Chinese leek (Allium tuberosum Rottler ex Sprengel) reduced
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Chinese leek (Allium tuberosum Rottler ex Sprengel) reduced
Journal of Integrative Agriculture Advanced Online Publication 2015 Doi:10.1016/S2095-3119(15)61032-2 Chinese leek (Allium tuberosum Rottler ex Sprengel) reduced disease symptom caused by root knot nematode1 HUANG Yong-hong1, 2, MAO Zhen-chuan2, XIE Bing-yan2 1 College of Horticulture, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, P.R.China 2 Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, P.R.China Abstract: Root-knot nematodes (RKNs, Meloidogyne spp.) are obligate biotrophic parasites that settle close to the vascular tissues in plant roots. The diseases resulting from RKN infections cause serious damage to agricultural production worldwide. In the present paper, the resistance of Chinese leek against RKNs, its suppressive effect on nematode disease, its nematicidal activity and its component profile were studied to identify an efficient disease control method. In soil heavily infected by nematodes, Chinese leek showed strong resistance to RKNs. Additionally, the gall indexes of cucumber plants rotated with Chinese leek and of tomato plants intercropped with Chinese leek were reduced by 70.2% and 41.1%, respectively. In a pot experiment, the gall indexes of Chinese leek extract-treated tomato and cucumber plants were reduced by 88.9% and 75.9%, respectively. In an in vitro experiment, the mortality rate of a RKN (Meloidogyne incognita J2) treated with Chinese leek extract was significantly higher than that of the control. The Gas chromatography -mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis revealed that glycosides, carboxylic acids, ketones and organic sulfides are the main components in the Chinese leek extract. This study revealed that Chinese leek possesses a high resistance to RKNs, has strong nematicidal activity against M. incognita and can significantly reduce the incidence of disease caused by nematodes. Keywords: Meloidogyne spp., Allium tuberosum Rottler ex Sprengel, root gall index, GC-MS, biocontrol 韭菜(Allium tuberosum Rottler ex Sprengel)对根结线虫的防控研究 摘要:根结线虫(RKNs,Meloidogyne spp.)是一种专性活体寄生虫,固着在植物根系的维管组织中诱导寄 主形成“根结” ,阻碍寄主对水分和养分的吸收,导致作物营养匮乏,产量下降,品种低劣,对世界农业 生产造成了严重的危害。 【目的】为探索一条高效的线虫病害防控措施, 【方法】本研究结合田间试验,盆 Huang Yong-hong, E-mail: [email protected]; Correspondence XIE Bing-yan, Tel: +86-10-82105979, E-mail: [email protected] 1 Journal of Integrative Agriculture Advanced Online Publication 2015 Doi:10.1016/S2095-3119(15)61032-2 栽实验及离体实验验证了韭菜对根结线虫的抗性,韭菜对根结线虫病害的抑制作用以及韭菜对线虫的致死 效用,并利用气相色谱-质谱联用仪(GC-MS)对韭菜成分进行了分析。【结果】实验结果显示:在感染根 结线虫严重的田间土壤中,韭菜没有表现出根结症状,根结指数为 0,而空心菜和番茄根结症状明显,根 结指数分别为 84.7 和 92.0(F=360.14,P<0.0001);同样在感染根结线虫严重的田间土壤中,韭菜轮作的 黄瓜根结指数为 28.3,相对对照下降了 70.2%(F=400,P<0.0001) ;间作韭菜的番茄根结指数为 55,比对 照下降 41.1% (F=40.69,P=0.0031) ;盆栽实验中,韭菜提取液处理也显著减轻了南方根结线虫对番茄及 黄瓜的危害。未用韭菜提取液处理的番茄及黄瓜根结数量多,体积大,甚至多个根结连在一起形成棒状或 者念珠状,而韭菜提取液处理的植株根系根结症状明显减轻。统计分析表明,韭菜提取液处理的番茄植株 根结指数为 8.3,比对照降低了 88.9(F =420.25,P<0.0001) ;韭菜提取液处理的黄瓜苗的根结指数为 21.7, 比对照下降了 75.9%(F =420.25,P<0.0001) 。离体条件下,在 100µL 反应体系中,5~25µL 韭菜提取液处 理南方根结线虫 2 龄幼虫。12h 时,线虫校正死亡率为 18.3~88.9%(F=67.71,P <0.0001) ; 24h 时,线虫 的校正死亡率为 32.4%~96.7%(F=43.01,P <0.0001) ; 48h 时,线虫校正死亡率为 64.0~98.7%(F=32.7, P <0.0001) 。在韭菜提取液中,通过 GC-MS 鉴定到 21 种主要物质成分,包括糖苷类(38.06%) 、羧酸类 (15.36%) 、酮类(14.49%) 、有机硫化物(8.88%)及酚类(5.34%),其中乙酸(Acetic acid) 、2,3-二氢 -3,5-二羟基-6-甲基-4H-吡喃-4-酮(4H-Pyran-4-one,2,3-dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-)和二甲基三硫 (Dimethyl trisulfide)是相对含量最高的三种化合物,分别为 15.36%、8.29%和 5.51%。 【结论】该研究表 明:韭菜对根结线虫具有很高的抗性;在根结线虫病害严重的土壤中,通过与韭菜间作或者轮作能有效抑 制黄瓜或番茄的病害的发生;离体条件下,韭菜提取液对南方根结线虫具有很强的致死效应。韭菜提取液 中的主要成分为糖苷类、羧酸类及酮类化合物。【创新点】该研究成果为根结线虫的防控提供了一种高效 的生物防控途径,并为利用韭菜防控根结线虫提供了理论支撑。 