Image analysis - A valuable tool for recording and analysing development of mycelial systems

Mycologist

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 120-125

  Donnelly, Damian P ^a   Boddy, Lynne ^b   Wilkins, Malcolm F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; Extension; Fractals; Image capture; Mycelium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032886409     PISSN: 0269915X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-915X(99)80042-1     Document Type: Article

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