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A rapid method for screening potential biological control agents of wood decay
Author(s) -
Schoeman M.,
Webber J.,
Dickinson D.
Publication year - 1994
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.1439-0329.1994.tb00981.x
Subject(s) - microfungi , biological pest control , agar , biology , agar plate , screening test , botany , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , medicine , family medicine , genetics
Sixteen isolates of microfungi, obtained from freshly felled pine, were screened for inhibitory activity on a number of wood‐decay basidiomycetes. The screening procedure employed a bi‐layer test which involved growing the potential biocontrol isolates on either agar medium or irradiated pine discs. The influence that the two different substrata had on subsequent inhibition of decay fungi may have important implications for the screening of isolates for biocontrol activity. The use of such techniques for screening biocontrol agents is discussed.