scholarly journals Volatile Organic Compounds From Lysobacter capsici AZ78 as Potential Candidates for Biological Control of Soilborne Plant Pathogens

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthi Vlassi ◽  
Andrea Nesler ◽  
Michele Perazzolli ◽  
Valentina Lazazzara ◽  
Christoph Büschl ◽  
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Holzforschung ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Bruce ◽  
S. Verrall ◽  
C. A. Hackett ◽  
R. E. Wheatley

Abstract This paper describes an experiment to identify volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from a range of three bacteria and one yeast strain that had previously been shown to be inhibitory to selected sapstain fungi. The bacteria and yeast were cultured on two media, malt extract (ME) and tryptone soya (TS) and the VOCs trapped on chromatographic adsorbant before being analysed by Integrated Thermal Desorption—GC-MS. Since sapstain fungi were only inhibited by VOCs produced on the TS media, it was possible to use Principle Component Analysis to highlight the individual VOCs that are most likely to be responsible for the inhibition. A number of ketones together with dimethyl disulphide and dimethyl trisulphide were highlighted. The importance of VOC production by organisms during the biological control of sapstain is discussed.


F1000Research ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Lugtenberg ◽  
Daniel E. Rozen ◽  
Faina Kamilova

Microbes in nature often live in unfavorable conditions. To survive, they have to occupy niches close to food sources and efficiently utilize nutrients that are often present in very low concentrations. Moreover, they have to possess an arsenal of attack and defense mechanisms against competing bacteria. In this review, we will discuss strategies used by microbes to compete with each other in the rhizosphere and on fruits, with a focus on mechanisms of inter- and intra-species antagonism. Special attention will be paid to the recently discovered roles of volatile organic compounds. Several microbes with proven capabilities in the art of warfare are being applied in products used for the biological control of plant diseases, including post-harvest control of fruits and vegetables.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mazher Farid Iqbal ◽  
Yu Long Feng

AbstractInvasive cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium) is characterized by its excellent genetic and ecological plasticity, ability to spread in agriculture crops. There is a dire need to locate useful management strategies to control this invasive weed at diversified latitudinal gradients. In ecology, there is weak evidence that the damage caused by the natural enemy varies with latitudes. Therefore, we investigated this evidence with the help of transect quadratic ecological sampling method which was conducted randomly at ten different sites of Northeast China. Overall, significantly high infestation of gall-forming insect (Epiblema strenuana) was observed on Xanthium leaves (21.16%) at 41.51279°N, followed by 40.2241°N latitude. Similarly, there was a significantly high abundance of Epiblema infestation (7.3) with high damage (3.88%) at 41.51279°N and 40.12749°N latitude. Likewise, the fungal abundance (5.6) of rust i.e. Puccinia xanthii (presenting 16.23% attack) was dominated significantly at 41.51279°N. Hence, high pathogen infection rate (8.97%) was detected at 40.2241°N. On the other hand growth parameters, i.e. plant height (cm), stem diameter (mm) vary with latitude and longitudinal trends. In our experiment, of plant natural enemy interaction provides the evidence-based indication the Epiblema abundance, was diversified at 41.51279°N, and P. xanthii infection was most frequent at 40.22411°N latitudes. This study provides an evidence-based indication that natural enemy pressure varies with latitude, however this investigations gave valuable information that insect and phytopathological fungus having biological control potential against Xanthium strumarium invasive weed. Secondly, phytochemical qualitative and chemical signaling through Gas Chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) executed the presence of flavonoids, phenols, saponins, alkaloids, terpenoids, nitrogen (N), sulpher (S), silicon (Si) containing compounds in both treated and controlled leaves that defend against Puccinia xanthii. Fascinatingly, all X. strumarium populations collected from different latitudes possess similar compositions. In interaction mechanism, plant known to omit volatile organic compounds in response to attack of natural herbivores. The leave chemical profiling suggested that the influence of fungus attack on invasive weed brought different changes in chemical infrastructure of leave and these chemicals also play a vital role in the food web. After attack of these biological control agents, plants exhibits passionate compound reprogramming within the leaf naturally that act upon in defense systems.Author summaryThe study was conducted to observe the environmental impact on the trend of insect, invasive weed and pathogens.There was a significant dominance of gall-forming insect on invasive Xanthium weed at all locations.Puccinia xanthii infected more than 16% plantationPlant growth had significant variation at various longitudes and latitudes.The abundance of insect was positively linked with different environmental factors and Xanthium plant.The results of GC-MS suggested that Puccinia xanthii infected (treatment) leaves covered maximum area (%) compared to control treatments due to breakdown of the chemical compounds that proved our hypotheses that volatile organic compounds altered infrastructures of the leave chemistry that led to activeness of plant defensive chemicals resulted invasion success.


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