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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144697203321

Autore

Leslie John F. <1953->

Titolo

The fusarium laboratory manual [[electronic resource] /] / John F. Leslie and Brett A. Summerell ; photographs by Suzanne Bullock

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ames, Iowa, : Blackwell Pub., 2006

ISBN

1-281-31794-2

9786611317942

0-470-27837-4

0-470-27646-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (402 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SummerellBrett A

Disciplina

632/.4677

Soggetti

Fusarium

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-368) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Fusarium Laboratory Manual; Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1. Introduction; Techniques and Methods; 2. Media - Recipes and Preparation; 3. Techniques for Recovering Fusarium; 4. Techniques for Growing and Maintaining Fusarium; 5. Vegetative Compatibility Groups (VCGs); 6. Fertility Concepts; 7. Nucleic Acid Analyses; Taxonomy and Identification of Fusarium; 8. A Brief History of Fusarium Taxonomy; 9. Species Concepts in Fusarium; 10. Teleomorphs of Fusarium; 11. Practical Approaches to Identification; Species Descriptions; 12. Morphological Characters; 13. Species Descriptions; References

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Sommario/riassunto

For the first time in over 20 years, a comprehensive collection of photographs and descriptions of species in the fungal genus Fusarium is available. This laboratory manual provides an overview of the biology of Fusarium and the techniques involved in the isolation, identification and characterization of individual species and the populations in which they occur. It is the first time that genetic, morphological and molecular approaches have been incorporated into a volume devoted to Fusarium identification. The authors include descriptions of species, both new and old, and