Identification of phytotoxic metabolites of a new Fusarium sp. inhibiting germination of Shiga hermonthica seeds

An undescribed species of Fusarium was isolated from the parasitic plant Striga hermonthica in Sudan. When grown both on liquid and solid media this strain produced toxic compounds causing the total suppression of germination of Striga seeds. Purification of the liquid culture led to the isolation a...

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Main Authors: A. Boari, A. Evidente, A.E. Idris, M. Vurro, M.A. Abouzeid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2003-04-01
Series:Phytopathologia Mediterranea
Online Access:https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/4998