ISHS Acta Horticulturae 446: VI International Symposium on Vaccinium Culture
CONTROL OF DODDER IN CRANBERRY VACCINIUM MACROCARPON WITH A PATHOGEN-BASED BIOHERBICIDE |
| Authors: | H.J. Hopen, F.L. Caruso, T.A. Bewick |
| Abstract:
Two fungi which were originally isolated from dodder Cuscuta (Berwick et al., 1987) have shown excellent efficacy when used singly or in combination, at several concentrations, for control of the parasitic weed, dodder, in cranberry beds in Wisconsin (WI) and Massachusetts (MA). The two fungi used in these studies were Fusarium tricinctum and Alternaria conjuncta/infectoria. Replicated field studies indicated that this bioherbicide controlled dodder when applied premergence (WI) or postemergence (MA, WI) to dodder in established cranberry beds. Replicated field studies are currently being conducted in MA and WI during the 1996 growing season. | |
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