Genotypic variation in the regrowth of Lolium perenne following clipping: Effects of nutrients and endophytic fungi

Functional Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 176-184

  Cheplick, G P ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Acremonium lolii; Endophytes; Perennial ryegrass; Regrowth rate; Soil nutrients; Specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

CLONING; DEFOLIATION; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPIC VARIATION; NUTRIENT; PLANT GROWTH; RAMET; SPECIFIC LEAF AREA;

CLIPPING; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGI; GENOTYPIC VARIATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; REGROWTH;

FUNGI; LILIOPSIDA; LOLIUM PERENNE; NEOTYPHODIUM LOLII;

EID: 0031845605     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1998.00186.x     Document Type: Article

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