Effects of ultraviolet radiation, simulated or as natural sunlight, on conidium germination and appressorium formation by fungi with potential as mycoherbistats

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 451-469

  Ghajar, Feridon ^a   Holford, Paul ^a   Cother, Eric ^b   Beattie, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

appressoria; Colletotrichum orbiculare; Conidia; microcycle conidiation; Plectosporium alismatis; UVA; UVB

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FUNGUS; GERMINATION; SPORULATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM ORBICULARE; FUNGI; PLECTOSPORIUM ALISMATIS;

EID: 33745125025     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150500532642     Document Type: Article

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