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Ismail I, Taylor AS, Van Den Heuvel S, Borneman A, Sosnowski MR. Sensitivity of Plasmopara viticola to selected fungicide groups and the occurrence of the G143A mutant in Australian grapevine isolates. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2024; 80:3861-3872. [PMID: 38511652 DOI: 10.1002/ps.8089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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BACKGROUND Grapevine downy mildew, caused by Plasmopara viticola, is an economically important disease in Australia and worldwide. The application of fungicides is the main tool to control this disease. Frequent fungicide applications can lead to the selection of resistant P. viticola populations, which has negative impacts on the management of the disease. Identification of resistance and its prevalence is necessary to inform resistance management strategies. RESULTS A total of 86 P. viticola isolates were collected between 2017 and 2022 from vineyards in 15 growing regions across Australia for four fungicide groups; phenylamide (PA, group 4), carboxylic acid amide (CAA, group 40), quinone outside inhibitor (QoI, group 11) and quinone outside inhibitor stigmatellin binding type (QoSI, group 45). Decreased phenotypic sensitivity was detected for all four groups, and resistance to metalaxyl-M (PA) and pyraclostrobin (QoI), was detected. Genetic analysis to detect the G143A (QoI) and G1105S (CAA) mutations using amplicon-based sequencing was performed for 239 and 65 isolates collected in 2014-2017 and 2017-2022, respectively. G143A was detected in 8% and 52% of isolates, respectively, with strong association to phenotypic resistance. However, G1105S was not detected in any isolates. CONCLUSION Plasmopara viticola isolates in Australia with resistance to at least two fungicide groups have been detected, therefore it is necessary to adopt resistance management strategies where resistance has been detected. Vineyards should continue to be monitored to improve management strategies for downy mildew. © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Ismail Ismail
- South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI), Urrbrae, SA, Australia
- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Urrbrae, SA, Australia
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- Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Bunbury, WA, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Urrbrae, SA, Australia
- The Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI), Urrbrae, SA, Australia
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- South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI), Urrbrae, SA, Australia
- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Urrbrae, SA, Australia
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Gao X, Li W, Wang S, Xie B, Peng Q, Zhang C, Miao J, Dai T, Liu X. Attributes of Cyazofamid-Resistant Phytophthora litchii Mutants and Its Impact on Quality of Litchi Fruits. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024; 72:219-229. [PMID: 38131297 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c07325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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In this study, we determined the sensitivity of 148 Phytophthora litchii isolates to cyazofamid, yielding a mean EC50 value of 0.0091 ± 0.0028 μg/mL. Through fungicide adaptation, resistant mutants (RMs) carrying the F220L substitution in PlCyt b were derived from wild-type isolates. Notably, these RMs exhibited a lower fitness compared with the parental isolates. Molecular docking analysis further revealed that the F220L change contributed to a decrease in the binding energy between cyazofamid and PlCyt b. The total phenol and flavonoid contents in the litchi pericarp treated with cyazofamid on day 5 were significantly higher than in other treatments. Overall, the laboratory assessment indicated a moderate risk of cyazofamid resistance in P. litchii, but the emergence of the F220L change could lead to a high level of resistance. Thus, cyazofamid represents a promising agrochemical for controlling postharvest litchi downy blight and extending the shelf life of litchi fruits.
