Growth and water relations of field-grown tall fescue as influenced by drought and endophyte

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 333-342

  Elbersen, H W ^a   West, C P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; ENDOPHYTIC FUNGI; GROWTH; TALL FESCUE; WATER RELATIONS;

ACREMONIUM COENOPHIALUM; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; NEOTYPHODIUM COENOPHIALUM; POACEAE;

EID: 0030301707     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.1996.tb02068.x     Document Type: Article

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