Gibbago trianthemae, a Recently Described Hyphomycete with Bioherbicide Potential for Control of Horse Purslane (Trianthema portulacastrum)
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Scientific Societies in Plant Disease
- Vol. 72 (4) , 354-355
- https://doi.org/10.1094/pd-72-0354
Abstract
Gibbago trianthemae, the causal agent of leaf spot on horse purslane, was isolated from diseased plants collected in Brazos County. TX, [Texas, USA] in 1984. Plants sprayed with conidia at 1 .times. 103 spores/ml or more were killed within 9 days. In host-range studies, the fungus was pathogenic only to horse purslane and not to 18 other crop and weed species in 11 plant families. Results of both pathogenicity and host-range studies demonstrate that this fungus may be a useful agent for the biological control of horse purslane.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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