1. Introduction Root-knot nematodes (RKNs, Meloidogyne spp.) are sedentary biotrophic parasites. They can infest more than 5000 plant species (Jaouannet et al. 2013) and cause considerable quantitative and qualitative crop plant losses (Echeverrigaray et al. 2010; Dang et al. 2011; Naz et al. 2013a), resulting in an estimated $100 billion in annual losses worldwide (Ibrahim et al. 2011). In the last decade, most of the effective nematicides, such as methyl bromide, dibromochloropropane, and ethylene dibromide, have been banned in many regions because of environmental and human health concerns (Andrés et al. 2012; Ntalli et al. 2011a). Instead, less toxic, environmentally friendly and effective control measures using natural products are in great demand (Ntalli et al. 2011b; Echeverrigaray et al. 2010). Phytochemicals have a great potential in 2 Journal of Integrative Agriculture Advanced Online Publication 2015 Doi:10.1016/S2095-3119(15)61032-2 nematode control since they can be developed for use as nematicides themselves or can serve as model compounds for the development of derivatives with enhanced activity (Andrés et al. 2012). In addition, they have little toxicity to human and are rapidly degraded into non-toxic substances under environmental conditions (Dang et al. 2012). In recent years, essential oils and extracts from many plant species have been reported to have nematicidal activities. Extract from Myrtus communis (Oka et al. 2012), Fumaria parviflora(Naz et al. 2013a,b), Arisaema erubescens (Du et al. 2011), Ailanthus altissima (Caboni et al. 2012) and essential oil from Verbesina encelioides (Oka 2012), Kadsura heteroclite (Li et al. 2011), Origanum vulgare, Mentha pulegium (Ntalli et al.2010), Foeniculum vulgare and Pimpinella anisum (Ntalli et al. 2011a) exhibited high nematicidal activity against RKNs. These studies suggested that developing botanical nematocides bacame a research hotspot and it may provide potential alternatives to the currently used nematicides. Chinese leek (Allium tuberosum Rottler ex Sprengel) is used as a food, herbal remedies and spices worldwide (Shim 2012; Chung et al. 2010). Recently, we observed that in fields heavily infested with nematodes, tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) plants were heavily infected; however, Chinese leek showed no disease symptoms when planted in similarly infested fields. Additionally, the disease symptoms on tomato plants were minor when cropped with Chinese leek. Thus, we hypothesized that Chinese leek may be immune to nematodes or have a nematicidal activity. Therefore, in this present study, two field experiments was designed to identify any resistance of Chinese leek to nematodes, and the effects of the Chinese leek on the nematode disease symptoms of other crop plants in naturally infected soil. Additionally, two greenhouse pot experiments were performed to accurately test the inhibitory effects of Chinese leek on gall formation caused by a RKN (Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White 1919) Chitwood 1949) on plant roots. Then the nematicidal activity of Chinese leek extract against M. incognita was evaluated in in vitro experiments. Finally, the main components of Chinese leek extract were identified by GC-MS system. 2. Results 2.1. Chinese leek possesses high resistance to nematodes To test the resistance of Chinese leek to nematodes, Chinese leek was cultivated in heavily infested fields, and water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica Forsk) and tomato were grown as negative controls. Ten months later, the roots of the Chinese leek were healthy, showing no disease symptoms (Fig. 1-A). However, the roots of the two negative controls were infected by nematodes. For the water spinach at 10 months, the galls were numerous and some were clustered together, forming a moniliform shape (Fig. 1-B). For the tomato plants, the disease symptoms appeared to be more 3 Journal of Integrative Agriculture Advanced Online Publication 2015 Doi:10.1016/S2095-3119(15)61032-2 severe. Almost all of the roots were galled and had a rod-like shape. They were swollen, hard and inflexible only three months after transplanting (Fig. 1-C). The statistics showed that the gall indexes of water spinach and tomato were 84.7 and 92.0, respectively, but that of Chinese leek was 0 (F=360.14, P<0.0001) (Fig. 2), suggesting Chinese leek was immune to RKNs in heavily infested field soil. 2.2. Chinese leek suppressed root galls in field trials using intercropping and rotating systems To determine the suppressive effect of Chinese leek on disease symptoms, field trials were carried out using a Chinese leek-tomato intercropping system and a Chinese leek-cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) rotation. The two cultivation measures significantly reduced disease symptoms on tomato and cucumber plants (Fig. 3). According to the statistics, the gall index of the tomato plants intercropping with Chinese leek was reduced by 41.1% compared with the control plants (F=40.69, P=0.0031), and the gall index of the cucumbers rotating with Chinese leek was reduced by 70.2% compared with the control plants (F=400, P<0.0001) (Fig. 4). This showed the Chinese leek could reduce nematode disease on other crops in naturally infested field soil. 2.3. The suppressive effect of Chinese leek extract against nematode disease caused by M. incognita on potted plants The suppressive effects of Chinese leek extract on gall formation were determined using potted tomato and cucumber seedlings. For both plants, 45 days after the Chinese leek extract treatment, galls induced on the treated roots were fewer and smaller than the untreated roots (Fig. 5). Compared with the corresponding untreated controls, the gall indexes were reduced by 88.9% for the Chinese leek extract-treated tomato plants (F=420.25, P<0.0001) and by 75.9% for the Chinese leek extract-treated cucumber plants (Fig. 6) (F=420.25, P<0.0001), showing the Chinese leek extract could suppress the gall information caused by M. incognita. 2.4. Nematicidal activity of Chinese leek extract against M. incognita J2 Chinese leek extract has a strong nematicidal activity against the nematode M. incognita J2. After 48 h, nematodes treated with 25 μL of Chinese leek extract in a 100-μL test system were straight, resting, and did not move even when touched with a micro-needle (Fig. 7-A). However, the untreated control nematodes were continuously moving (Fig. 7-B). According to the statistics, the mortality increased with the increasing Chinese leek extract concentrations and the treatment times (Fig. 8). At the three recording time points, 12, 24 and 48 h, the mortality rates of J2 deposited in the 100-μL test system containing various concentration of Chinese leek extract were significantly different (F12 h=67.71, P12 h<0.0001 for 12 h; F24 h=43.01, P24 h<0.0001 for 24 h; and F48 4 Journal of Integrative Agriculture Advanced Online Publication 2015 h=32.7, Doi:10.1016/S2095-3119(15)61032-2 P48 h<0.0001). 2.5. Main components of Chinese leek extract To know the possible nematocidal components, Chinese leek extract was preliminary analyzed by using GC-MS system. Twenty-one main components were identified from the extract, including glycosides (38.06%), carboxylic acids (15.36%), ketones (14.49%), organic sulfide (8.88%), and phenols (5.34%), etc. (Table 1). Some components highly matched those from the NIST mass spectra database, but their relative peak areas were small. On the contrary, some components’ relative peak areas were large, but they poorly matched the standard database. Among these identified components, acetic acid, 4H-Pyran-4-one, 2,3-dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl- and Dimethyl trisulfide, matched the standard database well and accounted for the three highest relative peak areas. 