Morphological and physiological effects of water deficit and endophyte infection on contrasting tall fescue cultivars

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-61

  Assuero, S G ^a   Matthew, C ^a   Kemp, P D ^a   Latch, G C M ^b   Barker, D J ^b   Haslett, S J ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Fungal endophyte; Mediterranean; Morphology; Neotyphodium coenophialum; Tall fescue; Water deficit; Water relations

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; DRY WEIGHT; ENDOPHYTE INFECTION; GENETIC STRAIN; GROWTH RATE; PLANT GROWTH; SENESCENCE; STOMA CONDUCTANCE; WATER DEFICIT; WILD RELATIVE;

FESTUCA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; NEOTYPHODIUM COENOPHIALUM; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS;

EID: 0033907841     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.2000.9513408     Document Type: Article

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