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- Xuheng Gao
- State Key Laboratory for Crop Stress Resistance and High-Efficiency Production, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi China
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- State Key Laboratory for Crop Stress Resistance and High-Efficiency Production, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi China
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- State Key Laboratory for Crop Stress Resistance and High-Efficiency Production, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi China
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- State Key Laboratory for Crop Stress Resistance and High-Efficiency Production, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi China
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- State Key Laboratory for Crop Stress Resistance and High-Efficiency Production, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, 2 Yuanmingyuanxi Road, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Crop Stress Resistance and High-Efficiency Production, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi China
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- State Key Laboratory for Crop Stress Resistance and High-Efficiency Production, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi China
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- State Key Laboratory for Crop Stress Resistance and High-Efficiency Production, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi China
- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, 2 Yuanmingyuanxi Road, Beijing 100193, China
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Massi F, Torriani SF, Waldner-Zulauf M, Bianco PA, Coatti M, Borsa P, Borghi L, Toffolatti SL. Characterization of Italian Plasmopara viticola populations for resistance to oxathiapiprolin. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2023; 79:1243-1250. [PMID: 36433674 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Oxathiapiprolin is a novel fungicide and the first of the piperidinyl-thiazole-isoxazoline class to be discovered. This fungicide has been reported to have high activity against Plasmopara viticola, the grapevine downy mildew agent, and other plant-pathogenic oomycetes. In this study, the baseline sensitivity of Italian P. viticola populations towards oxathiapiprolin was established on 29 samples collected in 10 different viticultural areas. Two insensitive strains were characterized for their mechanism of resistance. RESULTS Oxathiapiprolin exhibited substantial inhibitory activity against 27 of the 29 populations tested, with EC50 values ranging from a minimum of under 4 × 10-5 mg L-1 to over 4 × 10-1 mg L-1 , with an average value of 3.2 × 10-2 mg L-1 . Two stable suspected oxathiapiprolin-resistant mutants were isolated from population exhibiting reduced sensitivity, and sequenced for the oxathiapiprolin target gene PvORP1. The comparison with wild-type isolates revealed that the resistant isolates possessed a heterozygous mutation causing the amino acid substitution N837I, recently reported in the literature. CONCLUSION The results obtained indicate a risk for Italian P. viticola populations to develop resistance to oxathiapiprolin in association with the N837I mutation at PvORP1. Anti-resistance strategies should be carefully implemented and the sensitivity levels to this molecule should be monitored accurately in future to preserve its effectiveness. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Federico Massi
- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Syngenta Italia Spa, Viale Fulvio Testi, Milan, Italy
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- Syngenta Italia Spa, Viale Fulvio Testi, Milan, Italy
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- Syngenta Crop Protection Münchwilen AG, Basel, Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Maddalena G, Marone Fassolo E, Bianco PA, Toffolatti SL. Disease Forecasting for the Rational Management of Grapevine Mildews in the Chianti Bio-District (Tuscany). PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:285. [PMID: 36678997 PMCID: PMC9865324 DOI: 10.3390/plants12020285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Downy and powdery mildews are major grapevine diseases. In organic viticulture, a few fungicides with protectant activities (copper and sulphur in particular) can be used, and their preventative application frequently leads to unneeded spraying. The adoption of an epidemiological disease forecasting model could optimise the timing of treatments and achieve a good level of disease protection. In this study, the effectiveness of the EPI (Etat Potentiel d'Infection) model in predicting infection risk for downy and powdery mildews was evaluated in nine organic vineyards located in Panzano in Chianti (FI), over a 2-year period (2020-2021). The reliability of the EPI model was investigated by comparing the disease intensities, the number of fungicide sprayings, the quantities of the fungicides (kg/ha), and the costs of the treatment achieved, with or without the use of the model, in a vineyard. The results obtained over two seasons indicated that, in most cases, the use of the EPI model accurately signalled the infection risk and allowed for a reduction in the frequency and cost of spraying, particularly for powdery mildew control (-40% sprayings, -20% costs compared to the farmer's schedule), without compromising crop protection. The use of the EPI model can, therefore, contribute to more-sustainable disease management in organic viticulture.
