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Propagation of Euphorbia esula for Leafy Spurge Biocontrol Agents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Rodney G. Lym
Rodney G. Lym*
Affiliation:
Crop and Weed Sci. Dep., North Dakota State Univ., Fargo, ND 58106
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Abstract

Efforts to screen and mass-rear insects and diseases for leafy spurge biocontrol agents have been hampered by low success in propagation and slow growth of leafy spurge in the greenhouse. The optimum greenhouse conditions for leafy spurge growth were determined. Leafy spurge was propagated from stem tip cuttings, with the basal end treated with 0.2% NAA, and the plants misted with water for 10 d. Optimum conditions for growth were 27 C air temperature, application of a complete fertilizer at 70 kg ha−1 weekly or 135 kg ha−1 biweekly 20 d after stem tip propagation, in a peat/perlite/vermiculite growth medium at pH 7 and a 16-h photoperiod. Regrowth from roots of parent plants was improved when cuttings were taken from plants at least 60 d old, and plants grew nearly twice as rapidly when the medium was maintained at 30 C compared to 22 C. Refrigeration of stem tip cuttings or roots before planting did not affect survival or growth vigor. Only gibberellic acid of nine plant growth regulators evaluated increased growth, but plants were etiolated. Biotypes from Nebraska and South Dakota were shorter than five others from the United States or Austria but had similar root and shoot dry weight. The time required to propagate vigorous leafy spurge was reduced to 2 mo compared to 6 mo required prior to the study.

Keywords

NAA, 1-naphthalene acetic acid, gibberellic acid, ent-3α,10,13-trihydroxy-20-norgibberell-1, 16-diene-7,19-dioc acid 19,10 lactoneleafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) #3 EPHESTemperaturewaterphotoperiodpHfertilizerchillingheatingbiotypesEPHES
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Weed Science , Volume 40 , Issue 2 , June 1992 , pp. 326 - 332
Copyright
Copyright © 1992 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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