Journal
SCIENTIA AGRICOLA
Volume 78, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
UNIV SAO PAOLO
DOI: 10.1590/1678-992X-2018-0292
Keywords
Nostoc commune; DNA; cyanobacteria; herbicides; management
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- Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA) Endowed Research Fund at the University of Florida/IFAS
- USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture [FLA-FTL-005697]
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Greenhouses and nurseries provide favorable conditions for the growth of nuisance algal mats, which poses safety concerns and encourages the spread of unwanted pests and pathogens. Few effective strategies are available for managing algal problems, with chemical methods showing varying efficacy depending on surface and algae type. Sodium carbonate peroxyhydrate was found to be the most effective chemical for controlling Nostoc in different surfaces.
Greenhouses and nurseries provide ideal environments for facilitating the formation of nuisance algal mats. Algal growth poses safety concerns to horticulturists and stimulates the propagation of unwanted plant pests and pathogens. To date, few strategies and data are available to effectively manage algal problems. The effectiveness of five algaecides was tested on two varying surfaces of greenhouses in situ to elucidate the efficacy of chemical methods of removing algae. Moreover, Nostoc commune (Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault) was treated on ceramic tiles in vitro, as it is a common alga in greenhouses and nurseries. We found that each algaecide had different effects, depending on the chemical applied, the surface to which the chemical was applied, and finally the types of algae that were targeted. Algaecides across the surfaces tested demonstrated that algal cell characteristics and communal makeup played an important role in algaecide efficacy, where mucilaginous algae were replaced by sheath-forming filamentous cyanobacteria. We found sodium carbonate peroxyhydrate to be the most effective chemical in terms of controlling Nostoc on tarp, gravel, and ceramic surfaces.
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