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Evaluation of the Characteristics and Infectivity of the Secondary Inoculum Produced by Plasmopara viticola on Grapevine Leaves by Means of Flow Cytometry and Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting. Appl Environ Microbiol 2022; 88:e0101022. [PMID: 36250698 PMCID: PMC9642012 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01010-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Plasmopara viticola, the oomycete causing grapevine downy mildew, is one of the most important pathogens in viticulture. P. viticola is a polycyclic pathogen, able to carry out numerous secondary cycles of infection during a single vegetative grapevine season, by producing asexual spores (zoospores) within sporangia. The extent of these infections is strongly influenced by both the quantity (density) and quality (infectivity) of the inoculum produced by the pathogen. To date, the protocols for evaluating all these characteristics are quite limited and time-consuming and do not allow all the information to be obtained in a single run. In this study, a protocol combining flow cytometry (FCM) and fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) was developed to investigate the composition, the infection efficiency and the dynamics of the inoculum produced by P. viticola for secondary infection cycles. In our analyses, we identified different structures within the inoculum, including degenerated and intact sporangia. The latter have been sorted, and single sporangia were directly inoculated on grapevine leaf discs, thus allowing a thorough investigation of the infection dynamics and efficiency. In detail, we determined that, in our conditions, 8% of sporangia were able to infect the leaves and that on a susceptible variety, the time required by the pathogen to reach 50% of total infection is about 10 days. The analytical approach developed in this study could open a new perspective to shed light on the biology and epidemiology of this important pathogen. IMPORTANCE P. viticola secondary infections contribute significantly to the epidemiology of this important plant pathogen. However, the infection dynamics of asexual spores produced by this organism are still poorly investigated. The main challenges in dissecting the grapevine-P. viticola interaction in vitro are attributable to the biotrophic adaptation of the pathogen. This work provides new insights into the infection efficiency and dynamics imputable to P. viticola sporangia, contributing useful information on grapevine downy mildew epidemiology. Moreover, future applications of the sorting protocol developed in this work could yield a significant and positive impact in the study of P. viticola, providing unmatched resolution, precision, and accuracy compared with the traditional techniques.
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Marone Fassolo E, Lecchi B, Marcianò D, Maddalena G, Toffolatti SL. Pathogen Adaptation to American ( Rpv3-1) and Eurasian ( Rpv29) Grapevine Loci Conferring Resistance to Downy Mildew. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:2619. [PMID: 36235481 PMCID: PMC9571346 DOI: 10.3390/plants11192619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Durable resistance is a key objective in genetic improvement for disease resistance in grapevines, which must survive for years in the field in the presence of adaptable pathogen populations. In this study, the adaptation of 72 Northern Italian isolates of Plasmopara viticola, the downy mildew agent, has been investigated into Bianca, possessing Rpv3-1, the most frequently exploited resistance locus for genetic improvement, and Mgaloblishvili, a Vitis vinifera variety possessing the newly discovered Rpv29 locus. Infection parameters (latency period, infection frequency, and disease severity) and oospore production and viability were evaluated and compared to those of Pinot noir, the susceptible reference. The expected levels of disease control were achieved by both resistant cultivars (>90% on Bianca; >25% on Mgaloblishvili), despite the high frequency of isolates able to grow on one (28%) or both (46%) accessions. The disease incidence and severity were limited by both resistant cultivars and the strains able to grow on resistant accessions showed signatures of fitness penalties (reduced virulence, infection frequency, and oospore density). Together, these results indicate an adequate pathogen control but suitable practices must be adopted in the field to prevent the diffusion of the partially adapted P. viticola strains to protect resistance genes from erosion.
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Koledenkova K, Esmaeel Q, Jacquard C, Nowak J, Clément C, Ait Barka E. Plasmopara viticola the Causal Agent of Downy Mildew of Grapevine: From Its Taxonomy to Disease Management. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:889472. [PMID: 35633680 PMCID: PMC9130769 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.889472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Plasmopara viticola (P. viticola, Berk. & M. A. Curtis; Berl. & De Toni) causing grapevine downy mildew is one of the most damaging pathogens to viticulture worldwide. Since its recognition in the middle of nineteenth century, this disease has spread from America to Europe and then to all grapevine-growing countries, leading to significant economic losses due to the lack of efficient disease control. In 1885 copper was found to suppress many pathogens, and is still the most effective way to control downy mildews. During the twentieth century, contact and penetrating single-site fungicides have been developed for use against plant pathogens including downy mildews, but wide application has led to the appearance of pathogenic strains resistant to these treatments. Additionally, due to the negative environmental impact of chemical pesticides, the European Union restricted their use, triggering a rush to develop alternative tools such as resistant cultivars breeding, creation of new active ingredients, search for natural products and biocontrol agents that can be applied alone or in combination to kill the pathogen or mitigate its effect. This review summarizes data about the history, distribution, epidemiology, taxonomy, morphology, reproduction and infection mechanisms, symptoms, host-pathogen interactions, host resistance and control of the P. viticola, with a focus on sustainable methods, especially the use of biocontrol agents.
