Water potential affects Coniothyrium minitans growth, germination and parasitism of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum sclerotia

Fungal Biology

Volumn 115, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 871-881

  Jones, E Eirian ^a   Stewart, Alison ^a   Whipps, John M ^b  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coniothyrium minitans; Matric potential; Osmotic potential; Sclerotia; Sclerotial parasites; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum; Trichoderma spp.

Indexed keywords

WATER;

BIOCONTROL AGENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNGUS; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; OSMOSIS; PARASITISM; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL WATER; VIABILITY; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ANTIBIOSIS; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CHEMISTRY; FUNGUS SPORE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCELIUM; OSMOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; SOIL; VIRULENCE;

ANTIBIOSIS; ASCOMYCOTA; MYCELIUM; OSMOSIS; PLANT DISEASES; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SPORES, FUNGAL; VIRULENCE; WATER;

BIONECTRIA OCHROLEUCA; CONIOTHYRIUM MINITANS; FUNGI; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 80052026002     PISSN: 18786146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2011.06.016     Document Type: Article

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