Preservation of spores of vesicular-arbuscular endophytes by L-drying.
Inez C. Tommerup,Denis K. Kidby +1 more
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Slow L-drying of spores separated from soil and supported on glass fiber filters also gave high viability for spores of some species, and a scheme for the long-term preservation of vesicular-arbuscular endophyte spores is proposed.Abstract:
The spores of four species of vesicular-arbuscular endophytes were L-dried at 22°C, and their viability was tested after heating at 80°C for up to 40 min. L-drying of spores in the soil in which they developed was a very effective method of preservation of all spore types examined. Slow L-drying of spores separated from soil and supported on glass fiber filters also gave high viability for spores of some species. A scheme for the long-term preservation of vesicular-arbuscular endophyte spores is proposed.read more
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