VARIABILIDAD GENÉTICA DE PARENTALES Y POBLACIONES F1 INTER E INTRAESPECÍFICAS DE Physalis peruviana L. Y P. floridana Rydb.

RESUMENLa uchuva, Physalis peruviana, es un frutal andino de importancia para la exportación; el principal limitante de su producción en Colombia es el marchitamiento vascular ocasionado por Fusarium oxysporum. En el presente trabajo se propuso generar poblaciones F1 entre parentales contrastantes por su respuesta a éste patógeno y evaluarlas molecularmente como apoyo al conocimiento y uso de los recursos genéticos de la especie. Para ello, cuatro genotipos de P. peruviana y uno de la especie relacionada P. floridana, fueron caracterizados a nivel morfo-agronómico empleando 34 variables cualitativas y 20 cuantitativas, y a nivel molecular con 328 marcadores tipoCOSII y 154 IRGs. Dichos genotipos se utilizaron como parentales para la generación y caracterización molecular de poblaciones F1. Las variables cuantitativas permitieron diferenciar las especies P. floridana y P. peruviana así como genotipos cultivados y silvestres dentro de P. peruviana. Se encontró un 100% de viabilidad en cruces F1 intraespecíficos y un 50% en interespecíficos, siendo viables aquellos donde P. floridana fue receptor de polen. A nivel molecular no se identificaron polimorfismos dentro de P. peruviana pero sí entre P. floridana y P. Peruviana. En una población F1 de 51 individuos generada entre las especies se encontró un total de 127 alelos con un promedio de 3,18 por locus, un PIC de 0,358 y altos valores de heterocigocidad (Ho: 0,737 y He: 0,449). Los análisis de PCA y agrupamiento permitieron discriminar la población F1 en tres grupos, en su mayoría con mayor similitud al parental P. floridana. Lo anterior se reflejó en una distorsión mendeliana del 75% favorecida por la presencia de un 63,75% de alelos maternos. El estudio aporta conocimiento sobre la cruzabilidad en uchuva y la variabilidad genética de genotipos parentales y poblaciones F1.

COMPORTAMENTO DE GENÓTIPOS DE ABACAXIZEIRO RESISTENTES À FUSARIOSE EM COMPARAÇÃO A CULTIVARES COMERCIAIS SUSCETÍVEIS

A fusariose é a doença mais severa na cultura do abacaxi no Brasil, e as cultivares mais plantadas, ‘Pérola’ e ‘Smoth Cayenne’, são suscetíveis, com perdas estimadas em 30 a 40% dos frutos. O uso de genótipos resistentes à doença abre grande perspectiva para a solução do problema. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar, em experimento de campo, o potencial produtivo, as características das plantas e a qualidade de frutos de novos híbridos deabacaxi resistentes à fusariose: EC-105, EC-93, cv. BRS Vitória e cv. BRS Imperial, comparando o desempenho destes genótipos com as cultivares ‘Pérola’, ‘Smooth Cayenne’ e ‘Gold (MD-2)’, suscetíveis à doença. O delineamento experimental foi o em blocos casualizados, com cinco repetições. A cv. BRS Imperial apresenta características importantes de qualidade de fruto, com maiores valores de SS e ratio. A cv. BRS Vitória reúne características favoráveis, como massa de frutos semelhante à da ‘Pérola’, reduzido diâmetro do eixo central do fruto, baixos índices de aderência de mudas “filhote” ao fruto e de tombamento de frutos, e boa produção de mudas aproveitáveis. Os demais híbridos resistentes à fusariose apresentam características negativas que limitam sua recomendação como cultivar comercial.

