A COMPARISON OF AGAR FILM TECHNIQUES FOR ESTIMATING FUNGAL BIOVOLUMES IN LITTER AND SOIL

被引:53
作者
LODGE, DJ [1 ]
INGHAM, ER [1 ]
机构
[1] OREGON STATE UNIV,DEPT BOT & PLANT PATHOL,CORVALLIS,OR 97331
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/0167-8809(91)90101-3
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S [农业科学];
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09 ;
摘要
Three techniques for making agar films are compared, and two methods of estimating hyphal lengths are discussed. Hyphal length was less variable in agar films made using coverslip wells than those made using hemacytometers or micropipettes. Examples are given showing the use of variance estimates in optimizing experimental designs.
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