3. Discussion In the paper, we proved that the Chinese leek was immune to nematodes in heavily infested fields. We also found the disease symptoms on other vegetable plants were significantly inhibited by adopting a rotating/intercropping system with Chinese leek in naturally infested fields or when treated with Chinese leek extract in potted experiments. Additionally, Chinese leek showed a strong nematicidal activity against M. incognita, the most threatening RKN. This showed Chinese leek may provide a potential effective way to control the disease caused by RKNs. Chinese leek and water spinach are herbaceous perennials and can be harvested several times in one growing season. Tomato is a popular vegetable with a high economic benefit. Therefore, we selected water spinach and tomato as negative controls to assay the resistance of Chinese leek to nematodes in a field experiment. To increase the opportunity for nematode infestation, the Chinese leek was sown six months earlier than the tomato. Thus, in the experiment, Chinese leek and water spinach were cultured for 10 months and tomato was cultured for only three months in the field. In the end, no galls were found on Chinese leek roots, but water spinach and tomato showed severe disease symptoms. This result suggested that the Chinese leek has a strong resistance to nematodes in heavily infested field soil. Allium species, such as onion, garlic, and chive, possess antibacterial and antifungal activities (Rattanachaikunsopon & Phumkhachorn 2009). They have been extensively studied in food science (Najjaa et al. 2007; Lazarevic et al. 2011; Yin and Tsao 1999) and medicine (Chen et al. 2011; Seyfi et al. 2010). In recent years, Allium species were reported to have significant inhibitory effects on plant pathogens (Ho et al. 2007; Balestra et al. 2009). Chinese leek significantly inhibited the growth of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense W. C. Snyder and H. N. Hansen 1940, a causal agent 5 Journal of Integrative Agriculture Advanced Online Publication 2015 Doi:10.1016/S2095-3119(15)61032-2 of Fusarium wilt in banana (Huang et al. 2012; Zhang et al. 2013). In the present study, Chinese leek showed very strong nematicidal activity against M. incognita. This is a new finding. It explains why water spinach and tomato plants developed severe disease symptoms, but no sign of disease was present on the Chinese leek plants in the field trials. And all these results positively proved our previous hypothesis. Since Chinese leek showed high toxicity to RKNs in in vitro bioassay and reduced nematode disease symptom in field trials and potted experiments, it is necessary to understand the main component profile of the Chinese leek. The GC-MS results showed the main components of Chinese leek were glycosides (38.06%), carboxylic acids (15.36%), ketones (14.49%), organic sulfide (8.88%), and phenols (5.34%). The previous showed that glycosides (Du et al. 2011), carboxylic acids (Browning et al. 2006) and ketones (Ntalli et al. 2011b) showed strong nematocidal activity against RKNs. The phenols improved the resistance of plants to M. incognita (Bajaj and Mahajan, 1977). The organic sulfides included in Chinese leek showed high antibacterial (Pongsak et al. 2009) and insecticidal activities (Zhang et al. 2013). Seo reported that 0.1% acetic acid caused 100% mortality of M. incognita (Seo and Kim, 2014). In our study, acetic acid, accounting for 15.36%, was the most abundant substance of the 21 components identified from Chinese leek. Therefore, acetic acid, together with other components, was probably the factors of the nematocidal activity of Chinese leek against RKNs. This preliminary analysis would accelerate the research to isolate and identify the exact nematicidal components in Chinese leek. Unlike in the past, agricultural reagents are now required not only to possess potent activity but also to be safe for animals, humans and ecosystems in general. Obviously, Chinese leek is a valuable material for the development of such reagents. In ancient China, Allium plants were recognized not only as a traditional medicine, but also a safe food additive (Zhang et al. 2013), imposing no harm to humans or the environment. Nowadays, Chinese leek is still a common