Host range ofCercospora piaropi andAcremonium zonatum, potential fungal biocontrol agents for waterhyacinth in Mexico |
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| Authors: | M. Martínez Jiménez E. Gutiérrez López |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Instituto Mexicano de Tecnologia del Agua, Coordinación de Tratamiento y Calidad del Agua Subcoordinacion de Hidrobiología y Evaluatión Ambiental Paseo Cuaunháhuac 8532 Progreso, 62550 Jiutepec, Mor., México C.P. |
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| Abstract: | The host ranges ofCercospora piaropi andAcremonium zonatum, fungi native to Mexico and pathogens of waterhyacinth(Eichhornia crassipes), were evaluated using 31 plant species (some with several cultivars tested) representing 22 families of economic and ecological importance. The results showed that only waterlettuce(Pistia stratiotes), another abundant weed in Mexico, was infected byC. piaropi. The use of those pathogens in the biological control of waterhyacinth would not be expected to affect plants of economic and ecological importance in Mexico. |
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| Keywords: | Eichhornia crassipes host range Cercospora piaropi A creinoniurn zonatum |
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