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Microbes collected from invasive plants at the C&O Canal are potential biological control agents
Through a series of photographs, the author examines microbes that might infect healthy invasive plants and could potentially function as a biocontrol agent.
Invasive plants degrade natural resources and reduce the recreational quality of landmaintained by NPS. Controlling invasive plants is especially difficult in areas where chemicalherbicides are undesirable or mechanical removal is impractical. Biological control ofinvasive plants using microbes (fungi, bacteria and viruses) can be a sustainable approach toweed management in sensitive environments. Researchers from the U.S. Department ofAgriculture are collecting microbes from plants at the C&O Canal in order to evaluate theirefficacy as weed biological control agents. Over 100 microbes were recovered from invasiveplants in 2021, including a fungus not previously recorded in the United States thatsignificantly reduces the growth of invasive perilla mint. The possible use of this plantpathogen as a biological control agent highlights the value of microbial diversity found onNPS managed land. Note: poster developed for the National Capital Region Spotlight 2022.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Code: CHOH
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Latitude: 39.5996513366699, Longitude: -77.9448394775391
Latitude: 39.5996513366699, Longitude: -77.9448394775391
2022/04/20
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Organization: National Capital Area
Address: 1100 Ohio Drive SW, Washington, DC 20242
Email: ncr_uerla@nps.gov
Address: 1100 Ohio Drive SW, Washington, DC 20242
Email: ncr_uerla@nps.gov
Monday, April 17, 2023 9:06:10 PM
Monday, April 17, 2023 9:06:10 PM
Fulcher_NPS_2022_Poster_1Apr2022_508.pdf
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