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Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation
BIOLOGY, CULTURING & FIELD RELEASE OF PUCCINIA SPEGAZZINII: A CLASSICAL
BIOCONTROL AGENT FOR MIKANIA MICRANTHAKUNTH (MILE-A-MINUTE) IN PNG
A. Kawi (NARI PNG)K. Kurika (NARI PNG)J. Moxon (NARI PNG)J. Saul-Maora (CCI PNG)J. Fidelis (CCI PNG)M. Day (BQ Aust)
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M. micrantha origin & ecology
• Asteraceae• Native to tropical America• Aggressive vine - grows 1 m/month• Grows to ~1200 m altitude• Spreads vegetatively & by seed• 000’s seeds by wind & machinery
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M. micrantha distribution & impact
• 17 South Pacific island countries• Most SE Asian countries• Australia (NQ) – under eradication• Plantations & subsistence farms• No. 1 weed in oil palm and cocoa• Cause 10-20% reduced yield• 5% potential yield loss – loose fruit• Losses up to $10 million p.a.
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Project Background
• Project commenced in 2006• Funded by ACIAR managed by Qld
Govt.• Involved PNG & Fiji• Aim to reduce weed impact via
introduction of biocontrol agents
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Puccinia spegazzinii
• Autoecious, microcyclic rust• Ex eastern Ecuador• Tested by CABI-UK for India &
Taiwan• Tested further for PNG & Fiji• Imported into Fiji & PNG Nov 2008• Culturing method developed in PNG
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Culturing method
• 3-4 week old cuttings with 3-4 pairs of leaves placed under large plants with mature pustules
• Left in sealed perspex box for 48 hrs @ 26oC
• Placed in screenhouse for pustules to develop
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Chlorotic spots after 6 days
Teliospores after 11 days
Basidiospores after 15 days (3 mm)
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Field inoculation method
• 50 cups placed in field where rust is well established
• 10 cups removed each day• Plants held for pustule
development• Plants left in the field for 4-5
days gives good infection
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Comparative growth experiments (PNG)
• Paired trials using inoculated & control plants
• Height/length of stem• No. nodes• Dry weight• Single- & multiple-stem plants• Quarantine, Shadehouse, full sun,
under cocoa
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Comparative growth experiments (PNG)
Screenhouse Cocoa Block
Screenhouse Cocoa Block
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Field Releases & Establishment
• Released widely >520 sites in 15 provinces in PNG
• Pustules at ~130 sites, in 9 prov. & spread 37 km
• Some prov. still to check• Poor establ. in dry areas• Releases & monitoring continuing
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P. spegazzinii status in PNG
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Field Monitoring (PNG)
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Future Activities
• Project extended to Dec 2011• Continue to rear & release rust• Check release sites for establishment in all provinces• Continue to collect data from detailed monitoring sites• Monitor spread of the rust• Conduct surveys in areas where mikania is controlled• Potential for other countries where mikania is a problem
• e.g. China, Taiwan, India, Solomon Islands & Vanuatu
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Summary
• P. spegazzinii is host specific• Easy to culture in lab & field• Significantly reduces growth rate• Reduces % cover at some sites• Widely distributed and spreading• Potential to control mikania in
wet areas• Has potential for other countries
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Acknowledgements
• ACIAR• PNGOPRA• NARI Regional staff• PNG Provincial officers• Dr Carol Ellison, CABI Europe-UK