Research Article

Nutritional Requirements for the Improvement of Growth and Sporulation of Several Strains of Monascus purpureus on Solid State Cultivation

Figure 6

Effect of C/N ratio on radial growth of M. purpureus. Q: C/N ratio of PDA (potato dextrose agar) medium (PDA does not include nitrogen source), 1.5: C/N ratio of MEA (malt extract agar), 1.8: C/N ratio of IM (improved medium), 8.6: C/N ratio of Hiroi, 10: the C/N ratio of PM (power medium), and 12.3: C/N ratio of Hiroi-PDA.
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