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US 5,753,592 AGranted
Acremonium mycoherbicide for biocontrol of dandelion
AssigneeThermo Trilogy Corporation
InventorsAngel Mintz, James F. Walter
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Abstract
Spores of a biocontrol fungus, Acremonium sp. ATCC 74368, have been found to function well as a biocontrol agent in a method for biocontrol of dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).
Claims4
A substantially pure preparation of an Acremonium fungal strain effective to induce disease in a dandelion plant as measured in a plant disease and mortality assay.
A substantially pure preparation of Acremonium sp. ATCC 74368.
A method for inducing disease in a dandelion plant, the method comprising the steps of:
- administering to the plant an amount of an Acremonium fungus effective to induce disease in the plant as measured in a plant disease and mortality assay at a selected moisture level and temperature;
- wherein the treated dandelion plant has an increased rate of disease relative to an untreated plant.
A composition effective for biocontrol of dandelions comprising:
- Acremonium spp. ATCC 74368;
- and an inert carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.