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TABLE 3*lo2 Antifungal substances preventing the growth of Temitarnrces, whcn incorporated In the medium. 14 days incubation at 290C. CULTURE ANTIFUNGAL SUBSTANCZ C<strong>ON</strong>CENTRATI<strong>ON</strong> HAC 12c (4) Borax 70-00 AN 33c ( 2) Cycloheximide 0106 HIC llc (3) Cycloheximide o. o6 MAC 12c (7) Dithane 0*10 HAC 12C (4) OPP o. o6 tfic lie (3) OPP o. 06 tac 12c Ox bile 5.00 MAC 12C PPP 0.20 HAC 12C (9) 13DA see Appendix I MAC nc (4) Salicylanilide 0.20 MAC 1, "Ic (3) Sodium pentachlorphenoxide 01016 HIC lic (3) Sodium pentachlorphenoxide o. o16 MC 12C (7) Sorbic acid 0.10 MAC 12c (5) Tantilc acid 10000 MAC 12c (7) Torsnic acid 5"00 IMC I 2C (4) Vanillin 10000 MAC = jermilomycos, cultures : from Macrotermes bellicosus, HIC = Termijam cps cultures from Hicrotervwn species* ELC I AN alermitg!! yces cultures from Ancistratemes ca-vithorax, Wý- gl-l 76.
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ECOLOGICAL STUDIES ON TILE SYMBIOSI
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The establishment of Tennisces in n
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3*1,5 The effect on spore geminatio
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5-7 PRI-: VMTION OF SPORE CM1111NAT
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LIST OF FIGURES Legends have been a
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LIST OF TABLES 1, egends have been
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5.2.6 Fungi cultured by direct isol
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6.21.6 The first flight and appeara
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LIST OP PLATES Leoends have been ab
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GENMAL INTRODUCTION Termites are In
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Popudacanthotermes Ethiopian 2 Spha
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(Bela perse comj, China (Cheo, 1948
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alAPrER ONP A HISTORY OF THE STUDY
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there van a connection between the
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etween A. duthipi and the basidioca
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Page 33 and 34: MAKER " WO GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS OF
Page 35 and 36: plots remained as woodland, 2 were
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Page 39 and 40: TAMZ 2olol ChemIc&I and particle si
Page 41 and 42: TABLE 2.2.1 Monthly rainfall figure
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Page 45 and 46: -ff C: ) 0 CO 0 (0 6060,0', 6::.. 0
Page 47 and 48: The soldiers may also be dimorphic,
Page 49 and 50: PLATE 2.3.1. Macrotermes bellicosus
Page 51 and 52: 2.3-2 SPECIES OF TMtITES STUDIED An
Page 53 and 54: season (Collins 1977)o It forages u
Page 55 and 56: PLATE 2.3.2 Ancistrotermes cavithor
Page 58: PIATE 2.3.4 Macrotermes bellicosus
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Page 65 and 66: They forage an the surface in the w
Page 67 and 68: MIC. 1 toots CAL& Ail
Page 69 and 70: 2.4.1 TMMXTOMYCES IN NATURE 2*4 TMM
Page 71 and 72: CHAPTEn WEE DETERMINATION OF ISOIAT
Page 73 and 74: depth was the same for all plates a
Page 75 and 76: 0,05 ol-l (Eckert et al. 1961)- As
Page 77 and 78: (e) Cornmeal agar CUS04- 51lqO@ (g)
Page 79 and 80: and Penicilliun. Several Banidlomyc
Page 81: (e) Sorbic acid Sorble acid at 0.05
Page 85 and 86: - uu b- nnmn 0000 %_. §.. A %. 0 W
Page 87 and 88: ý1- old ý 0 ýa 1. -0 . -% 0 I. A
Page 89 and 90: 3-1.3-',, ', ConclusiOns (1) Substa
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Page 93 and 94: 0 0o1: 1, .n R a I- ? in p pp 6- 0
Page 95 and 96: '"l r 8 (A fl- bo. '2 lot. a -4 1-
Page 97 and 98: (1) Substances appearino to be unsu
Page 99 and 100: slight controlling Offect on the _P
Page 101 and 102: CWI (3) - MI + Denlate (OoOl gl-Jý
Page 103 and 104: I II It UU f) n oo (D iD aa bd. to
Page 105 and 106: distilled water 19000 ml Kl'. ': IP
Page 107 and 108: 3*2*3 ]RESULTS AND DISCUSSION The r
Page 109 and 110: 3.3,1 3-3 DETEMINATION OF THE OPTIK
Page 111 and 112: TABLE, 3.3.3 Analysis of variance o
Page 113 and 114: SLn3 21 MOC 240C 290C 320C 350C 20K
Page 115 and 116: Mean diameter of colony (m m) 16-1
Page 117 and 118: FIGURE 3.3-3. Mean diameter of Term
Page 119 and 120: Mean diameter of colony (M m) 16 14
Page 121 and 122: Change in mean diametE (mm) 1 day 1
Page 123 and 124: [3-[3 Macrotermes bellicosus A-A M.
