Some observations concerning microsclerotia and spore production of Mycoleptodiscus terrestris in culture.
Some interesting growth characteristics of Mycoleptodiscus terrestris were discovered while evaluating the fungus as a potential bioherbicide for management of the submersed macrophyte, Hydrilla verticillata. Microsclerotia were produced readily in a liquid culture medium containing a basal salts solution supplemented with corn steep liquor powder and glucose. Dried microsclerotia were capable of germinating hyphally within 24 h and sporogenically within 72 h. Initiation of spore production was not dependent on the presence of host plant material or light.
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Judy F
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US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, 3909 Halls Fenrry Road, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180, USA. Judy.F.Shearer@erdc.usace.army.mil
D001203:Ascomycota / Q000166:cytology* / Q000254:growth & development*; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry; D031321:Hydrocharitaceae / Q000382:microbiology*; D009024:Morphogenesis; D013172:Spores, Fungal
D003470:Culture Media