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- Kseniia Koledenkova
- Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, RIBP EA4707 USC INRAE 1488, SFR Condorcet FR CNRS 3417, Reims, France
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- Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, RIBP EA4707 USC INRAE 1488, SFR Condorcet FR CNRS 3417, Reims, France
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- Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, RIBP EA4707 USC INRAE 1488, SFR Condorcet FR CNRS 3417, Reims, France
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- School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Saunders Hall, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, RIBP EA4707 USC INRAE 1488, SFR Condorcet FR CNRS 3417, Reims, France
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- Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, RIBP EA4707 USC INRAE 1488, SFR Condorcet FR CNRS 3417, Reims, France
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Maddalena G, Lecchi B, Serina F, Torcoli S, Toffolatti S. Oospore germination dynamics and disease forecasting model: an integrated approach for downy mildew management. BIO WEB OF CONFERENCES 2022. [DOI: 10.1051/bioconf/20225004002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Maddalena G, Russo G, Toffolatti SL. The Study of the Germination Dynamics of Plasmopara viticola Oospores Highlights the Presence of Phenotypic Synchrony With the Host. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:698586. [PMID: 34305864 PMCID: PMC8297619 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.698586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The plant disease onset is a complex event that occurs when the pathogen and the host encounter in a favorable environment. While the plant–pathogen interaction has been much investigated, little attention has been given to the phenological synchrony of the event, especially when both plant and pathogen overwinter, as in the case of grapevines and the downy mildew agent, the oomycete Plasmopara viticola. Oospores allow this obligate parasite to survive grapevine dormancy and, germinating, produce inoculum for primary infections. During overwintering, environmental factors influence the potential oospore germination. This study aimed at investigating the existence of synchrony between the pathogen and the host by identifying and quantifying the most important factors determining oospore maturation and germination and the relationship existing with grapevine phenology. Generalized linear models (GLM and GLMM) were used to analyze the germination dynamics of the oospores overwintered in controlled and field conditions and incubated in isothermal conditions, and oospore viability tests were carried out at different time points. Results showed that the most indicative parameter to describe the germination dynamics is the time spent by the oospores from the start of overwintering. The oospores overwintered in field showed phenological traits related to grapevine phenology not observed in controlled conditions. In particular, they completed the maturation period by the end of grapevine dormancy and germinated more rapidly at plant sprouting, when grapevine reaches susceptibility. Overall, the oospores proved to be able to modulate their behavior in close relationship with grapevine, showing a great adaptation to the host’s phenology.
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- Giuliana Maddalena
- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Ordine dei Dottori Agronomi e Forestali di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Higgins DS, Miles TD, Hausbeck MK. Fungicide Efficacy Against Pseudoperonospora humuli and Point Mutations Linked to Carboxylic Acid Amide Resistance in Michigan. PLANT DISEASE 2021; 105:1880-1889. [PMID: 33074069 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-01-20-0023-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Hops have expanded as a niche crop in Michigan and other production areas in the eastern United States, but growers in these regions face annual downy mildew outbreaks incited by Pseudoperonospora humuli, exacerbated by frequent rainfall and high relative humidity. We evaluated the efficacy of foliar- and drench-applied fungicides against downy mildew and examined Michigan isolates for point mutations linked to carboxylic acid amide (CAA) resistance. Disease severity and density were assessed weekly in 2016 and 2017 in nontrellised research hop yards in Michigan. Area under the disease progress curve values for disease severity were significantly lower for plants treated with oxathiapiprolin, ametoctradin/dimethomorph, fluopicolide, cyazofamid, or mandipropamid (90.6 to 100% control) compared with those treated with fosetyl-Al (64.3 to 93.0% control) at both locations for both years. Drench treatments of fluopicolide and oxathiapiprolin/mefenoxam reduced disease density and severity at both locations but were only moderately effective (76.4 to 91.5% control). To assess CAA resistance, the cellulose synthase CesA3 gene was aligned using reference downy mildew species and primers designed to amplify the 1105 and 1109 amino acids. Point mutations conferring CAA resistance were not detected at these loci for sporangia from 42 symptomatic shoots collected from 11 commercial hop yards. These efficacy results for hop downy mildew are needed to guide disease recommendations in this expanding Michigan industry. The absence of resistant genotypes indicates that Michigan growers can continue to utilize CAA-containing commercial fungicides as part of an overall downy mildew management program.
