soft rot is a widespread and destructive disease caused by that can seriously affect yield and quality. To better understand the fungal infection and colonization, we successfully created an labeled with green fluorescent protein using the -mediated transformation method. Transformants had varying fluorescence intensities, but their pathogenicity did not differ from that of the wild type.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSmart metal-organic framework nanocarriers that respond to microenvironmental stimuli related to plant diseases can achieve the on-demand release of active ingredients to control diseases. The plant essential oil citral (CT) has significant biological activity against most pathogens but its poor stability limits its application in the field. To improve the applicability of plant essential oils, we aimed to construct a pH responsive essential oil delivery system (CT@ZIF-8) based on the zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 in this study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDendrobium officinale Kimura et Migo is a traditional Chinese herbal medicinal plant. However, the frequent occurrence of soft rot disease (SRD) is one of the most harmful diseases in D. officinale production in recent years, which can seriously affect its yield and quality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKiwifruit rot caused by the fungus Alternaria alternata occurs in many countries, leading to considerable losses during kiwifruit production. In this study, we evaluated the antifungal activity and mechanism of tetramycin against kiwifruit soft rot caused by Alternaria alternata. Tetramycin exerted antifungal effects through the suppression of mycelial growth, conidial germination, and the pathogenicity of A.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMagnolol is a natural compound extracted from the traditional Chinese medicine , which exhibits antimicrobial properties. However, magnolol is insoluble in water and consists of a phenolic hydroxyl group, which is volatile; these factors hinder its application. In this study, a safe and environmentally friendly method to improve the microbial resistance and storability of harvested fruits is developed using the water-soluble carrier carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCS) and magnolol.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPassion fruit () is a tropical and subtropical plant that is widely cultivated in China due to its high nutritional value, unique flavor and medicinal properties. In August 2020, typical anthracnose symptoms with light brown and water-soaked lesions on Sims were observed, which result in severe economic losses. The incidence of this disease was approximately 30%.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUsing of plant essential oil that coevolved as a defense mechanism against agriculture insects is an alternative means of controlling many insect pests. In order to repel brown planthoppers (BPHs), the most notorious rice insect pest, a new film based on guar gum incorporated with citral (GC film) was formulated, which was effective while being environmentally friendly. In this paper, the effect and mechanism of GC film repellency against BPHs were determined.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFis the main pathogenic species of various crops, including kiwifruit (). In this study, an antagonistic fungus, J-1, with high antifungal activity against was isolated from "Hongyang." The strain J-1 was identified as via morphological identification and DNA sequencing.
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October 2021
Rice sheath blight is a destructive fungal disease caused by Rhizoctonia solani. To find a safe and green measure, the biological activity of six plant extracts against R. solani was determined by mycelial growth rate method.
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