[PCA] plant materials for biocontrol testing

[Rob Fiegener]

Hi - I'm forwarding a message for the USDA.  Please reply to Jeromy Biazzo,
not me.  Thanks!
 
>-----Original Message-----
>From: jb262 at cornell.edu [ <mailto:jb262 at cornell.edu>
mailto:jb262 at cornell.edu]
>Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 1:00 PM
>To: rob at nativeseednetwork.org
>Subject: Native seeds for USDA biological control program
>
I am a biologist with the USDA-ARS in Ithaca, New York. My supervisor, Dr.
Lindsey Milbrath and I are developing a biological control program for the
exotic invasive swallow-worts, Vincetoxicum rossicum and V. nigrum. In
preparation for assessing the host range of potential arthropod control
agents for the swallow-worts, we are accumulating related plant species
(nearly 60 species is our goal). I have included the list of specific
species relevant to our current efforts. We are willing to accept all forms
of live plant tissue whether it be whole plants, vegetative cuttings for
propagation or recently collected seed. Your assistance is greatly
appreciated to any extent you can offer. Perhaps there are seed purveyors
and or colleagues that come to mind that you might refer us to?
 
Apocynaceae
Asclepias meadii Torr. ex Gray           Mead's milkweed  
Asclepias viridiflora Raf.        green milkweed
Asclepias welshii N.& P. Holmgren   Welsh's milkweed
Cynanchum racemosum (Jacq.) Jacq. Talayote
Matelea gonocarpos (Walt.) Shinners             angularfruit milkvine  
Matelea obliqua (Jacq.) Woods.          climbing milkvine
Funastrum angustifolium (Pers.) Liede and Meve      gulf coast swallow-wort

Metastelma barbigerum Scheele         bearded swallow-wort
Metastelma palmeri S. Watson           MacCart's swallow-wort
Marsdenia edulis Wats.
Periploca graeca L.      silkvine
Trachelospermum difforme (Walt.)    climbing dogbane  
Cycladenia humilis Benth.      Sacramento waxydogbane

Gentianaceae
Bartonia virginica (L.) B.S.P. yellow screwstem, Virginia bartonia   
Centaurium erythraea Rafn     European centaury  
Gentianella quinquefolia (L.) Small    agueweed  
 
Loganiaceae
Mitreola petiolata (J.F. Gmel.) Torr. & Gray  lax hornpod  
 
Scrophulariaceae
Polypremum procumbens L.   juniper leaf

 
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Jeromy Biazzo
Biologist
USDA Agricultural Research Service
U.S. Plant, Soil and Nutrition Laboratory
Tower Road, Ithaca, NY 14853-2901 USA
Voice: (607) 254-6417
FAX: (607) 255-1132
Email: jb262 at cornell.edu  <http://www.ars.usda.gov/naa/ithaca/ppru>
http://www.ars.usda.gov/naa/ithaca/ppru
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