Activity of fungicide cyclobutrifluram against Fusarium fujikuroi and mechanism of the pathogen resistance associated with point mutations in FfSdhB, FfSdhC2 and FfSdhD

Rice bakanae disease (RBD) is a devastating plant disease caused by Fusarium fujikuroi. This study aimed to evaluate the potential of cyclobutrifluram, a novel succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor (SDHI), to control RBD, and determine the risk and mechanism of resistance to cyclobutrifluram in F. fujik...

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Main Authors: Yang Sun, Yu Liu, Li Zhou, Xinyan Liu, Kun Wang, Xing Chen, Chuanqing Zhang, Yu Chen
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Yu Liu
Li Zhou
Xinyan Liu
Kun Wang
Xing Chen
Chuanqing Zhang
Yu Chen
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Yu Liu
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Xinyan Liu
Kun Wang
Xing Chen
Chuanqing Zhang
Yu Chen
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description Rice bakanae disease (RBD) is a devastating plant disease caused by Fusarium fujikuroi. This study aimed to evaluate the potential of cyclobutrifluram, a novel succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor (SDHI), to control RBD, and determine the risk and mechanism of resistance to cyclobutrifluram in F. fujikuroi. In vitro experiments showed that cyclobutrifluram significantly inhibited mycelial growth and spore germination, and altered the morphology of mycelia and conidia. Treatment with cyclobutrifluram significantly decreased mycotoxin production and increased cell membrane permeability in F. fujikuroi. The baseline sensitivity of 72 F. fujikuroi isolates to cyclobutrifluram was determined using mycelial growth and spore germination inhibition assays, which revealed EC50 values of 0.0114–0.1304 and 0.0012–0.016 μg mL–1, with mean EC50 values of (0.0410±0.0470) and (0.0038±0.0015) μg mL–1, respectively. Pot experiments demonstrated that the protective effect of cyclobutrifluram against F. fujikuroi was more significant than that of phenamacril and azoxystrobin, indicating that cyclobutrifluram is a promising antifungal agent for the control of RBD. Six cyclobutrifluram-resistant mutants of F. fujikuroi were obtained via fungicide adaptation. Moreover, these mutants exhibited weaker fitness than their parental isolate and positive cross-resistance with other SDHI fungicides, including pydiflumetofen and penflufen; however, no cross-resistance was detected with other classes of fungicides, including phenamacril, fludioxonil, prochloraz, or azoxystrobin. These results indicated that the resistance risk of F. fujikuroi to cyclobutrifluram might be moderate. Sequencing analysis revealed that mutations, including H248D in FfSdhB, A83V in FfSdhC2, and S106F and E166K in FfSdhD, contributed to resistance, which was confirmed by molecular docking and homologous replacement experiments. The results suggest a high potential for cyclobutrifluram to control RBD and a moderate resistance risk of F. fujikuroi to cyclobutrifluram, which are meaningful findings for the scientific application of cyclobutrifluram.
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spelling doaj-art-ff1002eee9e440f38a8e6597dd3e4e4c2025-08-21T04:16:37ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Journal of Integrative Agriculture2095-31192025-09-012493511352810.1016/j.jia.2024.01.004Activity of fungicide cyclobutrifluram against Fusarium fujikuroi and mechanism of the pathogen resistance associated with point mutations in FfSdhB, FfSdhC2 and FfSdhDYang Sun0Yu Liu1Li Zhou2Xinyan Liu3Kun Wang4Xing Chen5Chuanqing Zhang6Yu Chen7School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Key Laboratory of Integrated Crop Pest Management of Anhui Province, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Key Laboratory of Biology and Sustainable Management of Plant Diseases and Pests of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui Province Engineering Laboratory for Green Pesticide Development and Application, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, ChinaSchool of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Key Laboratory of Integrated Crop Pest Management of Anhui Province, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Key Laboratory of Biology and Sustainable Management of Plant Diseases and Pests of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui Province Engineering Laboratory for Green Pesticide Development and Application, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, ChinaSchool of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Key Laboratory of Integrated Crop Pest Management of Anhui Province, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Key Laboratory of Biology and Sustainable Management of Plant Diseases and Pests of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui Province Engineering Laboratory for Green Pesticide Development and Application, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, ChinaSchool of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Key Laboratory of Integrated Crop Pest Management of Anhui Province, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Key Laboratory of Biology and Sustainable Management of Plant Diseases and Pests of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui Province Engineering Laboratory for Green Pesticide Development and Application, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, ChinaSchool of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Key