A new method to induce sclerotial differentiation in Polyporus umbellatus by split-plate culture

Mycological Progress

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 957-960

  Yin, W Q ^a   Guo, S X ^a   Xing, Y M ^a   Xing, X K ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Nutrient limitation; Polyporus umbellatus; Sclerotial differentiation; Split plate culture

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; POLYPORUS UMBELLATUS; SCLEROTIUM (ASCOMYCOTA);

EID: 84867546147     PISSN: 1617416X     EISSN: 18618952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11557-011-0802-x     Document Type: Article

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