In vitro production of basidiospores of crinipellis perniciosa the causative agent of witches' broom disease of cocoa
Bastos, C.N.; Andebrhan, T.
Transactions of the British Mycological Society 88(3): 406-409
1987
DOI: 10.1016/s0007-1536(87)80016-5
Accession: 005650474
The report is the first account of the production of basidiospres from in vitro mycelial cultures of C. perniciosa. It is concluded that specific light and temperature regimes may be responsible for stimulating spore production.