DIVERGÊNCIA GENÉTICA DE ACESSOS DE MARACUJÁ UTILIZANDO DESCRITORES QUANTITATIVOS E QUALITATIVOS

Objetivou-se no trabalho caracterizar uma coleção de germoplasma de maracujá, com base em descritores quantitativos equalitativos, e estimar a divergência com base na análise conjunta dos dados. Estudaram-se 22 acessos, procedentes da Coleção de maracujá da Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura. Foram utilizados 36 descritores morfoagronômicos, sendo 13 qualitativos e 23 quantitativos. Os dados foram analisados de forma conjunta pelo algoritmo de Gower. Adicionalmente, os acessos foram avaliados em condições de campo quanto à tolerância às doenças da parte aérea (antracnose, virose, bacteriose e verrugose) e das raízes (Fusarium). Houve variabilidade fenotípica entre os genótipos para as características morfoagronômicas estudadas, principalmente nos frutos, que mostraram diferenças acentuadas em teores de sólidos solúveis e vitamina C. O método aglomerativo utilizado foi UPGMA por ter maior coeficiente de correlação cofenética (r = 0.94**). Os acessos estudados dividiram-se em três grupos. Foi possível identificar que dentro de um mesmo grupo existe similaridade entre os acessos. Contudo, entre os grupos, pode-se inferir sobre a presença de variabilidade para os descritores utilizados, incluindo aqueles de interesse agronômico. Verificou-se que existe variabilidade genética dentro das espécies silvestres (P. suberosa e P. gibertii) e seu potencial de uso emprogramas de melhoramento genético, como fonte de vitamina C e como porta-enxertos (P. gibertii).

Antifungal activities of SCY-078 (MK-3118) and standard antifungal agents against clinical non-Aspergillus mold isolates.

The limited armamentarium of active and oral antifungal drugs against emerging non-Aspergillus molds is of particular concern. Current antifungal agents and the new orally available beta-1,3-d-glucan synthase inhibitor SCY-078 were tested in vitro against 135 clinical non-Aspergillus mold isolates. Akin to echinocandins, SCY-078 showed no or poor activity against Mucoromycotina and Fusarium spp. However, SCY-078 was highly active against Paecilomyces variotii and was the only compound displaying some activity against notoriously panresistant Scedosporium prolificans.

Comparing Etest and Broth Microdilution for Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of the Most-Relevant Pathogenic Molds.

Invasive mold infections are life-threatening diseases for which appropriate antifungal therapy is crucial. Their epidemiology is evolving, with the emergence of triazole-resistant Aspergillus spp. and multidrug-resistant non-Aspergillus molds. Despite the lack of interpretive criteria, antifungal susceptibility testing of molds may be useful in guiding antifungal therapy. The standard broth microdilution method (BMD) is demanding and requires expertise. We assessed the performance of a commercialized gradient diffusion method (Etest method) as an alternative to BMD. The MICs or minimal effective concentrations (MECs) of amphotericin B, voriconazole, posaconazole, caspofungin, and micafungin were assessed for 290 clinical isolates of the most representative pathogenic molds (154 Aspergillus and 136 non-Aspergillus isolates) with the BMD and Etest methods. Essential agreements (EAs) within ±2 dilutions of ≥90% between the two methods were considered acceptable. EAs for amphotericin B and voriconazole were >90% for most potentially susceptible species. For posaconazole, the correlation was acceptable for Mucoromycotina but Etest MIC values were consistently lower for Aspergillus spp. (EAs of <90%). Excellent EAs were found for echinocandins with highly susceptible (MECs of <0.015 μg/ml) or intrinsically resistant (MECs of >16 μg/ml) strains. However, MEC determinations lacked consistency between methods for strains exhibiting mid-range MECs for echinocandins. We concluded that the Etest method is an appropriate alternative to BMD for antifungal susceptibility testing of molds under specific circumstances, including testing with amphotericin B or triazoles for non-Aspergillus molds (Mucoromycotina and Fusarium spp.). Additional study of molecularly characterized triazole-resistant Aspergillus isolates is required to confirm the ability of the Etest method to detect voriconazole and posaconazole resistance among Aspergillus spp.

Enhanced triterpene production in Tabernaemontana catharinensis cell suspension cultures in response to biotic elicitors

Cell suspension cultures of Tabernaemontana catharinensis were treated with autoclaved homogenates of Candida albicans, Fusarium oxysporum, Penicillium avelanium and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The effects caused by the concentration, exposure time and the type of elicitor on the accumulation of pentacyclic triterpenes were monitored. When exposed to biotic elicitors for longer periods, some cell lines redoubled the production of those triterpenes. Saccharomyces cerevisiae homogenate was the best elicitor of triterpenes in all cell lines investigated.

