Endophyte infection may affect the competitive ability of tall fescue grown with red clover

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 91-101

  Malinowski, D P ^a,c   Belesky, D P ^b,c   Fedders, J M ^b,c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c U States Dept Agric Agric R   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Endophyte; Neotyphodium; Red clover; Tall fescue

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; GENOTYPE; MYCOSIS; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOID;

COMPETITION; ENDOPHYTE; PERSISTENCE;

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; NEOTYPHODIUM; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE;

EID: 0032863670     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-037X.1999.00322.x     Document Type: Article

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