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- Douglas S Higgins
- Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
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- Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
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- Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
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Ricciardi V, Marcianò D, Sargolzaei M, Maddalena G, Maghradze D, Tirelli A, Casati P, Bianco PA, Failla O, Fracassetti D, Toffolatti SL, De Lorenzis G. From plant resistance response to the discovery of antimicrobial compounds: The role of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in grapevine downy mildew infection. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2021; 160:294-305. [PMID: 33540332 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.01.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The discovery of new mechanisms of resistance and natural bioactive molecules could be two of the possible ways to reduce fungicide use in vineyard and assure an acceptable and sustainable protection against Plasmopara viticola, the grapevine downy mildew agent. Emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), such as terpenes, norisoprenoids, alcohols and aldehydes, is frequently induced in plants in response to attack by pathogens, such as P. viticola, that is known to cause a VOCs increment in cultivars harboring American resistance traits. In this study, the role of leaf VOCs in the resistance mechanism of two resistant cultivars (Mgaloblishvili, a pure Vitis vinifera cultivar, and Bianca, an interspecific hybrid) and the direct antimicrobial activity of four selected VOCs have been investigated. The leaf VOCs profiles, analyzed through solid-phase microextraction gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis, as well as the expression of six terpene synthases (TPSs), were determined upon pathogen inoculation. In both cultivars, the expression pattern of six TPSs increased soon after pathogen inoculation and an increment of nine VOCs has been detected. While in Mgaloblishvili VOCs were synthesized early after P. viticola inoculation, they constituted a late response to pathogen in Bianca. All the four terpenes (farnesene, nerolidol, ocimene and valencene), chosen according to the VOC profiles and gene expression analysis, caused a significant reduction (53-100%) in P. viticola sporulation. These results support the role of VOCs into defense mechanisms of both cultivars and suggest their potential role as a natural and eco-friendly solution to protect grapevine from P. viticola.
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- Valentina Ricciardi
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, via Celoria 2, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, via Celoria 2, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, via Celoria 2, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, via Celoria 2, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- National Wine Agency of Georgia, Marshal Gelovani Avenue 6, 0159, Tbilisi, Georgia; Caucasus International University, Chargali str. 73, 0141, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Department of Food Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, via Celoria 2, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, via Celoria 2, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, via Celoria 2, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, via Celoria 2, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Food Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, via Celoria 2, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, via Celoria 2, 20133, Milan, Italy.
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Fungicide Resistance Evolution and Detection in Plant Pathogens: Plasmopara viticola as a Case Study. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9010119. [PMID: 33419171 PMCID: PMC7825580 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9010119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 12/31/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The use of single-site fungicides to control plant pathogens in the agroecosystem can be associated with an increased selection of resistance. The evolution of resistance represents one of the biggest challenges in disease control. In vineyards, frequent applications of fungicides are carried out every season for multiple years. The agronomic risk of developing fungicide resistance is, therefore, high. Plasmopara viticola, the causal agent of grapevine downy mildew, is a high risk pathogen associated with the development of fungicide resistance. P. viticola has developed resistance to most of the fungicide classes used and constitutes one of the most important threats for grapevine production. The goals of this review are to describe fungicide resistance evolution in P. viticola populations and how to conduct proper monitoring activities. Different methods have been developed for phenotyping and genotyping P. viticola for fungicide resistance and the different phases of resistance evolution and life cycles of the pathogen are discussed, to provide a full monitoring toolkit to limit the spread of resistance. A detailed revision of the available tools will help in shaping and harmonizing the monitoring activities between countries and organizations.