and popular vegetable in China. More importantly, the Chinese leek has a broad spectrum of antimicrobial and antifungal activities against many genera of plant pathogens (Yu, 1999; Tsao & Yin, 2001; Zhang et al. 2013), and also has insecticidal activities (Zhang et al. 2013). Thus, we believe that making use of the Chinese leek, its production or by-production to control nematode disease, together with other important diseases and pests, has the potential to be an efficient, environmentally friendly agricultural management tool. 4. Conculsion Chinese leek has highly resistance to RNKs. Chinese leek can significantly reduce nematode disease symptoms in naturally infected soil and in potted experiments. In in vitro condition, Chinese leek extract has highly nematicidal activity against M. incognita J2, one of the RKNs. Glycosides, 6 Journal of Integrative Agriculture Advanced Online Publication 2015 Doi:10.1016/S2095-3119(15)61032-2 carboxylic acids, ketones and organic sulfide are the highest amount of components in the Chinese leek extract. 5. Materials and Methods 5.1. Plant materials Chinese leek (Allium tuberosum Rottler ex Sprengel) cv. “Fujiu 12”, water spinach cv. Zhuye, tomato cv. Zhongza 9, cucumber cv. Zhongnong 16 were used in the experiments. Chinese leek and water spinach seeds were directly sown into field soil. Seeds of tomato and cucumber were heat-shocked in 80°C hot water for 30 s, immediately dipped in cool water, and then soaked in warm water for 6 h. For germination, they were placed on sterilized filter paper in a Petri dish at 28°C in the dark. Germinated seeds were sown in culture medium (peat soil:vermiculite:perlite=2:1:1) to produce seedlings. 5.2. Nematode collection M. incognita J2 were obtained from a pure culture that was previously initiated by egg masses and propagated on tomato seedlings in a greenhouse. Egg masses were handpicked using sterilized forceps from heavily infected roots (40 d after inoculation). These egg masses were surface-sterilized with 0.5% NaOCl for 1 min, washed with sterile distilled water three times, and then placed on 15-mesh sieves (8 cm in diameter) in Petri-dishes with water just deep enough to contact the egg masses. They were incubated 25 to 26°C to obtain freshly hatched M. incognita J2s. Emerged RKNs were collected daily and stored at 4°C. M. incognita J2s up to 4 days old were used in the experiments (Li et al. 2011). 5.3. Preparation of Chinese leek extract For in vitro experiments, the aerial parts of the Chinese leek were cut into pieces 5 cm in size, and ground into powder using liquid nitrogen. Distill water (100 ml) was added to 10 g of the powder and the active ingredients leached for 24 h. The extract was filtered through four layers of gauze, then centrifuged at 10000 r min-1 for 3 min. The supernatant was sterilized using a 0.22-μm filter and stored at 4°C. For the greenhouse pot experiment, the aerial parts of the Chinese leek were cut into 5-cm pieces, 200 g of which was mixed with 200 mL water and mashed into a smooth paste using a juicer. The paste was transferred into an Erlenmeyer flask, supplemented with distilled water to a total volume of 2000 mL, and the active ingredients leached for 24 h. The supernatant was filtered through two layers of gauze before use. 7 Journal of Integrative Agriculture Advanced Online Publication 2015 Doi:10.1016/S2095-3119(15)61032-2 5.4. Field experiments 5.4.1. Field site To identify any resistance of Chinese leek to nematodes and the control effects of Chinese leek on the disease symptoms of other vegetable plants in fields heavily infested with RKNs, two field experiments were carried out at the Shunyi experimental station, Beijing, China. The experiments were performed in a solar greenhouse that were specially used for the field trials related to M. incognita. The field soil was heavily infested with nematodes for intermittent inoculation with M. incognita and for continuous culturing vegetables susceptible to nematodes, such as tomato and cucumber for years. The average density of nematodes in the field was identified to be 350 individuals/100 g fresh soil by using shallow dish method (Mao et al. 2004). 