Atividade biológica do lapachol e de alguns derivados sobre o desenvolvimento fúngico e em germinação de sementes

The natural quinones lapachol, α-lapachone and β-lapachone, and the synthetic derivative β-lapachone-3-sulfonic-acid were assayed for inhibition of fungal growth (Fusarium oxysporum) and germination of lettuce seeds (Lactuca sativa L.). β-Lapachone has the strongest activity as a germination inhibitor and lapachol shows no effect. β-Lapachone, followed by lapachol, are the most active in reducing fungal growth.

Antifungal iridoids, triterpenes and phenol compounds from Alibertia myrciifolia Sprunge Ex. Schum

The new iridoid glucoside 10-O-vanilloyl-geniposidic acid has been isolated from the aerial parts of Alibertia myrciifolia along with hydroxyhopanone, 3α,22-dihydroxyhopane, ursolic acid, luteolin-3´,4´-dimethyl ether, caffeic acid and geniposidic acid. The structures of the isolated compounds were determined by means of mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance spectral analyses. The antifungal activities of the iridoids 10-O-vanilloyl-geniposidic acid and geniposidic acid were evaluated against the phytopathogenic fungi strains Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Fusarium solani and Aspergillus niger.

Aporphine alkaloids from Ocotea macrophylla (Lauraceae)

Four aporphine alkaloids from the wood of Ocotea macrophylla (Lauraceae) were isolated and characterized as (S)-3-methoxy-nordomesticine (1), (S)-N-ethoxycarbonyl-3-methoxy-nordomesticine (2), (S)-N-formyl-3-methoxy-nordomesticine (3) and (S)-N-methoxycarbonyl-3-methoxy-nordomesticine (4); alkaloids 2-4 are being report for the first time. The structure the isolated compounds were determined based on their spectral data and by comparison of their spectral data with values described in literature. The alkaloid fraction and compound 1 showed antifungal activity against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici and also compound 1 showed antimicrobial activity towards Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis as well.

Chemical constituents of the wood from Zanthoxylum quinduense Tul. (Rutaceae)

Phytochemical investigation of the wood from Zanthoxylum quinduense Tul. allowed the isolation and identification of norchelerythrine, decarine, 6-acetonyldihydrochelerythrine, syringaresinol, evofilin C, p-hydroxybenzaldehyde, vanillic acid, a mixture of β-sitosterol, stigmasterol and campesterol and a mixture of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, and their esters derivatives. The structures of the isolated compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic techniques and comparison with literature data and the mixture of sterols and fatty acids were identified by GC/MS. The antifungal activity of the ethanolic extract, fractions and pure compounds against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici was determined by bioautography. Evofilin C and nochelerytrine were the only substances that present antifungal activity.

Pyrrolizidine alkaloids of senecio sp from Peru

Six pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) (two saturated macrocyclic, three unsaturated macrocyclic and one unsaturated seco-macrocyclic) were isolated from native Peruvian Senecio species. The structures of these alkaloids were established by a complete NMR spectroscopic analysis, chemical transformations and comparison of their NMR data with those published for similar alkaloids. Three PAs were then tested for antifungal activity against Fusarium moniliforme, F. (Sheldon), F. oxysporum fs. lycopersici (Scheldt) and F. solani (Mart), no significant activity being observed.

Synthesis and antifungal activity of halogenated aromatic bis-γ-lactones analogous to avenaciolide

Here we describe the total syntheses and characterization by elemental analyses, infrared and NMR spectroscopy of three new compounds analogous to avenaciolide, a bis-γ-lactone isolated from Aspergillus avenaceus that possesses antifungal activity, where the octyl group of the natural product was replaced by aromatic groups containing chlorine and fluorine atoms. The effects of the avenaciolide, the novel compounds and their synthetic precursors on mycelia development and conidia germination of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Fusarium solani were evaluated in vitro. The title compounds were almost as active as avenaciolide. The absolute structures of the chlorinated analogs were determined by X-ray diffraction analysis.

