penicillium spp. The sampling and characterization of potential pathogenic fungi were conducted from infected MC plant parts that exhibited various disease symptoms. Koch postulates were conducted by inoculating healthy MC tissues and intact plants with fungi isolated from infected commercially cultivated symptomatic plants. In this study, we report on the major and most common plant pathogens of MC found in Israel, and determine the seasonal outbreak of each fungus.

Morphological and molecular based identification of Antifungal bacillus licheniformis

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-35
Author(s):  
B Oyuntogtokh ◽  
M Byambasuren
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Licheniformis ◽  
Fungal Pathogens ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Plant Pathogens ◽  
Control Plant ◽  
Plant Diseases ◽  
Bacillus Species ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Fusarium Spp ◽  
Bacterial Cultures

At present, plant diseases caused by soil borne plant pathogens have major constraints on crop production. Which include genera Fusarium spp, Phytophtora spp, Sclerotinia and Altenaria. Due to this reason, chemical fungicides are routinely used to control plant disease, which is also true in Mongolian case. However, use of these chemicals has caused various problems including environmental pollution with consequence of toxicity to human health also resistance of some pathogens to these fungicides are present. Fortunately, an alternative method to reduce the effect of these plant pathogens is the use of antagonist microorganisms. Therefore, some species of the genus Bacillus are recognized as one of the most effective biological control agent.Our research was focused to isolate Bacillus licheniformis, with antifungal potential, from indigenous sources. In the current study, 28 bacterial cultures were isolated from soil and fermented mare’s milk also named as koumiss. Isolated bacterial cultures were identified according to simplified key for the tentative identification of typical strain of Bacillus species. As a result 8 strains were positive and further screened for antifungal activity against Fusarium spp and Alternaria solani. Out of these 8 strains 5 strains are selected based on their high effectiveness against fungal pathogens and for further confirmation Polymerase Chain reaction run for effective bacterial strains using specific primers B.Lich-f and B.Lich-r. 

scholarly journals Natural gene drives offer potential pathogen control strategies in plants

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald M. Gardiner ◽  
Anca Rusu ◽  
Luke Barrett ◽  
Gavin C. Hunter ◽  
Kemal Kazan
Keyword(s):  
Fungal Pathogens ◽  
Plant Pathogens ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Control Plant ◽  
Current Control ◽  
Plant Diseases ◽  
List Type ◽  
Gene Drive ◽  
Genetic Management ◽  
Pathogen Populations

SummaryGlobally, fungal pathogens cause enormous crop losses and current control practices are not always effective, economical or environmentally sustainable. Tools enabling genetic management of wild pathogen populations could potentially solve many problems associated with plant diseases.A natural gene drive from a heterologous species can be used in the globally important cereal pathogen, Fusarium graminearum, to remove pathogenic traits from contained populations of the fungus. The gene drive element became fixed in a freely crossing populations in only three generations.Repeat induce point mutation, a natural genome defence mechanism in fungi, may be useful to recall the gene drive following release, should a failsafe mechanism be required.We propose that gene drive technology is a potential tool to control plant pathogens.

scholarly journals Electrospun Polymer-Fungicide Nanocomposites for Grapevine Protection

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 3673
Author(s):  
Nasko Nachev ◽  
Mariya Spasova ◽  
Petya Tsekova ◽  
Nevena Manolova ◽  
Iliya Rashkov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antifungal Activity ◽  
Fungal Pathogens ◽  
Plant Pathogens ◽  
Water Solubility ◽  
Fungal Growth ◽  
Plant Diseases ◽  
Fibrous Materials ◽  
Phaeomoniella Chlamydospora ◽  
Chemical Fungicides

Nowadays, diseases in plants are a worldwide problem. Fungi represent the largest number of plant pathogens and are responsible for a range of serious plant diseases. Esca is a grapevine disease caused mainly by fungal pathogens Phaeomoniella chlamydospora (P. chlamydospora) and Phaeoacremonium aleophilum (P. aleophilum). The currently proposed methods to fight esca are not curative. In this study, polymer composites based on biodegradable polymer containing chemical fungicides with antifungal activity were successfully prepared by electrospinning. The obtained materials were hydrophobic with good mechanical properties. In vitro studies demonstrated that the fungicide release was higher from PLLA/K5N8Q fibrous mats (ca. 72% for 50 h) compared to the released drug amount from PLLA/5-Cl8Q materials (ca. 52% for 50 h), which is due to the better water-solubility of the salt. The antifungal activity of the fibrous materials against P. chlamydospora and P. aleophilum was studied as well. The incorporation of the fungicide in the biodegradable fibers resulted in the inhibition of fungal growth. The obtained materials are perspective candidates for the protection of vines from the penetration and growth of fungal pathogens.

scholarly journals Control Of Plant Diseases By An Allium-based Antimicrobial Formulation

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oladejo Oluwashina ◽  
Jafargholi Imani
Keyword(s):  
Fungal Pathogens ◽  
Plant Pathogens ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Antimicrobial Properties ◽  
Field Application ◽  
Plant Diseases ◽  
In Planta ◽  
Xanthomonas Fragariae ◽  
Alternaria Dauci

