M. Nouraein, Raheleh Bakhtiarzadeh, M. Janmohammadi, M. Mohammadzadeh, N. Sabaghnia
Abstract To evaluate the effect of different micronutrients (Mn, Fe, Zn) and farmyard manure (FYM) on the vegetative, phenological, and achene yield components of sunflower a field experiment was conducted in Maragheh, North West of Iran during the growing season 2018–2019. The treatments were arranged in a split-plot design- with three replicates. The main plots assigned to two levels of FYM (0 and 20 t ha−1) and sub plots assigned to the recommended dose of three micronutrients (Mn, Fe, Zn). The results revealed significant improvements in the growth and yield of sunflower due to the main and interaction effects of farmyard manure and inorganic fertilizer application. The highest number of leaves and the highest leaf area was observed in a plant grown by FYM + Zn. However, there was no significant difference between micronutrients under inorganic condition (without FYM application). The highest leaf relative water content (RWC), plant height, internode distance, and chlorophyll was recorded for plants grown by Fe or Zn under FYM applied condition. Application of FYM and micronutrients reduced the number of days to flowering. However, the application of FYM significantly delayed plant maturity. Achene number per head, 100-achene weight, achene length, achene width, achene oil percent, achene yield, and harvest index significantly increased with the application of FYM and the best performance was in a plant grown by FYM + Zn and FYM + Fe. The percentage of hollow and empty achene was significantly reduced by the application of FYM. Combined applications of FYM and micronutrients has become an increasingly common practice.
摘要为评价不同微量元素(Mn、Fe、Zn)和农家肥(FYM)对向日葵营养、物候和瘦果产量的影响,于2018-2019年在伊朗西北部马拉格(Maragheh)进行了田间试验。处理采用裂区设计,有3个重复。主区划分为两个FYM水平(0和20 t ha - 1),次区划分为三种微量营养素(Mn, Fe, Zn)的推荐剂量。结果表明,施用农家肥和无机肥对向日葵的生长和产量有显著的促进作用。以FYM + Zn处理的植株叶片数和叶面积最高。无机条件下(不施用FYM)各微量元素间差异不显著。在FYM处理下,Fe和Zn处理的植株叶片相对含水量、株高、节间距离和叶绿素含量最高。施用化肥和微量营养素减少了开花天数。然而,施用FYM显著延迟植株成熟。单株瘦果数、百瘦果重、瘦果长、瘦果宽、瘦果含油率、瘦果产量和收获指数均显著提高,其中以FYM + Zn和FYM + Fe处理效果最好。施用FYM显著降低了空心瘦果和空瘦果的百分率。FYM和微量营养素的联合应用已成为越来越普遍的做法。
{"title":"The Effects of Micronutrient and Organic Fertilizers on Yield and Growth Characteristics of Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)","authors":"M. Nouraein, Raheleh Bakhtiarzadeh, M. Janmohammadi, M. Mohammadzadeh, N. Sabaghnia","doi":"10.1515/helia-2019-0015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/helia-2019-0015","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract To evaluate the effect of different micronutrients (Mn, Fe, Zn) and farmyard manure (FYM) on the vegetative, phenological, and achene yield components of sunflower a field experiment was conducted in Maragheh, North West of Iran during the growing season 2018–2019. The treatments were arranged in a split-plot design- with three replicates. The main plots assigned to two levels of FYM (0 and 20 t ha−1) and sub plots assigned to the recommended dose of three micronutrients (Mn, Fe, Zn). The results revealed significant improvements in the growth and yield of sunflower due to the main and interaction effects of farmyard manure and inorganic fertilizer application. The highest number of leaves and the highest leaf area was observed in a plant grown by FYM + Zn. However, there was no significant difference between micronutrients under inorganic condition (without FYM application). The highest leaf relative water content (RWC), plant height, internode distance, and chlorophyll was recorded for plants grown by Fe or Zn under FYM applied condition. Application of FYM and micronutrients reduced the number of days to flowering. However, the application of FYM significantly delayed plant maturity. Achene number per head, 100-achene weight, achene length, achene width, achene oil percent, achene yield, and harvest index significantly increased with the application of FYM and the best performance was in a plant grown by FYM + Zn and FYM + Fe. The percentage of hollow and empty achene was significantly reduced by the application of FYM. Combined applications of FYM and micronutrients has become an increasingly common practice.","PeriodicalId":39086,"journal":{"name":"Helia","volume":"42 1","pages":"249 - 264"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1515/helia-2019-0015","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46515959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract A set of fifty two hybrids developed through line×tester breeding design were sown in randomized block design with three replications