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Ellison, C.A.
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2008-12-12T10:39:59Z |
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2008-12-12T10:39:59Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2004 |
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dc.description |
This item was scanned with a HP 4850 Scanjet at 300 dpi and consists of 15 pages. |
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dc.description.abstract |
Tea (Camellia sinensis) is particularly susceptible to competition by weeds, and implementation of controlpractices requires considerable inputs from the farmer. Biological control (BC) using fungal natural enemies offers a sustainable, environmentally friendly and cost effective alternative strategy for the control of weeds. Two approaches can be considered in this strategy: classical biological control (CBC) of invasive alien weeds using their coevolved natural enemies, from the centre of origin of the weed; and inundative control using those pathogens that can be mass-produced, and which are already present in the country where the weed is a problem. The BC potential of 22 important weeds in tea in Asia is presented; it includes four weeds where CBC has already been successfully implemented somewhere in the world. A case study on the CBC of the invasive alien weed Mikania rnicrantha, using the coevolved rust fungus Puccinia spegauinii (from Latin America), in the Assam tea-growing region of India is discussed. |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Ellison, CA, 2004, 'Biological Control of Weeds using Fungal Natural Enemies: A New Technology for Weed Management in Tea?', International Journal of Tea Science volume 3, issue 1&2, pp. 4-20 |
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0972-544X |
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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/8371 |
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en |
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dc.publisher |
International Society of Tea Science (ISTS) |
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dc.rights |
International Society of Tea Science (ISTS) |
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dc.subject |
Tea |
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dc.subject |
Camellia sinensis |
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dc.subject |
Assam |
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Invasive alien weeds |
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Classical biological control |
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Bioherbicides |
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Fungal natural enemies |
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dc.subject |
Mikania micrantha |
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dc.subject |
Pathogens |
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dc.title |
Biological control of weeds using fungal natural enemies : a new technology for weed management in tea? |
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dc.type |
Article |
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