Effect of Neotyphodium endophyte infection on growth and leaf gas exchange of Arizona fescue under contrasting water availability regimes

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 257-268

  Morse, Laura J ^a   Day, T A ^a   Faeth, S H ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conductance; Drought; Festuca arizonica; Fungal endophyte; Growth rate; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS; GAS EXCHANGE; GRASS; GROWTH; WATER STRESS;

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE; ENDOPHYTE; GROWTH RATE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES; VEGETATIVE GROWTH; WATER AVAILABILITY;

UNITED STATES;

FESTUCA ARIZONICA; NEOTYPHODIUM; PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 0036896343     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-8472(02)00042-4     Document Type: Article

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