Effects on Secondary Metabolite Contents in Eucalyptus Strains Damaged by Leptocybe invasa

Abstract:

In order to understand the changes in secondary metabolite of Eucalyptus demaged by Leptocybe invasa, the contents of flavonoid and tannin in 24 strains of Eucalyptus invasived by L. invasa were studied. The results showed that flavonoid content in Eucalyptus leaves increased significantly after damaged by L. invasa, and the flavonoid content in high sensitive strains was significantly lower than that in other strains. The tannin content in high-resistant strains was significantly higher than that in high-sensitive strains before damaged by L. invasa. The tannin content in high-resistant strains declined at first, and then increased after infected by L. invasa. Therefore, tannin and flavonoid contents in Eucalyptus leaves could be used as indexes to detect whether Eucalyptus damaged by Leptocybe invasa or not.