Endophyte Acremonium lolii in ecotypes of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) collected in old Irish pastures

Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 151-157

  Do Valle Ribeiro, M A M ^a   Gurney, K A ^b   Bush, L P ^c  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acremonium lolii; Fungal endophytes; Lolitrem B; Perennial ryegrass

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030353777     PISSN: 07916833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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