The influence of substrate and temperature on the sporulation of Fusarium avenaceum and its virulence on marsh reed grass

Mycological Research

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1145-1151

  Winder, Richard S ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CONIDIUM; CULTURE MEDIUM; PLANT EXTRACT; SPOROGENESIS; STRAW; TEMPERATURE; VIRULENCE; WEED CONTROL;

FUNGAL DISEASE; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; SPORULATION; SUBSTRATE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VIRULENCE; WEED CONTROL;

ANIMALIA; CALAMAGROSTIS CANADENSIS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM AVENACEUM; GIBBERELLA AVENACEA; PHRAGMITES; POACEAE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0033509928     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756298008272     Document Type: Article

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