AN APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY ON GERMINATION OF FUNGOUS SPORES

1 July 1955

journal article
Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Botany

Vol. 33 (4) , 289-292
https://doi.org/10.1139/b55-023

Abstract

An apparatus is described by which fungous spores can be uniformly distributed on microscope slides. A procedure is outlined whereby Petri dishes can be converted into airtight humidity chambers, the humidity of which can be readily checked. It was found that above 94% relative humidity maximum germination among Beauveria bassiana spores occurs at 28 °C.

Keywords

GERMINATION
FUNGOUS SPORES
TEMPERATURE
APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING
HUMIDITY
EFFECTS

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The measurement of very low relative humidities
Proceedings of the Physical Society, 1936