• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.159-170
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• 2023

Spot blotch disease of wheat caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana (Sacc.) Shoem is considered as an economically important disease which affects all the growing stages of wheat crop. Therefore, it is important to search some effective management strategies against the spot blotch pathogen. Some synthetic elicitor compounds (salicylic acid, isonicotinic acid, and chitosan) and nano-particles (silver and aluminum) were tested against the pathogen to observe the change in biochemical activity and defense action of wheat plant against spot blotch disease. All the tested elicitor compounds and nano-particles showed a significant increase in activity of peroxidase, polyphenol oxidase (PPO), and total phenol over control. The highest increase in activity of peroxidase was recorded at 72 h from chitosan at 2 mM and 96 h from silver nano-particle at 100 ppm. Maximum PPO and total phenol activity were recorded from chitosan at 2 mM and silver nano-particle at 100 ppm as compared to pathogen-treated and healthy control. The lowest percent disease index, lowest no. of spots/leaf, and no. of infected leaves/plant were found in silver nano-particle at 100 ppm and chitosan at 2 mM, respectively. The use of defense inducer compounds results in significantly up-regulated enzymatic activity and reduced spot blotch disease. Therefore, chitosan and silver nano-particle could be used as alternative methods for the management of spot blotch disease.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.90-93
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• 2006

Innate defence mechanism in plants can be triggered and enhanced by certain agents, referred as inducers against broad range of pathogens. In the present study, Dravya (a sea weed extract) was highly compatible with commonly available synthetic fungicides, Bavistin and Dithane M-45. Incidence of Alternaria padwickii and Bipolaris oryzae was also reduced to a greater extent in the paddy seed samples in Dravya treatment. Dravya also enhanced the seed germination and seedling vigour. Seedlings of treated samples also showed enhanced activity of peroxidase upon challenge inoculation with Alternaria padwickii. The enzyme activity was two fold high after the inoculation of pathogen. The suppression in disease incidence in growing plants indicated the promising effect of Dravya and Dithane M-45 under green-house condition.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.113-115
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• 2007

A kind of naphthoquinone, plumbagin was purified and identified from the leaves of Nepenthes $ventricosa\;{\times}\;maxima$ through solvent extraction, silica gel column chromatography, and recrystallization. The yield (0.51%) was higher than that of the root of Plumbago scandens (0.26%), P. capensis (0.15%), and N. thorelii (0.092%). It exhibited antifungal activity against all plant pathogenic fungi tested, Alternaria alternata, Aspergillus niger, Bipolaris oryzae, Fusarium oxysporum, Phytophthora capsici, Rhizoctonia solani, Rhizopus stolonifer var. stolonifer and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. The minimum inhibitory concentration values ranged from about 4.8 to $56.6\;{\mu}g/ml$ against the above eight fungi and R. solani was the most sensitive.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.21-25
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• 2006

In the present study, Dravya-an organic compound used for seed treatment along with the common fungicides to test its compatibility in the management of Alternaria padwickii in paddy. Dravya (a sea weed extract) was found highly compatible with fungicides like Bavistin and Dithane M-45. Incidence of Alternaria padwickii and Bipolaris oryzae was also reduced to a greater extent in the paddy seed samples of Dravya treatment. On the other hand, it also enhanced the seed germination and seedling vigour. Seedlings of treated samples also showed enhanced activity of peroxidase upon challenge inoculation with Alternaria padwickii. The enzyme activity in the seedlings challenged with the pathogen was two fold more over control. The suppression in disease incidence in growing plants indicated the promising effect of Dravya and Dithane M-45 under green- house conditions.

• Mycobiology
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.210-217
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• 2015

A seed-borne fungus, Curvularia sp. EML-KWD01, was isolated from an indigenous wheat seed by standard blotter method. This fungus was characterized based on the morphological characteristics and molecular phylogenetic analysis. Phylogenetic status of the fungus was determined using sequences of three loci: rDNA internal transcribed spacer, large ribosomal subunit, and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene. Multi loci sequencing analysis revealed that this fungus was Curvularia spicifera within Curvularia group 2 of family Pleosporaceae.

