Myrothecium verrucaria - A potential biological control agent for the invasive 'old world climbing fern' (Lygodium microphyllum)

BioControl

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 399-411

  Clarke, Tainya C ^a   Shetty, Kateel G ^a   Jayachandran, Krishnaswamy ^a   Norland, Michael R ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Everglades National Park   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Exotic; Lygodium; Myrothecium; Schizaeceae

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FERN; FUNGUS; GROWTH RESPONSE; INVASIVE SPECIES; PATHOGENICITY; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; SOIL MICROORGANISM; WEED CONTROL;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

FILICOPHYTA; FUNGI; LYGODIUM; LYGODIUM MICROPHYLLUM; MYROTHECIUM; MYROTHECIUM VERRUCARIA; PINUS ELLIOTTII;

EID: 34247395406     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-006-9035-3     Document Type: Article

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