to evaluate their performance for seed yield under two environments (normal irrigation and water stress). Drought resistant indices and multivariate statistical analysis from the pooled data obtained from water stress and normal irrigated environments over the two years. Hybrid PRUN-29A × RCR-8297 (1.55) and 40A × P100R (1.55) had the largest stress tolerance index (STI) rate and hybrid ARG-2A × P69R the smallest rate (a high STI rate for the genotype represents its high drought resistance and its high yielding potential). Hybrid ARG-6A × P69R (2.41) had the largest extent (susceptible) of Stress susceptibility index (SSI), while hybrid E002-91 × RCR-8297 (0.13) had the least (resistant) extent a large extent of this index indicates the genotype susceptibility to drought. In terms of yield stability index (YSI), hybrid 40A × RCR-8297 (0.51) and ARG-6A × P69R (0.51) and hybrid ARG-2A × P69R (1.18) had the smallest and the largest rate respectively (genotypes with high YSI are expected to yield highly in stress conditions. Hybrid 40A × RCR-8297 (30.36) and PRUN-29A × P69R (−10.07) displayed the least and the most amount of tolerance index (TOL) index, a high amount of TOL is a sign of genotype susceptibility to stress. Hybrid PRUN-29A × P69R (1.53) displayed the least extent of yield index (YI), while hybrid ARG-6A × P69R (0.51) and 40A × RCR-8297 (0.51) displayed the highest extent.
{"title":"Water use Efficient Sunflower Hybrids having Diverse Cytoplasmic Background","authors":"V. Tyagi, S. K. Dhillon","doi":"10.1515/helia-2019-0014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/helia-2019-0014","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract A set of fifty two hybrids developed through line×tester breeding design were sown in randomized block design with three replications to evaluate their performance for seed yield under two environments (normal irrigation and water stress). Drought resistant indices and multivariate statistical analysis from the pooled data obtained from water stress and normal irrigated environments over the two years. Hybrid PRUN-29A × RCR-8297 (1.55) and 40A × P100R (1.55) had the largest stress tolerance index (STI) rate and hybrid ARG-2A × P69R the smallest rate (a high STI rate for the genotype represents its high drought resistance and its high yielding potential). Hybrid ARG-6A × P69R (2.41) had the largest extent (susceptible) of Stress susceptibility index (SSI), while hybrid E002-91 × RCR-8297 (0.13) had the least (resistant) extent a large extent of this index indicates the genotype susceptibility to drought. In terms of yield stability index (YSI), hybrid 40A × RCR-8297 (0.51) and ARG-6A × P69R (0.51) and hybrid ARG-2A × P69R (1.18) had the smallest and the largest rate respectively (genotypes with high YSI are expected to yield highly in stress conditions. Hybrid 40A × RCR-8297 (30.36) and PRUN-29A × P69R (−10.07) displayed the least and the most amount of tolerance index (TOL) index, a high amount of TOL is a sign of genotype susceptibility to stress. Hybrid PRUN-29A × P69R (1.53) displayed the least extent of yield index (YI), while hybrid ARG-6A × P69R (0.51) and 40A × RCR-8297 (0.51) displayed the highest extent.","PeriodicalId":39086,"journal":{"name":"Helia","volume":"42 1","pages":"187 - 201"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1515/helia-2019-0014","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46064607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Martínez, F. Anderson, F. Quiróz, A. Garayalde, I. Erreguerena, L. Armando, Norma Huguet, A. Carrera
Abstract The objective of this work was to find practical procedures to overcome methodological drawbacks encountered during studies on sunflower downy mildew. Techniques for recovering living isolates of Plasmopara halstedii from the field and for the preservation of infected leaf samples for further molecular analysis were developed. A Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)-based test for the detection of P. halstedii in sunflower leaves and a method to remove azoxystrobin from fungicide-treated seeds are proposed. In situ-inoculations of pre-germinated seeds allowed the recovery of living isolates from the field. Three sample-preservation methods were evaluated (silica, heating and lyophilization) resulting in high yield and quality of the DNA extract. It was detected the presence of the pathogen in symptomless leaves through PCR using molecular markers based on expressed sequence tags. A treatment using sodium hypochlorite is recommended for the removal of azoxystrobin from fungicide treated seeds.
