Three acyl derivatives of chitosan (CS) with different side chains were synthesized and their structures were characterized. Their swelling behavior was investigated. The antifungal behavior of these chitosan derivatives was investigated in vitro on the mycelial growth, sporulation and germination of conidia or sclerotia of the sugar-beet pathogens, Rhizoctonia solani K"uhn (AG2-2) and Scleroti...

We report here the draft genome sequence of Burkholderia gladioli strain NGJ1. The strain was isolated from healthy rice seeds and exhibits broad-spectrum antifungal activity against several agriculturally important pathogens, including Rhizoctonia solani, Magnaporthe oryzae, Venturia inaequalis, and Fusarium oxysporum.

root colonization by antagonist bacteria has been considered as a prerequisite for a successful biocontrol. for an effective suppression of plant disease, an efficient and fast colonization is necessary to prevent the establishment of pathogen on the root system. colonization of canola root by strain utpf86 were investigated with and without rhizoctonia solani ag-4, under greenhouse conditions....

Rhizoctonia solani (Kuhn) is one of the most important cotton crop pathogens. Rhizoctonia solani anastomosis groups (AGs) 7 and 4 are proven to be the most common pathogenic fungal strains on cotton crop. AG-7 can cause root rot in plants while damping-off of seedlings is most frequently attributed to AG-4. Sequencing of the ITS (Internal Transcribed Spacer) region of ribosomal DNA was performe...

To identify Nicotiana tabacum genes involved in resistance and susceptibility to the phytopathogenic fungus Rhizoctonia solani, transcripts were generated (by subtractive libraries), which were differentially expressed in each interaction. This enabled isolation of a gene coding for a protein kinase that becomes silent during the susceptibility interaction and is activated during resistance. Th...

Expression of the linear DNA plasmid-encoded protein (RS224) from the plant-pathogenic fungus Rhizoctonia solani isolate H-16, anastomosis group 2-2, and its localization were studied. Extracts from Escherichia coli cells expressing the open reading frame (ORF) of RS224 (RS224ORF in pRS224) contain a 92-kDa T7.Tag-RS224orf fusion protein. Antisera raised against the fusion protein obtained from...

A study was undertaken to explore the effect of volatile oils from Eucalyptus citriodora and its major constituent citronellal against two well-known rice pathogens, Rhizoctonia solani and Helminthosporium oryzae. The radial growth and dry weight of both the test fungi were drastically reduced in response to the volatile oils. A complete inhibition of R. solani and H. oryzae was observed at 10 ...

Bioassay-guided separation with an eye toward antifungal activity led to the isolation of the new alkaloid 5-(1̀,1̀-dimethylallyl)-8-hydroxyfuro[2-3-b] quinoline (1) and the known biscoumarin daphnoretin (2) as the active constituents of the chloroform extract obtained from the leaves of Ruta chalepensis. The structures of the metabolites were elucidated on the basis of their spectral characteris...

Rhizoctonia solani is a soil-borne fungus causing sheath blight. In consistent with its necrotrophic life style, no rice cultivars fully resistant to R. solani are known, and agrochemical plant defense activators used for rice blast, which upregulate a phytohormonal salicylic acid (SA)-dependent pathway, are ineffective towards this pathogen. As a result of the unavailability of genetics, the i...