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Many fungi of economic importance produce both conidia and sclerotia at some point during their life cycle. Each of these structures are produced to enhance the survival of the fungi during adverse environmental conditions (Coley-Smith and Cooke, 1971).
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Gilbert-Effiong, D.D., Angle, J.S. (1990). Soil Populations of Aspergillus flavus Conidia and Sclerotia. In: Llewellyn, G.C., O’Rear, C.E. (eds) Biodeterioration Research. Biodeterioration Research, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9453-3_19
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