Effects of water potential on mycelial growth, sclerotial production, and germination of Rhizoctonia solani from potato

Mycological Research

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 725-733

  Ritchie, Faye ^a   McQuilken, Mark P ^a   Bain, Ruairidh A ^b  

^a Research and Development Department   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anastomosis group; Mycelia; Potato; Rhizoctonia solani; Sclerotia; Water potential

Indexed keywords

AGAR; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

AGAR; FUNGUS; GERMINATION; MATRIC POTENTIAL; OSMOSIS; POTATO; WATER CONTENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGUS SPORE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYPHOMYCETES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCELIUM; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; POTATO; SOIL;

AGAR; CULTURE MEDIA; MYCELIUM; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PLANT DISEASES; RHIZOCTONIA; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOIL; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SPORES, FUNGAL; WATER;

HYPHOMYCETES; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS;

EID: 33746268098     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: 14698102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycres.2006.04.008     Document Type: Article

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