Bioherbicidal Activity of (Formerly ) on Glyphosate-Resistant .

The effects of the bioherbicidal activity of the fungal phytopathogen, (AV), formerly , on glyphosate-resistant and -susceptible (horseweed) were examined in greenhouse and field studies. Spray applications of mycelial formulations of AV infected both glyphosate-resistant and -susceptible plants at various growth stages. Young plants in the rosette leaf stage of growth were controlled more efficaciously than were older plants that had bolted or that were in the inflorescence stage; nevertheless, severe injury and mortality also occurred in mature plants.

Whole-Genome Sequence and Draft Assembly of the Biocontrol Fungal Pathogen Albifimbria verrucaria CABI-IMI 368023.

We report here the whole-genome sequence and draft assembly for a bioherbicidal strain of Albifimbria verrucaria, CABI-IMI 368023, which was formerly identified as . This isolate has been well studied for the biological control of important weeds, including kudzu and giant salvinia.

Effects of the Fungal Bioherbicide, on Peroxidase, Pectinolytic and Proteolytic Activities in Sicklepod Seedlings.

Certain plant pathogens have demonstrated potential for use as bioherbicides for weed control, and numerous studies have been published on this subject for several decades. One of the early examples of an important fungal bioherbicide is , isolated from the weed sicklepod (). To gain further insight into biochemical interactions of this fungus and its host weed, we examined the effects of this bioherbicide on various enzymes associated with plant defense.

Taxonomic Evaluation of a Bioherbicidal Isolate of , Formerly .

The fungal genus was once polyphyletic but a recent reconsideration of the family spilt it into several genera. The ex-neotype specimen of the species is now recognized as . The well-studied plant pathogen and candidate bioherbicide CABI-IMI 368023, previously identified as , was analyzed morphologically and genetically and found to be most consistently aligned with the other representatives of .

Bioherbicidal activity from washed spores of Myrothecium verrucaria.

The fungal plant pathogen, Myrothecium verrucaria, is highly virulent to several important weed species and has potential utility as a bioherbicide. However the production of macrocyclic trichothecene mycotoxins by this fungus presents significant safety concerns. It was discovered that trichothecenes are removed from M.