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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leslie, John F., 1953-

Contributor:

Summerell, Brett A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fusarium--Laboratory manuals.

Fusarium.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (402 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Pub., 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9786611317942

9781281317940

1281317942

9780470278376

0470278374

9780470276464

0470276460

OCLC:

437224644