Kudzu (Pueraria Lobata): Potential agricultural and industrial resource

Tanner, Robert D.; Hussain, Sajid; Hamilton, Lindsey A.; Wolf, Frederick A.

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“…Various management and eradication programs have been explored to control the spread of kudzu in the US, including intensive herbicide application (Harrington et al, 2003;Miller, 1996;Miller and Edwards, 1983), livestock grazing (Bonsi et al, 1992), industrial use of the plant (Tanner et al, 1979), and use of the plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola (Britton et al, 2002).…”

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Survey of phytophagous insects and foliar pathogens in China for a biocontrol perspective on kudzu, Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen and S. Almeida (Fabaceae)

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of phytophagous insects and foliar pathogens in China for a biocontrol perspective on kudzu, Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen and S. Almeida (Fabaceae)" (2006 AbstractA three-year survey of kudzu foliage, seed, stems, and roots for associated phytophagous insects was conducted to establish basic information about the insect communities that kudzu harbors in China and to assess the abundance, diversity and damage caused by these insects. Diseases of kudzu were also surveyed in southern China. A total of 116 phytophagous insect species in 31 families and 5 orders were collected from kudzu in China, in six feeding guilds: foliage, sap, stem, terminal, seed and root feeders. The impact of foliage feeders varied from site to site and year to year, and over the course of the growing season. The mean percent defoliation of kudzu over all plots and years was 13.3 § 1.9%, but ranged as high as 34%. Two insect species fed on shoots and clipped oV terminals. Infestation of new shoots was high, with nearly half of all shoots clipped. Nearly half of the vines showed damage from stem borers, again varying through the season. Two species of insects attacked kudzu roots, mainly the cerambycid beetle Paraleprodera diophthalma (Pascoe), which caused considerable damage to both small (young, <3.4 cm diameter) and large (older, >6 cm diameter) roots. Insects also caused substantial seed damage. Imitation rust, caused by Synchytrium minutum [ D S. puerariae (P. Henning) Miyabe], was the most commonly observed disease of kudzu. Several of these species have potential as biological control agents for kudzu in the US. 

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“…Kudzu was initially planted in the southeastern United States in the 1930's and 1940's as cattle fodder, for erosion control, and as a means to reclaim mine spoils (Wechsler 1977, Tanner et al 1979). Since that time, much cultivated land in the Southeast has been abandoned, with the concomitant escape of kudzu.…”

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“…Since that time, much cultivated land in the Southeast has been abandoned, with the concomitant escape of kudzu. It is a difficult plant to control due to its lack of natural predators, rapid growth rate, and resistance to conventional herbicides and burning (Tanner et al 1979). It is a difficult plant to control due to its lack of natural predators, rapid growth rate, and resistance to conventional herbicides and burning (Tanner et al 1979).…”

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“…It is now considered a pest in most areas, competitively replacing more desirable native vegetation types (Wechsler 1977, Tanner et al 1979. However, it may eventually represent an economic asset, with possible exploitation as a source of sugar, fiber for clothing, wallpaper, paper, etc., and as a protein-rich forage supplement (Tanner et al 1979). However, it may eventually represent an economic asset, with possible exploitation as a source of sugar, fiber for clothing, wallpaper, paper, etc., and as a protein-rich forage supplement (Tanner et al 1979).…”

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“…It is a difficult plant to control due to its lack of natural predators, rapid growth rate, and resistance to conventional herbicides and burning (Tanner et al 1979). However, it may eventually represent an economic asset, with possible exploitation as a source of sugar, fiber for clothing, wallpaper, paper, etc., and as a protein-rich forage supplement (Tanner et al 1979). Darwin (1880) separated rapid reversible leaf movements into two types, depending upon whether they 1 Manuscript received 19 September 1984;revised 6 May 1985;accepted 20 May 1985. resulted in the lamina being oriented perpendicular (diaheliotropism) or parallel (paraheliotropism) to the sun's direct rays.…”

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Kudzu Leaf Energy Budget and Calculated Transpiration: The Influence of Leaflet Orientation

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Teramura²

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Leaflet orientation in exposed and shaded leaves of Pueraria lobata kudzu was measured during four phenological periods in central Maryland. Exposed leaflets had,rando~ azimuths but showed a strong diurnal orientation away from direct solar radiation. Shaded leaflets oriented towards diffus~ light sources and did not change angle or azimuth diurnally. Energy budget simulations and field mampulations revealed that the orientation response reduced incident midday irradiance by oD:e-half, leaf temperature by 5°-6°C, and calculated transpirational water loss by 18-26% under midsummer co~d~twns, ~ompared to horizontal leaves. We hypothesize that these movements may also play a role m I~provmg water u~e ~fficienc)_' and in avoiding thermal and photoinhibitory damage to the photosynt~etlc apparatus. Prehmmary evidence suggests that kudzu may represent a widespread group of perenmal, canopy-developing species in subtropical and temperate biomes that share this particular suite of leaf movement responses.

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Kudzu (Pueraria Lobata): Potential agricultural and industrial resource

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Survey of phytophagous insects and foliar pathogens in China for a biocontrol perspective on kudzu, Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen and S. Almeida (Fabaceae)

Survey of phytophagous insects and foliar pathogens in China for a biocontrol perspective on kudzu, Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen and S. Almeida (Fabaceae)

Kudzu Leaf Energy Budget and Calculated Transpiration: The Influence of Leaflet Orientation

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