Fractal analysis of subsurface growth of a genetically modified strain of Gliocladium virens and its parental strain

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2271-2276

  Classen, J J ^a,b,c   Liu, W ^b   Kenerley, C M ^b   Whittaker, A D ^b  

^a ASAE ^*  (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractal geometry; Fungus; Genetic engineering; Growth

Indexed keywords

FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM SP.; FUNGI; GLIOCLADIUM; HYPOCREA VIRENS;

EID: 0030484891     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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