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Pesticides alternative strategy for Removal of Weed (Pueraria montana, Kudzu)

dc.date.accessioned2022-02-17T17:21:42Z
dc.date.available2022-02-17T17:21:42Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://open.fsc.org/handle/resource/1189
dc.titlePesticides alternative strategy for Removal of Weed (Pueraria montana, Kudzu)en
dcterms.descriptionBoyette CD, Abbas HK, Walker HL, 2001. Control of kudzu with a fungal pathogen derived from Myrothecium verrucaria. U.S. patent No. 6,274,534 B1, Aug. 14, 2001:1-6.en
dcterms.descriptionBoyette CD, Walker HL, Abbas HK, 2002. Biological control of kudzu (Pueraria lobata) with an isolate of Myrothecium verrucaria. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 12(1):75-82.en
dcterms.issued2014en
dcterms.languageenen
dcterms.publisherFSC Internationalen
dcterms.subjectForestryen
dspace.entity.typePublication
fsc.subjectPesticidesen
fsc.subjectChemicalsen
is.contributor.memberForest Stewardship Councilen
is.coverage.countryUnited States of Americaen
is.coverage.countryAlpha2USen
is.coverage.regionNorthern Americaen
is.focus.productsPesticidesen
is.focus.sectorsForestryen
is.focus.sectorsAgricultureen
is.focus.sustainIssueForests and ecosystemsen
is.focus.sustainIssuePesticides, fertilizers, and antibioticsen
is.focus.sustainOutcomeForests and ecosystemsen
is.focus.sustainOutcomePesticides, fertilizers, and antibioticsen
is.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international983
is.pesticide.alternativeMethodRemovalen
is.pesticide.alternativeStrategyBoyette et al. (2001,2002) tested Myrothecium verrucaria, as a biological control agent for kudzu. The USDA-ARS biological control team showed that M. verrucaria applied at a high spore rate of 2x108 conidia/ml caused greater than 90% mortality of both young and old kudzu seedlings. They also determined that the disease severity increased with an increase in temperature to 30-40°C, suggesting that this mycoherbicide could be very active in the summer in the southern USA. The virulence of M. verrucaria against kudzu was increased in formulation with an organosilicon surfactant to cause 100% mortality of kudzu in the greenhouse and in the field 2 weeks after spraying at a rate of 2x107. As fungal activity requires the surfactant, the risk of the fungus spreading beyond the sprayed field is minimal.en
is.pesticide.alternativeTrialNoen
is.pesticide.alternativeTypeSpecific strategy - Biocontrolen
is.pesticide.biocontrolAgentMyrothecium verrucariaen
is.pesticide.pestNameKudzuen
is.pesticide.pestSpeciesPueraria montanaen
is.pesticide.pestTypeWeeden
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