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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2013
University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Knoxville, TN (US);
Nicole Labbe, Knoxville, TN (US);
Bonnie H. Ownley, Knoxville, TN (US);
Kimberly D. Gwinn, Knoxville, TN (US);
Naima Moustaid-Moussa, Lubbock, TX (US);
Doris H. D'Souza, Knoxville, TN (US);
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, Knoxville, TN (US);
Abstract
Switchgrass is an increasingly important biofuel crop, but knowledge of switchgrass fungal pathogens is not extensive. The purpose of this research was to identify the fungal pathogens that decrease crop yield of switchgrass grown in Tennessee and to investigate a potential sustainable disease management strategy from a value-added by-product of the switchgrass biofuel conversion process. The specific objectives were 1) to identify and characterize prevalent fungal pathogens of switchgrass in Tennessee, 2) assess switchgrass seed produced in the United States for seedborne fungal pathogens, and 3) evaluate switchgrass extractives for antimicrobial activity against plant pathogens.