Artificial infection of Cirsium arvense with the rust pathogen Puccinia punctiformis by imitation of natural spore transfer by the weevil Ceratapion onopordi

Weed Research ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
E MÜLLER ◽  
P JUD ◽  
W NENTWIG
Keyword(s):  
Cirsium Arvense ◽  
Artificial Infection ◽  
Rust Pathogen ◽  
Puccinia Punctiformis

Some dynamics of spread and infection by aeciospores of Puccinia punctiformis, a biological control pathogen of Cirsium arvense

2015 ◽  
Vol 88 ◽  
pp. 18-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.K. Berner ◽  
E.L. Smallwood ◽  
M. Vanrenterghem ◽  
C.A. Cavin ◽  
J.L. Michael ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Cirsium Arvense ◽  
Puccinia Punctiformis

The role of clonal growth in the pathosystem Cirsium arvense – Puccinia punctiformis

1994 ◽  
Vol 72 (6) ◽  
pp. 832-836 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Frantzen
Keyword(s):  
Growth Pattern ◽  
Clonal Growth ◽  
Rust Fungus ◽  
Cirsium Arvense ◽  
Biological Weed Control ◽  
Lower Probability ◽  
Spatial Growth ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Puccinia Punctiformis

The impact of the pathogenic rust fungus Puccinia punctiformis on the population dynamics of the clonal host plant Cirsium arvense was studied using field data and a matrix population model. To account for the spatial growth pattern of C. arvense, the study area was divided into cells of 10 × 10 cm. The cells were classified as empty (no C. arvense shoots), diseased (shoots infected by P. punctiformis), or healthy. The spatial growth pattern of C. arvense could be described as static or dynamic. Abundance of C. arvense depended largely on dynamic clonal growth. Shoots produced by dynamic clonal growth had a lower probability to be infected by P. punctiformis than shoots produced by static clonal growth. Dynamic clonal growth seemed to serve as a mechanism of disease escape. The results are discussed with respect to the use of P. punctiformis as biological agent for control of C. arvense in grasslands. Key words: clonal growth, disease escape, Puccinia punctiformis, Cirsium arvense, biological weed control.

CEUTORHYNCHUS LITURA (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE): BIOLOGY AND FIRST RELEASES FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF THE WEED CANADA THISTLE (CIRSIUM ARVENSE) IN ONTARIO, CANADA

1973 ◽  
Vol 105 (12) ◽  
pp. 1489-1494 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. P. Peschken ◽  
R. W. Beecher
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Release Site ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Circumstantial Evidence ◽  
Cirsium Arvense ◽  
Female Development ◽  
Canada Thistle ◽  
Breeding Stock ◽  
Puccinia Punctiformis

AbstractCeutorhynchus litura (F.) laid an average of 123 eggs per female. Development from egg to adult took about 6 weeks at room temperature, followed by an obligatory diapause of 3–4 months. In laboratory rearings a maximum of only an 8-fold increase over the original breeding stock was achieved in one generation. The weevil was released against the weed Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.) near Belleville, Ont., in 1967. Near the centre of the release site on about 400 m2, thistle shoots have decreased to 4% of their former density of about 3–7 shoots per 0.25 m2. Circumstantial evidence indicates that the weevil aided in the spread of thistle rust Puccinia punctiformis (Str.) Rohl.

BIOCONTROL OF CANADA THISTLE (CIRSIUM ARVENSE): RELEASES AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CEUTORHYNCHUS LITURA (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) IN CANADA

1981 ◽  
Vol 113 (9) ◽  
pp. 777-785 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. P. Peschken ◽  
A. T. S. Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Good Control ◽  
Control Agent ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Reproductive Capacity ◽  
Cirsium Arvense ◽  
Canada Thistle ◽  
Noticeable Reduction ◽  
Puccinia Punctiformis

AbstractCeutorhynchus litura (F.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is established since 1967 in Ontario, and is increasing slowly on nine release sites in five provinces. The weevil is not a good control agent because its reproductive capacity does not compensate for losses inflicted by cultivation and the stress resulting from larval mining is so light that it produces no noticeable reduction in the vigour of Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.). In contrast to earlier findings, it is doubtful that C. litura aids in the spread of the rust Puccinia punctiformis (Str.) Rohl. Further stress factors from other insects or pathogens are needed to control this vigorous weed.

scholarly journals Sunflower rust (Puccinia helianthi Schwein) (literature review)

2021 ◽  
pp. 88-92
Author(s):  
E. S. Lepeshko
Keyword(s):  
International Committee ◽  
Racial Composition ◽  
Artificial Infection ◽  
Breeding Material ◽  
Puccinia Helianthi ◽  
Rust Pathogen ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Selection For ◽  
High Yields