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NoPv1: a synthetic antimicrobial peptide aptamer targeting the causal agents of grapevine downy mildew and potato late blight. Sci Rep 2020; 10:17574. [PMID: 33067553 PMCID: PMC7567880 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-73027-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) is a crop of major economic importance. However, grapevine yield is guaranteed by the massive use of pesticides to counteract pathogen infections. Under temperate-humid climate conditions, downy mildew is a primary threat for viticulture. Downy mildew is caused by the biotrophic oomycete Plasmopara viticola Berl. & de Toni, which can attack grapevine green tissues. In lack of treatments and with favourable weather conditions, downy mildew can devastate up to 75% of grape cultivation in one season and weaken newly born shoots, causing serious economic losses. Nevertheless, the repeated and massive use of some fungicides can lead to environmental pollution, negative impact on non-targeted organisms, development of resistance, residual toxicity and can foster human health concerns. In this manuscript, we provide an innovative approach to obtain specific pathogen protection for plants. By using the yeast two-hybrid approach and the P. viticola cellulose synthase 2 (PvCesA2), as target enzyme, we screened a combinatorial 8 amino acid peptide library with the aim to identify interacting peptides, potentially able to inhibit PvCesa2. Here, we demonstrate that the NoPv1 peptide aptamer prevents P. viticola germ tube formation and grapevine leaf infection without affecting the growth of non-target organisms and without being toxic for human cells. Furthermore, NoPv1 is also able to counteract Phytophthora infestans growth, the causal agent of late blight in potato and tomato, possibly as a consequence of the high amino acid sequence similarity between P. viticola and P. infestans cellulose synthase enzymes.
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Santos RF, Ciampi-Guillardi M, Fraaije BA, de Oliveira AA, Amorim L. The Climate-Driven Genetic Diversity Has a Higher Impact on the Population Structure of Plasmopara viticola Than the Production System or QoI Fungicide Sensitivity in Subtropical Brazil. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:575045. [PMID: 33042088 PMCID: PMC7528563 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.575045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Downy mildew, caused by Plasmopara viticola, is the main disease affecting vineyards in subtropical Brazil. Here, we collected 94 P. viticola isolates from four organic and conventional vineyards in the two main grape-growing states of Brazil to evaluate the sensitivity to the quinone outside inhibitor (QoI) azoxystrobin by pheno- and genotyping assays. The impact of location, production system and sensitivity to QoI fungicides on the population genetics and structure of P. viticola was determined using 10 microsatellite markers. Cytochrome b sequencing revealed that 28 and 100% of the isolates from vineyards under organic and conventional management carried the G143A mutation, respectively. The G143A mutation was associated with high levels of azoxystrobin resistance. Three out of the 94 isolates analyzed carried the M125I alteration, not previously described in P. viticola, which was associated with a five-fold reduction in azoxystrobin sensitivity compared to wild-type isolates. Haplotype network analysis based on cytochrome b gene sequences suggested that the Brazilian populations are more closely related to the European than the North American population. A total of six haplotypes were identified, with two of them carrying the G143A mutation. Microsatellite analysis revealed high allelic and genotypic variation among the four populations. Population differentiation analyses indicated that state of origin directly influences the population biology of P. viticola, while production system and QoI sensitivity have little effect. Great genetic diversity, sexual reproduction and high levels of admixture were observed in Rio Grande do Sul State. In contrast, populations in São Paulo State were dominated by a few clonal genotypes, and no admixed genotype was detected between the two genetic pools identified in the state. This study raises the hypothesis that winter weather conditions influence the overwinter survival strategy with profound effects in the population biology of P. viticola.
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- Ricardo F Santos
- Department of Plant Pathology and Nematology, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Nematology, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
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- National Institute of Agricultural Botany, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Genetics, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Nematology, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
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Si Ammour M, Bove F, Toffolatti SL, Rossi V. A Real-Time PCR Assay for the Quantification of Plasmopara viticola Oospores in Grapevine Leaves. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:1202. [PMID: 32849746 PMCID: PMC7426466 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.01202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Grapevine downy mildew caused by Plasmopara viticola is one of the most important diseases in vineyards. Oospores that overwinter in the leaf litter above the soil are the sole source of inoculum for primary infections of P. viticola; in addition to triggering the first infections in the season, the oospores in leaf litter also contribute to disease development during the season. In the current study, a quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) method that was previously developed to detect P. viticola DNA in fresh grapevine leaves was assessed for its ability to quantify P. viticola oospores in diseased, senescent grapevine leaves. The qPCR assay was specific to P. viticola and sensitive to decreasing amounts of both genomic DNA and numbers of P. viticola oospores used to generate qPCR standard curves. When the qPCR assay was compared to microscope counts of oospores in leaves with different levels of P. viticola infestation, a strong linear relationship (R2 = 0.70) was obtained between the numbers of P. viticola oospores per gram of leaves as determined by qPCR vs. microscopic observation. Unlike microscopic observation, the qPCR assay was able to detect significant differences between leaf samples with a low level of oospore infestation (25% infested leaves and 75% non-infested leaves) vs. samples without infestation, and this ability was not influenced by the weight of the leaf sample. The results indicate that the qPCR method is sensitive and provides reliable estimates of the number of P. viticola oospores in grapevine leaves. Additional research is needed to determine whether the qPCR method is useful for quantifying P. viticola oospores in grapevine leaf litter.