{"title":"Methodologies for Plasmopara halstedii Research","authors":"A. Martínez, F. Anderson, F. Quiróz, A. Garayalde, I. Erreguerena, L. Armando, Norma Huguet, A. Carrera","doi":"10.1515/helia-2019-0013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/helia-2019-0013","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The objective of this work was to find practical procedures to overcome methodological drawbacks encountered during studies on sunflower downy mildew. Techniques for recovering living isolates of Plasmopara halstedii from the field and for the preservation of infected leaf samples for further molecular analysis were developed. A Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)-based test for the detection of P. halstedii in sunflower leaves and a method to remove azoxystrobin from fungicide-treated seeds are proposed. In situ-inoculations of pre-germinated seeds allowed the recovery of living isolates from the field. Three sample-preservation methods were evaluated (silica, heating and lyophilization) resulting in high yield and quality of the DNA extract. It was detected the presence of the pathogen in symptomless leaves through PCR using molecular markers based on expressed sequence tags. A treatment using sodium hypochlorite is recommended for the removal of azoxystrobin from fungicide treated seeds.","PeriodicalId":39086,"journal":{"name":"Helia","volume":"42 1","pages":"173 - 186"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1515/helia-2019-0013","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47432458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract One of the most threatening holoparasitic plant species is Orobanche cumana Wallr. (sunflower broomrape), mainly distributed in the Mediterranean region and Western Asia where it exclusively parasitizes sunflowers. Sunflower broomrape (BR) is a very destructive parasitic weed causing significant yield losses under high infestations that can easily spread and is vulnerable to mutations. Broomrape is highly variable, controlled by vertical single dominant resistance genes leading to the rapid and frequent breakdown of resistance. This subsequently leads to the continuing need for new unique genes from multiple sources for controlling new emerging virulent races. The USDA-ARS, National Plant Germplasm System crop wild relatives (CWR) collection contains 2,519 accessions of 53 species with 14 annual species (1641 accessions) and 39 perennial species (878 accessions). This CWR collection provides a vast genetic resource for new BR resistance genes, especially in Europe and the Middle East. Sunflower CWR evaluations for new resistance genes for BR races have demonstrated that they are a substantial reservoir for existing and new emerging virulent races. Resistance to sunflower broomrape, including immunity, has been reported in seven annual and 32 perennial species. These sources discovered in the sunflower CWR confer resistance to new virulent broomrape races F, G, and H, and others that have not been assigned a race designation. Since several of the resistant CWR sources are annual and have the same chromosome number as cultivated sunflower, broomrape resistance genes can be incorporated into hybrid sunflower through interspecific hybridization. The diverse sources of resistance from the CWR provide breeders with the prospect for durable broomrape control through exploiting genetic resistance for existing and newly emerging races.
{"title":"Genetic Resources of the Sunflower Crop Wild Relatives for Resistance to Sunflower Broomrape","authors":"G. Seiler","doi":"10.1515/helia-2019-0012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/helia-2019-0012","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract One of the most threatening holoparasitic plant species is Orobanche cumana Wallr. (sunflower broomrape), mainly distributed in the Mediterranean region and Western Asia where it exclusively parasitizes sunflowers. Sunflower broomrape (BR) is a very destructive parasitic weed causing significant yield losses under high infestations that can easily spread and is vulnerable to mutations. Broomrape is highly variable, controlled by vertical single dominant resistance genes leading to the rapid and frequent breakdown of resistance. This subsequently leads to the continuing need for new unique genes from multiple sources for controlling new emerging virulent races. The USDA-ARS, National Plant Germplasm System crop wild relatives (CWR) collection contains 2,519 accessions of 53 species with 14 annual species (1641 accessions) and 39 perennial species (878 accessions). This CWR collection provides a vast genetic resource for new BR resistance