The objective of this work was to determine the antimicrobial properties of an allium-based antimicrobial formulation named VEG’LYS (https://phytoauxilium.com/) on the growth of plant pathogenic microorganisms such as fungi, oomycetes, and bacteria. Two anthracnose-related species of the fungal genus Colletotrichum, C. gloeosporioides, and C. fragariae, the oomycete Phytophthora cactorum and the bacterium Xanthomonas fragariae associated with strawberry plants and two fungi Alternaria dauci and Botrytis cinerea, associated with carrot plants were tested in vitro. In in planta experiments, A. dauci and B. cinerea were used.. VEG’LYS inhibited the growth of all plant pathogens tested. We found that both curative and preventive in planta treatments with VEG’LYS inhibited the growth of A. dauci and B. cinerea in carrot. Furthermore, after spraying VEG’LYS on carrot plants the expression of the Pathogenesis-related (PR) 10 gene correlated with the magnitude of infection both in treated and untreated plants. Additionally, it has been shown, that the field application of VEG’LYS on strawberry plants results in a reduction of bacterial and fungal pathogens of strawberry fruits stored in refrigerator. In summary, VEG’LYS is a potential resistance inducer that seems to be suitable for use in both curative and preventive treatments to reduce the diseases and rotting of fruits and vegetables caused by different plant pathogens.

Biodiversity of pathogenic wood fungi isolated from Xylotrechus arvicola (Olivier) galleries in vine shoots

OENO One ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo García Benavides ◽  
Pedro Martin Zamorano ◽  
Carlos Alvar Ocete ◽  
Lara Maistrello ◽  
Rafael Ocete
Keyword(s):  
Fungal Pathogens ◽  
Plant Pathogens ◽  
Pathogenic Fungi ◽  
Fungal Species ◽  
Its2 Sequence ◽  
Plant Diseases ◽  
Northern Spain ◽  
Grapevine Decline ◽  
La Rioja

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Aim</strong>: Grapevine decline caused by wood fungi seriously threatens viticulture worldwide. In Spain, the polyphagous borer <em>Xylotrechus</em> <em>arvicola</em> (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) is becoming a serious pest in different Qualified Designation of Origin (DOC) wine regions. The aim of the present work was to identify the fungal species growing in the galleries excavated by <em>X. arvicola</em> larvae inside the vine branches and investigate the possible relationship between wood pathogenic fungi and this borer.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Methods and results</strong>: Wood samples from branches of Tempranillo vines and <em>Prunus pisardi</em> trees affected by the borer <em>X. arvicola</em> were collected in La Rioja DOC vineyards (Northern Spain) and analyzed for the presence of fungi using both morphological techniques and genetic tools based on Internal Transcribed Spacer 2 (ITS2) sequence. Among the 20 different fungal species/isolates identified, 7 belonged to fungi associated with grapevine decline (esca, Petri disease, and <em>Eutypa</em> dieback), 6 were plant pathogens, 6 were saprophytic and one was entomopathogenic (<em>Beauveria bassiana</em>).</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Conclusion</strong>: The fact that 65 % of the fungi detected inside <em>X. arvicola</em> galleries belong to species recognized as plant pathogens suggests that this borer, in addition to causing a progressive decay of the branches, could facilitate the transmission of plant diseases, further threatening the vineyards by spreading grapevine decline pathogens.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Significance and impact of the study</strong>: The present work represents a first step in recognizing the association between the fungal pathogens associated with grapevine decline and the borer <em>X. arvicola</em>, suggesting a possible role of this insect as a vector in the transmission of these fungi.</p>

Tomato fruit susceptibility to fungal disease can be uncoupled from ripening by suppressing susceptibility factors

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian J. Silva ◽  
Casper van den Abeele ◽  
Isabel Ortega-Salazar ◽  
Victor Papin ◽  
Jaclyn A. Adaskaveg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fungal Pathogens ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Tomato Fruit ◽  
Redox Homeostasis ◽  
Pectate Lyase ◽  
Defense Responses ◽  
Fungal Disease ◽  
Ripe Fruit ◽  
Susceptibility Factors ◽  
Increased Susceptibility

AbstractThe increased susceptibility of ripe fruit to fungal pathogens poses a substantial threat to crop production and marketability. Here, we coupled transcriptomic analyses with mutant studies to uncover critical processes associated with defenses and susceptibility in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruit. Using unripe and ripe fruit inoculated with three fungal pathogens, we identified common pathogen responses reliant on chitinases, WRKY transcription factors, and reactive oxygen species detoxification. We established that the magnitude and diversity of defense responses do not significantly impact the interaction outcome, as susceptible ripe fruit mounted a strong defense response to pathogen infection. Then, to distinguish features of ripening that may be responsible for susceptibility, we utilized non-ripening tomato mutants that displayed different susceptibility patterns to fungal infection. Based on transcriptional and hormone profiling, susceptible tomato genotypes had losses in the maintenance of cellular redox homeostasis, while jasmonic acid accumulation and signaling coincided with defense activation in resistant fruit. We identified and validated a susceptibility factor, pectate lyase (PL). CRISPR-based knockouts of PL, but not polygalacturonase (PG2a), reduced susceptibility of ripe fruit by >50%. This study suggests that targeting specific genes that drive susceptibility is a viable strategy to improve the resistance of tomato fruit against fungal disease.HighlightIncreased susceptibility to fungal disease during tomato ripening is driven by the accumulation of susceptibility factors and not the lack of defense responses.

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