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TL;DR: The studies conclude that F. perrepae is specific to L. microphyllum, poses little or no risk to native or cultivated ferns in North and South America, and therefore should be considered for release in Florida.
Abstract: The leaf galling eriophyid mite Floracarus perrepae is a widespread and damaging herbivore of Old World climbing fern, Lygodium microphyllum, across its native range in tropical and subtropical Asia and Australia; and was therefore selected as a candidate biological-control agent for the invasive fern in Florida, USA. The host testing of F. perrepae focused on Lygodium species from North America and the Neotropics, along with threatened or endangered ferns from Florida. Sporeling ferns were used for the initial no-choice screening and F. perrepae showed normal development on the Florida genotype of L. microphyllum with 33.0 ± 4.6 mites per marginal leaf roll gall, modest development on the North American native Lygodium palmatum with 29.0 ± 9.3 mites per roll, and minor development on six other fern species (4.0–0.3). Leaf rolls were induced only on Lygodium species and full rolls were common only on L. microphyllum. These same six non-target plant species were tested again as more mature plants in both no-choice and choice tests and F. perrepae developed only on L. microphyllum. Lethal minimum temperature and cold stress tests were also conducted on F. perrepae. These tests revealed that it would not likely establish north of USDA hardiness zone 8a (−9.5 to −12.2°C), which means it would not overlap with L. palmatum from temperate North America. Our studies conclude that F. perrepae is specific to L. microphyllum, poses little or no risk to native or cultivated ferns in North and South America, and therefore should be considered for release in Florida.

13 citations


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TL;DR: Column chromatographic techniques were used for isolation and purification of chemical constituents of Lygodium japonicum and their structures were identified by spectroscopic analysis.
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To study the chemical constituents of Lygodium japonicum. METHOD Column chromatographic techniques were used for isolation and purification of chemical constituents of this plant and their structures were identified by spectroscopic analysis. RESULT Eight compounds were isolated and identified as tilianin (I), kaempferol-7-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside (II), kaempferol (III), p-coumaric acid (IV), hexadecanoic acid 2, 3-dihydroxy-propyl ester (V), daucosterol (VI), beta-sitosterol (VII, and 1-hentriacontanol (VIII) respectively. CONCLUSION Compounds I, II, V, VI, VII, VIII were isolated from L. japonicum for the first time, compounds I, II, V were isolated from genus Lygodium for the first time.

6 citations