Infection of Holcus lanatus and H. mollis by Epichloe in experimental grasslands

Oikos

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 363-370

  Clay, Keith ^a   Brown, Valerie K ^b,c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c An Institute of CAB International   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPICHLOE; HOLCUS LANATUS; HOLCUS MOLLIS; POACEAE;

DISEASE INCIDENCE; FUNGAL PARASITE; GRASSLAND; HERBIVORY; INFECTION RATE;

UK, ENGLAND, BERKSHIRE, SILWOOD PARK;

EID: 0030620271     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546020     Document Type: Article

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