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Long‐term conservation of living fungal pathogens
Author(s) -
Bazzigher G.,
Kanzler Esther
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
european journal of forest pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1439-0329
pISSN - 0300-1237
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0329.1985.tb01043.x
Subject(s) - vitality , term (time) , biology , physics , genetics , quantum mechanics
Three simplified freeze drying methods have proved partieularly successful for the long‐term conservation of phytopathogenie fungi. Tests revealed no loss of vitality after up to 25 years of storage. The determination of the maximum lethal temperature allows the storage life of lyophilised fungi to be estimated.