• 한국식물병리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식물병리학회 2003년도 정기총회 및 추계학술발표회
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• pp.99.2-99
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• 2003

An attempt was made to screen antifungal activities of Bacillus thuringiensis strains on various plant pathogens, Botryosphaeria dothidea, Diaporthe actinidiae, Botrytis cinerea, Glomerella cingulata, Colletorichum cocodes, Sclerotinia scierotiorum, Alternaria alternata, Helicobuidium mompa, Bipolaris coicis, Fusarium graminearum and Rhizoctosnia solani. Ten and forty-five strains of B. thuringiensis were isolated from animal feces in Korea and Japan, respectively. Inhibitory effects of the strains on the mycelial growth of the pathogens were examined on the mixed media of potato dextrose agar and nutrient agar. Approximately half of the strains inhibited the mycelial growth of one or more pathogens. Most of the pathogens were inhibited by any of the strains but Fusarium graminearum and Rhizoctonia solani were not inhibited at all. This is the first report that B. thuringiensis shows a potent antifungal activity on plant pathogens in Korea.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.575-582
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• 2011

본 실험은 접목선인장의 품질변화을 조사하고, 선박운송 중 발생되는 부패균에 대하여 조사하고자 실시하였다. 식물재료로 비모란의 '후광', '후홍', '연화', '황월'의 네 품종을, 산취의 '골드크라운', '옐로우크라운'를 사용하였으며, 모의 운송기간 중 생체중, 구경, $CO_2$ 발생량, 부패율을 측정하였다. 모의운송 40일 후에는 접목선인장을 온실 환경(평균온도 $28{\pm}12^{\circ}C$, 평균습도 $36{\pm}15.3%$)하에 두고 28일간 재생률과 부패율을 조사하였다. 모든 품종에서 시간이 지남에 따라 생체중과 구경이 감소되는 것으로 나타났으며, $CO_2$ 발생량은 품종간 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 접수 부분이 삼각주 부분 보다 부패율이 높은 것으로 조사되었으며, 부패에 따른 부패균을 분석한 결과, 비모란에서는 Alternaria sp., Cladosporium sp., Colletotrichum sp., Fusarium sp., Penicillium sp. 등이 조사되었으며, 산취에서도 Alternaria sp., Bipolaris sp., Cladospoirum sp. 등이 조사되었다. 따라서 접목선인장의 품질을 유지 및 향상시키기 위해서는 수확 후 부터 수출까지 부패발생 요인을 분석하고, 부패율을 최소화시키기 위한 처리기술 개발이 필요하다고 판단된다.

• 식물병연구
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.93-97
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• 2005

벼 이삭마름병에 관여하는 진균의 종류로 일미벼에서는 Altemaria alternate($10.2\%$), A. padwickii($5.2\%$), Bipolaris oryzae($10.3\%$), Nigrospora oryzae($5.2\%$), Phoma sorghina ($6.3\%$) 등이 우점 하였으며,총 23종의 진균이 검출되었다. 대산벼에서는 A. alternate($9.6\%$), Cladosporium sp. ($7.5\%$), Curvularia lunate($2.2\%$), N. oryzae($15.1\%$) 등이 우점 하였으며, 총 13종의 진균이 검출되었다. 또한 이삭마름병으로 벼알이 심하게 오염된 경우에는 일미벼 현미에서도 B. oryzae($15.5\%$), A. alternate($5.5\%$), Fusarium graminearum($8.0\%$), N. oryzae($5.2\%$), P. sorghina($4.5\%$) 등이 높은 비율로 감염되어 있었다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.102-105
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• 2002

A strain of Acremonium strictum, the mycoparasite of Botrytis cinerea, showed strong antifungal activities both in vitro and in vivo against several phytopathogenic fungi. An antifungal substance was purified from the liquid cultures of A. strictum and identified as verlamelin by instrumental analyses. Verlamelin exhibited in vitro antifungal activity against some phytopathogenic fungi such as Magnaporthe grisea, Bipolaris maydis, and Botrytis cinerea, while it was net active against all the bacteria tested. In viva, verlamelin exhibited strong protective and curative activities, particularly against barley powdery mildew. At 100 μg/ml, it inhibited the development of barley powdery mildew with control values of more than 90% in 7-day protective and 2-day curative applications. This is the first report on the production of verlamelin by Acremonium species.

• Mycobiology
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.19-22
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• 2003

The primary objective of the current research was to detect genetic variations within the Indonesian isolates of Cochliobolus heterostrophus collected from ecologically different places of the country at molecular level using PCR-RFLP analyses. The primer pair of NS3 and NS6 produced amplification fragment in all of the isolates tested. A single fragment of estimated 907 bp was observed in the PCR product pattern. RFLP analysis of the PCR product employing three restriction enzymes, HaeIII, HhaI, and RsaI, respectively, did not reveal intraspecific variations within the fungus. Similarly, nucleotide sequences of portion of small subunit of the ribosomal DNA gene of two of the isolates collected showed no appreciable differences, indicating the absence of genetic diversities among the isolates tested. A phylogenetic tree was constructed and the Indonesian C. heterostrophus, represented by SM-1 isolate, was found to be phylogenetically located near C. sativus, a closely related species.