Evaluation of Puccinia carduorum for biological control of Carduus pycnocephalus in Tunisia |
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| Authors: | Dorsaf Mejri Dana Berner |
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| Institution: | 1. Institut National Agronomique de Tunisie , 1082 Tunis-Mahrajène, Tunisia;2. Foreign Disease-Weed Science Research Unit , USDA , ARS, Ft. Detrick, MD, USA |
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| Abstract: | Puccinia carduorum, a rust fungus from Italian thistle in Tunisia, was most aggressive on young growth stages of the weed in greenhouse tests. Repeated inoculations with the fungus significantly reduced weed biomass. Host-range tests suggest the fungus may be a safe biological control agent of Italian thistle in Tunisia. |
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| Keywords: | Italian thistle rust fungus classical biological control Tunisia |
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