文摘
The fungal strain O821 of Biscogniauxia sp. was isolated from wild mushrooms collected in Japan. Here, we demonstrate that a 24-h pretreatment of rice leaves with an ethyl acetate extract of a culture filtrate from strain O821 (O821-ECF) reduced the severity of rice blast disease caused by infection with Magnaporthe oryzae. To investigate possible mechanisms of this effect, we examined defence responses in the leaves. O821-ECF treatment elicited the production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and increased transcription of the PBZ1 gene. A time course analysis of H2O2 production indicated an increase with time after O821-ECF treatment. Expression of the PBZ1 gene similarly peaked at 24 h after O821-ECF treatment. However, no accumulation of salicylic acid (SA) was observed at 24 h after O821-ECF treatment. These results suggest that SA-independent resistance to rice blast is induced by O821-ECF. Studies of O821-ECF may contribute to the development of new plant activators for plant diseases such as rice blast disease.