Examination of sclerotial germination in Sclerotinia minor with an in vitro model

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 450-455

  Burgess, D R ^a,c   Hepworth, G ^b  

^a Institute of Plant Sciences   (Australia)

^b Institute for Horticultural Development   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exogenous nutrient; Field sclerotia; Germination stimulus

Indexed keywords

HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 0030047868     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b96-055     Document Type: Article

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