Interactions between a leafhopper and rust fungus on the invasive plant Asparagus asparagoides in Australia: A case of two agents being better than one for biological control

Biological Control

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 322-330

  Turner, Peter J ^a,b   Morin, Louise ^b   Williams, David G ^a   Kriticos, Darren J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Additive impact; Asparagus asparagoides; Below ground plant organs; Biological control; Impact evaluation; Insect plant pathogen interactions; Invasive plants; Leafhopper; Puccinia myrsiphylli; Rust fungus; Synergistic impact; Weeds; Zygina sp.

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGUS; ASPARAGUS ASPARAGOIDES; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; PUCCINIA MYRSIPHYLLI; TUBER (TRUFFLE); UREDINALES; ZYGINA;

EID: 77955270814     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2010.06.005     Document Type: Article

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