Effects of carbon concentration and carbon-to-nitrogen ratio on growth, conidiation, spore germination and efficacy of the potential bioherbicide Colletotrichum coccodes

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 333-838

  Yu, X ^a   Hallett, S G ^a   Sheppard, J ^a   Watson, A K ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

C:N ratio; Carbon concentration; Colletotrichum coccodes; Conidiation; Mycoherbicide

Indexed keywords

CARBON; HERBICIDE; NITROGEN;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOSYNTHESIS; FUNGUS; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS SPORE; NONHUMAN; SPOROGENESIS;

EID: 0031690422     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900534     Document Type: Article

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