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Method for Maintaining Three Selected Fungi. L. W. Baxter, Jr.,, Professor, Department of Plant Pathology and Physiology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0377. S. G. Fagan, Ag Science Assistant, Department of Plant Pathology and Physiology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0377. Plant Dis. 70:499-500. Accepted for publication 1 December 1985. Copyright 1986 The American Phytopathological Society. DOI: 10.1094/PD-70-499.

Glomerella cingulata from camellia, Monilinia fructicola from peach, and Pestalotia guepini survived freezing (–8 C) for 1 yr on filter paper, and G. cingulata and P. guepini survived for 4 yr. M. fructicola was not tested beyond 1 yr. Phomopsis sp. from azalea did not survive longer than 4 wk.