Abstract:The pathogen Culvularia lunata isolated from Echinochloa crus-galli is a potential mycoherbicide against this weed. The objectives of this study were: 1) to evaluate the safety of the pathogen as a mycoherbicide; 2) to determine the effects of E.crus-galli leaf stage, dew period, inoculation concentration, soil inoculation on the pathogenticity of the pathogen and the interaction between the pathogen and chemical herbicides. The result of host range test with 36 plant species showed that C.lunata severely infected only E.crus-galli and safe on tested crops. Under 24-h dew period, the inhibition rates of E.crus-galli were 100% and 55.6%, respectively, when the pathogen was inoculated at the 1.5-leaf stage and at the 2-leaf stage. Under 48-h dew period, the inhibition rate was up to 91.6% at the 2-leaf stage of this weed. Good E.crus-galli control was achieved when inoculated conidial amount was 1012 spore /hm2 or higher. The growth of this weed could be inhibited when the pathogen was inoculated into soil. Greenhouse experiments showed obvious synergistic effects between C.lunata and herbicide fenoxaprop-o-ethyl or quinclorac on the weed.