Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1999
Abstract
Rhizobacteria have been shown to be phytotoxic to leafy spurge in laboratory assays. This field study investigated the influence of two strains of Pseudomonas fluorescens [Trevisan, (Migula)], deleterious rhizobacteria (DRB), on root weight, root bud number, and root carbohydrate content of leafy spurge at three sites located in northeast and north-central South Dakota. Soils were inoculated with 2 g of starch-based granules containing no bacteria or starch granules containing 108colony-forming units (cfu)/g of either bacterial strain LS102 (Montana origin) or LS174 (South Dakota origin). Bacterial strains were detected on root samples from treated areas. Root weight and root carbohydrate content were reduced about 20% compared to roots from control plots.
Publication Title
Weed Technology
Volume
13
Issue
4
First Page
835
Last Page
839
Format
application/pdf
Language
en
DOI of Published Version
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0890037X00042317
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Rights
Works produced by employees of the U.S. Government as part of their official duties are not copyrighted within the U.S.
Recommended Citation
Brinkman, Mark A.; Clay, Sharon A.; and Kremer, Robert J., "Influence of Deleterious Rhizobacteria on Leafy Spurge (Euphorbia esula) Roots" (1999). Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science Faculty Publications. 235.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/plant_faculty_pubs/235