• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.131-135
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• 2011

One fungal isolate CM2 parasitic to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and S. minor causing Sclerotinia rot of lettuce was identified as Paraconiothyrium minitans based on its morphological and molecular characteristics. P. minitans CM2 grew best on PDA with pH 6.5 at $22^{\circ}C$ under alternating cycles of 12 hr near ultraviolet light and 12 hr darkness. Scleroria of S. sclerotiorum and S. minor treated with conidial suspension of P. minitans CM2 did not directly germinate and produced no apothecia.

• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.40 no.4
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• pp.282-287
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• 2012

Sclerotium cepivorum is a causal agent of white rot disease on different plants including Allium species such as garlic. A mycoparasite, Paraconiothyrium minitans S134 was selected for biological control of sclerotinia rot of garlic caused by S. cepivorum. The experiment was carried out in a garlic field in Taean from October in 2011 to June in 2012. Spore suspension of the mycoparasite was treated twice onto soil surface around garlic plants in sowing in 2011 and late Feb. in 2012, and disease rating was made June in 2012. Incidence of white rot in the twice-application plot of the mycoparasite ($5{\times}10^6$ spores/mL) and in the fluquinconazole (WP)-treated plot was 6.8% and 0.4%, respectively, whereas that of control was 19.5%. As the results, P. minitans S134 could be a prospective biofungicide for biological control of white rot of garlic.

• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.40 no.4
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• pp.271-276
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• 2012

A mycoparasite, Paraconiothyrium minitans CM2 was selected for biological control of sclerotinia rot of lettuce caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. The experiment was carried out in a lettuce greenhouse in Yangpyeong from March to April.. When lettuce sclerotinia rot showed in the early stage of occurrence, Conidial suspension of the mycoparasite was weekly treated once to three times onto soil surface around lettuce plants. Incidence of sclerotinia rot in the once-application plot of the mycoparasite ($1{\times}10^7$ spores/$m{\ell}$) and in the benomyl(WP)-treated plot was 11.0% and 2.7%, respectively, whereas that of control was 31.0%. Incidence of twice- and three-application plots of the isolate was 7.9% and 12.8%, respectively. For increasing the effect of the mycoparasite, the experiment for the timing of application of P. minitans CM2 was carried out in a lettuce greenhouse in Yangpyeong and Suwon. Control efficacy against lettuce sclerotinia rot in the soil-drenching plots of P. minitans CM2 ($5{\times}10^6$ spores/$m{\ell}$) in the planting was 75.3~84.7%, and control effect by treatment of the isolate at the pot drenching+the soil-drenching plots in the early stage of disease occurrence was 63.8~58.0%. As the results, P. minitans CM2 could be a prospective biofungicide for biological control of sclerotinia rot of lettuce.