Comparison of Fungal Genera Isolated from Cucumber Plants and Rhizosphere Soil by Using Various Cultural Media.

Plant endophytic fungi and rhizosphere soil fungi are often reported as biocontrol agents against plant pathogens or with plant growth promotion potential. Four treatments were performed in field and greenhouse experiments where cucumber plants were inoculated with and in 2022. The roots, stems and leaves of cucumber plants and their rhizosphere soil were collected twice individually from the field and greenhouse for isolation of cucumber endophytic and rhizosphere soil fungi.

Characterization and phytotoxicity of ophiobolins produced by .

The NY1 strain, isolated from a diseased green foxtail plant in Henan Province, China, showed strong pathogenicity towards green foxtail. In order to clarify the role of phytotoxic substances in the fungal pathogenicity, bioassay-directed isolation and bioactivity assays of secondary metabolites produced by the fungal strain were carried out. Five ophiobolins were obtained: 3-anhydro-ophiobolin A, 6-epi-ophiobolin A, 6-epi-ophiobolin B, 3-anhydro-6-epi-ophiobolin B and ophiobolin I.

The potential of endophytic fungi isolated from cucurbit plants for biocontrol of soilborne fungal diseases of cucumber.

The ability of endophytic fungi isolated from cucurbit plants to suppress soilborne diseases and the relationship between antagonism and disease suppression were studied. In dual culture tests of 1044 strains of 90 genera and three pathogenic fungi, 47.1 % of the endophytic fungal strains showed antagonistic effects on at least one pathogen; 186 strains against Rhizoctonia solani, 371 strains against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, and 403 strains against Fusarium oxysporum f.

Multilocus phylogenetic analysis of Talaromyces species isolated from cucurbit plants in China and description of two new species, T. cucurbitiradicus and T. endophyticus.

During a survey of endophytic fungi from cucurbit plants in China, 21 Talaromyces strains were isolated from ten symptomless plants. Phylogenetic analysis of the partial RNA polymerase II largest subunit gene (RPB2) showed that the strains belong to Talaromyces sections Talaromyces and Islandici. Based on morphological characters and multilocus phylogenetic analysis of the nuc rDNA internal transcribed spacer region (ITS1-5.

[Suppression of three soil-borne diseases of cucumber by a rhizosphere fungal strain].

To understand the effect of rhizosphere fungi on soil-borne diseases of cucumber, 16 fungal, strains from rhizosphere soil were investigated for the antagonistic activity to three soilborne pathogenic fungi with dual culture method and for suppression of cucumber diseases caused by the pathogens in pot experiments. Four strains showed antagonism to one or more pathogenic fungi tested. The strain JCL143, identified as Aspergillus terreus, showed strong antagonistic activity to the three pathogenic fungi Fusarium oxysporum f.

[Construction and analysis of the SSH library with the resistant wheat near-isogenic line and its susceptible parent infected by Puccinia striiformis Westend. f. sp. tritici].

To analyze the differentially expressed genes between resistant and susceptible wheat near-isogenic lines infected by Puccinia striiformis Westend. f. sp.

[Analysis and follow-up study on 8 children with combined congenital heart disease treated with simultaneous trans-catheter therapy].

Objective: Interventional treatment for childhood combined congenital heart disease (CHD) has developed very quickly and more new types of occluders have emerged in recent years. The aim of this study is to investigate the efficiency and safety of interventional treatment for combined CHD in children.

Methods: Eight children with combined CHD (4 boys and 4 girls), aged 6.

[Inheritance of stripe rust resistance in the native wheat variety Dazicao from China].

Dazicao, a native wheat variety with stripe rust resistance from Henan, China, was crossed with susceptible cultivar Mingxian 169 as the female parent. The F(1) progeny was selfed to produce F(2) progeny and backcrossed with Mingxian 169 to produce BC(1) progeny. In air-conditioned greenhouse,seedlings of the F(1), F(2), BC1 progenies and their parents were inoculated with the prevalent races CY28 and CY32 of Puccinia striiformis respectively.

[Identification of RAPD markers linked to the resistance gene Yr5 against wheat stripe rust with denaturing PAGE-silver staining].

RAPD analysis was performed between a near-isogenic line (NIL) Yr5/6 x Avocet S carrying the resistance gene Yr5 against wheat stripe rust and its susceptible parent Avocet S, using the Yr5 gene donor parent Triticum spelta album as control. Amplified DNA fragments were separated on 4% denaturing PAGE (polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis) and displayed by silver staining. Fifty to 100 bands were detected, 5 folds more than those revealed on agarose gels.

[RAPD markers linked to the stripe rust resistance gene Yr5 in the wheat variety Triticum spelta album].

A total of 520 10-mer random primers were used to identify the RAPD markers linked to the Yr5 gene between the near-isogenic line Yr5/6 x Avocet S and recurrent parent Avocet S. Three polymorphic DNA fragments, S1496(761), S1453(880) and S1418(1950), were found linked to the Yr5 gene. In which the genetic distance between S1496(761) and Yr5 gene was 2.