Development of an innovative in vitro method for mass production of Verticillium dahliae microsclerotia
P. Sayago, F. Juncosa, A. Albarracin Orio, M. Paccioretti, V. Gonzales, M. L. Otero, D. A. Ducasse
The paper develops a new in vitro method using Pluronic F127 as a solidifying agent in potato dextrose medium to mass-produce Verticillium dahliae microsclerotia, which are infectious and capable of causing disease in tomato plants.
bioRxiv · May 10, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology