Ergosterol content as a measure of biomass of potential biological control fungi in liquid cultures

Holz als Roh - und Werkstoff

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 115-117

  Dawson Andoh, B E ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; FUNGI; GROWTH (MATERIALS); PLANT CELL CULTURE;

ERGOSTEROL CONTENT; G SOLANI; GLIOCLADIUM ROSEUM; LIQUID CULTURES; MARIANNAEA ELEGANS; POTENTIAL BIOLOGICAL CONTROL FUNGI; TRICHODERMA PSEUDOKONINGII;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EID: 0036555306     PISSN: 00183768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00107-001-0274-9     Document Type: Article

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