Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Two granular formulations of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. orthoceras to mitigate sunflower broomrape Orobanche cumana

  • Published:
BioControl Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht. f.sp. orthoceras (Appel & Wollenw.) Bilai, a potential biocontrol agent against Orobanche cumana Wallr.,was formulated into two granular forms, wheatflour kaolin (`Pesta') granules and sodium alginatepellets. The formulations were compared in terms ofeffectiveness for mitigating O. cumanaparasitism in sunflower and shelf-life forstorage. `Pesta' granules reduced the emergence of O. cumana shoots by 64% while sodium alginatepellets did not reduce the emergence rate but increased thepercentage of diseased O. cumana plants.Calculated efficacy of the application was better for`Pesta' granules. Viability of the formulatedmaterial tested in the laboratory was higher in sodium alginatepellets than in the `Pesta' formulation.However, a loss of virulence after six months of storage wasalso observed in sodium alginate pellets in agreenhouse experiment.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Bedi, J.S., 1994. Further studies on control of sunflower broomrape with Fusarium oxysporumf.sp. orthoceras-a potential mycoherbicide. In: A.H. Pieterse, J.A.C. Verkleij and S.J. ter Borg (eds), Proc. 3rd Int. Workshop onOrobanche and RelatedStriga Research. Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. pp. 539–544.

    Google Scholar 

  • Connick, W.J. Jr, C.D. Boyette and J.R. McAlpine, 1991. Formulation of mycoherbicides using a pasta-like process. Biological Control.1: 281–287.

    Google Scholar 

  • Connick, W.J. Jr, D.J. Daigle, C.D. Boyette, K.S. Williams, B.T. Vinyard and P.C. Jr Quimby, 1996. Water activity and other factors that affect the viability of Colletotrichum truncatumconidia in wheat flour-kaolin granules ('Pesta'). Biocontrol Science & Technology6: 277–284.

    Google Scholar 

  • Gomez, K.A. and A.A. Gomez, 1984. Statistical Procedures for Agricultural Research. John Wiley & Sons, New York.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hebbar, K.P., R.D. Lumsden, J.A. Lewis, S.M. Poch and B.A. Bailey, 1998. Formulation of mycoherbicidal strains of Fusarium oxysporum. Weed Science.46: 501–507.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lumsden, R.D., J.F. Walter and C.P. Baker, 1996. Development of Gliocladium virensfor damping-off disease control. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology.18: 463–468.

    Google Scholar 

  • Müller-Stöver, D., 2001. Possibilities of biological control of Orobanche crenataand O. cumanawith Ulocladium botrytisand Fusarium oxysporumf.sp. orthoceras. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Hohenheim, Germany.

    Google Scholar 

  • Müller-Stöver, D., J. Kroschel and J. Sauerborn, 2001. Viability of different propagules of Fusarium oxysporumf.sp. orthocerasduring the formulation into wheat flour-kaolin granules. In: Formulation of microbial inoculants. COST Action 830, Proceedings of a meeting held in Braunschweig, February 5-6, 1999. pp. 83–90.

  • Müller-Stöver, D., J. Kroschel, H. Thomas and J. Sauerborn, 2002. Chlamydospores of Fusarium oxysporumSchlecht f.sp. orthoceras(Appel & Wollenw.) Bilai as inoculum for wheat flour-kaolin granules to be used for the biological control of Orobanche cumanaWallr. European Journal of Plant Pathology.108: 221–228.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Nirenberg, H.I., 1976. Untersuchungen über die morphologische und biologische Differenzierung in del Fusarium-Sektion Liseola. Mitteilung Biologische Bundesanstalt für Landund Forstwirtschaft, Berlin-Dahlem.169: 1–117.

    Google Scholar 

  • Parker, C., 1994.The present state of the Orobancheproblem. In: A.H. Pieterse, J.A.C. Verkleij and S.J. ter Borg eds), Proc. 3rd Int. Workshop onOrobanche iand RelatedStriga Research. Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands. pp. 32–441.

    Google Scholar 

  • Shabana, Y.M., D. Müller-Stöver and J. Sauerborn, 2003. Granular Pesta formulation of Fusarium oxysporumf.sp. orthocerasfor biological control of sunflower broomrape: efficacy and shelf life. Biological Control.26: 189–201.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Thomas, H., J. Sauerborn, D. Müller-Stöver, A. Ziegler, J.S. Bedi and J. Kroschel, 1998. The potential of Fusarium oxysporumf.sp. orthocerasas a biological control agent for Orobanche cumanain sunflower. Biological Control.13: 41–48.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Walker, H.L. and W.J. Jr Connick, 1983. Sodium alginate for production and formulation of mycoherbicides. Weed Science.3: 333–338.

    Google Scholar 

  • Weidemann, G.J., C.D. Boyette and G.E. Templeton, 1995. Utilization criteria for mycoherbicides. In: F.R. Hall and J.W. Barry (eds), Biorational Pest Control Agents. ACS Symposium Series, Washington, DC. pp. 238–251.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. University of Hohenheim, Institute of Plant Production and Agroecology in the Tropics and Subtropics (380), 70593, Stuttgart, Germany

    D. Müller-Stöver

  2. Nisso Chemical Europe GmbH, Steinstraße 27, 40210 Düsseldorf, Germany

    H. Thomas

  3. University of Hohenheim, Institute of Plant Production and Agroecology in the Tropics and Subtropics (380), 70593 Stuttgart, Germany

    J. Sauerborn & J. Kroschel

Authors
  1. D. Müller-Stöver
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. H. Thomas
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. J. Sauerborn
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. J. Kroschel
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to D. Müller-Stöver.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Müller-Stöver, D., Thomas, H., Sauerborn, J. et al. Two granular formulations of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. orthoceras to mitigate sunflower broomrape Orobanche cumana . BioControl 49, 595–602 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:BICO.0000036438.66150.21

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/B:BICO.0000036438.66150.21

Search

Navigation