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Induction of Traps of Nematophagous Fungi using Panagrellus redivivus

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FOLLOWING the revived interest in biological control of plant-parasitic nematodes through use of nematode-trapping fungi, much attention is being devoted to collection, identification and economic utilization of these ubiquitous microfloræ.

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TARJAN, A. Induction of Traps of Nematophagous Fungi using Panagrellus redivivus . Nature 185, 779–780 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/185779a0

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