Encroachment of endophyte-infected on endophyte-free tall fescue

Annals of Botany

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 483-488

  Hill, N S ^a   Belesky, D P ^b   Stringer, W C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Endophyte; Festuca arundinacea; Neotyphodium coenophialum; Population density; Tall fescue

Indexed keywords

DRY MATTER YIELD; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGAL ENDOPHYTE; TALL FESCUE;

GEORGIA; USA;

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; NEOTYPHODIUM COENOPHIALUM;

EID: 0031954281     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1998.0583     Document Type: Article

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