5.4.2. Determination of Chinese leek resistance to nematodes The experiment was designed with three treatments and three replications. Nine plots, 2 m×6 m each, were arranged in a randomized complete block design. The treatments were Chinese leek, tomato and water spinach. In November 2012, three to four seeds of Chinese leek or water spinach were sown at a density of 20 cm × 20 cm in plots. In May 2013, when Chinese leek and water spinach grew to normal height, tomato seedlings with seven to eight leaves were planted at a 25×30-cm density in prepared plots. In August 2013, all plants were uprooted to observe disease symptoms. Root galls were evaluated based on a 0 to 5 rating system: 0=no infection, 1=1 to 20%, 2=21 to 40%, 3=41 to 60%, 4=61 to 80%, and 5=81 to 100% of the roots were galled (Oka et al. 2000). The root gall index was calculated as previously reported (Powell et al. 1971). 5.4.3. Chinese leek-tomato intercropping For Chinese leek-tomato intercropping, the experiment was designed with two treatments and three replications. Six plots, 4 m × 6 m each, were arranged in a randomized complete block design. In November 2012, three to four seeds of Chinese leek were sown at a density of 20 cm×20 cm in plots. In May 2013, tomato seedlings with seven to eight leaves were transplanted into the six prepared plots, with or without Chinese leek, at a density of 25 cm×30 cm. Tomato seedlings that were planted in the plots with the Chinese leek were regarded as Chinese leek treatments. Those planted in the plots without the Chinese leek were used as controls (untreated controls). In August 2013, all plants were uprooted to observe disease symptoms. Root galls were evaluated based on a 8 Journal of Integrative Agriculture Advanced Online Publication 2015 Doi:10.1016/S2095-3119(15)61032-2 0 to 5 rating system described in section 5.4.2. 5.4.4. Chinese leek-cucumber rotation For this experiment, Chinese leek was transplanted in three greenhouses (667 m2/greenhouse) for commercial production in 2009, and tomato or cucumber were cropped in other greenhouses. In October 2012, Chinese leek seedlings were removed from these greenhouses, which were replanted with cucumber (Chinese leek treatment). The cucumber cropped in the similar greenhouses rotating with tomato were used as controls (untreated controls). All cucumber plants were managed normally. After harvesting, 100 treated and control plants were randomly uprooted to record disease symptoms. Root galls were evaluated based on a 0 to 5 rating system described in section 5.4.2. 5.5. Pot experiments To accurately investigate suppressive effects of Chinese leek on nematode disease caused by RKNs (M. incognita), a pot experiment was conducted using tomato and cucumber plants under greenhouse conditions. 5.5.1. Tomato For tomato plants, 50 ml of the Chinese leek extract was mixed with 50 g culture medium (peat soil:vermiculite:perlite=2:1:1) in a 9×9-cm plastic pot. Distilled water (50 mL) was mixed with 50 g culture medium in a similar plastic pot as a control. The experiment had 10 replications. A total of 1000 M. incognita J2 in 5 mL distilled water were poured into each pot and then covered with a 1-cm-thick layer of the same culture medium. The pots were sealed in a plastic bag and incubated at 25°C for 3 days. The plastic bags were removed after incubation and one 20-day-old tomato seedling was planted in each pot. The seedlings were placed in the greenhouse and managed as usual. The tomato plants were uprooted 45 d after planting. Root galls were counted and recorded based on a 0 to 5 rating system described in section 5.4.2. 