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A sporulation medium forDiscula destructiva, the dogwood anthracnose fungus

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A growth medium incorporating finely ground oak or maple leaf tissue was developed for the purpose of increasing in vitro conidium production by the dogwood anthracnose pathogen,Discula destructiva.

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  1. Department of Forest Resources, Clemson University, 29634-1003, Clemson, South Carolina, USA

    Susan D. McElreath &  Frank H. Tainter

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McElreath, S.D., Tainter, F.H. A sporulation medium forDiscula destructiva, the dogwood anthracnose fungus. Current Microbiology 26, 117–121 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01577347

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