Potassium ascorbate (found in ice cream, etc..) |
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (active ingredient of soap) |
Diluting the chemicals |
Making the agar |
All of the inoculated plates at different dilutions of chemical. |
Typical dollar spot growth (about 5 days) |
Jim Kerns lab |
This is an experiment I am currently working on with Professor Kerns. Essentially we are taking the 2 chemicals, which are anti-fungal compounds found in products such as shampoo or ice cream, and seeing if they have any measurable effect on turf diseases, in this case dollar spot... no results yet. |