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Newsletter Author(s): Yuen, Gary Author Affiliation: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Title: UNL research towards biological control of turfgrass diseases - Part II Source: Center for Grassland Studies [Newsletter]. Vol. 7, No. 1, Winter 2001, p. 3-4. # of Pages: 2 Publishing Information: Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources Keywords: TIC Keywords: Biological disease control ; Fungus infection ; Enzyme activity ; Disease resistance ; Chitinase ; Stenotrophomonas maltophilia ; Resistance ; Glucanase ; Biological control organisms ; Application rates ; Microorganisms Abstract/Contents: Discusses potential biological control methods of turfgrass diseases. Highlights the use of the bacterial agent Stenotrophomonas maltophilia C3, suggesting that "strain C3 produces enzymes that digest various structural components of fungi." Presents a study conducted on "the effectiveness of C3 in inhibiting plant infection by fungi...compared with that of mutant strains lacking the ability to produce chitinase." Explains potential advantages and disadvantages of biocontrol, stating that "one advantage is that defense responses can be induced throughout the plant or at some distance from the inducing agent, and thus uniform coverage of all susceptible leaf surfaces by the biocontrol agent is not required...A disadvantage...is that the amount of resistance that can be triggered by an inducing agent is dependent upon the level of 'extra' resistance that a plant can potentially express." Concludes that "microbial traits found important in biocontrol can be added to the selection criteria used in the screening for...more effective agents." Language: English References: 0 See Also: See also Part I "UNL research towards biological control of turfgrass diseases - Part I" Center for Grassland Studies , 6(4) Fall 2000, p. 1, 6 R=137822 R=137822 Note: Figures ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science -Like - may be incomplete ): Center for Grassland Studies [Newsletter]. 7(1):p. 3-4.Fastlink to access this record outside TGIF: https://tic.msu.edu/tgif/flink?recno=137809 If there are problems with this record, send us feedback about record 137809 . Choices for finding the above item : b4001421a Request through your local library's inter-library loan service (bring or send a copy of this TGIF record)