Page 125 and 126: 3-3-4 DISCUSSION The growth curves
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Page 129 and 130: 3.4.1 INTRODUCTION 3*4 MMIMNATION O
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OD 154 4. o 4.3 4.6 4.9 5. " 5.5 4.
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Mean 15 I diameter 13 I 9 1 7 5 of
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Mean diameter of colony (M m) 20 -t
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tolerant of low 01 values than thos
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3.5 GROWTH OF DIFFERWT TLP-MITOMYCE
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FIGURE 3-5-1- (a), (b)v (c), (d), (
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16- Me an 1 0 diameter of colony (m
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TABLE 3-5.12 Analysis of variance o
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TABLZ 3.5.3 The growth of Termitomy
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FIGURE 3.5.2. Regression of growth
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CHAPTEn FOUR TERHITOWCES IN CULTURE
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44 (A ig In tr ý (+ re- m 0 fD r (
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to F IR 0 0 t oe l l. aW 0 ýa 9)-
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AN 93
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IS 5' SI PLATE Termitomyces culture
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PLATE 4.1.2. TermitomIces cultures
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TA= 4,1,3 production of cultural my
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TABLE 4.1.5 Production of mycotUtes
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more favourable for their productio
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#W. FA 40 60 0 P. * n ic 3 32 f+ ti
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": I p I a *m. ". 4 S 0 (+ 11 3 -%A
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1649 FIGURZ 4*2*1* Lengtb, of Termi
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FIGURE 4.2*2. Width of Termitomyces
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4.2.3 -PISCUSSION Spores were not p
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4.3.1 MMUDS 4.3 BLASTMPME, GMMINATI
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a0 FiGuRE 4.3-1- (a)q (b), (c), Pro
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4.3.3 DISCUSSION The blastospores g
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5-1-1 INTPODUCTION 5.1 HMIMS In ord
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The Isolation of Termft2=ces, posiD
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developing on the plates. %- The nu
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TABLE 5*14 Number of fungal colonie
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5 days when the fungi were assigned
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circumferences of queen cell (Plate
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PLATZ- 5.2.1, Fungus comb removed f
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TABLE 5*3*1 The dimensionx of vario
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TA13LE 5,2.5 Density of Macrotermes
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J*- i 0--k M0 '0 0 b-0 101 1.0 V 42
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i TABLE 5*2.8 Analysis of variance
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1 TABLE !;, 2*10 Similarities In fu
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After approximately I week In the n
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time In the foodstore-lUngua comb s
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TABLE 5., 2*12 Mean number of Terml
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Discussion In comparing Tables 5-2*
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TABLE 5.2olt& Presence of bolus In
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m 10 0 Md re m La 0 > r 1 eg o V3 (
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5-3-1 IIMZODUCTICV AND MVIODS 5-3 M
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D 0*0 ft *** a siqnlficaný dIffere
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5,3*3 DISCUSSION There In a signifi
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"'"30 plates of "ch medium were set
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TADLE 5.4.2 He= number of t=gal tol
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The levels of significant differenc
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222o NUMB NURSE FORAGERS FORAGERS W
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On the selective medium dilution pl
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ýo 9 n er e 2: le 0-ý n 9 bm 2ý
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In the dloostive system of H, belli
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and Singh, Ungh and Singh (ITIO) ob
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Table 5-6-1 Fungi developing on Inc
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4 cr ic %-C " loo R. V Put f+ 0 OV
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TABLE 596A Foodstore afterý one ye
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1 FIGURE 5.6-3. Fungi developing on
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A . - X. '.. p ". 2 Xylaria . x. K
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N p ir
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PLATE 5.6.5. Soil plastered over in
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Discussion There was very little fu
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(1) xylaria nIqri]2ex Known ýrm Af
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Sordarin f1micala and Epicoccum nip
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The appcarance of the foodstore aft
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all species of termitest and Smay b
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loottbmley mul Fuller 1921, Trinerv
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from the wound and unworked soil fr
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Discussion The. soil freshly worked
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P. b44 >d 4 * 9 6ý a to b-ä- bo.