Synthesis, characterization, and biological activity of a new class of dialkylphosphorylhydrazone derivatives of isatin

Sixteen dialkylphosphorylhydrazones were synthesized by condensation of phosphorylhydrazines with substituted isatins. Products were characterized by FTIR, ¹H-NMR, 13C-NMR, and 31P-NMR. Fungicidal activities of these compounds against Rhizoctonia solani and Fusarium oxysporum were also evaluated. Some compounds inhibited the growth of Rhizoctonia solani and Fusarium oxysporum by 43% and 51%, respectively. These compounds exhibited no effects on germination of lettuce seeds (Lactuca sativa L).

MICROESTRUTURA E PROPRIEDADES DE FILMES DE AMIDO-ÁLCOOL POLIVINÍLICO-ALGINATO ADICIONADOS DE ÓLEOS ESSENCIAIS DE COPAÍBA E CAPIM LIMÃO

AbstractFilms obtained by blends between starch and other polymers and films developed with the addition of an oil can show higher water vapor barriers and improved mechanical properties. Films with starch/PVOH/alginate were obtained by adding copaiba and lemongrass essential oils (EOs). Films without oil served as the control. The microstructure, water vapor permeability (PVA), mechanical properties, and antifungal activity were determined for the films. The effects of the addition of the EOs on the properties of the films were dependent of the concentration and type of oil. The films with 0.5% lemongrass EO were similar to the control films. These films showed a 2.02 × 10-12 g s-1Pa m-1 PVA, 11.43 MPa tensile stress, 13.23% elongation, and 247.95 MPa/mm resistance at perforation. The addition of 1% of copaiba EO increased the PVA from 0.5 × 10-12 to 12.1 × 10-12 g s-1 Pa m-1 and the diffusion coefficient from 0.17 × 10-8 to 7.15 × 10-8m2/day. Films with quantities of EOs displayed fissures and micropores; the control films developed micropores with smaller diameters than films with EOs. The addition of EOs did not change the resulting infrared spectrum of the films. The films with oil displayed a diminished development of the Fusarium sp. culture, and the film without EOs did not display notable differences in the development of the culture. The starch/PVOH/alginate films with 0.5% lemongrass EO were the most suited for the development of a packaging active system.

Influência da temperatura, período de molhamento e concentração do inóculo de fungos na incidência de podridões pós-colheita em frutos de tomateiro

Foi avaliada a influência da temperatura (5, 15, 25 e 35 °C), da duração do período de molhamento (0, 3, 6, 12, 24, 48 e 72 h) e da concentração de inóculo (10¹, 10², 10(4), 10(6) e 10(8) esporos/ml) na incidência de podridões de pós-colheita em frutos de tomateiro (Lycopersicon esculentum) (cv. Santa Clara) causadas por Fusarium verticillioides, Geotrichum candidum e Rhizopus stolonifer. A temperatura influenciou significativamente (P=0,05) a incidência de podridões, ocorrendo maior incidência de lesões em frutos incubados a 25 °C. Não foi observado o desenvolvimento de podridão em frutos inoculados com F. verticillioides e incubados nas temperaturas de 5 e 35 °C, sendo nesta última verificada a menor incidência de podridões causadas por G. candidum e R. stolonifer. Nas temperaturas de 5, 15 e 25 °C, a incidência de podridões causadas por R. stolonifer variou entre 97,5 e 100%. A presença de água livre na superfície dos frutos de tomateiro foi desnecessária para a incidência de podridões causadas por F. verticillioides, G. candidum e R. stolonifer, embora os níveis de incidência tenham aumentado com o incremento no período de molhamento, exceto para R. stolonifer, que causou a incidência máxima de doença (100%), na ausência de molhamento. A incidência de podridões aumentou com o incremento na concentração de inóculo de 10¹ a 10(8) esporos/mL, atingindo o máximo (100%) na concentração de 10(4) esporos/ml para F. verticillioides e R. stolonifer, enquanto o mesmo nível foi atingido por G. candidum com 10(8) esporos/ml.