Distribution, abundances, and associations of the endophytic fungal community of Arizona rescue (Festuca arizonica)

Mycologia

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 569-578

  Schulthess, Franziska M ^a   Faeth, Stanley H ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endophyte; Mutualism; Neotyphodium; Population; Relative abundances; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGY; ENDOPHYTE; PLANT MICROORGANISM INTERACTION;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

UNITED STATES;

FESTUCA ARIZONICA; NEOTYPHODIUM STARRII;

EID: 0031927540     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3761215     Document Type: Article

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