Suppression Efficiency of Some Chemicals to the Glebal Dispersion of Sphaerobolus sp. Which Deteriorated the Ornamental Plants

Abstract

Deterioration and damage to the leaves and stems of the ornamental plants, Spathiphyllum floribundum and Neoregelia sp., as a result of glebal attachment was observed at a greenhouse in Matsuo Town, Chiba Pref., Japan. These glebas were discharged from the fruit body of Sphaerobolus sp. which forms on the surface of the soil. Treatment of these fruiting bodies with validamycin liquid and by mixing mepronil dust with compost soil were effective in reducing glebal dispersion.