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Methods for the production and use of sclerotia of Sclerotium cepivorum in field germination studies
Author(s) -
COLEYSMITH J. R.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
plant pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.928
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1365-3059
pISSN - 0032-0862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3059.1985.tb01376.x
Subject(s) - sclerotium , biology , germination , botany , agronomy
Methods are described for maintaining isolates of Sclerotium cepivorum and for producing large numbers of sclerotia of this organism for field studies. Techniques for testing the viability of sclerotia and for measuring their germination in response to host plants are also described together with other aspects of field studies.