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New strategies for protecting pine trees from pine wilt disease

Research Project

Project/Area Number 09556037
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section展開研究
Research Field 林産学
Research InstitutionKYOTO UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

KURODA Hiroyuki  Wood Research Institute, Kyoto University, Instructor, 木質科学研究所, 助手 (00115841)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KURODA Keiko  Forestry and Forest Product Research Institute, Hokkaido, head, 北海道支所, 室長
TAKAI Kazuya  Izutsuya Chemical Industry, Co.Ltd., chief, 開発部, 課長
SUZUKI Toshio  Izutsuya Chemical Industry, Co.Ltd., director, 開発部, 取締役開発部長
Project Period (FY) 1997 – 1998
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1998)
Budget Amount *help
¥14,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥6,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,300,000)
Fiscal Year 1997: ¥7,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,700,000)
Keywordsacoustic emission / embolism / pine wood nematode / induced resistance / stilbenoids / stilbene synthase gene / Pinus densiflora / expression in bacteria / クローニング / マルチジーンファミリー / カルコン合成酵素遺伝子 / 耐病性 / 選抜アカマツ / 樹幹注入
Research Abstract

Embolism in a microtomed pine (Pinus densiflora) section was recorded by a video-monitor under a microscope during counting the acoustic emission from the section. The event numbers were increased when embolism occurred. This observation led a conclusion that the embolism was not recovered in nematode inoculated pine trees while it does in the sound tree. Thus, this irreversible embolism splits water conducts and it results in the tree death.
Systemic chemicals were screened by nematode inoculation test in pine (Pinus densiflora ) seedlings. We found that a new chemical was induced resistance against the nematode induced wilting in the seedlings. In 3-year-old nursery stocks, a commercial systemic chemical was effective against the wilting, the symptom of which was reduced, e.g., only dieback of the inoculated branches, delay of wilting. The chemical had induced nematicidal stilbenoids in the base of branches but not in young shoots. Thus, the base of branches plays important role for stopping the nematode movement. Another point is variation of the stilbenoid levels in the pine population. The variation suggest that nematode resistant lines may be selected by stilbenoid level.
Because we found that stilbenoid formation is one of the key strategies for preventing pine wilt diseases, stilbene synthase genes, a step of which is a rate limiting for stilbenoid formation, were cloned from Pinus densiflora and characterized. Three new genes with full coding sequence was successfully expressed in E.coli. One of them was confirmed stilbene synthase activity. Thus the clones obtained will be available to construct a transgenic pine tree that carries resistance against pine wilt diseases.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1998 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1997 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (11 results)

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All Publications (11 results)

  • [Publications] A.Kodan H.Kuroda, F.Sakai: "Molecular characteristics of Stilbene Synthase Genes in Japanese Red Pine(Pinus densiflora)" Wood Research. No.86. (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] H.Kuroda, K.Kuroda: "Expression of stilbene synthase gene and pine wilt diseases" 7th International Congress of Plant Pathology,Fdinburgh, Scotland. 2. 1141 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kuroda, K., H.Kuroda and Ann M.Lewis: "Detection of embolism and acoustic emissions in tracheids under a microscope : incidence of diseased trees infected with pine wilt." IAWA Journal. 19(4). 463-464 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] A.Kodan H.Kuroda, F.Sakai: "Molecular characteristics of Stilbene Synthase Genes in Japanese Red Pine (Pinus densiflora)" Wood Research. No.86. (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] H.Kuroda, K.Kuroda: "Expression of stilbene synthase gene and pine wilt diseases" 7th International Congress of Plant Pathology, Edinburgh, Scotland, Abstract. Vol.2. 1.14.1 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kuroda, K., H.Kuroda and Ann M.Lewis: "Detection of embolism and acoustic emissions in tracheids under a micro-scope : incidence of diseased trees infected with pine wilt" IAWA Journal. 19(4). 463-464 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] A.Kodan,H.Kuroda,F.Sakai: "Molecular characteristics of Stilbene Synthase Genes in Japanese Red Pine(Pinus densiflora)" Wood Research. No.86. (1999)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] H.Kuroda,K.Kuroda: "Expression of stilbene synthase gene and pine wilt diseases" 7th International Congress of Plant Pathology,Edinburgh.Scotland. 1・14・1. (1998)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Kuroda,K.,H.Kuroda and Ann M.Lewis: "Detection of embolism and acoustic emissions in tracheids under a microscope: incidence of diseased trees infected with pine wilt." IAWA Journal. 19(4). 463-464 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Y.Yamauchi, H.Kuroda, F.Sakai: "Two stilbene Synthase Genes from Japanese Red-Pine (Pinut densiflora)" Wood research. No.84. 15-18 (1997)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] H.Kuroda, Y.Yamauchi, F.Sakai: "Stilbene Synthase Isogenes from Japanese Pine" Proceedings of 5th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology. 234- (1997)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1997-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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