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- Melissa Si Ammour
- Department of Sustainable Crop Production, DI.PRO.VE.S., Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Sustainable Crop Production, DI.PRO.VE.S., Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali - Produzione, Territorio e Agroenergia (DiSAA), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Sustainable Crop Production, DI.PRO.VE.S., Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy
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Novel Aspects on The Interaction Between Grapevine and Plasmopara viticola: Dual-RNA-Seq Analysis Highlights Gene Expression Dynamics in The Pathogen and The Plant During The Battle For Infection. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:genes11030261. [PMID: 32121150 PMCID: PMC7140796 DOI: 10.3390/genes11030261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2020] [Revised: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Mgaloblishvili, a Vitis vinifera cultivar, exhibits unique resistance traits against Plasmopara viticola, the downy mildew agent. This offers the unique opportunity of exploring the molecular responses in compatible and incompatible plant-pathogen interaction. In this study, whole transcriptomes of Mgaloblishvili, Pinot noir (a V. vinifera susceptible cultivar), and Bianca (a resistant hybrid) leaves, inoculated and non-inoculated with the pathogen, were used to identify P. viticola effector-encoding genes and plant susceptibility/resistance genes. Multiple effector-encoding genes were identified in P. viticola transcriptome, with remarkable expression differences in relation to the inoculated grapevine cultivar. Intriguingly, five apoplastic effectors specifically associated with resistance in V. vinifera. Gene coexpression network analysis identified specific modules and metabolic changes occurring during infection in the three grapevine cultivars. Analysis of these data allowed, for the first time, the detection in V. vinifera of a putative P. viticola susceptibility gene, encoding a LOB domain-containing protein. Finally, the de novo assembly of Mgaloblishvili, Pinot noir, and Bianca transcriptomes and their comparison highlighted novel candidate genes that might be at the basis of the resistant phenotype. These results open the way to functional analysis studies and to new perspectives in molecular breeding of grapevine for resistance to P. viticola.
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Sargolzaei M, Maddalena G, Bitsadze N, Maghradze D, Bianco PA, Failla O, Toffolatti SL, De Lorenzis G. Rpv29, Rpv30 and Rpv31: Three Novel Genomic Loci Associated With Resistance to Plasmopara viticola in Vitis vinifera. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:562432. [PMID: 33163011 PMCID: PMC7583455 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.562432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Plasmopara viticola (Berk. et Curt.) Berl. and de Toni, the agent of downy mildew, is one of the most important pathogens of European grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.). Extensive evaluation of cultivated grapevine germplasm has highlighted the existence of resistant phenotypes in the Georgian (Southern Caucasus) germplasm. Resistance is shown as a reduction in disease severity. Unraveling the genetic architecture of grapevine response to P. viticola infection is crucial to develop resistant varieties and reduce the impact of disease management. The aim of this work was to apply a genome-wide association (GWA) approach to a panel of Georgian-derived accessions phenotyped for P. viticola susceptibility and genotyped with Vitis18kSNP chip array. GWA identified three highly significant novel loci on chromosomes 14 (Rpv29), 3 (Rpv30) and 16 (Rpv31) associated with a low level of pathogen sporulation. Rpv29, Rpv30, and Rpv31 loci appeared to be associated with plant defense genes against biotic stresses, such as genes involved in pathogen recognition and signal transduction. This study provides the first evidence of resistant loci against P. viticola in V. vinifera germplasm, and identifies potential target genes for breeding P. viticola resistant grapevine cultivars.
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- Maryam Sargolzaei
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Agricultural University of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Faculty of Viticulture and Winemaking, Caucasus International University, Tbilisi, Georgia
- National Wine Agency of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- *Correspondence: Gabriella De Lorenzis,
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Silvia Laura Toffolatti,
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