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THE presence of growing mycelium of Agaricus campestris in medium containing spores of this fungus has been shown to stimulate germination1,2; but there are no reports of a detailed analysis of the effect.
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McTEAGUE, D., HUTCHINSON, S. & REED, R. Spore Germination in Agaricus campestris L. ex Fr.. Nature 183, 1736 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1831736a0
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