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Artillery Fungus Publications:

Brantley, E.A., D.D. Davis, and L J. Kuhns. 2001. Biological control of the artillery fungus, Sphaerobolus stellatus, with Trichoderma harzianum and Bacillus subtilis. Journal of Environmental Horticulture 19:21-23.

Brantley, E.A., D.D. Davis, and L.J. Kuhns. 2001. Influence of mulch characteristics on growth and sporulation of the artillery fungus Sphaerobolus stellatus. Journal of Environmental Horticulture 19:89-95

Davis, D.D., L.J. Kuhns, K. Akina, and T.L. Harpster. 2004. Artillery fungus sporulation on 27 different mulches - a field study. Journal of Environmental Horticulture 22:117-123. (full text)

Davis, D.D., L.J. Kuhns, and T.L. Harpster. 2005. Use of mushroom compost to suppress artillery fungi. Journal of Environmental Horticulture. 24:212-215. (full text)

Geml, J., Davis, D.D., Geiser, D.M. 2005. Phylogenetic analyses reveal deeply divergent species lineages in the genus Sphaerobolus (Phallales: Basidiomycota). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 35:313-322. (full text)

Geml, J., Davis, D.D., Geiser, D.M. 2005. Systematics of the genus Sphaerobolus based on molecular and morphological data, with the description of Sphaerobolus ingoldii sp. nov. Mycologia 97:680-694. (full text)

Geml, J., D.D. Davis, and D.M. Geiser. 2005. Influence of selected fungicides on in vitro growth of artillery fungi (Sphaerobolus spp.). Journal of Environmental Horticulture 23:63-66.



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