| Author | Kurose, D., Renals, T., Shaw, R., Furuya, N., Takagi, M. & Evans, H. |
| Year | 2006 |
| Title | Fallopia japonica, an increasingly intractable weed problem in the UK: Can fungi help cut through this Gordian knot? |
| Type | Paper |
| Source | Mycologist Vol 20 (4): 126-129. |
| Illustrations | Colour photographs |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Reviews the ecology and genetic diversity of Japanese Knotweed in the UK and in its native Japan. Considers several exotic fungi as candidates for biological control. |
| Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Mycosphaerella | a genus of ascomycetes | Fungi: Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae | |
| Current | Puccinia phragmitis | a rust fungus | Fungi: Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae | |
| Current | Puccinia polygoni-amphibii var tovariae | Fungi: Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae | ||
| Current | Fallopia convolvulus | Black-bindweed | Plantae: Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae |
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