Mating compatibility and phylogenetic relationships among two new species of Epichloe and other congeneric European species

Mycological Research

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1169-1182

  Leuchtmann, Adrian ^a   Schardl, Christopher L ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS; PHYLOGENETICS; REPRODUCTION;

BRACHYPODIUM PINNATUM; BRACHYPODIUM SYLVATICUM; BROMUS BENEKENII; BROMUS ERECTUS; BROMUS RAMOSUS; CALAMAGROSTIS VILLOSA; EPICHLOE; EPICHLOE BACONII; EPICHLOE BROMICOLA; EPICHLOE FESTUCAE; EPICHLOE SYLVATICA; EPICHLOE TYPHINA; FESTUCA; PHLEUM; PHLEUM PRATENSE; POA;

EID: 0031718742     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756298006236     Document Type: Article

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