Plant pathogens, uses

Hooker J.E., Jaizme-Vega M., Atkinson D. Biocontrol of plant pathogens using arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. In Impact of Arbuscular Mycorrhizas on Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Ecosystems. ALS, Birkhauser, Basel 1994 pp. 191-200. 

Protection Offered Copper is a broad-spectrum protectant fungicide used to protect vegetables, ornamentals, fruits, and nuts from plant pathogens. Use it in the garden to control anthracnose, bacterial leaf spot, black rot, blights, downy mildew, peach leaf curl, and Septoria leaf spot. 

The Importance of secondary plant metabolism In plant disease resistance suggests that It as an area that will provide fundamental answers to questions allowing us to manipulate weed host-pathogen Interactions for Improved biological weed control. 

Also think about quarantines if you plan to import or export plants from the United States. In 1912, the Federal Plant Quarantine Act was passed to prevent the introduction of foreign pathogens into the United States. Federal plant quarantine laws limit the importation of plants, plant products (even seeds), and soil from other countries. Some states have their own, more restrictive, exclusions. Before you bring any plant into this country, check with the US. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and your state department of agriculture to see if any restrictions apply. Write to USDA/APHIS/PP Q, Federal Center Building, Hyattsville, MD 20782, for information. 

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