[APWG] NEWS: Fungus may help stop invasive spread of tree-of-heaven

[Kwong, Olivia]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140508111030.htm

Fungus may help stop invasive spread of tree-of-heaven

Date: May 8, 2014
Source: Penn State
Summary: A naturally occurring fungus might help curb the spread of an
invasive tree species that is threatening forests in most of the United
States, according to researchers. Researchers tested the fungus --
Verticillium nonalfalfae -- by injecting it into tree-of-heaven, or
Ailanthus, plots. The treatment completely eradicated the tree-of-heaven
plants in those forests.

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