5.5.2. Cucumber For cucumber plants, 50 ml of the Chinese leek extract was mixed with 50 g culture medium (peat soil:vermiculite:perlite=2:1:1) in a 9×9-cm plastic pot. As a control, 50 mL of water was mixed with 50 g culture medium in the same type of plastic pot. The experiment had 10 replications. A total of 1000 M. incognita J2 in 5 mL distilled water were poured into each pot and then covered with a 1-cm-thick layer of the same culture medium. Each pot was sealed in a plastic bag and incubated at 25°C for 3 days. Plastic bags were removed after incubation, and one germinated cucumber seed 9 Journal of Integrative Agriculture Advanced Online Publication 2015 Doi:10.1016/S2095-3119(15)61032-2 was sown in each pot. Seedlings were placed in the greenhouse and managed as usual. The cucumber plants were uprooted 45 days after planting. Root galls were counted and recorded based on a 0 to 5 rating system described in section 5.4.2. 5.6. In vitro experiment An in vitro bioassay was performed to determine the nematicidal activity of Chinese leek against M. incognita J2. Various amounts of Chinese leek extract (0, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 μL) were added to wells of a 96-microwell plate, and supplemented with sterile distilled water to a volume of 80 μL. Then, 100 M. incognita J2 in 20 μL water were introduced into each well. A total of four replications for each Chinese leek extract concentration were performed and the experiment was repeated. The microwell plate was incubated in the dark at 28°C. The total number of inactive J2 in each well was counted at 12, 24 and 48 h after incubation. Juveniles that were straight and did not move even after mechanical prodding were defined as dead. The percentages of dead J2 in the microwell assays were corrected by eliminating the natural death in control according to the following (Ntalli et al. 2011b). 5.7. GC-MS analysis of Chinese leek extract The prepared extracts were analyzed with an Agilent 6980 N gas chromatograph coupled with an Agilent 5975B mass selective detector (Agilent technologies, Santa Clara, CA, USA). A 1 μL aliquot of the extracted samples were injected into a HP-5MS capillary column (with 30.0 m length, 0.32 mm internal diameter, and 0.25 μm particle size). Helium was used as carrier gas at a constant flow rate of 1.0 mL min-1 and a 1:10 split ratio. The column temperature was initially kept at 60°C for 1 min and then increased from 60°C to 280°C at 10°C min −1, where it was held for 5 min. The injector temperature was set at 270°C. Ionization was effected by electron ionization (EI) at 70 eV. Masses were acquired from m/z 50 to 550. 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Fig. 2 In fields heavily infested with nematodes, the root gall indexes of the Chinese leek were significantly lower than that of water spinach and tomato plants. The Chinese leek and the water spinach were cropped in the fields for 10 months, but the tomato was only cropped for three months. Error bars represent one standard error. Bars labeled with the same letter are similar at the 5% level according to Fisher’s protected least significant difference test. 15 Journal of Integrative Agriculture Doi : Advanced Online Publication 2015 10.1016/S2095-3119(15)61032-2 A A BB C C DD Fig. 3 The underground part of the Chinese leek treated tomato and cucumber plants in the fields heavily infested with namatodes. The galls on the tomato plants intercropped with Chinese leek (A) were larger in size and more in quantity compared to the control plants (B) three months after treatment. The galls on the cucumber plants rotated with Chinese leek (C) were also more and larger than the untreated control plants (D) after harvesting. 