genes, especially in Europe and the Middle East. Sunflower CWR evaluations for new resistance genes for BR races have demonstrated that they are a substantial reservoir for existing and new emerging virulent races. Resistance to sunflower broomrape, including immunity, has been reported in seven annual and 32 perennial species. These sources discovered in the sunflower CWR confer resistance to new virulent broomrape races F, G, and H, and others that have not been assigned a race designation. Since several of the resistant CWR sources are annual and have the same chromosome number as cultivated sunflower, broomrape resistance genes can be incorporated into hybrid sunflower through interspecific hybridization. The diverse sources of resistance from the CWR provide breeders with the prospect for durable broomrape control through exploiting genetic resistance for existing and newly emerging races.","PeriodicalId":39086,"journal":{"name":"Helia","volume":"42 1","pages":"127 - 143"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1515/helia-2019-0012","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47987715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) cultivated accessions contains useful genes encoding different phenotypic characteristic through which the origin of sunflower oil could be hypothesized. Those genes could be later used for future breeding programs for providing better quality sunflower oil. The objective of the current study is to discriminate genetic diversity of cultivated sunflower seeds collection through the statistical methods such as PCA (principal component analysis) and Pearson correlation analysis for two characters; seed oil content and fatty acid composition. Materials and methods: In the present study, the genetic diversity of 107 cultivated accessions of Helianthus annuus L. was studied for fatty acid composition and oil content. Pearson correlation and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) were used to determine the correlation between the studied parameters. A dendrogram using Ward’s method and the squared Euclidean distance coefficient was produced. The results showed that the average seed oil content in the accessions was 29.51 % with a profile of 7.23 % palmitic acid (PAL), 5.04 % stearic acid (STE), 36.85 % oleic acid (OLE) and 50.85 % linoleic acid (LIN). The highest oil content was found in accession Hopi Dye (43.66 %). High levels of OLE were observed in the Csehszlovakiai “B” (60.14 %) and Vk-47 (55.73 %) accessions. On the other hand, Fuksinka 10 and Georgia accessions had the lowest mean PAL values (4.98 %) and STE (1.81 %), respectively. Palmitoleic acid (PALM) was identified in 29 accessions and linolenic acid (LIL) in 32 accessions, the highest in Gonondu (0.86 %) and Oleisty Borovskil (0.76 %), respectively. A significant negative relationship between OLE, STE and saturated fatty acids (SFA) with oil content was observed. The Pearson correlation of unsaturated fatty acids to saturated fatty acids ratio (UFA/SFA ratio) with oil content was positive and significant. In the PCA analysis, four major principal components (PCs) were identified, accounting for 87.19 % of the total variations. In PC1, PAL and STE (with positive coefficients) and UFA/SFA ratio (with negative coefficients), had the highest loadings, which determined 41.33 % of the total variations. In PC 2, OLE (with negative coefficient) and LIN (with positive coefficient), had the highest values. According to the dendrogram of the accessions, they were grouped into seven distinct clusters and the accessions in clusters 4 and 7 contained high UFA and low SFA values. The findings of this study showed that there is a significant genetic diversity among the accessions, which can be used to maximize heterosis in sunflower breeding programs.
{"title":"Assessment of Genetic Diversity of Cultivated Sunflower in Terms of Oil Content, Fatty Acid Compositions and Seed Traits","authors":"S. Ahmadian, S. Tahmasebi Enferadi, A. Alemzadeh","doi":"10.1515/helia-2019-0009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/helia-2019-0009","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) cultivated accessions contains useful genes encoding different phenotypic characteristic through which the origin of sunflower oil could be hypothesized. Those genes could be later used for future breeding programs for providing better quality sunflower oil. The objective of the current study is to discriminate genetic diversity of cultivated sunflower seeds collection through the statistical methods such as PCA (principal component analysis) and Pearson correlation analysis for two characters; seed oil content and fatty acid