biological control of water hyacinths, Eichhornia crassipes
Biosafety Level
1
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Product Format
frozen
Type Strain
no
Preceptrol®
no
Morphology
Colonies are effuse, greyish, tufted. Mycelium is mostly immersed.
Medium
ATCC® Medium 336: Potato dextrose agar (PDA)
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 26.0°C
Sequenced Data
No DNA sequencing was performed in house on this product.
Name of Depositor
R Charudattan
Chain of Custody
ATCC <<--R Charudattan<<--K.E. Conway
Isolation
water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes, Florida
References
Conway KE. Evaluation of Cercospora rodmanii as a biological control of waterhyacinths. Phytopathology 66: 914-917, 1976.
Charudattan R, et al. Biocontrol efficacy of Cercospora rodmanii on waterhyacinth. Phytopathology 75: 1263-1269, 1985.
Freeman TE, et al. Method and compositions for controlling waterhyacinth. US Patent 4,097,261 dated Jun 27 1978
