Abstract
A simple and rapid technique is reported for the preliminary screening of fungi-toxic extracts/samples by direct spotting onto silica gel plates and subsequent over-spraying with a fungal spore suspension. After incubation fungi-toxicity is indicated by a growth inhibition zone, the area of which is related to the concentration of the sample.
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B.K. Rana and V. Taneja are with the Department of Biochemistry. Faculty of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India; U.P. Singh is with the Department of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India.
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Rana, B.K., Singh, U.P. & Taneja, V. A rapid method for detecting fungi-toxic substances. World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology 12, 301–302 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00360934
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00360934