PROTHIOCONAZOLE TOLERANT CRYPTOCOCCUS FLAVESCENS STRAINS FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT

Authors

David A. Schisler, Morton, IL
Michael J. Boehm, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2012

Citation

United States Patent, Patent No.: US 8,241,889 B2

Comments

Public Domain

Abstract

Strains of Cryptococcus flavescens which are superior antagonists of F. graminearum for suppression and control of FHB in cereals, particularly in wheat and barley, are described. The strains are prothioconazole tolerant variants of previously described C. flavescens OH 182.9 (NRRL Y-30216). Moreover, these prothioconazole tolerant variants exhibit significantly increased efficacy against F. graminearum in comparison to the parent strain OH 182.9.