composition. Materials and methods: In the present study, the genetic diversity of 107 cultivated accessions of Helianthus annuus L. was studied for fatty acid composition and oil content. Pearson correlation and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) were used to determine the correlation between the studied parameters. A dendrogram using Ward’s method and the squared Euclidean distance coefficient was produced. The results showed that the average seed oil content in the accessions was 29.51 % with a profile of 7.23 % palmitic acid (PAL), 5.04 % stearic acid (STE), 36.85 % oleic acid (OLE) and 50.85 % linoleic acid (LIN). The highest oil content was found in accession Hopi Dye (43.66 %). High levels of OLE were observed in the Csehszlovakiai “B” (60.14 %) and Vk-47 (55.73 %) accessions. On the other hand, Fuksinka 10 and Georgia accessions had the lowest mean PAL values (4.98 %) and STE (1.81 %), respectively. Palmitoleic acid (PALM) was identified in 29 accessions and linolenic acid (LIL) in 32 accessions, the highest in Gonondu (0.86 %) and Oleisty Borovskil (0.76 %), respectively. A significant negative relationship between OLE, STE and saturated fatty acids (SFA) with oil content was observed. The Pearson correlation of unsaturated fatty acids to saturated fatty acids ratio (UFA/SFA ratio) with oil content was positive and significant. In the PCA analysis, four major principal components (PCs) were identified, accounting for 87.19 % of the total variations. In PC1, PAL and STE (with positive coefficients) and UFA/SFA ratio (with negative coefficients), had the highest loadings, which determined 41.33 % of the total variations. In PC 2, OLE (with negative coefficient) and LIN (with positive coefficient), had the highest values. According to the dendrogram of the accessions, they were grouped into seven distinct clusters and the accessions in clusters 4 and 7 contained high UFA and low SFA values. The findings of this study showed that there is a significant genetic diversity among the accessions, which can be used to maximize heterosis in sunflower breeding programs.","PeriodicalId":39086,"journal":{"name":"Helia","volume":"42 1","pages":"229 - 246"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1515/helia-2019-0009","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42285775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract The bacterial and micromycete complexes in the rhizosphere of sunflower plants non-infected and infected with broomrape (Orobanche cumana Wallr.) have been compared. The investigations were carried out in the conditions of a stationary infectious field which was annually enriched with infected plant residues and broomrape seeds collected in different regions of Ukraine. Soil is leached, low-humic chernozem with acidic pH. The soil samples selected at the end of vegetation from the rhizosphere of healthy and infected with broomrape plants of sunflower breeding samples. The total number of bacteria found in the rhizosphere of sunflower plants infected by the parasite did not differ significantly from the control and was 11.7 and 12.1 million CFU / g of soil, respectively. The numbers of ammonifiers as well as bacterial microflora, using for its life mineral nitrogen, and pedotrophs and oligotrophs in the compared soil samples did not differ significantly, and generally corresponded to this type of soil. Although in general, both tested samples of soil were characterized by a low content of bacteria of the genus Azotobacter, the number of representatives of this genus in the rhizosphere of parasite-infected plants was somewhat less than in control (35 % and 21 %, respectively). However, unlike most bacteria, the number of micromycetes detected on Czapek-Dox and starch-ammonia agar media, in the rhizosphere of plants infected by broomrape almost twice exceeded the number of these microorganisms in the rhizosphere of healthy plants. Analysis of the generic and species composition of microscopic fungi showed that in the rhizosphere of sunflower plants infected by the parasite a very specific mycocenosis was formed that differ from a mycocenosis of healthy plants. This mycocenosis was characterized by a much smaller number of genera and species of micromycetes. At the same time for the structure of the fungal cenosis of diseased plants there was a characteristic increase in the proportion of toxin-forming fungi of the Aspergillus and Penicillium genera with active conidiogenesis. The obtained data testify not only to the differences in the microbial complexes in the rhizosphere of sunflower plants non-infected and infected by broomrape, but also indicate the direction of action of this parasite.
