Characterization of some culture factors affecting oxalate degradation by the mycoparasite Coniothyrium minitans

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 173-180

  Ren, L ^a,b   Li, G ^a   Jiang, D ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Coniothyrium minitans; Oxalate degradation; PH; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; OXALIC ACID;

ACIDIC PH; AMBIENTS; CONIOTHYRIUM MINITANS; MYCELIAL GROWTH; MYCOPARASITES; OXALATE DEGRADATION; PH; PLANT PATHOGEN; POTATO-DEXTROSE; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM;

NUTRIENTS;

AMMONIUM OXALATE; NITROGEN; OXALATE SODIUM; OXALIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON; FUNGUS; GENE; GROWTH RATE; MYCOPARASITE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PATHOGEN; PH;

ARTICLE; CARBON SOURCE; CONIOTHYRIUM MINITANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL BIOMASS; FUNGAL SCLEROTIUM; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MYCELIAL GROWTH; MYCOPARASITE; NONHUMAN; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM;

CONIOTHYRIUM MINITANS; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 72449197566     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04415.x     Document Type: Article

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