Impact of osmotic and matric water stress on germination, growth, mycelial water potentials and endogenous accumulation of sugars and sugar alcohols in Fusarium graminearum

Mycologia

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 470-478

  Ramirez, M L ^a   Chulze, S N ^a   Magan, N ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fusarium graminearum; Germination; Glucose; Growth; Matric; Osmotic; Sugar alcohols; Trehalose; Water stress

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; GERMINATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; OSMOSIS;

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM; GIBBERELLA ZEAE;

EID: 2942675256     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15572536.2005.11832946     Document Type: Article

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