Incidence and viability of Acremonium endophytes in tall fescue accessions from North Spain

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 519-522

  Oliveira, J A ^a   Castro, V ^a  

^a Centro de Investigacions Agrarias de Mabegondo   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acremonium endophytes; Endophyte infection; Festuca arundinacea; Genetic resources

Indexed keywords

ENDOPHYTIC FUNGI; INFECTION RATE; TALL FESCUE;

SPAIN;

ACREMONIUM; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; POACEAE;

EID: 0030669494     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008620725857     Document Type: Article

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