Detailed visualisation of hyphal distribution in fungal mycelia growing in heterogeneous nutritional environments

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-28

  Ritz, Karl ^a   Millar, Sandra M ^a   Crawford, John W ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

fungus; heterogeneity; hyphal distribution; mycelium; nutrition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS GROWTH; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FUNGI; RHIZOCTONIA; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE;

EID: 0029937168     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-7012(95)00077-1     Document Type: Article

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