Studies on biomass production in auricularia polytricha collected from Wilberforce island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

American Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 182-186

  Jonathan, S G ^a   Bawo, D D S ^b   Adejoye, D O ^a   Briyai, O F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Auricularia polytricha; Biomass; Collection; Submerged culture; Wilberforce Island

Indexed keywords

EID: 60349118529     PISSN: 15469239     EISSN: 15543641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajas.2009.182.186     Document Type: Article

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