Germination of Spores of Marasmiellus epochnous.

Abstract

Basidiospores of Marasmiellus epochnous from fructifications produced in cultures on dead grass stems proved viable when shed on to a nutrient agar surface. Cultures re-established from the germinated spores and built up on sterile dead herbaceous stems caused w ilt of healthy Japanese mint (Mentha arvensis var. piperascens) when these stem pieces were used as inoculum.