16 Journal of Integrative Agriculture Doi : Advanced Online Publication 2015 10.1016/S2095-3119(15)61032-2 Fig. 4 In fields heavily infested with nematodes, the gall indexes of tomato and cucumber plants were significantly reduced by adopting Chinese leek-tomato intercropping system (A) and Chinese leek-cucumber rotating system (B). Error bars represent one standard error. Bars labeled with the same letter are similar at the 5% level according to Fisher’s protected least significant difference test. 17 Journal of Integrative Agriculture Doi : Advanced Online Publication 2015 10.1016/S2095-3119(15)61032-2 A A B B CC DD Fig. 5 The underground part of the Chinese leek treated tomato and cucumber plants inoculated with Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White, 1919) Chitwood, 1949. in pot expreiments. Few galls were found on the tomato (A) and cucumber (B) plants treated with an aqueous extract of Chinese leek, while numerous galls were formed on the corresponding control plants (C, D) 45 days after transplanting. 18 Journal of Integrative Agriculture Doi : Advanced Online Publication 2015 10.1016/S2095-3119(15)61032-2 A B Fig. 6 The inhibitory effects of Chinese leek on disease development in tomato (A) and cucumber (B) plants inoculated with Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White, 1919) Chitwood, 1949 in pot experiments. The gall index of plants treated with an aqueous extract of Chinese leek was significantly lower than that of the untreated plants 45 days after transplanting. Error bars represent one standard error. Bars labeled with the same letters within the same time point are similar at the 5% level according to Fisher’s protected least significant difference test. 19 Journal of Integrative Agriculture Doi : Advanced Online Publication 2015 10.1016/S2095-3119(15)61032-2 A B Fig. 7 Nematocidal activity of Chinese leek extract on the Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White, 1919) Chitwood, 1949. 48 h after treatment, almost all of the nematodes deposited into 25 μL of Chinese leek extract in a 100-μL test system were straight, and dead (A), while almost all of the control nematodes were live and move (B). Fig. 8 The mortality rates of nematodes Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White 1919) Chitwood, 1949 J2 treated with various concentrations of aqueous extract of Chinese leek were significantly different at three time points. Error bars represent one standard error. Bars labeled with the same letters within the same time point are similar at the 5% level according to Fisher’s protected least significant difference test. 20 Journal of Integrative Agriculture Advanced Online Publication 2015 Doi:10.1016/S2095-3119(15)61032-2 Table 1 The main components identified from the crude extract of Chinese leek leaf Peak Retention Molecular Match Relative area no. time weight percent (%) (%) 1 2.497 Silanediol, dimethyl- C2H8O2Si 92 74.4 0.89 2 3.023 Acetic acid C2H4O2 60 89.9 15.36 3 3.712 Butanenitrile, 2,3-dioxo-, dioxime, O,O'-diacetyl- C8H9N3O4 211 10.4 3.20 4 4.200 Cyclohexanone, 3-hydroxy- C6H10O2 114 9.18 1.54 5 4.816 N-Chloroacetyl-3,6,9,12-tetraoxapentadec-14-yn-1-amine C13H22ClNO5 307 8.46 1.12 6 5.63 Dimethyl trisulfide C2H6S3 126 96.7 5.51 7 6.996 1,5-Diazocine, octahydro-1,5-dinitroso- C6H12N4O2 172 7.81 2.77 8 7.825 Benzeneacetaldehyde C8H8O 120 78.4 2.23 9 8.506 S-Methyl methanethiosulphonate C2H6O2S2 126 87.7 3.38 10 9.002 Cyclotrisiloxane, hexamethyl- C6H18O3Si3 222 47.3 3.87 11 10.833 4H-Pyran-4-one, 2,3-dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl- C6H8O4 144 96.9 8.29 12 11.811 4H-Pyran-4-one, 3,5-dihydroxy-2-methyl- C6H6O4 142 9.33 3.71 13 12.739 6-Methylenebicyclo[3.2.0]hept-3-en-2-one C8H8O 120 15.6 0.95 14 13.054 6-Acetyl-β-d-mannose C8H14O7 222 15.9 2.28 15 15.04 2-Methoxy-4-vinylphenol C9H10O2 150 68.5 5.34 16 16.082 R-Limonene C10H16O3 184 25.8 0.69 17 17.334 Gentamicin a C18H36N4O10 468 16.1 4.38 18 18.408 [1,1'-Bicyclopropyl]-2-octanoic acid, 2'-hexyl-, methyl ester C21H38O2 322 36.6 1.70 19 21.242 Desulphosinigrin C10H17NO6S 279 11.6 14.48 Components Formula 21 Journal of Integrative Agriculture Advanced Online Publication 2015 20 25.24 d-Mannose 21 43.459 Doi:10.1016/S2095-3119(15)61032-2 C6H12O6 180 12.7 16.93 C14H17NO9 343 22.5 1.39 Tetraacetyl-d-xylonic nitrile 22