What benefits of Myrothecium verrucaria have been cited in the scientific literature?
An endochitinase (MvEChi) produced by Albifimbria verrucaria is reported to inhibit Ustilago maydis and Bipolaris sorokiniana mycelium growth and to display anti-feedant activity with induced mortality against Helicoverpa armigera. Beyond fungal targets, Myrothecium verrucaria is well studied in the literature for bioherbicidal activity against kudzu and giant salvinia.
1AAPFCO-accepted claims
Listing details- Beneficial to plants and/or soils.
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2Potential claims from the literature
Reported to inhibit mycelial growth and conidium germination of Botrytis cinerea in vitro via metabolites and culture extracts
Reported to exhibit broad-spectrum biocontrol activity against Lasiodiplodia theobromae and Elsinoë ampelina in addition to Botrytis cinerea
Reported to significantly reduce disease severity of gray mold on grape leaves of the susceptible cultivar Red Globe when culture extracts were applied prior to B. cinerea inoculation
Reported to produce a total chitinase activity of 0.4 U/ml after 10 days of incubation in Czapek's liquid medium
Reported to inhibit mycelial growth and sclerotia formation of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, with crude extracts demonstrating broad-spectrum antifungal activity against S. sclerotiorum and other phytopathogens, and significant control of sclerotinia rot on lettuce plants in vitro and in glasshouse trials
Reported to suppress sclerotinia rot in lettuce through a biocontrol mechanism attributed to reduction of oxalic acid secretion by S. sclerotiorum
Reported to have been well studied for the biological control of important weeds, including kudzu and giant salvinia (bioherbicidal activity)
Reported to degrade cell walls of an ascomycete (Fusarium equisetii) and an oomycete (Pythium ultimum) through production of extracellular hydrolytic enzymes including beta-glucanases, carboxymethyl cellulases, and chitinases
Reported to produce an endochitinase (MvEChi) that exhibits in vitro antifungal activity against plant pathogenic fungi Ustilago maydis and Bipolaris sorokiniana, significantly inhibiting mycelium growth
Reported to produce an endochitinase (MvEChi) that displays potent anti-feedant activity and induced mortality against the insect pest Helicoverpa armigera
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