Control of kudzu with a fungal pathogen derived from Myrothecium verrucaria
AssigneesThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Louisiana Tech University Foundation, Inc.
InventorsClyde D. Boyette, Hamed K. Abbas, Harrell L. Walker
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Abstract
Methods for the biological control of kudzu (Pueraria lobata) using the fungus Myrothecium verrucaria have been developed. In typical applications, conidia of the fungus are applied by means of a liquid surfactant to kudzu in amounts effective to produce plant lesions which kill or suppress the kudzu. A strain of M. verrucaria is on deposit with the Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, La., and with the patent collection of the International Mycological Institute in surrey, UK, where it has been assigned deposit number IMI 368023.
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A method for the biological control of kudzu comprising the application of a herbicidally effective amount of Myrothecium verrucaria thereto.
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