The impact of the flower mite Aceria acroptiloni on the invasive plant Russian knapweed, Rhaponticum repens, in its native range
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2014
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Asadi, Gorban AliGhorbani, Reza
Cristofaro, Massimo
Chetverikov, Philipp E.
Petanović, Radmila
Vidović, Biljana
Schaffner, Urs
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Rhaponticum repens (L.) Hidalgo is a clonal Asteraceae plant native to Asia and highly invasive in North America. We conducted open-field experiments in Iran to assess the impact of the biological control candidate, Aceria acroptiloni Shevchenko & Kovalev (Acari, Eriophyidae), on the target weed. Using three different experimental approaches, we found that mite attack reduced the biomass of R. repens shoots by 40-75 %. Except for the initial year of artificial infestation by A. acroptiloni of R. repens shoots, the number of seed heads was reduced by 60-80 % and the number of seeds by 95-98 %. Morphological investigations of the mite complex attacking R. repens at the experimental field site revealed that A. acroptiloni was by far the dominant mite species. We conclude that the mite A. acroptiloni is a promising biological control candidate inflicting significant impact on the above-ground biomass and reproductive output of the invasive plant R. repens.
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Above-ground biomass / Acari / Acroptilon / Asteraceae / Classical biological control / Pre-release studies / Seed productionSource:
Biocontrol, 2014, 59, 3, 367-375Publisher:
- Springer, Dordrecht
Funding / projects:
- Wyoming Biological Control Steering Committee
- United States Department of Agriculture - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services - Center for Plant Health Science and Technology (USDA-APHIS-CPHST)
- Montana Weed Trust Fund, through Montana State University
- Agrobiodiversity and land-use change in Serbia: an integrated biodiversity assessment of key functional groups of arthropods and plant pathogens (RS-MESTD-Integrated and Interdisciplinary Research (IIR or III)-43001)
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-014-9573-z
ISSN: 1386-6141
WoS: 000336396200010
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84901337687
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Poljoprivredni fakultetTY - JOUR AU - Asadi, Gorban Ali AU - Ghorbani, Reza AU - Cristofaro, Massimo AU - Chetverikov, Philipp E. AU - Petanović, Radmila AU - Vidović, Biljana AU - Schaffner, Urs PY - 2014 UR - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3523 AB - Rhaponticum repens (L.) Hidalgo is a clonal Asteraceae plant native to Asia and highly invasive in North America. We conducted open-field experiments in Iran to assess the impact of the biological control candidate, Aceria acroptiloni Shevchenko & Kovalev (Acari, Eriophyidae), on the target weed. Using three different experimental approaches, we found that mite attack reduced the biomass of R. repens shoots by 40-75 %. Except for the initial year of artificial infestation by A. acroptiloni of R. repens shoots, the number of seed heads was reduced by 60-80 % and the number of seeds by 95-98 %. Morphological investigations of the mite complex attacking R. repens at the experimental field site revealed that A. acroptiloni was by far the dominant mite species. We conclude that the mite A. acroptiloni is a promising biological control candidate inflicting significant impact on the above-ground biomass and reproductive output of the invasive plant R. repens. PB - Springer, Dordrecht T2 - Biocontrol T1 - The impact of the flower mite Aceria acroptiloni on the invasive plant Russian knapweed, Rhaponticum repens, in its native range EP - 375 IS - 3 SP - 367 VL - 59 DO - 10.1007/s10526-014-9573-z ER -
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Asadi, G. A., Ghorbani, R., Cristofaro, M., Chetverikov, P. E., Petanović, R., Vidović, B.,& Schaffner, U.. (2014). The impact of the flower mite Aceria acroptiloni on the invasive plant Russian knapweed, Rhaponticum repens, in its native range. in Biocontrol Springer, Dordrecht., 59(3), 367-375. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-014-9573-z
Asadi GA, Ghorbani R, Cristofaro M, Chetverikov PE, Petanović R, Vidović B, Schaffner U. The impact of the flower mite Aceria acroptiloni on the invasive plant Russian knapweed, Rhaponticum repens, in its native range. in Biocontrol. 2014;59(3):367-375. doi:10.1007/s10526-014-9573-z .
Asadi, Gorban Ali, Ghorbani, Reza, Cristofaro, Massimo, Chetverikov, Philipp E., Petanović, Radmila, Vidović, Biljana, Schaffner, Urs, "The impact of the flower mite Aceria acroptiloni on the invasive plant Russian knapweed, Rhaponticum repens, in its native range" in Biocontrol, 59, no. 3 (2014):367-375, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-014-9573-z . .