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Comparing the results. of both sets
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Discussion DLfferent ruggostions ha
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gastric juice so that It became a m
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5.8.1 INTRODMTION 5,11 VAIMING TECH
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1 --) D .1 7 8 270a FIGURE 5.8.1. W
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mean number of fungi 25 2C Washwate
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and TrIchoderma Are usually isolate
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6.1 MGZ IN SOILS, 6.1*1 FLTML POPUL
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u c NSD u T5 n TV **o m T!; NSD - 0
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TOM 6.1.4 Siodlarities In fungal sp
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was from a similar area althouoh wi
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0-5 ". 5-50 0-5 Pit A 5-25 2!; -50
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horizons of the soil (Swift 1976),
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plates to'datermine the generaj ran
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1 ri e c: 1 f3 &2 1 cr M 1 n tD n W
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Dizcufý. Asion The results show th
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6*2*2 ''EIASIDICCARP PRODUCTION IN
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296. Termit2=ps microcarpupq from C
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Fit 4 "0 w 00 6o ý; &I mP rA C: 4
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a 9 9 9 In 10 . 0% 61 06 ic e f* 32
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Discussion (1) Association between
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in Table 6.2.7 miy be Indorrects If
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which-aro 2-4 cm in diameter and di
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temperature In tile rAiny season rw
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OLUYrL. n SEVEN WE MYSTOWGICAL MIS
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i w Owl' " p 0 li c vi %A t" S 9 ,
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TABLS 7-1*6 Hoisture contents of my
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cmd In maintained around 93-99% (Il
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7.2.1 ýMIODS, 7.2 I! H The rAi of
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7.2-3 ]DISCUSSION Tho fungus combs,
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7-3-1 INTRODUCTION 7.3 LIGNIN DDGRA
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(b) soft rot, fungi. Under very moi
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7-3-2- )ODIODS (1) Red cabbage extr
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TABLE 7-3-3 Reaction of TermitVycom
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The reactions did not vary In any c
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7.4.1 INTRODUCTION 7.4 CELLULOSE DW
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the solution was read at 595 no aga
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0 :1 1 m 1 JAN 5 k*O 10 ýe ý tv p
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- «ý 4e _e %, >ýý . *- A. 0ý I
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enz, yme production are affected by
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ut In general the ccab in too acidi
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All those substancea are therefore
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I RR I. fD a) 00 www 99 + W. m 4 ý
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9 2 3 a W. c 5 2 0 Z
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l I r. * t+ bd. n tt o id. 1 9 p th
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Temlt2rm7ces, appears to be unusual
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7-6 MINERAL CbNTr., NT'oF taimmmiT
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FIGURE 7.6.1. Amount of nitrogen in
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0 :s-w w2 ooý. "I 0 I q+ 0) 1A r,
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7-6*3 DISCUSSION Nitro2en in genera
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needed to degrade uric acid nitroge
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on comparing the nutrient content o
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811 =MITOMYCES IN CULTURE Termit=cp
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when they left the-nesto whereas in
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workers with a lower nitrogen requi
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8*4 SIMMIOSIS BETW M- X? 4SMTS AND
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Iý8.5 EVOLUTION OF ME SYMOSIS Tito
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a viable fungus combo Construction
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APPENDICES 376.
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POTATO DEXTROSE AGAR (PDA) water 11
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APPENDIX 2 MILTONS nUID Miltons ste
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0. obscuriceRs (Wasmann) 0. patruus
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Lactarius Pers. ex Gray Lentrn-us c
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APPENDIX 5. STATISTICAL METHODS MEA
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significance was tested at p- o, o5
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(4) (5) ý6) SOURCE OF VARTATION DE
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STUDENTS t-TEIST. COMPARISON OF. IM
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REFERENCES ABO-1alATWA N. (1977). N
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*BUTCHER (1966). Cited by Ka'a"rik
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DESAI A. J. and PANDEY S. N. (1971)
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CRAY T, R, G. and WILL1AMS S. T. (1
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JOHNSON L. F. and CURL E. A. (1972)
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MANDELS M. and 'REESE H. T. (1965).
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OTIENO N. C. (1964). Contributions
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RUELLE J. E. (1970). A reviniqn of
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THORNTON R, H, (1960). Growth of fu
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WOOD T. G. and OHIAGU C, E. (1976).
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