Colony appearances of Sydowia japonica on each medium in a month. a: MA, b: MEA, c: PDA, d: CMA, e: CYA, f: YM, g: V8, h: G25N.

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Mass production of conidia of Sydowia japonica, a candidate of male-strobilus speciﬁc biocontrol agent for preventing the pollen dispersal of Cryptomeria japonica

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Dec 2013

Hayato Masuya
Yuuri Hirooka
Mitsuteru Akiba
Takanori Kubono

Reduction of the pollen counts of Cryptomeria japonica is required for control of Japanese cedar pollinosis in Japan. The fungal parasite Sydowia japonica is under consideration as a biocontrol agent for male strobili of C. japonica. This organism has been shown to be virulent only against male strobili and seems to be a potential candidate for the...