Abstract
Rhizoctonia repens M 32, a mycorrhizal isolate from Orchis militaris requires both a carbohydrate (glucose or sucrose) and an amino acid (aspartic acid, glycine, serine, or glutamic acid) for growth. The fungus does not require an exogenous supply of vitamins in vitro.
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Powell, K.B., Arditti, J. Growth requirements of Rhizoctonia repens M 32. Mycopathologia 55, 163–167 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00491502
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