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Sulphur requirements of Curvularia pallescens Boed., Alternaria citri Ell. and Pierce and A. tenuis auct

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Sulphur requirements ofCurvularia pallescens, Alternaria citri, andA. tenuis have been studied. The fungi exhibited selectivity towards different sulphur compounds. Magnesium sulphate gave best growth and sporulation of the three fungi and it could not be replaced by any other sulphur compound.

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Hasija, S.K. Sulphur requirements of Curvularia pallescens Boed., Alternaria citri Ell. and Pierce and A. tenuis auct. Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata 39, 139–143 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02053487

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