Distributions of the fungal endophyte Acremonium lolii, and of the alkaloids lolitrem B and peramine, within perennial ryegrass

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 121-127

  Keogh, R G ^a   Tapper, B A ^a   Fletcher, R H ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acremonium lolii; Fungal endophyte; Lolitrem B; Peramine; Perennial ryegrass

Indexed keywords

LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; NEOTYPHODIUM LOLII;

EID: 0001685374     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.1996.9513170     Document Type: Article

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