Expanded host range testing for Verticillium nonalfalfae: Potential biocontrol agent against the invasive Ailanthus altissima

Agricultural and Biological Sciences

• Host Range 100%
• Ailanthus altissima 100%
• Verticillium 100%
• Seeds 50%
• Immune Response 50%
• Xylem 50%
• Sumac 50%
• Sassafras 50%
• Conidium 50%
• Nontarget Organism 50%
• Ailanthus 50%
• Catalpa 50%
• Dieback 50%

Keyphrases

• Verticillium Nonalfalfae 100%
• Host Range Tests 100%
• Stem Inoculation 50%
• Natural Spread 50%
• Dieback 50%
• Host-adapted 50%
• Root Defense 50%