Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 12:16:28 -0400 (EDT)
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From: g01r1329@campus.ru.ac.za
My name is Jakob Raath, I am doing my honours in Botany at a university called
Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa. I am looking for help regarding
mosses as the moss specialists are few and far between here in South Africa, if
fact there are about two I think.
I am conducting an experiment on mosses and their response to fire for an
honours project but the mosses are dying due to a fungus invading the petri
dishes jeopradising my experiment. and thats why I thought that contacting the
Bryologist publication was my best option either foe advice or to be forwarded
to someone who actually may have experience with this type of problem.
As I said its a fungus, I subjected samples diaspore bank from two different
sites to simulated fire treatments in an oven. one site has indigenous plants
and the other is a site with many exotics. so I am comparing not only the
diversity of from each site but also what effect fire of different temperatures
and durations have. So far the results have been interesting as far
more species
come up in the indigenous diaspore bank than that of the exotic.
also different growth patterns and species are appearing with different
treatments.
but a fungus is killing these germinating spores steadily and I need to get rid
of the fungus could you recommend something such as a fungicide that would not
kill the mosses but just the fungus or someone who knows.
any feedback would be greatly appreciated
thank you
Jakob Raath
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