Accession Number:
ADP003603
Title:
Biological Control Technology Development: Microbiological Control of Eurasian Watermilfoil,
Descriptive Note:
Corporate Author:
MASSACHUSETTS UNIV AMHERST
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1984-06-01
Pagination or Media Count:
10.0
Abstract:
Studies reported previously have shown that inoculation of Myriophyllum spicatum and M. heterophyllum with enzyme-enhanced pectinolytic or cellulolytic microorganisms originally isolated from these species significantly accelerated plant necrosis. Subsequent studies, reported herein have attempted to assess plant response to inoculation under a variety of stress conditions, to define infection thresholds, and to enlarge the scale of infection trials.