Laboratory of Integrated Crop Pest Management of Anhui Province, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Key Laboratory of Biology and Sustainable Management of Plant Diseases and Pests of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui Province Engineering Laboratory for Green Pesticide Development and Application, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, ChinaSchool of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Key Laboratory of Integrated Crop Pest Management of Anhui Province, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Key Laboratory of Biology and Sustainable Management of Plant Diseases and Pests of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui Province Engineering Laboratory for Green Pesticide Development and Application, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, ChinaDepartment of Plant Pathology, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forest University, Hangzhou 311300, ChinaSchool of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Key Laboratory of Integrated Crop Pest Management of Anhui Province, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Key Laboratory of Biology and Sustainable Management of Plant Diseases and Pests of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui Province Engineering Laboratory for Green Pesticide Development and Application, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Correspondence Yu ChenRice bakanae disease (RBD) is a devastating plant disease caused by Fusarium fujikuroi. This study aimed to evaluate the potential of cyclobutrifluram, a novel succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor (SDHI), to control RBD, and determine the risk and mechanism of resistance to cyclobutrifluram in F. fujikuroi. In vitro experiments showed that cyclobutrifluram significantly inhibited mycelial growth and spore germination, and altered the morphology of mycelia and conidia. Treatment with cyclobutrifluram significantly decreased mycotoxin production and increased cell membrane permeability in F. fujikuroi. The baseline sensitivity of 72 F. fujikuroi isolates to cyclobutrifluram was determined using mycelial growth and spore germination inhibition assays, which revealed EC50 values of 0.0114–0.1304 and 0.0012–0.016 μg mL–1, with mean EC50 values of (0.0410±0.0470) and (0.0038±0.0015) μg mL–1, respectively. Pot experiments demonstrated that the protective effect of cyclobutrifluram against F. fujikuroi was more significant than that of phenamacril and azoxystrobin, indicating that cyclobutrifluram is a promising antifungal agent for the control of RBD. Six cyclobutrifluram-resistant mutants of F. fujikuroi were obtained via fungicide adaptation. Moreover, these mutants exhibited weaker fitness than their parental isolate and positive cross-resistance with other SDHI fungicides, including pydiflumetofen and penflufen; however, no cross-resistance was detected with other classes of fungicides, including phenamacril, fludioxonil, prochloraz, or azoxystrobin. These results indicated that the resistance risk of F. fujikuroi to cyclobutrifluram might be moderate. Sequencing analysis revealed that mutations, including H248D in FfSdhB, A83V in FfSdhC2, and S106F and E166K in FfSdhD, contributed to resistance, which was confirmed by molecular docking and homologous replacement experiments. The results suggest a high potential for cyclobutrifluram to control RBD and a moderate resistance risk of F. fujikuroi to cyclobutrifluram, which are meaningful findings for the scientific application of cyclobutrifluram.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311924000042Fusarium fujikuroirice bakanae diseasecyclobutrifluramsuccinate dehydrogenase inhibitorsresistance risk and mechanisms
spellingShingle Yang Sun
Yu Liu
Li Zhou
Xinyan Liu
Kun Wang
Xing Chen
Chuanqing Zhang
Yu Chen
Activity of fungicide cyclobutrifluram against Fusarium fujikuroi and mechanism of the pathogen resistance associated with point mutations in FfSdhB, FfSdhC2 and FfSdhD
Journal of Integrative Agriculture
Fusarium fujikuroi
rice bakanae disease
cyclobutrifluram
succinate dehydrogenase inhibitors
resistance risk and mechanisms
title Activity of fungicide cyclobutrifluram against Fusarium fujikuroi and mechanism of the pathogen resistance associated with point mutations in FfSdhB, FfSdhC2 and FfSdhD
title_full Activity of fungicide cyclobutrifluram against Fusarium fujikuroi and mechanism of the pathogen resistance associated with point mutations in FfSdhB, FfSdhC2 and FfSdhD
title_fullStr Activity of fungicide cyclobutrifluram against Fusarium fujikuroi and mechanism of the pathogen resistance associated with point mutations in FfSdhB, FfSdhC2 and FfSdhD
title_full_unstemmed Activity of fungicide cyclobutrifluram against Fusarium fujikuroi and mechanism of the pathogen resistance associated with point mutations in FfSdhB, FfSdhC2 and FfSdhD
title_short Activity of fungicide cyclobutrifluram against Fusarium fujikuroi and mechanism of the pathogen resistance associated with point mutations in FfSdhB, FfSdhC2 and FfSdhD
title_sort activity of fungicide cyclobutrifluram against fusarium fujikuroi and mechanism of the pathogen resistance associated with point mutations in ffsdhb ffsdhc2 and ffsdhd
topic Fusarium fujikuroi
rice bakanae disease
cyclobutrifluram
succinate dehydrogenase inhibitors
resistance risk and mechanisms
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311924000042
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