Diseases caused by fungi, bacteria and viruses are a serious obstacle to high yields of sunflower seeds. One of the most harmful fungi is the rust pathogen (Puccinia helianthi Schw.). Based on the analysis of domestic and foreign scientific literature, there has been presented the information on the history of the study of sunflower rust, the biology of the pathogen, the racial composition of its populations, the pathogenesis of the disease and selection for resistance to this disease in the Russian Federation and in other countries of the world. There has been considered the contribution of G.V. Pustovoit and her students in the development of breeding sunflower material with rust resistance based on interspecific hybridization of cultivated sunflower with wild species. There has been shown the contribution of the researchers W.E Sackston, T.J. Gulay, S. Masirevic and others, who proposed methods for assessing breeding material for resistance to a pathogen, methods of artificial infection of plants in a greenhouse and a field, who developed differentiator lines of the rust races. Currently, when calculating the virulence and race code of Puccinia helianthi, there is used a nomenclature adopted by a special international committee. Recently, there have been reports from different countries of the emergence of new, more aggressive races of the causative agent of sunflower rust. In Russia, the work on the study of this pathogen has also expanded. The scientists have monitored the rust races and revealed the racial composition of the fungus populations on sunflower in the regions with a strong manifestation of the disease (Tambov, Saratov and Lipetsk regions, Krasnodar Area). Based on the studied literature data, there has been made a conclusion that it is necessary to expand and accelerate work on monitoring the racial composition of populations of the rust pathogen in agrocenoses and developing breeding material that is resistant to the identified races.

scholarly journals Current status of classical biological control of Cirsium arvense in New Zealand

2010 ◽  
Vol 63 ◽  
pp. 273-273
Author(s):  
M.G. Cripps ◽  
G.W. Bourd?t ◽  
S.V. Fowler ◽  
G.R. Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Natural Enemies ◽  
Classical Biological Control ◽  
Growth Characteristics ◽  
Cirsium Arvense ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Perennial Herb ◽  
Rust Pathogen ◽  
The Impact

Cirsium arvense (L) Scop (Californian Canada or creeping thistle) is an exotic perennial herb that successfully established in New Zealand (NZ) approximately 130 years ago and is now considered one of the worst invasive weeds in NZ arable and pastoral systems Two insects Cassida rubiginosa and Ceratapion onopordi were recently released for classical biological control Studies carried out from 2006 to 2009 in both the native (Europe) and introduced (NZ) ranges of the plant aimed to quantify C arvense growth characteristics and assess incidence of the specialised rust pathogen Puccinia punctiformis in regions with and without the supposed pathogen vector C onopordi In permanent field plots natural enemies were excluded with insecticides and fungicides and compared with controls The impact of C rubiginosa was also assessed under different pasture competition scenarios The survey data indicate that C arvense expresses similar growth characteristics in both ranges and that incidence of the rust pathogen is similar in both ranges regardless of the presence of C onopordi The data suggest that the overall suite of natural enemies is capable of exerting some regulating influence on the plant in its native range but that the released biocontrol agents will not likely have a significant impact on this weed in NZ

Puccinia punctiformis. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu. Ya. Tykhonenko
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
North America ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Rhode Island ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Infected Plant ◽  
Systemic Infection ◽  
Cirsium Arvense ◽  
Puccinia Punctiformis

Abstract A description is provided for Puccinia punctiformis. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. DISEASE: Rust of Cirsium species only. Since 1923 there has been some interest in North America and New Zealand in using P. punctiformis as an agent of biocontrol against Cirsium arvense, which is a malicious weed in grassland, especially during the change from intensive to extensive management (ecological cropping systems may also increase the incidence of this weed). On its own, P. punctiformis does not contain the host, but studies have shown that populations of the host can decline by 95% when the rosette weevil, Hadroplontus [Ceutorhynchus] litura, is also present. The effectiveness is, however, questionable because rhizomes of creeping thistle grow faster than the fungus can pervade them. HOSTS: Cirsium arvense, C. incanum (Compositae). GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: NORTH AMERICA: Canada (British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec, rare in the prairies), USA (California, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin). ASIA: Afganistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizia, Russia (East Siberia, Omsk, Primorski krai), Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. AUSTRALASIA: Australia, New Zealand. EUROPE: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia (Bashkir Republic, Ivanovo, Karelia Republic, Kursk, Leningrad, Moscow, Nizhni Novgorod, Rostov, Samara, Saratov, Tatar Republic, Tver, Volgograd, Voronezh, Vyatka, Yekaterinburg), Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine. TRANSMISSION: The mycelium survives in rhizomes of the infected plant and the next spring spreads up causing systemic infection of the new season's leaves and stems; urediniospores are disseminated by air currents; teliospores hibernate in the dead tissue of the host plant and then germinate to produce basidia with basidiospores, which re-infect the host plants.

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