{"title":"Broomrape (Orobanche cumana Wallr.) can Influence the Microbial Cenosis in Sunflower Rhizosphere","authors":"V. Lyakh, N. Kostyuchenko, I. Shevchenko","doi":"10.1515/helia-2018-0014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/helia-2018-0014","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The bacterial and micromycete complexes in the rhizosphere of sunflower plants non-infected and infected with broomrape (Orobanche cumana Wallr.) have been compared. The investigations were carried out in the conditions of a stationary infectious field which was annually enriched with infected plant residues and broomrape seeds collected in different regions of Ukraine. Soil is leached, low-humic chernozem with acidic pH. The soil samples selected at the end of vegetation from the rhizosphere of healthy and infected with broomrape plants of sunflower breeding samples. The total number of bacteria found in the rhizosphere of sunflower plants infected by the parasite did not differ significantly from the control and was 11.7 and 12.1 million CFU / g of soil, respectively. The numbers of ammonifiers as well as bacterial microflora, using for its life mineral nitrogen, and pedotrophs and oligotrophs in the compared soil samples did not differ significantly, and generally corresponded to this type of soil. Although in general, both tested samples of soil were characterized by a low content of bacteria of the genus Azotobacter, the number of representatives of this genus in the rhizosphere of parasite-infected plants was somewhat less than in control (35 % and 21 %, respectively). However, unlike most bacteria, the number of micromycetes detected on Czapek-Dox and starch-ammonia agar media, in the rhizosphere of plants infected by broomrape almost twice exceeded the number of these microorganisms in the rhizosphere of healthy plants. Analysis of the generic and species composition of microscopic fungi showed that in the rhizosphere of sunflower plants infected by the parasite a very specific mycocenosis was formed that differ from a mycocenosis of healthy plants. This mycocenosis was characterized by a much smaller number of genera and species of micromycetes. At the same time for the structure of the fungal cenosis of diseased plants there was a characteristic increase in the proportion of toxin-forming fungi of the Aspergillus and Penicillium genera with active conidiogenesis. The obtained data testify not only to the differences in the microbial complexes in the rhizosphere of sunflower plants non-infected and infected by broomrape, but also indicate the direction of action of this parasite.","PeriodicalId":39086,"journal":{"name":"Helia","volume":"42 1","pages":"145 - 159"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1515/helia-2018-0014","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44349198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract In the last years, many efforts have been made to develop sunflower cultivars showing important agronomical characteristics such as herbicide resistance. These approaches have been focused mainly on resistance to herbicides with the same mode of action, that is acetohydroxyacid synthase (AHAS) inhibitors. To date, four induced and natural AHAS mutations have been found that confer resistance to these herbicides and many of these alleles are being used for the production of sunflower hybrids resistant to herbicides and to develop different non-transgenic technologies for weed control. However, little is known about the bases of non-target-site-based resistance (NTSR) developing cross-resistance to herbicides with different modes of action in sunflower. These mechanisms diminish the number of active herbicide molecules that reach the target and are generally polygenic. Elucidating the nature of NTSR would allow evaluating maximal efficiency conditions for the herbicide and would enable to establish weed management strategies in sunflower crop. Nowadays, mining of NTSR genes can be more easily accomplished taking advantage of up-to-date omics-based approaches: high-throughput techniques involving genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics. Considering the difficulties in the discovery of new compounds with a broad spectrum of weed control, it results essential to broaden the use of former herbicides which are highly efficient and ecologically desirable. Full understanding of NTSR mechanisms in sunflower would allow detecting specific genes potentially useful as biotechnological tools for the phytoremediation of herbicides and modern plant breeding.
{"title":"Decoding Non-Target-Site Herbicide Resistance in Sunflower: The Beginning of the Story","authors":"M. Gil, G. Nestares","doi":"10.1515/HELIA-2019-0002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/HELIA-2019-0002","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In the last years, many efforts have been made to develop sunflower cultivars showing important agronomical characteristics such as herbicide resistance. These approaches have been focused mainly on resistance to herbicides with the same mode of action, that is acetohydroxyacid synthase (AHAS) inhibitors. To date, four induced and natural AHAS mutations have been found that confer resistance to these herbicides and many of these alleles are being used for the production of sunflower hybrids resistant to herbicides and to develop different non-transgenic technologies for weed control. However, little is known about the bases of non-target-site-based resistance (NTSR) developing cross-resistance to herbicides with different modes of action in sunflower. These mechanisms diminish the number of active herbicide molecules that reach the target and are generally polygenic. Elucidating the nature of NTSR would allow evaluating maximal efficiency conditions for the herbicide and would enable to establish weed management strategies in sunflower crop. Nowadays, mining of NTSR genes can be more easily accomplished taking advantage of up-to-date omics-based approaches: high-throughput techniques involving genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics. Considering the difficulties in the discovery of new compounds with a broad spectrum of weed control, it results essential to broaden the use of former herbicides which are highly efficient and ecologically desirable. Full understanding of NTSR mechanisms in sunflower would allow detecting specific genes potentially useful as biotechnological tools for the phytoremediation of herbicides and modern plant breeding.","PeriodicalId":39086,"journal":{"name":"Helia","volume":"42 1","pages":"1 - 16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1515/HELIA-2019-0002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44589665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract Two field trials were conducted on the Research Farm of the Institute of Food Security, Environmental Resources and Agricultural Research, Nigeria during the late cropping seasons (Jun.–Nov.) of 2014 and 2015 to evaluate the agronomic performance of four recently released sunflower varieties (SAMSUN-1, SMASUN-2, SAMSUN-3 and SAMSUN-4) to three fertilizer regimes: Control, Split application of 30 kg N + 28 kg P2O5 at 21 days after sowing (DAS) and at anthesis and Single application of 60 kg N and 56 kg P2O5 at 21DAS. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design using a 3 × 4 factorial arrangement and replicated three times. Data were collected on phenology, plant height, seed yield and yield attributes, and quality. The varietal effect was only significant in 2015 for head weight, a number of achene per head and 100 achene weight. Application of N and P fertilizer either as split or single significantly (P ≤ 0.05; F-test) enhanced plant height at R5 and R9, 100 achene weight, achene weight per head and grain yield in both years. Single application resulted in significantly (P ≤ 0.05) higher grain yield in 2014 than the split and control and was on par with a split. Significant variety × fertilizer regime was recorded for protein content in 2014 and 2015, and oil content in 2015. Therefore, a single application of N and P fertilizers at 21 WAS is recommended for adoption in the humid tropics to enhance seed and oil production of SAMSUN-3 and SAMSUN-4.
摘要2014年和2015年晚熟季节(6月至11月),在尼日利亚粮食安全、环境资源和农业研究所的研究农场进行了两次田间试验,以评估四个新近发布的向日葵品种(SAMSUN-1、SMASUN-2、SAMSUN-3和SAMSUN-4)在三种施肥制度下的农艺性能:对照、,30的拆分应用 kg N + 28 21时的P2O5千克 播种后天数(DAS)和开花时以及单次施用60 kg N和56 21DAS时的P2O5千克。实验采用随机完全区组设计,使用3 × 4因子排列,重复3次。收集了有关表型、株高、种子产量和产量属性以及质量的数据。品种效应仅在2015年对穗重、单株瘦果数和100瘦果重具有显著影响。N、P肥料分施或单施效果显著(P ≤ 0.05;F检验)提高了R5和R9的株高、100瘦果重、单株瘦果重和产量。单次用药效果显著(P ≤ 0.05)2014年的粮食产量高于分割和对照,与分割持平。重要品种 × 2014年和2015年记录了蛋白质含量和2015年石油含量的施肥制度。因此,建议在潮湿的热带地区采用21 WAS的单一施用N和P肥料,以提高SAMSUN-3和SAMSUN-4的种子和油脂产量。
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Abstract Inbred line Mh174B with the yellow coloration of the sunflower plant top was produced by hybridization of annual wild species with cultivated sunflower. The aim research was to evaluate genetic control of yellow coloration of the sunflower plant top in combination with other morphological traits (branchiness, pollen fertility restoration and ray flower coloration). A total of four F2 hybrid combinations of were created: Сх1010А × Mh174B, Сх1012А × Mh174B, Сх2111А × Mh174B, Мх845А × Mh174B. Yellow coloration of the sunflower plant top was shown to follow a monogenic mode of inheritance and, presumably, be controlled by the gene y. This trait is inherited independently from such traits as branchiness, pollen fertility restoration and ray flower coloration. The mainstreams of use of yellow coloration of the sunflower plant top in sunflower breeding and seed production are discussed.
{"title":"A New Source of Yellow Coloration of the Sunflower Plant Top and Its Importance in Breeding","authors":"V. Popov, T. Dolhova","doi":"10.1515/helia-2019-0006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/helia-2019-0006","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Inbred line Mh174B with the yellow coloration of the sunflower plant top was produced by hybridization of annual wild species with cultivated sunflower. The aim research was to evaluate genetic control of yellow coloration of the sunflower plant top in combination with other morphological traits (branchiness, pollen fertility restoration and ray flower coloration). A total of four F2 hybrid combinations of were created: Сх1010А × Mh174B, Сх1012А × Mh174B, Сх2111А × Mh174B, Мх845А × Mh174B. Yellow coloration of the sunflower plant top was shown to follow a monogenic mode of inheritance and, presumably, be controlled by the gene y. This trait is inherited independently from such traits as branchiness, pollen fertility restoration and ray flower coloration. The mainstreams of use of yellow coloration of the sunflower plant top in sunflower breeding and seed production are discussed.","PeriodicalId":39086,"journal":{"name":"Helia","volume":"42 1","pages":"213 - 220"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1515/helia-2019-0006","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49009827","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}