Abstract

Among the woody invasive alien species colonizing non-crop areas, Ailanthus altissima (Tree ofhaven) is one of the worst and most damaging weeds. It spreads everywhere in urban, suburban andnatural areas creating dense stands and causing much damage including biodiversity loss. Its controlis very difficult because of its fast growth, its capability of regenerating as 'suckers' from buds on theroots and stem after mechanical interventions, and its production of large numbers of seeds that areeasily scattered in the environment. Within the "LIFE Alta Murgia" Project, founded by the EuropeanCommission, aimed at eradicating A. altissima from the Alta Murgia National Park using innovativeand eco-friendly control techniques, the suitability of potential microbial biological agents wereexplored. Two fungal pathogens were isolated from diseased plants, identified, tested forpathogenicity and aggressiveness, and studied for the production of bioactive metabolites. The firstresults of the studies on the two fungal agents, including the chemical and biological characterizationof the metabolites and their potential as natural herbicides, are presented.

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• Boari Angela , Casella Francesca , Fanelli Francesca

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• Casella F.; Boari A.; Cimmino A.; Fanelli F.; Cristofaro M.; Evidente A.; Vurro M.

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2018

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